Frugal

I managed to save a lot on meat upon realizing that a lot of it is the same ingredient, just cut and treated differently.

A pork belly had so manu uses, if you have a good knife and a saw you're willing to use for food;
Ribs for the grill
Bacon (I'm sure every texan will feel a disturbance in the force upon me posting this, but a smoker doesn't have to be fancy. A homemade wood fired one will do)
Pulled pork
Roast