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minus-squareTubularTittyFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 years agoMy total food bill is almost a $1000. I’m single and live in a city. 65% of it is groceries. Nothing fancy. It costs me $150 a week for the basics. Veggies, few lbs of meat, dairy etc. Could I cut back and only eat rice and canned/frozen foods? Yes. But I want to eat good fresh food. I drop about $50 in produce a week alone.
minus-squarebhmnscmm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoSo you spend $400/month on restaurants? $150 x 4 = $600/month.
minus-squareThreeme2189@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoThat lines up with the ‘65% of it is groceries’ part. 35% of almost $1000 is a bit shy of $350. That’s a lot of take out.
minus-squareStaySquared@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 years agoNo, just over $1100 for the month. This of course includes, ever so often things like cleaning supplies, and toiletries.
minus-squareAProfessional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoAverage US mortgage is over $2k which is why people are confused.
minus-squareinset@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIt’s crazy. I’m spending like 500-800 max and I’m not really tryharding. No idea how anybody can spend like 3k and complain about how the whole system is wrong.
minus-squareTubularTittyFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agothey have kids and/or buying prepared foods/takeout
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My total food bill is almost a $1000. I’m single and live in a city.
65% of it is groceries. Nothing fancy. It costs me $150 a week for the basics. Veggies, few lbs of meat, dairy etc.
Could I cut back and only eat rice and canned/frozen foods? Yes. But I want to eat good fresh food. I drop about $50 in produce a week alone.
So you spend $400/month on restaurants?
$150 x 4 = $600/month.
That lines up with the ‘65% of it is groceries’ part. 35% of almost $1000 is a bit shy of $350.
That’s a lot of take out.
No, just over $1100 for the month. This of course includes, ever so often things like cleaning supplies, and toiletries.
Average US mortgage is over $2k which is why people are confused.
All that avocado toast shakes fist
It’s crazy. I’m spending like 500-800 max and I’m not really tryharding. No idea how anybody can spend like 3k and complain about how the whole system is wrong.
they have kids and/or buying prepared foods/takeout
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Maybe op has 16 kids?