How to work on the Road as a Mustachian?

[gillamnstr]

Hi all!

I'm a wardrobe supervisor for a national broadway show currently touring the country. Yay! It pays well enough and I have a per diem which I try to bank a lot of by staying with friends/hostels/cheap airbnb places, but I'm looking for other ways to save, especially on food. I don't have access to a kitchen 90% of the time, so I eat a lot of peanut butter, warmed-up soup and granola bars. When I want a hot meal that is not some instant noodles, I end up splurging.

Just curious if anyone else out there has any tip on food on the road, cheap housing on the road, etc.

Also - I'm looking for housing in LA for a month in the spring if there are any takers : )

Thanks!

[plainjane]

There have been a bunch of threads on similar topics over the years with varied levels of kitchen.  Perhaps some of them might be of help?

http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/ask-a-mustachian/help!-living-out-of-a-hotel-on-per-diem/
http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/ask-a-mustachian/cheap-meals-living-in-hotels/
http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/ask-a-mustachian/healthy-eating-without-access-to-refrigeration-or-cooking-heat/
http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/ask-a-mustachian/hotel-room-cooking/
http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/ask-a-mustachian/make-healthy-dinner-in-hotel-room/

There was another post from a person on a touring show recently that I wasn't able to find. 

[Cherry Lane]

A while ago I was working in a different city for three months, and living out of a hotel room with microwave and refrigerator.  I brought along a toaster oven, which really expanded my cooking-in-the-room options!  Honey-glazed boneless pork chops for dinner?  Sure!  Quesadilla for lunch?  No problem! 

(I still eat those toaster-oven quesadillas all the time.  Tortillas, spinach, cheese, salsa, maybe some leftover chicken.  In my toaster, it is done in slightly under "bagel" setting.)

[Mr. Frugalwoods]

If you have an electric kettle there are tons of delicious things you can make! 

The googling term you want is "____ backpacking recipe"

Backpackers tend to cook only with hot water and are also concerned with weight and volume... perfect for someone who is living out of a suitcase for months on end.