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$250/mo/person is about $2.70 per meal, which is not It's plenty. I just looked at my mint. I've averaged $678/month on groceries for my 3 person family over t
by harryh 9y ago
$250/mo/person is about $2.70 per meal, which is not
It's plenty. I just looked at my mint. I've averaged $678/month on groceries for my 3 person family over the last year. One of those 3 people is a toddler so I'm obviously saving some money there. We eat out occasionally (so not part of this budget item) but rarely more than once a week. And I'm not in a position where I have to scrimp. My wife and I had lobster last night.
2.70 doesn't sound like much if by "meal" you think of "dinner" but it's a ton if you're eating eggs or cereal for breakfast and a sandwich for lunch.
- dvdhnt 9y agoSame here. Family of 4 and we rarely cross $1k/mo for our entire family.
- graeme 9y agoDo you live in a coastal city and work a professional level job that pay $150,000 and requires intense hours at the office? And does your partner as well? An assumption in the article was that both parents were too busy with work to cook reliably. I agree it's plenty for most households. Just may not be for the households this author is talking about. It's a good illustration of how a higher paid job may not net that much more: you lose a lot of the income in extra taxes + extra lifestyle expenses to support the job.