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You don't need to "figure out" how much you paid for chicken; it's printed on the receipt. The only thing to "figure out" is "what's the cost per pound if I pa
by Kuiper 9y ago
You don't need to "figure out" how much you paid for chicken; it's printed on the receipt. The only thing to "figure out" is "what's the cost per pound if I paid $7 for a 2.3 pound chicken" and maybe you want to do that arithmetic, but for a lot of people, "this chicken cost $7 and I estimate that it will feed me and my partner for maybe 2-3 meals" is the only 'calculation' that needs to happen.
Larger calculations like "how much did I spend last month on groceries" are easily assessed simply by looking at a credit card statement. Being financially responsible does not necessarily entail knowing the exact dollar-to-calorie or dollar-to-weight ratio of every item in your shopping cart.
- sambe 9y agoIf you can't make basic calculations with ratio and percentages, it seems unlikely that you can compare different costs per unit weight/volume or do the maths to figure out how much food you need without waste. Yes, you can look at a chicken and say "that's enough for 3 people". Yes - in the UK - it's quite likely (legally required?) that all products are labelled per 100g or per kg (although I'd contest people failing these tests are likely not to be understand or care for that labelling). It's a tough argument to make that these skills have no impact on on budgeting at all.