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For that price or maybe a little more you could buy a 4k projector and a nice screen that would make watching a movie a whole lot nicer > $3500 usd might be wh

For that price or maybe a little more you could buy a 4k projector and a nice screen that would make watching a movie a whole lot nicer > $3500 usd might be what I already spend on all forms of entertainment + 2 years worth of food Where do you live? I live in Romania and even my mom who makes around 1000e a month spends like 400e on food, so she spends around 5k euros a year on food

johnnyanmac 2y ago
that's 145 USD/month for me. It's not impossible, but you're not eating out ever and are basically on little more than a rice and beans diet at that point.
adrian_b 2y ago
It is easy to spend EUR 400 for the monthly food, or even much more, if you buy industrially-processed food and various kinds of food that are tasty, but which are expensive and unnecessary. Nevertheless, not only in Romania, but probably in most countries of the European Union, a human can spend for food only between EUR 100 and EUR 150 per month, while still eating very healthy food, with the condition of cooking at home and buying only raw ingredients. Even the industrially-made bread is at least 3 to 4 times more expensive than the bread made at home. For other kinds of food, the price ratio between buying and making at home is even greater.
- richrichardsson 2y ago
  > a human can spend for food only between EUR 100 and EUR 150 per month Try that in Croatia, you'll soon be dead or at least severely malnourished.
- cfn 2y ago
  I spend way more than 100/week in food for two people. To spend less than a quarter of that I would have to scale down or remove fruit, vegetables, meat or fish from the menu. Probably would have to eat pasta and rice with some sauces all the time which isn't healthy at all. And I'm in Portugal, not the most expensive place in Europe by a long shot.
- rkuska 2y ago
  We are family of 2 adults and 1 child. We spend very easily 400 (and more) per month. We don't buy any processed food. We cook at home. 90% of time. Some weekends we go out for a single lunch or dinner. We live in Czech republic. We rarely buy "bio" (or "organic" depending on where you live) food.
- pjmlp 2y ago
  Good luck doing that in Portugal, 100 € will be food for one week.
- jack_pp 2y ago
  So at most 5 euros per day you say? maybe only if you eat lentils or something idk. 2 eggs = .8 euro 250ml milk = .8 euro 300g chicken breast = 2 euro 1 large tomato = .8 euro 150g cheap cold cuts = 1 euro I'm already at 5.4 euro and that's not even 2000 calories, add butter, olive oil, other vegetables, bread and you easily reach 8-9 euro per day and I bet Romania is at least 20% cheaper than most EU countries So please englighten us, give me a menu that's 2k calories, has some animal protein in it and costs less than 5 euros
  - Krei-se 2y ago
    Buy frozen vegetables, salmon (20€/kg), bio eggs and milk at 1.25 to 2€/L. Add some bread from the baker, whole grain noodles, oats for breakfast and maybe get cheese every once in a while. Vegetable oil, nut oil and whole nuts complete what you need. Spices are bought in bunch and mixed up at home. For some greens you can have mint and herbs on any windowsill for <2€. I don't eat out, never eat processed food, cook all myself and have a hard time (germany) hitting 150€ a month, so 5€ a day is totally doable. Don't get me wrong, it's hard to know what you can buy, but Stiftung Warentest is your friend and a book about medical nutrition at university level will make sure you don't buy from advertisement.
  - slightwinder 2y ago
    Is food in your country/area that expensive? I live in an expensive city in the middle of Europe and get most of those things for half the price in a normal supermarket. If I optimize for sales and seasons, I even get cheaper prices, while still have a divers healthy diet. Even more so if I buy in bulk and prepare in advance. But to be fair, it would demand more time and knowledge, which is not for everyone.
- anonzzzies 2y ago
  150/mo? Even if I buy from my neighbors (who grow only for themselves but have overage) I cannot do that. Growing myself, yes. I live in a tiny village in portugal.
brailsafe 2y ago
2 years was actually a bit of a reach now that I think of it, but Canada, living relatively frugally, buying for typically just me, and I could do ~300cad a month + ~$100/month for transport would bring me up to the $4850CAD before sales tax. Tax would add another $500 and that would probably cover me for most entertainment, vacations excluded, games included, climbing included, movies included, just estimating though.

johnnyanmac 2y ago

that's 145 USD/month for me. It's not impossible, but you're not eating out ever and are basically on little more than a rice and beans diet at that point.

adrian_b 2y ago

It is easy to spend EUR 400 for the monthly food, or even much more, if you buy industrially-processed food and various kinds of food that are tasty, but which are expensive and unnecessary. Nevertheless, not only in Romania, but probably in most countries of the European Union, a human can spend for food only between EUR 100 and EUR 150 per month, while still eating very healthy food, with the condition of cooking at home and buying only raw ingredients. Even the industrially-made bread is at least 3 to 4 times more expensive than the bread made at home. For other kinds of food, the price ratio between buying and making at home is even greater.

richrichardsson 2y ago
> a human can spend for food only between EUR 100 and EUR 150 per month Try that in Croatia, you'll soon be dead or at least severely malnourished.
cfn 2y ago
I spend way more than 100/week in food for two people. To spend less than a quarter of that I would have to scale down or remove fruit, vegetables, meat or fish from the menu. Probably would have to eat pasta and rice with some sauces all the time which isn't healthy at all. And I'm in Portugal, not the most expensive place in Europe by a long shot.
rkuska 2y ago
We are family of 2 adults and 1 child. We spend very easily 400 (and more) per month. We don't buy any processed food. We cook at home. 90% of time. Some weekends we go out for a single lunch or dinner. We live in Czech republic. We rarely buy "bio" (or "organic" depending on where you live) food.
pjmlp 2y ago
Good luck doing that in Portugal, 100 € will be food for one week.
jack_pp 2y ago
So at most 5 euros per day you say? maybe only if you eat lentils or something idk. 2 eggs = .8 euro 250ml milk = .8 euro 300g chicken breast = 2 euro 1 large tomato = .8 euro 150g cheap cold cuts = 1 euro I'm already at 5.4 euro and that's not even 2000 calories, add butter, olive oil, other vegetables, bread and you easily reach 8-9 euro per day and I bet Romania is at least 20% cheaper than most EU countries So please englighten us, give me a menu that's 2k calories, has some animal protein in it and costs less than 5 euros
- Krei-se 2y ago
  Buy frozen vegetables, salmon (20€/kg), bio eggs and milk at 1.25 to 2€/L. Add some bread from the baker, whole grain noodles, oats for breakfast and maybe get cheese every once in a while. Vegetable oil, nut oil and whole nuts complete what you need. Spices are bought in bunch and mixed up at home. For some greens you can have mint and herbs on any windowsill for <2€. I don't eat out, never eat processed food, cook all myself and have a hard time (germany) hitting 150€ a month, so 5€ a day is totally doable. Don't get me wrong, it's hard to know what you can buy, but Stiftung Warentest is your friend and a book about medical nutrition at university level will make sure you don't buy from advertisement.
- slightwinder 2y ago
  Is food in your country/area that expensive? I live in an expensive city in the middle of Europe and get most of those things for half the price in a normal supermarket. If I optimize for sales and seasons, I even get cheaper prices, while still have a divers healthy diet. Even more so if I buy in bulk and prepare in advance. But to be fair, it would demand more time and knowledge, which is not for everyone.
anonzzzies 2y ago
150/mo? Even if I buy from my neighbors (who grow only for themselves but have overage) I cannot do that. Growing myself, yes. I live in a tiny village in portugal.

brailsafe 2y ago

2 years was actually a bit of a reach now that I think of it, but Canada, living relatively frugally, buying for typically just me, and I could do ~300cad a month + ~$100/month for transport would bring me up to the $4850CAD before sales tax. Tax would add another $500 and that would probably cover me for most entertainment, vacations excluded, games included, climbing included, movies included, just estimating though.