This is a genuinely cheap single-serve breakfast or lunch that hits every Charlotte grocery store without a second trip. The stated ten minutes is honest—toast a slice, cut a hole, melt cheese around a baked egg, garnish with chives—though it assumes you already have chives on hand or are pulling them from the garden. Cost per serving lands around $1.50 to $2 depending on whether you use store-brand cheese and bread, which is excellent for a warm, protein-forward meal. The only mild friction is that chives are optional but rewarding; Food Lion and Harris Teeter stock them year-round, so no real penalty. It's a same-night dish with no reheating, and it's fussy enough to need attention at the stove but straightforward enough for a weeknight without kids hanging off your legs.