That's the way to do it. Before I got married, I used to have tuna/hamburger helper quite often to stretch the grocery dollar as far as I could. Let's just say that marriage changed that a bit (for the better).

FWIW, we budget $500 on groceries for the two of us. Eating out is a bit more variable, but we consider that a bit on the entertainment side. We recently moved into our first house a few months back, and if you can nail down a cheap garage fridge/freezer, the extra space goes a long way towards freezing meat that you can buy when it's on sale.

Keep up the great work and good luck on the future housing hunt!

If I’m reading this correctly, you’re spending around $100 per month on food between groceries and eating out. If that’s the true figure, you should make sure you incorporate growth in that area on your future expenses when you’re on your own.

Great discipline overall, and be sure to get your parents something real nice down the road :)