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Posted on 7/13/18 at 3:48 pm to jimbeam
baw I wish
I eat out too much
I eat out too much
Posted on 7/13/18 at 9:13 pm to nchawg
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Old lady hates to cook, plus her cooking is subpar.
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Average is $1000 per month for groceries and $1200 per month for eating out.
Let me break this down for you - if you're a couple, eating just 2 meals per day, it is costing you $18.25 per meal, per person. If you're eating 3 meals per day, it's a somewhat more reasonable $12.16 per meal.
I think if you found the right business with the right attitude, you could actually have catering for the 2 of you - you wouldn't need a kitchen, pots, pans, go to the grocery store, ever eat out - just have a professional catering contract.
This post was edited on 7/13/18 at 9:15 pm
Posted on 7/13/18 at 10:36 pm to Ace Midnight
Yea $2200 is beyond absurd. So much so that I think it is a troll. No way in batshit hell
Posted on 7/14/18 at 1:49 am to TigerTatorTots
It wound take multiple $100+ meals to make those numbers remotely feasible.
My food budget is $600 for myself but I eat out for every lunch and maybe a third of my dinners. Even if I include my dating budget, then it’s not going above $1000 in a month. $2200 just seems like a big stretch even for someone not watching money closely.
My food budget is $600 for myself but I eat out for every lunch and maybe a third of my dinners. Even if I include my dating budget, then it’s not going above $1000 in a month. $2200 just seems like a big stretch even for someone not watching money closely.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 6:12 am to lynxcat
Agree that $2200 is nuts, unless you’re seriously wasteful, buying all kinds of overpriced premade stuff from a place like Whole Foods.....seriously people, learn to cook. You can retire a decade sooner if you get your food budget under control.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 9:41 am to TigerTatorTots
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I cannot imagine spending $1300 a stinkin month
Well, on .22 ammo you can, right?
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:02 am to Ace Midnight
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:07 am to hottub
$400 on groceries.
eating out varies wildly and I need to get under control but it maybe combined 1k[haven't looked at her side just estimating based on meal count]
I do live in nyc though....
eating out varies wildly and I need to get under control but it maybe combined 1k[haven't looked at her side just estimating based on meal count]
I do live in nyc though....
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:17 am to oklahogjr
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$400 on groceries.
eating out varies wildly and I need to get under control but it maybe combined 1k[haven't looked at her side just estimating based on meal count]
I do live in nyc though....
Seems not bad for a place like NYC to me
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:36 am to Mingo Was His NameO
we can do some months on like 600 total if we really crack down. but kinda defeats the point of living here if you dont enjoy the two nice parts of it.
food and having everything delivered to you
food and having everything delivered to you
Posted on 7/14/18 at 12:07 pm to TigerTatorTots
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Yea $2200 is beyond absurd. So much so that I think it is a troll. No way in bat shite hell
I like reading the Money board and have respect for the posters and information here. I'm not going to come here and troll anyone. I was just adding my information. You can process the information as you wish.
We busted our butts for years and are in a financial situation where it doesn't cause us impact. I agree, I wish we didn't spend this much, and yes I wish I would wake up one morning and my wife had become Giada De Laurentiis.
Everyone has their thing where they spend more than they should. This happens to be ours.
This post was edited on 7/14/18 at 7:59 pm
Posted on 7/14/18 at 1:30 pm to nchawg
I can respect that...Food can be as much an Entertainment budget as it is about nutrition.
If you are duel income no kids making a few hundred thousand, then what you describe is a drop in the bucket. It won’t make you any friends on the MTB but it’s foreseeable to have the disposable income where that kind of food spend isn’t a big deal.
If you are duel income no kids making a few hundred thousand, then what you describe is a drop in the bucket. It won’t make you any friends on the MTB but it’s foreseeable to have the disposable income where that kind of food spend isn’t a big deal.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 1:35 pm to nchawg
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nchawg
I agree. We enjoy eating certain foods that are expensive. Every other aspect of our finances are in decent shape. Mid 30’s, never had student loans, pay cash for both vehicles, 529’s funded, 401K maxed out each year, etc. This area of our budget isn’t hurting us financially, I just feel like we could be more efficient. Not sure it is worth trying to cut back on considering we enjoy the time together cooking and the food we eat.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 2:48 pm to hottub
quote:Without eating out, I'm not sure how you spend this much.
I have been reviewing a few months of expenses and surprised at how much we are spending on food. Family of 4, rarely eat out, and we are at $1,300/month
That's $43 per day.
I assume you or the wife are cooking up some nice, full meals on a daily basis?
Posted on 7/14/18 at 3:33 pm to Ace Midnight
I've shot all the ammo I purchased in the past
Posted on 7/14/18 at 3:45 pm to TigerTatorTots
:airquotes:
Posted on 7/14/18 at 8:39 pm to shel311
Yeah we generally eat 3 meals a day at home with afternoon snack. Kids are homeschooled so they eat each meal at home as well.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 9:02 pm to hottub
I do all of my budgeting on a weekly basis for consumable stuff like groceries and eating out
I've gotten it to as low as 25 dollars a week for just myself if I don't eat out
I typically spend about 40 a week on groceries and about 30-50 a week on dining out
I used to spend over 200 a week dining out because I'd go out for lunch all the time
I've gotten it to as low as 25 dollars a week for just myself if I don't eat out
I typically spend about 40 a week on groceries and about 30-50 a week on dining out
I used to spend over 200 a week dining out because I'd go out for lunch all the time
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