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$1k is not "organic" mostly, but it does buy you a good diet. Lots of veggies (expensive!), not a lot of carbs, that kind of thing. Organic would be $2k or so.
by m0zg 8y ago
$1k is not "organic" mostly, but it does buy you a good diet. Lots of veggies (expensive!), not a lot of carbs, that kind of thing. Organic would be $2k or so. If you think you're spending less on food, you probably don't watch how much you're actually spending. I thought I was spending less than $1k until I started actually tracking how much I spend. Turned out it was $1700-1800/mo before we cut down. This included eating out several times a week. Now we eat out once or twice a month. We were able to get our "food" bill to almost exactly $1k/mo, which is only like $33/day. It is mind blowing to me that some people have to live on like $2k/mo around here.
Do an exercise for a couple of months, or better yet a whole year: record all your expenditures and classify them. I can guarantee the results will be eye opening.
- scarface74 8y agoFair enough. And you are right. Our budget for “Household” which goes into a separate account is $900 for the three people. That includes groceries and household supplies. It doesn’t include my “spending money” which includes breakfast (egg white patties, fresh cut Deli meat, low carb wraps) and lunch so that would be an extra $200 a month by myself and my wife probably spends an equal amount out of her “spending money”. Our eating out at a restaurant is part of what we set aside for “date nights” which is probably another $150-$200 a month. And then my son usually picks up something if he has to work. But, I understand those are extravagancies that we could cut back on if we needed to. But my wife works and has a part time “working hobby”, and I spend time “leveling up” to increase my income.
- m0zg 8y ago$900 for three including supplies would not be doable in Seattle area without significantly degrading quality, I'm afraid. I'm sure it's doable in areas with lower cost of living though.