6 Breakfast Staples I Always Have as a 20-Something on a Budget

Ugh, bacon, I wish I could quit you. But you're f*cking delicious and an important breakfast staple in my life. Not all high-quality bacon brands run on the affordable side, but I've discovered the perfection that is Trader Joe's Uncured Dry-Rubbed Sliced Bacon ($5), and I'm never going back. If you live alone, this $5 package will last quite a while, and it really is the best store-brand bacon I've ever had. An ideal Saturday morning involves me drinking coffee, crisping up two pieces of this bacon, and scrambling eggs in the remaining bacon fat.