re: Small soda at Taco Bell is $2.49

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Also, you aren't just going to buy those two ingredients unless you want a bland meal. Add in cost for seasoning and whatever is going with rice and your bill is closer to $30+

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And extra $15 for celery, an onion, garlic, and spices? I absolutely guarantee you salt, pepper, paprika, garlic, and a couple spices do not cost $15 per use. But even if I agree, $30 to feed a family of 4 for a week beats $30 to maybe feed a family of 4 for a single meal. And the home cooked meal is better in every way. Lower sodium, better nutrition, better flavor, etc…

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I get what you are saying, but are you really eating pulled pork and rice for a week straight?

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Yes. I do this every week. On Sunday I cook a large meal we eat Mon-Wed and on Thursday I repurpose what’s left into another meal for Thurs/Fri/sat.

For example Sunday I’ll grill chicken and sausage and cook a veggie. Mon-Wed we’ll eat chicken and sausage by itself or on a sandwich or in a tortilla. Thurs day I’ll take what’s left and make jambalaya. We eat that Thursday until it’s done.

Or maybe I’ll smoke a pork shoulder and eat it for a few days and then repurpose it into jambalaya or a pot of white beans

Or maybe I’ll cook a Chuck roast and veggies on Sunday and Thursday turn it into a Sheppard’s pie or casserole.

All of those thing above cost less than $30 and you can eat them for a weeks worth of meals.

Sundays are for church and family. It’s fun to teach my kids how to cook and how to save and spend time together around the dinner table.

We’ve grown so utterly accustomed to excess and gluttony in this country the reality of cutting back is seen as some unattainable weirdness instead of the normalcy it should be.

Our grandparents ate the same pot of beans for a week or more and we can’t fathom eating the same meal a couple nights a week. Grumble grumble get off my lawn.

Yes but saying it’s cheaper to eat out/fast food than buying groceries is ridiculous. They don’t know how to shop then.

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But even if I agree, $30 to feed a family of 4 for a wee

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shite you feeding teenagers with a 3lb pork butt and some rice for 4 days?

that shits gone in 2 days in my family's house growing up

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I have to think that guy was being sarcastic.

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or he starves his family or they eat like birds

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Come to think of it, i have never seen a 3 pound pork butt. 6 pounds is on the small side.

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I have a couple 9-1/2 pound pork butts I picked up this past weekend. At .99/ lb that's a good value .

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Yes. I do this every week. On Sunday I cook a large meal we eat Mon-Wed and on Thursday I repurpose what’s left into another meal for Thurs/Fri/sat.

For example Sunday I’ll grill chicken and sausage and cook a veggie. Mon-Wed we’ll eat chicken and sausage by itself or on a sandwich or in a tortilla. Thurs day I’ll take what’s left and make jambalaya. We eat that Thursday until it’s done.

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How boring

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I dont need someone to suck my dick and be all nice to me

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This is literally the only thing I've ever wanted.

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at a fast food joint

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Still want it. Location irrelevant.

Chicken Chalupas are almost $6 each.
Yet I can go to a taco truck and get a torta or burrito for less.

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On Sunday I cook a large meal we eat Mon-Wed and on Thursday

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You my friend, are absolutely the exception. Bless your wife and children for me for you forcing them to the eat the same thing 4 times a week. Screw that.

I'd rather pay a little more and enjoy life a bit more.

There are other places you can cut back.