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I can certainly relate to this. Living in Boston, it's very easy to drop $50++ just walking around the city for an afternoon, then to come home and spend $100 f

I can certainly relate to this. Living in Boston, it's very easy to drop $50++ just walking around the city for an afternoon, then to come home and spend $100 for half a week's worth of groceries at Whole Foods. I definitely wish each raise came with the option to work less.. 10% more money or 10% less work. When you consider that, on paper, a 20% pay cut could mean a 3-day weekend, it makes a lot of sense until you bring it up in conversation..

marknutter 14y ago
> Whole Foods That's your problem right there
- oftenwrong 14y ago
  Whole Foods is a great example of a lure set up to get people to impulsively spend more money than necessary. Their basic staples are often priced similarly to other grocery chains, but when you shop there you will also pass by all the fancy, awesome, expensive foods too. It is hard to resist, especially if you are shopping hungry on your way home after a long day at work.
  - graue 14y ago
    When I was on a tight budget as a student in DC, I loved Whole Foods. Stuff like natural peanut butter and bread was actually cheaper than other grocery stores (for the same quality), and I had no problem resisting the expensive stuff. They also had a well-stocked bulk aisle for cook-at-home staples, and cheap bagels (69¢ as I recall) that you could take to the seating area and toast them yourself. I think they might position themselves differently depending on the region, because in the midwest I had a totally different experience. There, prices were universally high at Whole Foods.
- mhartl 14y ago
  I'm sure I'm not the only one who routinely calls it "Whole Paycheck".
ErikAugust 14y ago
Trader Joe's. Used to do Shaw's + co-ops when I lived in Vermont. That was around $160 a week. Now, in Boston, I pay about $100 total at Trader Joe's (for more groceries). 40% decrease - around $3120 per year in savings. Random note: you can live in Boston for about the same cost as Burlington, Vermont. Something is crazy about that.
- whichdan 14y ago
  I love Trader Joe's, but the only one I know of is downtown. That means 20 minutes extra each way, plus a little under $4 for the T. Whole Foods is a quick ten minute walk.
  - jplewicke 14y ago
    There's also two in Cambridge (one by Fresh Pond and one on Mem Drive near the BU bridge) and one in Coolidge Corner in Brookline.
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- graue 14y ago
  I've never been impressed with Trader Joe's fresh produce, though, and almost everything I buy is produce or bulk staples (rice, lentils, beans, oats). TJ's seems to specialize in frozen and snack foods.

marknutter 14y ago

> Whole Foods That's your problem right there

oftenwrong 14y ago
Whole Foods is a great example of a lure set up to get people to impulsively spend more money than necessary. Their basic staples are often priced similarly to other grocery chains, but when you shop there you will also pass by all the fancy, awesome, expensive foods too. It is hard to resist, especially if you are shopping hungry on your way home after a long day at work.
- graue 14y ago
  When I was on a tight budget as a student in DC, I loved Whole Foods. Stuff like natural peanut butter and bread was actually cheaper than other grocery stores (for the same quality), and I had no problem resisting the expensive stuff. They also had a well-stocked bulk aisle for cook-at-home staples, and cheap bagels (69¢ as I recall) that you could take to the seating area and toast them yourself. I think they might position themselves differently depending on the region, because in the midwest I had a totally different experience. There, prices were universally high at Whole Foods.
mhartl 14y ago
I'm sure I'm not the only one who routinely calls it "Whole Paycheck".

ErikAugust 14y ago

Trader Joe's. Used to do Shaw's + co-ops when I lived in Vermont. That was around $160 a week. Now, in Boston, I pay about $100 total at Trader Joe's (for more groceries). 40% decrease - around $3120 per year in savings. Random note: you can live in Boston for about the same cost as Burlington, Vermont. Something is crazy about that.

whichdan 14y ago
I love Trader Joe's, but the only one I know of is downtown. That means 20 minutes extra each way, plus a little under $4 for the T. Whole Foods is a quick ten minute walk.
- jplewicke 14y ago
  There's also two in Cambridge (one by Fresh Pond and one on Mem Drive near the BU bridge) and one in Coolidge Corner in Brookline.
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graue 14y ago
I've never been impressed with Trader Joe's fresh produce, though, and almost everything I buy is produce or bulk staples (rice, lentils, beans, oats). TJ's seems to specialize in frozen and snack foods.