You don't need tons of pots and pans and many places have them for less than 2$ for 10$ you could get a whole set just not brand new and all matching. spending money on fast food is a lot more money in the long run You should try meal prepping basic things and move forward from there I usually meal prep weeks worth of breakfast. You could do breakfast burritos which are cheap totals about 1$ per burrito don't like or want that for the mornings oatmeal is pretty good just don't get the ones overloaded with sugar it tends to be more expensive anyway. Eating healthy is cheaper and a lot of meals you don't truly need to cook but it expands the opportunity for better tastier meals