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  The Cheap Bastard Has Found the Perfect Coffee Shop: White Rock Coffee

  Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 7 a.m.

  Follow the Cheap Bastard as she scours the city, looking for a good -- or at least non-lethal -- lunch for less than 10 bucks. You're pretending to work on a rainy day. So, you go to White Rock Coffee (10105 E. Northwest Highway). When Duncan Sheik begins to play...

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  The Cheap Bastard's Guide to Great but Terrible Pre-Workout Meals in Dallas

  Monday, April 20, 2015 at 10:07 a.m.

  Dallas: The land of real barbecue and fuck-yeah tacos. A place where figuring out where you want to go to lunch takes at least 10 minutes every day because you and your coworker get into a face-punch fight over which burger is the best burger in Dallas. But, when you're...

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  I (Heart Shape) Pho Misses Its Chance to Make Bad Puns. Vermicelli's Good Though.

  Friday, April 10, 2015 at 7:17 a.m.

  Follow the Cheap Bastard as she scours the city, looking for a good -- or at least non-lethal -- lunch for less than 10 bucks. I (Heart Shape) Pho is in the same shopping center as the Used To Be Kinko's at Forest Lane and Central Expressway (7927 Forest Lane)...

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  The Cheap Bastard Visits, Is Pretty Confused by Harvey B's, East Dallas' Burger Shack

  Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 10:19 a.m.

  Follow the Cheap Bastard as she scours the city, looking for a good -- or at least non-lethal -- lunch for less than 10 bucks. "I'm sorry -- you can't drink that in here, sir." Register Girl runs from behind the counter to stop Already Chugging the Craft Beer She...

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  How to Be a Cheap Bastard at TJ's Seafood Market

  Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 7:30 a.m.

  Fish eyes staring me down: 4 "Fish taco can also mean vagina" jokes that ran through my head during lunch: 456 Fur Coat On A 70-Degree Day Lady arrives a little late to meet her friend, Strait-Lane Old-Money Awesome Huge Old-Lady Hair Lady, and side-hugs her. They talk shit about...

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  If You Haven't Had Monkey King's Soup Dumplings, Your Life Is Dumb and Pointless

  Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 8:36 a.m.

  Follow the Cheap Bastard as she scours the city, looking for a good -- or at least non-lethal -- lunch for less than 10 bucks. Dollars you pay for a parking meter right out front on a weekday in Deep Ellum: 0 People freaking out as they realize the patio...