We’re fortunate that is only a 5 minute walk away! It’s a great store for basic staples. I’ll never buy a bag of chips anywhere else without feeling cheated.

That’s impressive!

Gotcha, well done! We do buy a lot of meat and while we try to go to Aldi, it isn’t the most convenient option for us compared to some overpriced grocery stores. I’m thinking if I build Aldi into our routine more, I could cut back a good amount.

Well, I did. I went hungry some nights in middle school and high school. Went on two vacations my whole life until I started making my own money (both paid for by other family members). Most of the people I am thinking of from high school simply didn't know what they were going to do after high school. A lot of them went in to college without a plan, and later dropped out. I worked hard during high school to get a scholarship, and then in college I worked hard to get an internship and a good job. Now I'm able to support my family as a result of that. Most of the people who "try and fail" that I've seen hardly tried at all. I'm talking people who applied to some random state colleges, got in, went for a year and then stopped doing homework or showing up to class before dropping out.

I do most of the most of the cooking / shopping and I usually spend about $50 each week - I added some to account for booze and miscellaneous stuff. It might help that we don’t buy meat and we shop at Aldi.

I have also accumulated countless bulk spices, dry beans, herb garden and what not that rarely needs to be purchased.

Fresh veggies, fruit and bread isn’t too expensive.

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This is a public comment thread. Literally anyone can read it and see that I'm not lying.

Yea, glad someone picked up on that. Listen, no issues with the OP as a person. But it's definitely a lot easier to sit back and make a graph like this when you're 26 and earning over six figures (albeit in IT in DC :)). I noticed he has nothing outgoing like student debt and has a nice chuck incoming from inheritance. Basically, this is a privillaged person celebrating his privillage via data viz (probably charging his client by the hour while he does it :)) before heading out to Bluejacket.

It is absolutely true that any particular boat will sit lower in the water if it's carrying more weight.

I did it, and I have friends who did it as well. What I noticed growing up poor is that most people who "made it out" had good long term planning skills and made good decisions for their future, even if it required a short term sacrifice or lack of gain. Most people who didn't, generally just messed around and didn't seriously plan for their future. After a certain age, I have little sympathy for people who are poor and complain about it.

Our family of 6 spends between $75 and $125 a week on groceries and we eat plentifully. Eating out is a massively overrated and overpriced expense.

My point is that people who are in a position to “blow” $10,000 on “going out” are the people who end up just being handed $20,000 tax free. People who are literally starving because their food stamps are 3 months overdue don’t get shit

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They can work hard to improve their lives. People who need help, get help whether from the government or charity. If people want to be in the position to spend $10,000 on dining out, they can work hard to improve their lot in life.

Source: Google Finance

Tools: Excel, Rawgraphs, Affinity Designer

Its really good for the drought happening in the west

Just curious, is that a guess? If I were to guess I would probably think the same but am always surprised to see how things actually build up.

"And you remember ... Matthew ... 21:17"

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Damn, we probably spent $75 a week on groceries maximum.

Its raining on the snow, melting it today. Better than nothing.

It really depends on where you're going out and where you're buying groceries. TBH I really don't find it to be a big benefit. Maybe if you're making everything from scratch or you're one of those FIRE weirdos who always posts about eating nothing but rice and beans.

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I hear you because I was in your boat only a few years ago. I had 4 roommates in a decent apartment in a major city and paid less than $10k that year in rent. My lifestyle at the time was a lot simpler so I made $40k work quite well.

Now that I make more than double that, I can tell you one thing - I feel exactly the same, honestly I reminisce on those days quite often. 40k was all I “needed”. What mattered more was being surrounded by good people.