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I love both! I like stopping by small independent grocery stores, but I also buy what I can at Costco. My wife and I love to go to Costco and walk around. We se

by Cerium 10y ago

I love both! I like stopping by small independent grocery stores, but I also buy what I can at Costco. My wife and I love to go to Costco and walk around. We set limits on what we will buy and have general rules such as no buying more of any category until we eat what we have. We spent about 600 per month at Costco, 150-200 at other grocery stores, and 150-200 eating out.

goda90 10y ago
Whoa, where do you live that you're spending $1000 a month on food for two? I love Costco too, but our apartment is too small for storing lots of bulk food items. My wife and I dream of having a bigger kitchen, pantry, and chest freezer someday.
- Cerium 10y ago
  I live in the California Bay Area. I can't break down the Costco since in the past I have not saved receipts. I estimate that out of that $600 I spent about $50 on beer and wine, and maybe $150-200 on household supplies. I'm working on getting better numbers, since it seems like a lot too, especially when I think about what I'm eating: toast for breakfast, leftovers for lunch, simple dinners. I'd really like to know!
- soulnothing 10y ago
  I find it really easy to hit that price point. When I was single I was averaging about 250 -> 350 a month. But I offset this by buying chicken in bulk at 40LB increments and that usually lasted me several months. For two right now I'm average about 700 to 800 a month. I have a number of food allergies so ingredients or restrictive. The other half is as close to organic as possible. I'd say the biggest contribution to the price is moving off farm sourcing. I don't have the time right now to process 40lb of chicken, or several cases of produce.
nogbit 10y ago
Im hoping all of that is for more than just the 2 of you?
- Cerium 10y ago
  Yeah, a roommate pays for about 4-5 dinners per week. I've also used the numbers from my budget categories since I'm happy on the rare months that we hit the limit on each and don't want to be labeled as low-balling my food to make eating out seem expensive. Cooking at home is cheap even if you give numbers this high.
serg_chernata 10y ago
Same here, I like buying veggies from smaller stores on my way home from work. However, my wife and I still make a Costco run every Sunday.
nkrisc 10y ago
I won't say I love both but we do both. My wife and I still go to Costco for bulk or other goods that don't necessarily need to be fresh. We also get gas there too.

by Cerium 10y ago

goda90 10y ago

Whoa, where do you live that you're spending $1000 a month on food for two? I love Costco too, but our apartment is too small for storing lots of bulk food items. My wife and I dream of having a bigger kitchen, pantry, and chest freezer someday.

Cerium 10y ago
I live in the California Bay Area. I can't break down the Costco since in the past I have not saved receipts. I estimate that out of that $600 I spent about $50 on beer and wine, and maybe $150-200 on household supplies. I'm working on getting better numbers, since it seems like a lot too, especially when I think about what I'm eating: toast for breakfast, leftovers for lunch, simple dinners. I'd really like to know!
soulnothing 10y ago
I find it really easy to hit that price point. When I was single I was averaging about 250 -> 350 a month. But I offset this by buying chicken in bulk at 40LB increments and that usually lasted me several months. For two right now I'm average about 700 to 800 a month. I have a number of food allergies so ingredients or restrictive. The other half is as close to organic as possible. I'd say the biggest contribution to the price is moving off farm sourcing. I don't have the time right now to process 40lb of chicken, or several cases of produce.

nogbit 10y ago

Im hoping all of that is for more than just the 2 of you?

Cerium 10y ago
Yeah, a roommate pays for about 4-5 dinners per week. I've also used the numbers from my budget categories since I'm happy on the rare months that we hit the limit on each and don't want to be labeled as low-balling my food to make eating out seem expensive. Cooking at home is cheap even if you give numbers this high.

serg_chernata 10y ago

Same here, I like buying veggies from smaller stores on my way home from work. However, my wife and I still make a Costco run every Sunday.

nkrisc 10y ago

I won't say I love both but we do both. My wife and I still go to Costco for bulk or other goods that don't necessarily need to be fresh. We also get gas there too.