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Your Grocery budget for the month

rareboy said:
btw. The berries were $8 a pint picked by you.

This would put fresh strawberries out of the reach for many. And of course it made me remember the years when I was very young, the fields surrounding my grandparent's house were strawberries for several years in a row. And we ate them for breakfast, lunch and dinner...and whatever we we wanted for snacks.
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So, a gallon an hour would be $32 an hour, about two hours and a half of the new minimum wage. That translates to 5-6 pies. Totally worth it. :)
 
gsdx said:
I bought 4.54 kg (10 pounds) of Russet potatoes today for $5.49. (Regular price.)
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Good deal. For many years potatoes at our ShopRite were $1.99-2.99 for a 5 pound bag.
 
I have a pretty limited budget. Sigh... Although at least at the moment I have wiggle room. So I can afford to break the budget if I have to. I'm grateful for that, because I know some people aren't as lucky. Even I had some lean times when I had to stay in a very strict budget. I can remember end of the month shopping, when I sometimes had a real struggle making the last dollars stretch.

My priorities have a way of changing, based on current circumstances. In the coming months, I'll be buying as much seasonal fruit as I can. And I am biased towards organic-but that can be difficult to do and keep costs under control.

And I try to eat healthfully, although I think I fall short of that goal sometimes... Although I probably do a lot better than the average American.
 
Interesting and informative responses.

I would love to run a properly constructed survey for this...I am fascinated/horrified by what I see roll through the check-out ahead of us on a shopping day.

And the true confession is that when I was growing up, we had the advantage of a lot of fresh produce and pickling and preserving...with very few convenience meals or treats.

Although, at the same time, my mother smoked and my father hit the pub every day after work, so I am not sure we didn't all sacrifice something for that.

We also have spent time with family in Europe and I lived there for some time while studying, so I was always aware of how expensive some foods were there that we just took for granted as always being incredibly cheap.

In one aspect of my professional life, I have worked out per diem meal allowances for kids, teenagers, adults and elderly at different times...usually to identify where the gaps were between good nutrition and gov't figures.

I love to hear where people, particularly singles make the savings or sacrifices, because the one thing I do know, is that 2 can eat properly cheaper than 1.
 
Eating healthy really is more expensive. I’ve been avoiding canned, boxed and processed foods for last 4 months. I’ve been only buying fresh vegetables and fruits and fresh meat so I’m going to the store about twice a week. My food budget has doubled.
 
Alistair said:
Eating healthy really is more expensive.
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It certainly can be. Although there is a lot of truth in something I saw a few years ago. It ran something like this:

Patient: But eating healthfully is so expensive!

Doctor: Have you priced how expensive cancer is recently?
 
I spend about $840-$900 a month on groceries. If I feel an item is too expensive or just frivolous, I don't buy it.
 
rareboy said:
I love to hear where people, particularly singles make the savings or sacrifices, because the one thing I do know, is that 2 can eat properly cheaper than 1.
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I regularly cook enough for four and freeze three portions. That's definitely cheaper that cooking four separate meals and it saves time on nights when I get home from work and can't really be bothered.
 
unloadonme said:
I regularly cook enough for four and freeze three portions. That's definitely cheaper that cooking four separate meals and it saves time on nights when I get home from work and can't really be bothered.
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You just reminded me that I have some dirty rice and bean burritos in the freezer, and am going to make one my lunch today.
 
Its nice that some people are fortunate enough to not have a budget! I would love to know what that freedom is like we've always had a budget, lets just say its embarrassing how little it actually is and no no govt assistance here not eligible. Im constantly asked if I see something that I think would be good if I want something but ill say no because im an adult and realize im not the only person in the house Im pretty selfless like that! I allow myself 2 bottles of powerade (because its cheaper not necessarily better) a trip which is like 1 a week. You'd be surprised how I can stretch a meal and a food budget, I can pinch a penny so hard Lincolin would scream.
 
unloadonme said:
I regularly cook enough for four and freeze three portions. That's definitely cheaper that cooking four separate meals and it saves time on nights when I get home from work and can't really be bothered.
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When you freeze do you vacuum pack so you can just boil in bag or nuke it? Or do you thaw and use the oven?
 
ShadowCat said:
Its nice that some people are fortunate enough to not have a budget! I would love to know what that freedom is like we've always had a budget, lets just say its embarrassing how little it actually is and no no govt assistance here not eligible. Im constantly asked if I see something that I think would be good if I want something but ill say no because im an adult and realize im not the only person in the house Im pretty selfless like that! I allow myself 2 bottles of powerade (because its cheaper not necessarily better) a trip which is like 1 a week. You'd be surprised how I can stretch a meal and a food budget, I can pinch a penny so hard Lincolin would scream.
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Most, if not all, of us have managed that way at some points in our lives, and been quite proud of what we could do on limited funds.

Other than childhood, I never felt deprived or unable to eat what I wanted. When I had little money, I just wanted what I could afford, and there was and is plenty in that category. We live in a very, very rich culture, one in which there is an astounding variety of foods, and many of them are inexpensive.

When the news waxes long about the price of eggs, but fails to announce when the price fell later, I remember that the media is empowered by fear and the selling of it.

I hope your blueberries are on sale again soon.
 
My food stipend from SNAP is $280 a month. I probably spend an additional $100 monthly.

Prices are still rising where I am. The pasta I buy just went up 35 cents. The only upshot is that I'm forced to make compromises that will probably become permanent. This will help should prices go back down again, but I'm guessing they won't.
 
Before COVID:

  • a gallon of milk here was $3.29, $2.89 on sale. The "LOWEST PRICE!" milk is now $4.49

  • a pack of raspberries or blueberries was $2.89, now it's $5.49

  • a small pack of pork chops was $6 or so, it is now $9+

Thanks to the COVID increase of SNAP benefits to the maximum of $240, I could actually buy what I wanted and get good nutrition. With that ended, I get enough to pay for Sunday breakfast I make myself. My food budget has gone from about $185/mo pre-COVID to $275/mo now -- and that's with cutting meat to once a week and doing without fresh fruit or the healthy organic berry pies I was getting weekly (which have gone from $8 to $11).

Even boxed mac & cheese has gone from $1.29 to $1.89.

Overall my food costs have risen easily 40% since COVID hit, and it doesn't seem to be slowing down. Instead of handing billionaires tax breaks of a couple hundred thousand dollars as the Republicans want to do they ought to be expanding SNAP to keep up with prices and to cover more people.

Oh -- and meanwhile my medical costs have risen to about 18% of my income from about 15% pre-COVID, which means less money for food.
 
It's not just food and medical costs, it's everything. Toothpaste, cat litter, you name it.

What are our lawmakers doing about it? Humoring the morons who are drawing up bills to expunge Trump's impeachments.

Fuck it, I'm getting high.
 
Alistair said:
Does a dime sack still cost $10 ?
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Yes but all you get are some sticks, three seeds, and for some reason, a marble.

Now that the dispensaries are open and the government is involved, you can be assured the prices will go up.
 
Peloso said:
Yes but all you get are some sticks, three seeds, and for some reason, a marble.

Now that the dispensaries are open and the government is involved, you can be assured the prices will go up.
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I spent 15 for a preroll and didnt even feel anything and the thc was like 26%. Meh I didnt make much of it, I dont think I was high at all!
 
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