// SUBREDDIT_PROFILE
r/cheap_meals
› A community made to discuss a cheaper way to make (or buy) your meals at home. Rules: 1. No Spam. 2. Nothing NSFW. 3. Posts must include a recipe, not just a link to personal blog. 4. Simple food preference discussions ARE allowed, just keep in mind there is a specific theme to the Subreddit. 5. Don’t be racist, sexist, ableist, transphobic, uncivil, etc.
// MEMBERS
881,309
› subscribers
// POSTS_INDEXED
114
› analyzed records
// COMMUNITY_AGE
17y
› since 2009-09-22
// STATUS
[ok] active
› feed indexed
// QUICK_ACTIONS
// Recent posts in r/cheap_meals
[ latest we indexed · by upvotes ]- 01 Slop Bowl ↑ 140 · 2026-09-03
- 02 Creamy tarragon rice with chicken, a protein boost, and home-pickled cucumber at $1.5 per serving. ↑ 26 · 2026-09-04
- 03 Ham shanks with a bag of beans in my crockpot. Super cheap and yummy+ ↑ 21 · 2026-09-04
- 04 figs sandwich :) ↑ 20 · 2026-09-01
- 05 Pork & Veggie Rice Bowl ↑ 19 · 2026-09-05
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// FAQ [ 3 entries ]
01 › What is r/cheap_meals about? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
r/cheap_meals is a Reddit community with 881,309 members. A community made to discuss a cheaper way to make (or buy) your meals at home.
Rules:
1. No Spam.
2. Nothing NSFW.
3. Posts must include a recipe, not just a link to personal blog.
4. Simple food preference discussions ARE allowed, just keep in mind there is a specific theme to the Subreddit.
5. Don’t be racist, sexist, ableist, transphobic, uncivil, etc.
02 › How active is r/cheap_meals? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
r/cheap_meals has 881,309 subscribers and 114 posts in our index. It was created on 2009-09-22, 17 years ago.
03 › Which subreddits are similar to r/cheap_meals? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
Other Food & Cooking communities of a similar size include r/chinesefood (1,160,370 members), r/steak (1,142,015 members), r/tea (1,096,804 members), r/smoking (1,072,889 members). Each is listed with its own subscriber and post counts in the related communities section above.