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No_Principle8258 t1_j3o0p8c wrote

Reply to comment by johnnyB1994 in [OC] 2022 budget for me and my fiancé (late 20s, USA) by johnnyB1994

Our family of 6 spends between $75 and $125 a week on groceries and we eat plentifully. Eating out is a massively overrated and overpriced expense.

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pookiedookie232 t1_j3psxd8 wrote

That's like bread, rice, and beans, though.

My family of 7 easily drinks 7 gallons of milk a week, so roughly $25 a week on just one staple. No way y'all are eating fruits, veggies, and meat on ~$100 per week

I'd be interested to see menus and recipes to verify them.

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johnnyB1994 OP t1_j3rfxu5 wrote

Fair point, I wonder where they live though. I’ve only ever lived in east coast cities so Im used to the mark up.

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No_Principle8258 t1_j3uq2pt wrote

HCOL city.

  • Peanut butter $4
  • 5lb bag Sweet Potatoes $6
  • Kale bag $3
  • pasta sauce $2
  • pasta (2lb) $4
  • rice (20lb bag lasts us a month) $38.98/30 days so roughly $8/wk
  • carrot $.89
  • onion $1.09
  • ground chicken $4.99 (1lb)
  • ground turkey $15.49 (3 lb)
  • ground beef $5.99 (1 lb)
  • frozen salmon ~18oz $18 (more fresh, lower price than thawed)
  • whole cantaloupe $4
  • Lactaid (only 1/wk - family has issues with lactose) $8
  • oatmeal lasts a decent while, but also cheap $5
  • occasionally buy nuts to throw in meals, but it’s more expensive than peanut butter snacks. This would add on most of the price.

Sometimes we drive up to fruit farms/vegetable farms and grab a ton of extras for low cost. Think $1/lb avocados, strawberries, etc. really helps us diversify since they can’t get enough people to harvest it all and sell.

Hope that clarifies any confusion. We don’t buy everything every week, and we eat everything, no leftovers. The full list is closer to $100 than $75.

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