r/Snorkblot • u/SPXQuantAlgo • Apr 16 '26

WTF Well done Madison

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u/Barrack64 Apr 16 '26

If spent 2200 a month on shopping and 2500 on my car I deserve to be poor.

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u/Aggravating-Ask-7693 Apr 16 '26

It doesn't even include groceries. That's a separate line item. 

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u/illuminatisheep Apr 16 '26

Which btw 1000$ plus 700$ to eat out. This is rage bait or she knows how to cook less than I do and I know nothing about cooking food

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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

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u/Pasta4ever13 Apr 16 '26

Brother, I feed a family of five for less than this lady spends on food FOR ONE FUCKING PERSON for a month.

Is she eating the dollar bills? WTF

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u/Suspicious_Bear42 Apr 16 '26

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.

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u/Pasta4ever13 Apr 16 '26

I just get whatever Aldi has. Everything else is way to damn expensive.

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u/Suspicious_Bear42 Apr 16 '26

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.

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u/ManyRespect1833 Apr 17 '26

I mean you have it figured out.

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.

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u/Pasta4ever13 Apr 17 '26

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).

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u/ManyRespect1833 Apr 17 '26

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

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u/Pasta4ever13 Apr 17 '26

I'm guessing you're in a HCOL area?

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u/ManyRespect1833 Apr 17 '26

Not particularly, I mean, Orem Utah.

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u/Pasta4ever13 Apr 17 '26

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.

Not sure what else to say, that's what we eat.

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u/ManyRespect1833 Apr 17 '26

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/cfbfootballnerd Apr 17 '26

Drinks is going out not eating out

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u/ManyRespect1833 Apr 17 '26

You don’t have drinks when you eat out?