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Originally Posted by saibot
What do you mean, they were 4/$1 not that long ago. More than 50% increase. What are the college students supposed to do?
The Ramen in the machine here at work is $2, but then the profits go to charity.
That $270/week seems way out of line, but I suppose it can vary depending on how the people eat. An accurate picture would require inclusion of how much they spend on fast food and restaurants, if any. My wife and I will spend about $200/month at Costco, but that's not all food. Bulk and a freezer helps a lot, for example Costco wagyu ground beef runs us about $15 for 3 lbs. I will divide into 6 portions, vacuum pack and and freeze. For a meal I use 1/2 lb., so 1/4 lb. each, and that's a cost of just $1.25 per person per meal.
In between we buy things like milk, lettuce and other produce locally amounting to about another $200/month. That's $400 /month, not even close to $1,000. We do eat dinner out at least twice a month, breakfast and lunch 2-3 times.
The Ramen in the machine here at work is $2, but then the profits go to charity.
That $270/week seems way out of line, but I suppose it can vary depending on how the people eat. An accurate picture would require inclusion of how much they spend on fast food and restaurants, if any. My wife and I will spend about $200/month at Costco, but that's not all food. Bulk and a freezer helps a lot, for example Costco wagyu ground beef runs us about $15 for 3 lbs. I will divide into 6 portions, vacuum pack and and freeze. For a meal I use 1/2 lb., so 1/4 lb. each, and that's a cost of just $1.25 per person per meal.
In between we buy things like milk, lettuce and other produce locally amounting to about another $200/month. That's $400 /month, not even close to $1,000. We do eat dinner out at least twice a month, breakfast and lunch 2-3 times.
Kids and pets will add a lot to your food bill...and they have to eat too.
Two double cheeseburgers are $3.50 at McDonalds. If each family member (family of 4) consumed 4 burgers per day, that's 16 total, or 8 orders. Total food cost per day: $28. Per week: $196. Problem solved.
Two cats one of them special needs. SO has doctor's orders to eat protein, protein, protein. We buy some pasta, canned beans and tomatoe products and shrimp chips. SO's bag of Doritos and box of pop corn. It was been 1k very steady over the last ten plus years until last summer and is now hitting 1500 including paper goods. Bird food runs now additional 120 instead of 60-80 per months.
Just look at Little Cesar's 5$ used to be deal. Now 6.99. What does that make in percent?
The Ramen in the machine here at work is $2, but then the profits go to charity.
That $270/week seems way out of line, but I suppose it can vary depending on how the people eat. An accurate picture would require inclusion of how much they spend on fast food and restaurants, if any.
this survey was grocery purchases only, not eating out.
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Originally Posted by YourWakeUpCall
Two double cheeseburgers are $3.50 at McDonalds. If each family member (family of 4) consumed 4 burgers per day, that's 16 total, or 8 orders. Total food cost per day: $28. Per week: $196. Problem solved.
Just spent $240 at Costco. Its the only time I spend that much at the grocery store. That’s 6 pounds of ground meat, Salmon, Wings and thigh packs, pizzas, eggs, milk, cheese, cereal, kids snacks.. all in bulk
But I will admit, stopping for misc. items can easily end up costing $75 for next to nothing.
When I sold Girl Scout cookies, they were 35 cents a box. The moms who answered the door were outraged. Last year, they said, they were 25 cents.
Now they're $5.00.
And on, and on it goes.
are you sure that's what they said?
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