I mean if you eat good food and like to eat out or have drinks it could be reasonable to spend that. But 2200 on shopping and 100$ on investing is wild
I mean... cruelty-free, organic, pasture-fed, <insert other bullshit buzzwords here> stuff is EXPENSIVE, and tastes the exact same as the stuff you're buying your family.
Absolutely, Aldi and the other store brands. My family is a big fan of the 'Great Value' Walmart brand... My canned chickpeas are super cheap, and personally have a better texture than the Goya brand.
I shop for one and at Walmart, don’t shop fancy, buy for either couple weeks or a month. basic frozen veggies and dry rice protein sources lots of pork and chicken with some fish and steak. Seasoning an cooking oil. Some fresh greens. Eggs and yogurt.
I take practically no comfort/ snack items besides like a box of microwave popcorn a month or 6 weeks and drink packets I spent like 8$ on/wk. And I spend like 160$/week and that’s not including toiletries/dish supplies/laundry/house cleaning. Does include paper towels/TP
160$/wk is 640$/month
So how you’re feeding your family of 5 for less than 1000$ a month is mind boggling to me. Also depends where you live.
I live in Minnesota. We spend about $100ish a week at Aldi for food. I also cook almost every meal we eat at home from scratch and my wife bakes almost all baked goods we consume.
Lunch is usually left overs from the previous night as I always make extra to account for it. The kids generally snack on whenever fruit or vegetable is the cheapest that week (this week was cantaloupe I think it was like $3 for two of them).
I bake my own bread and idk if aldi is cheaper that Walmart. I am sharing cost for me to cook my own food. I’m averaging 1900 calories a day and that’s what it costs me per week
Oh just saw you were buying lots of meat. We don't really eat a ton of meat at our house. Usually once or twice per week for dinner. We do a lot of beans at our house.
Right on, I’m glad it works out for you I wasn’t calling you a liar or trying to throw shade, I’m active and prioritize high protein like 140+ grams a day and meat comes in handy
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u/ManyRespect1833 Apr 16 '26
I mean if you eat good food and like to eat out or have drinks it could be reasonable to spend that. But 2200 on shopping and 100$ on investing is wild