Let's take a minute to talk about food.

Specifically, what do you eat when you're living in a hotel room and money is tight? The answer is, well, pretty much anything you can get your hands on. I came to town last week and did the Chinese take-away thing; I cringe to admit it, but I even did fast food a couple of times. The fact is, while you're living without a permanent address you're going to have to make some sacrifices in the food snobbery department.

1. Does your hotel room have a microwave?
Use it. It's not an extra alarm clock with a door. The microwave is your ticket to a fast, tasty meal. Grocery stores sell single-serving soups, pastas and stews that can be heated while you flip around through the room's basic cable channels.

2. Economize.
Buy a box of your favourite chips or snack crackers, but also throw a box of plastic snack bags into your cart. Portion out chips/crackers into the bags and put one in your bag for when you get an on-the-road craving. You'll still have the box when you get back to your hotel room.

3. Get your coffee fix in the room.
Most hotels provide single-serving coffee packets in-room, along with a coffee maker. If you're really jonesin', ask the front desk (nicely) if you can have an extra packet. They're usually pretty cool about it.

4. When in doubt, peanut butter.
A jar of peanut butter and a loaf of bread will run you no more than $5 (if you're not picky about bread or peanut butter, that is). Perfect for lunch or, if you're particularly peckish at dinner, make two. Many hotels have plastic cutlery that they set out for continental breakfasts in the morning; grab a couple of knives for spreading.

Above all, make sure you eat something during the day, at least twice. It's easy to forget to eat when you're running a million miles an hour, trying to get things done. Living out of a hotel room limits your dining options, but there's no reason to starve for convenience.