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That 300-400 includes wine and other grocery essentials, such as toilet paper, paper towels, shaving needs, soap, shampoo, cleaning products, laundry and dishwasher detergent, and so on.
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06-19-2019, 12:52 PM | #48 |
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for the love... enjoy your $30 pizza hut pizza
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Well - you live in Iowa. I imagine your selection of other activities to spend money on besides drinking is limited.
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this is pretty futile. some people shop at whole food and buy free range american raised grass fed, antibiotic free, cruelty free, organic food.
on the other end of the spectrum we have people who don't know how to order at a pizza place....gotta go to the promotions and clip a coupon first. |
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oof if we are talking alcohol, double what i said i spend, then add a few more bottles.
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Right? To answer OP's question. My boys are both adults now and no longer live at home. I don't eat dinner. I grocery shop maybe every 2-3 weeks. List usually consists of lots of chicken and steak, pre-packaged salads, whey protein, protein bars, toiletries and cleaning supplies. If the bill is over $100 it's because I splurged on something. I may get takeout for lunch 2-3 times a week but mostly cook the night before so I can eat while I work. (aka bimmerpost) As for a total dollar amount I haven't a clue; rough estimate would be maybe $700ish/monthly and that includes restaurant meals where I'm buying dinner for the girlfriend. |
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06-19-2019, 01:37 PM | #55 |
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if you want to call her that, it's fine
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I know a lot of families that don’t earn that much, and they all eat. Some do hunt and fish to supplement, most also have chickens and a garden (the real kind, not a city garden).
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Time to find a local pizza place.
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As a financial person, I too once kept detailed records of the sort RunSilent was able to post. I did it for the first year I was independent, tracking every penny I spent and summarizing monthly. I’ve maintained an awareness of what I spend (but no longer an accurate detail), and a close eye on my bank accounts ever since. That exercise proved so useful that I recommend it to newlyweds and newly independent folks. Those that do it are surprised to see how much they spend, and pretty quickly get control of it. Eating out (Chipotle!), movies, games, streaming, cell phones. The stuff adds up real fast!
Since I joked about alcohol being on the list, let me add that having been very close to a real alcoholic and some other very heavy drinkers, I have become a very infrequent drinker and never to the point of a buzz any more (I actually like the taste of bourbon and scotch, both neat). Alcohol abuse is no laughing matter and addiction is incredibly difficult to break. So my apologies to anyone struggling with that. |
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OP, I lived in LA for 3-4 years and I didn't know anyone who had a modest home with a mortgage of only $1,250/month nor did I ever see one.
Even just a 1,400 sq. feet house is $500,000 +. Unless you put down 60%.
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" I mean I get you cook with store bought carrots and potatoes at times, but you do realise we have the ability to taste and its cruel you make us suffer through meals that are not as tasty as we've learned to expect". I made mine to eat fast food for a week because I was painting our house. Maybe they'll be more willing to water my garden from now on.
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I'm shopping for a family of 2+4+2+1+1 (two adults four kids, a dog and a huge rabbit, one elderly dog, and one elderly aunt). It isn't that I couldn't spend more, I can. I just really enjoy the planning and preparing meals.
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