So I failed at budget cooking

Been trying everything in the book to make budget groceries taste good. It’s just not working. The food I made is incredibly bland no matter the seasoning. I’m just a student so I don’t have the money to spend on more expensive ingredients. I’ve tried saving more money each week then buying more expensive stuff the next week. I’ve tried cooking from scratch. I’ve tried anything I can think of but it seems like money is the only sure fire way to make food taste good. Anyone else have this problem?<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>Edit: thanks guys for the responses. I’ll try some of these methods out. I’m just frustrated bc all the exercises I’m doing don’t matter since I’m eating spam and rice.