Is $600 a month too much to pay for groceries for 2 peo??? | |
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Hallorann User ID: 704441 United States 07/07/2009 06:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We pay around $450.00 per month and we're in Tribeca, which is one of the most expensive zip codes in the world. $600.00 per month is quite a bit. "It can be held certain that information that is withheld or suppressed contains truths that are detrimental to the persons involved in the suppression." ~ J. Edgar Hoover |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 487397 United States 07/07/2009 06:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I feed a family of 5, mostly from scratch, on about $700. Depends where you shop. AND it's cheaper for some things to buy in bulk. (things it would be crazy to buy if there were just 2 of us like flour & rice and fruit juice) $50 is a little lean unless you don't buy meat & milk. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 487397 United States 07/07/2009 06:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I feed a family of 5, mostly from scratch, on about $700. Depends where you shop. AND it's cheaper for some things to buy in bulk. (things it would be crazy to buy if there were just 2 of us like flour & rice and fruit juice) Quoting: Anonymous Coward 487397$50 is a little lean unless you don't buy meat & milk. Oh I'm in Ct. if that helps. |
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TheGasMan User ID: 703498 United States 07/07/2009 06:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Family of 4 here and we spend about $400-$450 per month. |
p00p User ID: 715290 United States 07/07/2009 06:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | well how much of that is ACTUAL FOOD? I can easily spend $100 week for myself and most of that is household stuff that u buy once a month. But, every week I run outta things that need to get bought. Even when they are once a month things, they are spread out every week. Actual Food = 50-60 weekly: Milk Eggs Cheese Bread Cereal Tea Coffee Meat Veggies ect... |
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mfgl User ID: 616779 United States 07/07/2009 06:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | for 2 people cooking from scratch 600$ is a lot of money. but it depends what you mean from scratch...do you buy bread? canned veggies? I mean the shit to make a loaf of bread costs about 25 cents per loaf....if your buying bread for 2$ a loaf.....it adds up , but 600 a month is alot. I spend about 200 for me and I eat well, shrimps, steaks, good cheese....but when money is tight i can live on 25 a week and still not starve. 600 dollars a month is 20$ a day. so 10 dollars per person....seems pretty expensive for homecooked food. I mean you could have sandwiches for lunch , and spegetti and meatball for dinner and cost about 6$ for both of you that day. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 10091 United States 07/07/2009 06:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Maybe it's my location... It includes our dog food (two small dogs and a lab), paper goods, etc. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 694023Here in the PNW, groceries are outrageous because ALL employees (sans management) are UNION and their wages drive the prices wayyy up. Everytime I have out of town visitors, they comment on how much things cost here. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 720517 Canada 07/07/2009 06:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | LMFAO!!!! Eat!! Eat!! Enjoy it, why not? The credit counselor just wants you to NOT eat, and just spend more on the system. hahaha "here Ma'am, here is how you can NOT eat, and have more money left over to throw into the system. DOnt you know we need your money to keep "super rich" people....well....super rich...we cant risk letting you enjoy your own money by eating and such." LOL Sorry, im just probably be negative......but really. |
Aquarius 7 User ID: 715791 United States 07/07/2009 06:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | $300 per month per person seems reasonable to me. . Cayce: “… The greater portion of Japan must go into the sea. …. then we may know it has begun …”. www.near-death.com/experiences/cayce11.html . "Be kind, for everyone you know is fighting a hard battle" - Plato . "Those who are at peace in their hearts already are in the Great Shelter of life." ~ Hopi Prophecy . |
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Jackinthebox User ID: 714951 United States 07/07/2009 06:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I rely a lot on donations, but if I were to put a price on it, I would say I go through about $100 a week worth of groceries. Just me. Of course, the more people you are feeding, the more you can lower your cost per serving too. I made a HUGE bowl of antipasto salad a few weeks age, and that cost me over fifty bucks, just for that one dish. Granted, there was plenty there, but it wasn't a week's worth of food either. When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!" -Revelation 6:5, 6:6 |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 720527 United States 07/07/2009 06:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Depends on what you are spending the money on. If it's fresh organic fruits, vegs, nuts like almonds & walnuts, probiotic dairy/grass fed cheeses, high-antioxidant/anti-inflammatory spices and whole grains, you're spending money on the kind of nutrition that makes for low to no medical bills and few sick days off work. There is no really cheap food, even tho Americans like to think so. All you get when you eat the standard cheap processed factory-farm American supermarket food are lots of medical bills starting in middle age. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 694023 United States 07/07/2009 06:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | that would be right cause you are prolly getting laundry supplies toilerties paper products light bulb and other mis stuff ..i think it would resonable at todays prices.. food is high, always has been. Quoting: anonymous 720467Exactly, also included may be a bottle of wine once a week. My husband and I are not over weight by any means. We have bought some chicks for egg laying here in the near future, and have a garden going. The costs should go down a little then. |
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