It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Another threat of government shutdown, another post about saving pennies in preparation!

Today, blissfully unaware of the risks of government shutdown, I headed over to the gourmet food trucks, and slapped down $12 for a food truck pizza pie.  I came back in to the office and was told to prep for government shut down!  I immediately wanted to puke up my $12 lunch and save it for later.

This on the back of making a generous donation of quinoa to the "Feds Feed Families" Food drive!  I wonder if these food banks will give feds their food back?  Lima beans and blue box Kraft macaroni and cheese are your friends in desperate times, folks!

So, here's a list of for items for under $12 which I should have purchased instead of a gourmet food truck pizza.

You can get 12 of these for $12, they don't taste great, but when you're on a budget you may not have a choice:

Another frozen treat are these bad boys, one of my favorite food options growing up.  More expensive than the Michelina's, but the packaging is way cool.

And if you're up for doing some real old fashioned cooking, or maybe you're so poor from this furlough that you had to pawn your microwave, this is always a classic option:

Or maybe, you're like me, and you'd just like to drink your calories.  There is a size here for everyone, and even the largest size is under $12.