Well, SD- we can all sympathize with your situation. It's a financial strain to leave home for the first time, but YOU CAN DO THIS! (we did!) I ate a lot of peanut butter, instant noodles, and homemade muffins. Mr LM ate KD and hot dogs (cooked in toaster). Actually, Mr LM was the king of 1-dish meals during uni- cooked KD or hamburger helper and added a handful of frozen veg to the same pot. Eat it out of the pot and you only have to wash a pot and a spoon!