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Old 06-07-2015, 06:26 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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$350 - rent
$100+- utilities
$300 - food
$150 - transportation, clothes, haircuts, insurance premiums, cell phone...
$900

And you better pray your hours don't get cut, you don't get sick and miss a week of work, your transportation plans hold together...
$10 a day is a lot of food, a lot more than most people can really eat.

Of course, if you buy a lot of restaurant meals, $10 doesn't go far.
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Old 06-07-2015, 06:29 AM
 
Location: Portsmouth, VA
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$10 a day is a lot in food for one person. Depends on if you're eating healthy or not. If you do eat out on that $10 a day, it can be done with one really good meal doubtful you'll actually get three square on $10. You'll probably be hungry in the morning though, to where you'll want to throw up but if you do it for a few months your body will adjust. I would recommend leaving the preservatives, additives, and flavor enhancements alone though.
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Old 06-07-2015, 06:43 AM
 
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I spend about $200 per month on food, healthy and regular snack foods. I always have enough left over to carry well into the next month. If I had a better appetite, I could probably get away with spending a lot less, but sometimes it just isn't there, and I have to entice myself with healthy and delicious food. There's a lot of cheap stuff that just sits in my pantry because I can't bring myself to eat it if I have better options.
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Old 06-07-2015, 06:44 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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$10 a day is a lot in food for one person. Depends on if you're eating healthy or not.
Rice and beans are considered healthy foods, no? Brown rice is less than $1 a pound and beans are less than $1.50 a pound at Walmart, and can provide a good base for a decent enough diet.
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Old 06-07-2015, 08:00 AM
 
Location: NYC
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10 dollars a day is considered a lot? Thank god none of you live in NY
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Old 06-07-2015, 08:06 AM
 
Location: Seymour, CT
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10 dollars a day is considered a lot? Thank god none of you live in NY
I know right?

**** a single meal at a deli shop here in CT is a minimum of $5-$7

Just... Eat a lot of pizza and break up the slices for awhile lol
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Old 06-07-2015, 08:06 AM
 
Location: DFW
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10 dollars a day is considered a lot? Thank god none of you live in NY
This conversation would be a whole lot different if all of the US was NYC or San Francisco.

Thanks god we don't all live in NYC.
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Old 06-07-2015, 08:20 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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I know right?

**** a single meal at a deli shop here in CT is a minimum of $5-$7

Just... Eat a lot of pizza and break up the slices for awhile lol
If you prepare your food yourself, instead of paying a restaurant to do it, you can get by on a lot less.


The margin on pizza is very high, ditto for chop suey and other Chinese fare. You can make your own for a lot more reasonable price.
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Old 06-07-2015, 08:40 AM
 
Location: Portsmouth, VA
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10 dollars a day is considered a lot? Thank god none of you live in NY
Food costs are the same if you're eating out no matter where you live at in America.

A person can enjoy one meal on $10 a day. Doesn't matter where they live at in this country. Even convenience stores, though you might get by on a cheap slice of pizza for $1 at a 7 Eleven. But protein is cheap, and you can get by on $10 a day if you want to. I've done it before may not have been the best food choices but it is possible.
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Old 06-07-2015, 10:05 AM
 
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When, 1985?

no 1999-2004
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