[HarryHirsch]

It could also be that you are too overworked to cook or that you are so illiquid that you cannot afford needed repairs.

[NikolaeVarius]

You don't need to cook in order to eat well.

Salads are a thing.

[HarryHirsch]

You need to do the dishes when done. I am familiar with people who are saving money in order to have the sewer lateral fixed.

[NikolaeVarius]

Eat it out of the package that the stuff came in instead if cleaning is an issue

Poor student tricks work past being a student.

[overcast]

We're talking a single bowl here, and fork. If you're that hard up that you can't even wash something out with water. Clean it out with a towel, and use it again. Shit, as a bachelor, I do that now, and I've got plenty of cash.

[CuriouslyC]

I cook stews in a rice cooker w/ slow cook setting, and I eat the stew right out of the cooker pan. Cheap, healthy, quick and one (nonstick) dish to deal with.