Family guys or guys who are married no kids: food/mo eye question.

tGreenWay wrote:Budgets are for the poors.

The Pantry wrote:Use to track finances with Quicken when I was married. Four kids and the wyff was heavily into the best nutrition for our family. Rarely went to restaurants to eat.

She always had "our" checkbook in her purse. Our average weekly grocery bill was $300.

Tim Wakefield wrote:October spreadsheet says $51 so far. I won't make it until halloween so probably $70 or so for the whole month

Bulk chicken + rice, cheap bread and lunch meat, milk for protein shakes, and a lot of carrots + hummus for a snack. Pretty generic. I spend close to equal amounts on booze and groceries

aualum06 wrote:Just the two of us but the price of groceries is ridiculous probably around 100 a week

Floyd Robertson wrote:I probably average $60 a week and I eat pretty healthy/fresh these days. I can't imagine trying the Wake plan for $70/mo. To be fair, about $10/week goes toward fresh hummus and avocados lol.

DWags wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:I probably average $60 a week and I eat pretty healthy/fresh these days. I can't imagine trying the Wake plan for $70/mo. To be fair, about $10/week goes toward fresh hummus and avocados lol.

You were married were t you? If I’m misremembering I apologize. It what was the difference

DWags wrote:

aualum06 wrote:Just the two of us but the price of groceries is ridiculous probably around 100 a week

Do you eat fresh? How many nights?

DWags wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Use to track finances with Quicken when I was married.  Four kids and the wyff was heavily into the best nutrition for our family.  Rarely went to restaurants to eat.

She always had "our" checkbook in her purse.  Our average weekly grocery bill was $300.

Wow. Never came close to that. Holy shit 1200 a month is a nice home on the gulf

DWags wrote:

Tim Wakefield wrote:October spreadsheet says $51 so far. I won't make it until halloween so probably $70 or so for the whole month

Bulk chicken + rice, cheap bread and lunch meat, milk for protein shakes, and a lot of carrots + hummus for a snack. Pretty generic. I spend close to equal amounts on booze and groceries

Are you living with the girl or on your own?

InTenSity wrote:Family of 4. I'd like to say its $100 a week, but its really not. That's about what I spend in the grocery store. Then at least once a month its $200 at Costco. Then every weekend is McDonalds or somewhere else for another $20.
Fuck, probably close to $200/week. If we also include beer and liquor, take it up another $50.
This is trying to watch what we spend as well. I stopped going to lunch and make my own now. Lunch was costing me $50 a week, now its probably around $20.

duffy munn wrote:I have 2 boys that were human eating machines. I have no idea how much we spent but it was a lot
and was never enough food in the house. Both are now adults and long gone so it's just the two of us. 100 bucks a week more than gets it done. Unless we have the now 3 year old grand kid who is exactly like his father. Dude can crush a gallon of chocolate milk and a ton of mac n cheese a day. He's a dairy-a- terian.

LooseGoose wrote:I seriously don't know what you people eat.  I always check the weekly ads and plan ahead. Probably because I'm a cheap bastard on food.  The only meat that I find to be consistently overpriced is roast beef.  Other than that there are always deals.  Scoff if you will but I've been buying my own groceries for the last 35 years and seriously I don't think most food has risen at all.  I swear I was paying more for some things 20-30 years ago.  Maybe I get away cheaply because I only have to buy what I like.

Just this week Meijer has Pork Chops for $0.99, 80% Burger for $1.99 and Chicken breasts for $0.88.  

It's common for whole chickens to be under $1#.  Pork roasts are commonly under $1.50 and on sale periodically for $0.99.   Just bought a couple Cook's hams at Meijer a week ago for $0.99.   At Thanksgiving/Christmas Meijer and Kroger have run spiral sliced hams for $1.18 or less the last few years.  You can always buy chicken thighs or drums for under a $1#.  I rarely eat pasta but it's always on sale for $1#.  I do eat boil in bag rice, it's $1.50 for 4 bags/8 servings.

If you want steaks Norm's has whole Angus Sirloins this week for $3.49, Steve's has whole Ribeye Loins for $4.49 right now after having them for $3.99 most of the summer.   If you want seafood they've got Catfish for $1.99, Tilapia for $2.99 and Cod for $5.99.  Ribs are almost always $1.99#.

I probably average $1.25 doz for Eggs, they're often on sale between $0.99 and $1.25.   Load up with 8-9 dozen and you're good until the next sale.  Ground breakfast sausage is usually $1.69# or so.   I've bought bacon twice this summer for $0.99, so loaded up with 10-12#'s at a time.  The last time was Oscar Meyer so not some shit you've never heard of.  With all of that and a $2 box of pancake mix you're set for pretty nice breakfasts.

I buy fresh fruit and veggies at farms in the summer when I can, but always stock a few cases of canned veggies for the winter.   Freddies just had their Corn, Peas, or Green Beans on sale for $0.19 a can.   This week they're $0.29, that place is always worth the drive.  They had the $0.99 bacon and also had Johnsonville sausage links this summer for $0.99, bought about 20# of those.  This week just for signing up on their app they were giving every customer 4#s of butter, 4 frozen pizzas, 4 packages of buns and 4 packages of bar cheese.  They may be the best overall grocery store for deals in Michigan.

The only fresh fruit I buy are bananas which are always cheap, apples and grapes which are usually on sale under a $1# and clementines which tend to run around $1# when they're available.

Throw in the occasional ramen, instant oatmeal, chicken salad, and it's a pretty varied diet.  Onions at 3#'s for a $1, pickles and olives for under $2 a jar, fresh
mushrooms for $1.50 or so all add a little variety at nominal cost.  I don't eat potatoes though they're cheap, but probably do eat more cabbage and squash than your average American.

I know this will strike some as a bizarre post but so be it.  

The point is that American farms provide this country with mounds of food at a very reasonable price.  As a % of income we spend the least in the world @ 6.5%, the UK is 8.5%, Canada 9% and Australia at 10%.   Only 10 countries spent less than 10%.   So some time when  you're not bitching at farmers for being ignorant country hicks you might thank one of them.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/12/this-map-shows-how-much-each-country-spends-on-food/

And as far as Whole Foods and "organic" - ever seen the Liberty Mutual ads with the dudes throwing their wallets in the river?   That's you.   I'll remind you that at one time I not only built, got certified and operated an organic food processor I also sold product to every Whole Foods location east of the Mississippi, in addition to many other stores.  At one time I'd been in every one of those WF stores for "meet the farmer" demos.   I know/knew the business very well.   Do what makes you feel good but know you're swallowing BS.  Those people are glad you don't mind paying a premium while ingesting the same pesticides everyone else is.

https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2018/09/29/the_organic_food_industry_gets_fat_on_lies_110755.html

I've enjoyed my time away and still have a couple weeks to finish up a project - see you more again then as long as I don't get treated like a pimple faced 14 year old.

Goose

LooseGoose wrote:I seriously don't know what you people eat.  I always check the weekly ads and plan ahead. Probably because I'm a cheap bastard on food.  The only meat that I find to be consistently overpriced is roast beef.  Other than that there are always deals.  Scoff if you will but I've been buying my own groceries for the last 35 years and seriously I don't think most food has risen at all.  I swear I was paying more for some things 20-30 years ago.  Maybe I get away cheaply because I only have to buy what I like.

Just this week Meijer has Pork Chops for $0.99, 80% Burger for $1.99 and Chicken breasts for $0.88.  

It's common for whole chickens to be under $1#.  Pork roasts are commonly under $1.50 and on sale periodically for $0.99.   Just bought a couple Cook's hams at Meijer a week ago for $0.99.   At Thanksgiving/Christmas Meijer and Kroger have run spiral sliced hams for $1.18 or less the last few years.  You can always buy chicken thighs or drums for under a $1#.  I rarely eat pasta but it's always on sale for $1#.  I do eat boil in bag rice, it's $1.50 for 4 bags/8 servings.

If you want steaks Norm's has whole Angus Sirloins this week for $3.49, Steve's has whole Ribeye Loins for $4.49 right now after having them for $3.99 most of the summer.   If you want seafood they've got Catfish for $1.99, Tilapia for $2.99 and Cod for $5.99.  Ribs are almost always $1.99#.

I probably average $1.25 doz for Eggs, they're often on sale between $0.99 and $1.25.   Load up with 8-9 dozen and you're good until the next sale.  Ground breakfast sausage is usually $1.69# or so.   I've bought bacon twice this summer for $0.99, so loaded up with 10-12#'s at a time.  The last time was Oscar Meyer so not some shit you've never heard of.  With all of that and a $2 box of pancake mix you're set for pretty nice breakfasts.

I buy fresh fruit and veggies at farms in the summer when I can, but always stock a few cases of canned veggies for the winter.   Freddies just had their Corn, Peas, or Green Beans on sale for $0.19 a can.   This week they're $0.29, that place is always worth the drive.  They had the $0.99 bacon and also had Johnsonville sausage links this summer for $0.99, bought about 20# of those.  This week just for signing up on their app they were giving every customer 4#s of butter, 4 frozen pizzas, 4 packages of buns and 4 packages of bar cheese.  They may be the best overall grocery store for deals in Michigan.

The only fresh fruit I buy are bananas which are always cheap, apples and grapes which are usually on sale under a $1# and clementines which tend to run around $1# when they're available.

Throw in the occasional ramen, instant oatmeal, chicken salad, and it's a pretty varied diet.  Onions at 3#'s for a $1, pickles and olives for under $2 a jar, fresh
mushrooms for $1.50 or so all add a little variety at nominal cost.  I don't eat potatoes though they're cheap, but probably do eat more cabbage and squash than your average American.

I know this will strike some as a bizarre post but so be it.  

The point is that American farms provide this country with mounds of food at a very reasonable price.  As a % of income we spend the least in the world @ 6.5%, the UK is 8.5%, Canada 9% and Australia at 10%.   Only 10 countries spent less than 10%.   So some time when  you're not bitching at farmers for being ignorant country hicks you might thank one of them.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/12/this-map-shows-how-much-each-country-spends-on-food/

And as far as Whole Foods and "organic" - ever seen the Liberty Mutual ads with the dudes throwing their wallets in the river?   That's you.   I'll remind you that at one time I not only built, got certified and operated an organic food processor I also sold product to every Whole Foods location east of the Mississippi, in addition to many other stores.  At one time I'd been in every one of those WF stores for "meet the farmer" demos.   I know/knew the business very well.   Do what makes you feel good but know you're swallowing BS.  Those people are glad you don't mind paying a premium while ingesting the same pesticides everyone else is.

https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2018/09/29/the_organic_food_industry_gets_fat_on_lies_110755.html

I've enjoyed my time away and still have a couple weeks to finish up a project - see you more again then as long as I don't get treated like a pimple faced 14 year old.

Goose

LooseGoose wrote:I seriously don't know what you people eat.  I always check the weekly ads and plan ahead. Probably because I'm a cheap bastard on food.  The only meat that I find to be consistently overpriced is roast beef.  Other than that there are always deals.  Scoff if you will but I've been buying my own groceries for the last 35 years and seriously I don't think most food has risen at all.  I swear I was paying more for some things 20-30 years ago.  Maybe I get away cheaply because I only have to buy what I like.

Just this week Meijer has Pork Chops for $0.99, 80% Burger for $1.99 and Chicken breasts for $0.88.  

It's common for whole chickens to be under $1#.  Pork roasts are commonly under $1.50 and on sale periodically for $0.99.   Just bought a couple Cook's hams at Meijer a week ago for $0.99.   At Thanksgiving/Christmas Meijer and Kroger have run spiral sliced hams for $1.18 or less the last few years.  You can always buy chicken thighs or drums for under a $1#.  I rarely eat pasta but it's always on sale for $1#.  I do eat boil in bag rice, it's $1.50 for 4 bags/8 servings.

If you want steaks Norm's has whole Angus Sirloins this week for $3.49, Steve's has whole Ribeye Loins for $4.49 right now after having them for $3.99 most of the summer.   If you want seafood they've got Catfish for $1.99, Tilapia for $2.99 and Cod for $5.99.  Ribs are almost always $1.99#.

I probably average $1.25 doz for Eggs, they're often on sale between $0.99 and $1.25.   Load up with 8-9 dozen and you're good until the next sale.  Ground breakfast sausage is usually $1.69# or so.   I've bought bacon twice this summer for $0.99, so loaded up with 10-12#'s at a time.  The last time was Oscar Meyer so not some shit you've never heard of.  With all of that and a $2 box of pancake mix you're set for pretty nice breakfasts.

I buy fresh fruit and veggies at farms in the summer when I can, but always stock a few cases of canned veggies for the winter.   Freddies just had their Corn, Peas, or Green Beans on sale for $0.19 a can.   This week they're $0.29, that place is always worth the drive.  They had the $0.99 bacon and also had Johnsonville sausage links this summer for $0.99, bought about 20# of those.  This week just for signing up on their app they were giving every customer 4#s of butter, 4 frozen pizzas, 4 packages of buns and 4 packages of bar cheese.  They may be the best overall grocery store for deals in Michigan.

The only fresh fruit I buy are bananas which are always cheap, apples and grapes which are usually on sale under a $1# and clementines which tend to run around $1# when they're available.

Throw in the occasional ramen, instant oatmeal, chicken salad, and it's a pretty varied diet.  Onions at 3#'s for a $1, pickles and olives for under $2 a jar, fresh
mushrooms for $1.50 or so all add a little variety at nominal cost.  I don't eat potatoes though they're cheap, but probably do eat more cabbage and squash than your average American.

I know this will strike some as a bizarre post but so be it.  

The point is that American farms provide this country with mounds of food at a very reasonable price.  As a % of income we spend the least in the world @ 6.5%, the UK is 8.5%, Canada 9% and Australia at 10%.   Only 10 countries spent less than 10%.   So some time when  you're not bitching at farmers for being ignorant country hicks you might thank one of them.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/12/this-map-shows-how-much-each-country-spends-on-food/

And as far as Whole Foods and "organic" - ever seen the Liberty Mutual ads with the dudes throwing their wallets in the river?   That's you.   I'll remind you that at one time I not only built, got certified and operated an organic food processor I also sold product to every Whole Foods location east of the Mississippi, in addition to many other stores.  At one time I'd been in every one of those WF stores for "meet the farmer" demos.   I know/knew the business very well.   Do what makes you feel good but know you're swallowing BS.  Those people are glad you don't mind paying a premium while ingesting the same pesticides everyone else is.

https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2018/09/29/the_organic_food_industry_gets_fat_on_lies_110755.html

I've enjoyed my time away and still have a couple weeks to finish up a project - see you more again then as long as I don't get treated like a pimple faced 14 year old.

Goose

Robert J Sakimano wrote:reading this thread made me realize that my wife drinks expensive stuff (she prefers higher end whiskey) and eats more expensive stuff (she's to blame for the Whole Foods list).

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:reading this thread made me realize that my wife drinks expensive stuff (she prefers higher end whiskey) and eats more expensive stuff (she's to blame for the Whole Foods list).

Your wife and I could hang out.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Goose comes back with a bang. Wish he would drop the whole rural inferiority complex though. Or at least save it for the bin.

LooseGoose wrote:
I've enjoyed my time away and still have a couple weeks to finish up a project - see you more again then as long as I don't get treated like a pimple faced 14 year old.

Goose