The 100RMB Challenge - Day 5

Today for breakfast I got a couple of steamed buns, or "baozi". One with basically a pork meatball inside, the other one filled with some sort of vegetable and minced pork.

Total for breakfast: 1.2RMB (US$0.18)

For lunch, I got these mini pan fried pork buns called "sheng jian bao", which are a street food staple here in Shanghai.

You have to pay attention when eating them though, because the juices from the meat are locked inside; if you're not careful when you bite into them, it will squirt everywhere! I've messed up more than one shirt while eating them at work. Considering their small size, they are a lot more filling than they look - I got eight of them, and I could just barely finish.

Total for lunch: 5RMB (US$0.73)

I wasn't so hungry at dinner, so I decided to just make onigiri (Japanese rice balls). Three different types of sprinkles, for variety..

Total for dinner: 1RMB (US$0.15)

Total spent today: 7.2RMB (US$0.91)

Money remaining for the week: 38.2RMB (US$5.59)

Now here's the REAL challenge. It's Friday night, and people are gonna want to go out. What to do, what to do?..

The 100RMB Challenge - Day 3

I thought today would be a good day to stop at the fruit stand, since I've mostly just been eating rice and noodles so far..

I got a couple of bananas.

Total for breakfast: 2.4RMB (US$0.35)

For lunch today, I had a nice bowl of beef noodles.

Total for lunch: 7RMB (US$1.03)

And for dinner, I kept it ultra simple and boiled some dumplings, adding a bit of left over vegetables.

Total for dinner: 4.2RMB (US$0.62)

Total spent today: 13.6RMB (US$1.99)

Remaining money for the week: 60.7RMB (US$8.89)

AND I'm ahead by 3.3RMB! Man, at this rate, I might even have enough to buy a beer at the end of the week!!