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Young traveller, 22, reveals how she spends just 80 CENTS per meal on groceries – and the $1 meal they love
- A young traveller has revealed how she and her partner eat on a budget
- Dominique Nutall and her boyfriend Jesse eat for as little as $3.30 each per day
- The couple have go-to meals which cost them 80cents to $1.50 per head
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A young traveller has revealed how she budgets as little as 80c per meal which allows her and her partner to continue their adventures amid the cost of living crisis.
Dominique Nutall, 22, came to Australia for a year in 2018, but quickly fell in love with the country and people, with one man in particular catching her eye.
She has now been in Australia for four years and is enjoying exploring it coast by coast with her boyfriend, Jesse.
A young traveller has revealed how she budgets as little as 80c per meal which allows her and her partner to continue their adventures amid the cost of living crisis
Dominique recently went viral on TikTok after sharing a five-part series where she explains how she and Jesse typically spend about $3.30 each per day on all of their meals.
The couple spend less than $50 every time they head to the grocery store, according to news.com.au, with their ‘food budget’ including extras like toilet paper and toothpaste.
‘In our average weekly food shop we buy cheap staples like bread, milk, tinned tomatoes, beans, wraps, eggs, lentils, coconut milk and pasta,’ she said.
‘We make all meals in our van, unless it is a very special occasion. We have a two burner gas hob and a box full of cooking utensils.’
The couple’s favourite meal, which costs $1 each not including spices which they already have, was featured in the first video.
Dominique describes the dish as ‘her version’ of a lentil dahl. The recipe calls for onion, ginger, garlic, chilli, lentils and carrots.
The couple are currently living in a van as they travel around the country
‘We have this every week, sometimes three nights per week,’ she explained.
Her eighty-cent meal consists of carrots, potatoes and French Onion dip and became a favourite after the pair made it from necessity one day whilst low on supplies.
The most expensive meal in the series is a chicken curry dish.
Dominique came to Australia in 2018 and planned to stay one year but she fell in love with the country
the couple spend about $50 each time they go to the supermarket for a major shop
The couple revealed they have a limited meat intake in order to cut down on costs while travelling.
The couple also get to know the ‘reduction’ time at their local supermarkets so they can swoop in on sale stock as soon as it is marked down.
The travellers have 18,000 fans on TikTok and 2000 fans on Instagram.