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Do you believe it's possible for a family of 4 to live on a $500/month food budget and...
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:27 am
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:27 am
...still eat healthy?
I'm talking fresh vegetables, decent quality meat and seafood, and diverse food choices.
We spend ~$1200/month on food and restaurants, and I'm thinking we can cut way down on that for a few months to save some money.
I'm talking fresh vegetables, decent quality meat and seafood, and diverse food choices.
We spend ~$1200/month on food and restaurants, and I'm thinking we can cut way down on that for a few months to save some money.
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Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:28 am to StringedInstruments
Do you have a garden?
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:28 am to StringedInstruments
Rice, beans, chicken, produce mart.
Gonna be tight.
Gonna be tight.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:28 am to StringedInstruments
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I'm talking fresh vegetables, decent quality meat and seafood, and diverse food choices.
Champagne taste on a beer budget, boss
Get frozen veggies and wal mart meat
This post was edited on 4/6/18 at 8:29 am
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:29 am to StringedInstruments
$500 a month for a family of 4? Negative.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:29 am to StringedInstruments
500 a month might be tight for four but you can surely do a lot better than 1200. Depends on how committed you are to it. Eliminating restaurants a good way to start for a while! Good Luck!
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:29 am to StringedInstruments
Just eliminate the restaurant portion entirely and you'll certainly put a big dent in it
I'd have to think minimum dinner bill for a family of 4 is 50-70?
I'd have to think minimum dinner bill for a family of 4 is 50-70?
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:29 am to StringedInstruments
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decent quality meat
This
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seafood
AND especially this will drive up your costs.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:29 am to StringedInstruments
It could be done, but it would suck.
I spend more than that on myself some months
I spend more than that on myself some months
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:29 am to StringedInstruments
That’s $16.67 a day. I’m sure I could be done. It wouldn’t be fun or fine dinning, but it could be done.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:29 am to StringedInstruments
Produce is pretty cheap. Don't buy any pre-packaged produce and you'll save a lot of money
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:30 am to Powerman
Eating out wastes a ton of money.
Having said that, it's easier and we do it way too much.
Having said that, it's easier and we do it way too much.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:30 am to GoldenBoy
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Do you have a garden?
I do, but I was shocked at the $3.49/plant price at Home Depot the other day. Definitely not the economical way of getting food.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:31 am to StringedInstruments
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500/month food
Yep...add in fasting, buy meat from the mark-down carousel, avoid all non vegetable carbs and it's easy...
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:31 am to StringedInstruments
How old are the kids? Seems that would affect the quantity you need.
I think it's possible to get below $800 for sure, but I think you may have a better time of it if you research those ultra couponing strategies. Get some good deals on staple food products but more importantly you can save tons of money on all the other things you buy and thus not have to whiddle the food budget down as much. I've seen those coupon shows where people walk out with $700 worth of stuff and pay less than $5.
I think it's possible to get below $800 for sure, but I think you may have a better time of it if you research those ultra couponing strategies. Get some good deals on staple food products but more importantly you can save tons of money on all the other things you buy and thus not have to whiddle the food budget down as much. I've seen those coupon shows where people walk out with $700 worth of stuff and pay less than $5.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:31 am to StringedInstruments
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I'm talking fresh vegetables, decent quality meat and seafood, and diverse food choices.
We spend ~$1200/month on food and restaurants, and I'm thinking we can cut way down on that for a few months to save some money.
I don't buy anything in a box for the most part. $500 is possible I guess, but it would suck. I think you could definitely do around $800/month and still have decent meals.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:33 am to StringedInstruments
No, I do not believe it’s possible.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:34 am to StringedInstruments
Seems like we (family of four) spend at least half that each week in groceries and we don't eat out.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:34 am to StringedInstruments
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I do, but I was shocked at the $3.49/plant price at Home Depot the other day. Definitely not the economical way of getting food.
start with seeds.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 8:34 am to Powerman
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Just eliminate the restaurant portion entirely and you'll certainly put a big dent in it
I'd have to think minimum dinner bill for a family of 4 is 50-70?
It actually wouldn't. We spend at most $200 on restaurants...more like $150.
My house's biggest issue are the picky eaters. My son wants one thing for lunch and my wife wants another. My wife also grew up always having balanced meals that were prepared by her SAHM. Every meal ends up looking like a "meat and 3."
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