Now that you are in college and you are living with a limited budget when you go out to eat, and you will go out to eat because by the second month of school you will have had enough of the dining hall, dollar menus will become your good friends. Fast food chains will always have a dollar menu.The favorite item on the McDonalds Dollar Menu is the double cheese burger. This delectible burger is made with 2 beef patties and cheese served with pickles, onion, and ketchup. You can get the double cheese burger with fries and a drink from the dollar menu and you have an entire meal for $3. That will fit your budget, well not everday, but once and a while.

Then there is the option of Wendy’s dollar menu and the fan favorite on this menu is the 5 piece chicken nuggets. Its all white meat in a delectable nugget served with your choice of dipping sauce all for a dollar. Add your favorite Wendy’s side dishes like baked potatoes or chili and a beverage and you have a satisfying meal.

At Burger King I would recommend the Whopper Jr. from the dollar menu. This particular item does not contain cheese but is better than a McDonald”s hamburger I think. This time though instead of fries you can even get onion rings. Sometimes onion rings are just better than French fries, and still all for a dollar each.

Taco Bell and Mighty Taco don’t have a dollar menu by name but they do have their share of good deals. You can easily get a taco for a dollar at both locations and some items may not be exactly a dollar but they are pretty close to it and therefore still a deal. I am putting them in the same categor because to me they taste the same and a taco is a taco either way. So I am going to leave that up to you to make your choice for a favorite.

See people there are alternatives to the dining hall, that I am sure you will take advantage of, but just becareful because you don’t want you budget to get away from you. Also the more you eat at places like this the faster that dreaded “Freshman 15” becomes a reality.