I'm single, retired, and on a tight budget. Here are 6 of my favorite low-cost items to buy at Trader Joe's.

As a recently retired man on a budget, my favorite Trader Joe's items include the frozen pastas and desserts. Michael Maupin I'm recently retired and on a budget, so I rely on Trader Joe's for meals that last weeks. For quick dinners, I love the store's kung pao chicken and cheese-filled fiocchetti. I always stock up on easy breakfast options like the spicy spuds or baingan bharta. Cooking used to be one of my favorite activities. However, now that I'm newly retired, single, and living on my own , making intricate and time-consuming dishes is too much for me to do every day. Lucky, shopping at Trader Joe's is the best hack for newly retired seniors like me, and is a great way to have delicious meals in a flash — without breaking the bank.