re: Here's a budget breakdown of a couple that makes $200,000 a year and yet is scraping by

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an I don't feel like sitting here and breaking down everything we spend money on at the store. All I can tell you is that we typically spend roughly $150/week when we do our stereotypical white couple grocery shopping on Sunday mornings. And I suck at math but I'm pretty sure $150 x 4 = $600, so there's where the number comes from. And we don't really waste food. Occasionally a few things need to be thrown out, but it's not egregious

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Sounds about right. I think the thing that gets us is the spices, salad dressings, etc. that are “necessary” to cook an enjoyable meal. I think too what people aren’t factoring is other household items like tp, medicines, cleaners, tin foil, etc. all that shite adds up.