Current Events > I don't understand how one person needs to spend $200+ on food

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In college I was surviving on $80 a month max, and I was big fatty back then.
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DieForMotherLand posted...

was

still are, big boy
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DieForMotherLand posted...

$80 a month max

DieForMotherLand posted...

I was big fatty.

Cause and effect

Quality food and ignorance is expensive. Just for some meat, fruit and veggies, I can easily spend $30 on a visit but that'd last a few days potentially. $100 a week isn't unheard of.
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I spent like $25 making pasta salad
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You specifically say "in college". What is your food budge these days?
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Irony posted...

I spent like $25 making pasta salad

What?! A box of past salad costs like $2. Sure that doesn't include the cost of the mayonaise, but still.



I think you got ripped off.
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Branding.
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Some people get off knowing they just shit out $200 of crap.
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FroMan posted...

Irony posted...

I spent like $25 making pasta salad

What?! A box of past salad costs like $2. Sure that doesn't include the cost of the mayonaise, but still.



I think you got ripped off.

I was making pasta salad not macaroni salad
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I spend a lot because I always eat out and never make stuff at home

You mean in a month? I probably spend that in week.
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Irony posted...

FroMan posted...

Irony posted...

I spent like $25 making pasta salad

What?! A box of past salad costs like $2. Sure that doesn't include the cost of the mayonaise, but still.



I think you got ripped off.

I was making pasta salad not macaroni salad

Are you calling Betty Crocker a liar?
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Betty Crocker is a deceitful whore and you will not speak her name in this house
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pegusus123456 posted...

Betty Crocker is a deceitful whore and you will not speak her name in this house

that's right, on topic if we count actual food and not junk. i spend about 62$ just on breakfast and lunch. i didn't include soda or snapple apple which btw is my favorite drink i got hooked ever since trying one.
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DieForMotherLand posted...

In college I was surviving on $80 a month max, and I was big fatty back then.

break down your meal plan

because you're full of shit
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TheGoldenEel posted...

DieForMotherLand posted...

In college I was surviving on $80 a month max, and I was big fatty back then.

break down your meal plan

because you're full of shit

Honestly it makes 100% perfect sense if you really think logically about it. Particularly how he mentions he was fat back then,

I spend close to $400 a month on just me....my wife and son spend considerably less for their part of the grocery bill.
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TheGoldenEel posted...

break down your meal plan

because you're full of shit

"All you need to eat are rice, beans, and vegetables! All of which are cheap as fuck! Poor people just need to get over having any variety in their meals already!"

Most people in college don't know how to budget and go out to eat all the time. My friends called me cheap because I never ate out when I could eat food at home but were also always tight on money. It's pretty stupid.


80 buck is really low though, you can't be getting a very nutritious diet going on that.
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I spend $50 a week on healthy meals. I could easily spend less, but I eat what I want.

I'm not fat, though.

wah_wah_wah posted...

TheGoldenEel posted...

DieForMotherLand posted...

In college I was surviving on $80 a month max, and I was big fatty back then.

break down your meal plan

because you're full of shit

Honestly it makes 100% perfect sense if you really think logically about it. Particularly how he mentions he was fat back then,

no, it does not make 100% perfect sense, unless he was drinking only water and having instant ramen for every meal

that's $2.67/day on average. there are very few things you can buy to even get two meals a day for that cheap

rice and beans, sure, but even adding vegetables into the mix is gonna bring the average up. eating fast food at all (a single dollar menu cheeseburger with tax is gonna take almost half your daily budget and that's with nothing else)
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I'd say I spend $300-400 a month for a family of four. And I stockpile canned goods and have two freezers and a small deep freeze full of meats. When I come across good sales I stock up. I rarely eat out, once or twice a month, I cook dinner at home 99% of the time, and my youngest son brings a lunch from home to school everyday.

Eating out is the biggest money waster. Even when I can afford it I haven't been making it a practice doing so. Last month sometime when on the road we stopped at Burger King and with each of us getting a combo meal it was 30 fucking dollars!
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the cost of food also varies depending on where you are, the time of year, etc.
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TheGoldenEel posted...

wah_wah_wah posted...

TheGoldenEel posted...

DieForMotherLand posted...

In college I was surviving on $80 a month max, and I was big fatty back then.

break down your meal plan

because you're full of shit

Honestly it makes 100% perfect sense if you really think logically about it. Particularly how he mentions he was fat back then,

no, it does not make 100% perfect sense, unless he was drinking only water and having instant ramen for every meal

that's $2.67/day on average. there are very few things you can buy to even get two meals a day for that cheap

rice and beans, sure, but even adding vegetables into the mix is gonna bring the average up. eating fast food at all (a single dollar menu cheeseburger with tax is gonna take almost half your daily budget and that's with nothing else)

Yeah I guess you're right, but he's in the ballpark of what you could have lived on 10 years ago.

TheGoldenEel posted...

no, it does not make 100% perfect sense, unless he was drinking only water and having instant ramen for every meal

that's $2.67/day on average. there are very few things you can buy to even get two meals a day for that cheap

rice and beans, sure, but even adding vegetables into the mix is gonna bring the average up. eating fast food at all (a single dollar menu cheeseburger with tax is gonna take almost half your daily budget and that's with nothing else)

PB&J - $2 per jar, plus a loaf a bread = $5. Enough for 6+ meals, depending on how thick you want your sandwiches
Ground beef - $2-$3 a pound(x8). A pack of 24 burrito shells - $4. Shredded cheese - $2 per 1/2 pound(x3). You are looking at about $26-$34 for 24 beef and cheese burritos.
Chicken legs/thighs - $.89/pound. Pairing with vegies or not, easily under $2 a meal.
Canned Vegies - $.79 a can. A meal in itself
Ramen - 6pack for $1. Ball up some of the ground beef into meatballs for a little extra protein.
Soda - $1 per 2lt. As long as you are drinking no more than 2 glasses a day, that's 10$ a month.

And then there is couponing. A lot of grocery stores send you stuff in the mail monthly like "spend $50+ in one purchase, get $10 off)
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if you're eating crap processed food like maruchan raman and those microwave lunches/dinners for $1, then yes, you can survive for that much.

But getting good quality food costs quite a bit. Especially meat.
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devilminion posted...

TheGoldenEel posted...

no, it does not make 100% perfect sense, unless he was drinking only water and having instant ramen for every meal

that's $2.67/day on average. there are very few things you can buy to even get two meals a day for that cheap

rice and beans, sure, but even adding vegetables into the mix is gonna bring the average up. eating fast food at all (a single dollar menu cheeseburger with tax is gonna take almost half your daily budget and that's with nothing else)

PB&J - $2 per jar, plus a loaf a bread = $5. Enough for 6+ meals, depending on how thick you want your sandwiches
Ground beef - $2-$3 a pound(x8). A pack of 24 burrito shells - $4. Shredded cheese - $2 per 1/2 pound(x3). You are looking at about $26-$34 for 24 beef and cheese burritos.
Chicken legs/thighs - $.89/pound. Pairing with vegies or not, easily under $2 a meal.
Canned Vegies - $.79 a can. A meal in itself
Ramen - 6pack for $1. Ball up some of the ground beef into meatballs for a little extra protein.
Soda - $1 per 2lt. As long as you are drinking no more than 2 glasses a day, that's 10$ a month.

And then there is couponing. A lot of grocery stores send you stuff in the mail monthly like "spend $50+ in one purchase, get $10 off)

so this post suggests that the following are "meals"

pb&j sandwiches

beef and cheese on a tortilla

a can of veggies (r u for real?)

a chicken leg

ramen


a person that eats this while staying under $80 in a month is going to be hungry af every day
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Yeah op is lying, he either was eating Ramen everyday or got a lot of help and isn't counting that (food from friends or the cafeteria).
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I spend 300-350 on just myself for groceries
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FroMan posted...

Irony posted...

I spent like $25 making pasta salad

What?! A box of past salad costs like $2. Sure that doesn't include the cost of the mayonaise, but still.



I think you got ripped off.

ew

make pasta salad from scratch
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devilminion posted...

TheGoldenEel posted...

no, it does not make 100% perfect sense, unless he was drinking only water and having instant ramen for every meal

that's $2.67/day on average. there are very few things you can buy to even get two meals a day for that cheap

rice and beans, sure, but even adding vegetables into the mix is gonna bring the average up. eating fast food at all (a single dollar menu cheeseburger with tax is gonna take almost half your daily budget and that's with nothing else)

PB&J - $2 per jar, plus a loaf a bread = $5. Enough for 6+ meals, depending on how thick you want your sandwiches
Ground beef - $2-$3 a pound(x8). A pack of 24 burrito shells - $4. Shredded cheese - $2 per 1/2 pound(x3). You are looking at about $26-$34 for 24 beef and cheese burritos.
Chicken legs/thighs - $.89/pound. Pairing with vegies or not, easily under $2 a meal.
Canned Vegies - $.79 a can. A meal in itself
Ramen - 6pack for $1. Ball up some of the ground beef into meatballs for a little extra protein.
Soda - $1 per 2lt. As long as you are drinking no more than 2 glasses a day, that's 10$ a month.

And then there is couponing. A lot of grocery stores send you stuff in the mail monthly like "spend $50+ in one purchase, get $10 off)

lol I could eat that in a day when I as 10 years old
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Eating out too much I guess
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Food is more expensive in some places than others. $150 a month in my town is approaching a starvation level diet.
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Last night I ate an aged Ribeye, cost me $67.
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I eat out almost every day... I spend $10-$15 on fast food each day.

Perfect health (low cholesterol, not overweight, etc..)
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TheGoldenEel posted...

devilminion posted...

TheGoldenEel posted...

no, it does not make 100% perfect sense, unless he was drinking only water and having instant ramen for every meal

that's $2.67/day on average. there are very few things you can buy to even get two meals a day for that cheap

rice and beans, sure, but even adding vegetables into the mix is gonna bring the average up. eating fast food at all (a single dollar menu cheeseburger with tax is gonna take almost half your daily budget and that's with nothing else)

PB&J - $2 per jar, plus a loaf a bread = $5. Enough for 6+ meals, depending on how thick you want your sandwiches
Ground beef - $2-$3 a pound(x8). A pack of 24 burrito shells - $4. Shredded cheese - $2 per 1/2 pound(x3). You are looking at about $26-$34 for 24 beef and cheese burritos.
Chicken legs/thighs - $.89/pound. Pairing with vegies or not, easily under $2 a meal.
Canned Vegies - $.79 a can. A meal in itself
Ramen - 6pack for $1. Ball up some of the ground beef into meatballs for a little extra protein.
Soda - $1 per 2lt. As long as you are drinking no more than 2 glasses a day, that's 10$ a month.

And then there is couponing. A lot of grocery stores send you stuff in the mail monthly like "spend $50+ in one purchase, get $10 off)

so this post suggests that the following are "meals"

pb&j sandwiches

beef and cheese on a tortilla

a can of veggies (r u for real?)

a chicken leg

ramen


a person that eats this while staying under $80 in a month is going to be hungry af every day

If you are living off of $80 a month, of course you aren't going to be getting a "full course meal" multiple times a day. But yes, as a meal to tide yourself over until the next one, these are fine. Especially if you make them big enough (as listed, they are all well above typical "service sizes");
PB&J - 6oz of PB&J on bread is quite filling
Beef&Cheese burrito - 1/3lb beef burrito. Not the 1/8lb taco bell minis you are thinking of.
can of vegies - Yes. 1 whole pound of green beans/corn/whatever
Chicken leg - More like 2 thighs, or 1 thigh and 8oz of vegies
Ramen - note I added the meatballs in there.

Also, if you want to go super cheap, go hot dogs
8pack hot dogs = $1 (gwatney aren't great, but they are cheap). Chili - $1. Shredded cheese - $2. Bread - $1... $6 for 16 chilli cheesedogs, That's $1.5 per meal if you eat 4
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I've had single meals that cost more than that.
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The Admiral posted...

I've had single meals that cost more than that.

Worth it?
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ShinigamiSoul posted...

The Admiral posted...

I've had single meals that cost more than that.

Worth it?

It was pretty phenomenal, so I don't regret the price.
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devilminion posted...

If you are living off of $80 a month, of course you aren't going to be getting a "full course meal" multiple times a day. But yes, as a meal to tide yourself over until the next one, these are fine. Especially if you make them big enough (as listed, they are all well above typical "service sizes");
PB&J - 6oz of PB&J on bread is quite filling
Beef&Cheese burrito - 1/3lb beef burrito. Not the 1/8lb taco bell minis you are thinking of.
can of vegies - Yes. 1 whole pound of green beans/corn/whatever
Chicken leg - More like 2 thighs, or 1 thigh and 8oz of vegies
Ramen - note I added the meatballs in there.

Also, if you want to go super cheap, go hot dogs
8pack hot dogs = $1 (gwatney aren't great, but they are cheap). Chili - $1. Shredded cheese - $2. Bread - $1... $6 for 16 chilli cheesedogs, That's $1.5 per meal if you eat 4

just... lmfao
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devilminion posted...

If you are living off of $80 a month

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004NRG77Q/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012BNVTTY/

food is the most worthwhile splurge
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Thats... just over $2 a meal. How is that a lot?
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TheGoldenEel posted...

devilminion posted...

If you are living off of $80 a month, of course you aren't going to be getting a "full course meal" multiple times a day. But yes, as a meal to tide yourself over until the next one, these are fine. Especially if you make them big enough (as listed, they are all well above typical "service sizes");
PB&J - 6oz of PB&J on bread is quite filling
Beef&Cheese burrito - 1/3lb beef burrito. Not the 1/8lb taco bell minis you are thinking of.
can of vegies - Yes. 1 whole pound of green beans/corn/whatever
Chicken leg - More like 2 thighs, or 1 thigh and 8oz of vegies
Ramen - note I added the meatballs in there.

Also, if you want to go super cheap, go hot dogs
8pack hot dogs = $1 (gwatney aren't great, but they are cheap). Chili - $1. Shredded cheese - $2. Bread - $1... $6 for 16 chilli cheesedogs, That's $1.5 per meal if you eat 4

just... lmfao

You were the one arguing that the only way to live off of that little money was to consume rice and water for every meal. I just wanted to show that you don't have to starve yourself to get by on it.
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devilminion posted...

You were the one arguing that the only way to live off of that little money was to consume rice and water for every meal. I just wanted to show that you don't have to starve yourself to get by on it.

.......but, your argument shows that, yes, you do have to starve yourself to get by

i'm not even a big person and there is no way in hell i would be able to get through a month on your suggestion without feeling hungry all the time
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Itachi157 posted...

I spend a lot because I always eat out and never make stuff at home

Well no shit. You're Itachi. You're always on the run.
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TheGoldenEel posted...

devilminion posted...

You were the one arguing that the only way to live off of that little money was to consume rice and water for every meal. I just wanted to show that you don't have to starve yourself to get by on it.

.......but, your argument shows that, yes, you do have to starve yourself to get by

i'm not even a big person and there is no way in hell i would be able to get through a month on your suggestion without feeling hungry all the time

Then we have different definitions of "starving", because there are enough calories in those meals that you shouldn't be (unless you are regularly exercising).

That's probably because you are more accustomed to larger meals. It's not like you'd only be eating bread and tuna each day. I mean, for nearly 3 years, my food budget was roughly $100 a month, and the stuff I mentioned was a big part of what I ate on a regular basis (2 meals a day + some snacking), and I was far from "starving".
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devilminion posted...

TheGoldenEel posted...

devilminion posted...

You were the one arguing that the only way to live off of that little money was to consume rice and water for every meal. I just wanted to show that you don't have to starve yourself to get by on it.

.......but, your argument shows that, yes, you do have to starve yourself to get by

i'm not even a big person and there is no way in hell i would be able to get through a month on your suggestion without feeling hungry all the time

Then we have different definitions of "starving", because there are enough calories in those meals that you shouldn't be (unless you are regularly exercising).

That's probably because you are more accustomed to larger meals. It's not like you'd only be eating bread and tuna each day. I mean, for nearly 3 years, my food budget was roughly $100 a month, and the stuff I mentioned was a big part of what I ate on a regular basis (2 meals a day + some snacking), and I was far from "starving".

I could eat the 4 dogs a meal and not be hungry. Granted Im skinny but I can totally see how 4 dogs a meal would get you by. Of course asuming you wouldnt mind eating the same thing everyday.

Lot's of people think that not being hungry=being full and that is how some people get fat (Im not saying anyone in this topic is fat).

You can either eat to satisfy your needs and not be hungry (you could eat more but only because you like the food not because your stomach/body tells you to) or you can eat until you are 100% full that you cannot eat one more thing without puking.

Doing the latter of course forces your somatch to get bigger and then you get hungry more often and repeat. While doing the former is imo, what should be done most of the days.
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