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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a lot of people that don't eat out are the same ones who spend $500/month on groceries instead of $1200/month. I think I know their secret: they don't have the money!

If all you have is $500 per month for food, then that's all you can spend. And you're probably not going to eat out. It's not fun and it's not easy but it is being done all the time by millions of American families.[/quote]

Yep, we're that family - or one of those millions of families :)

Our grocery budget is under $500 a month for a family of 4. We can also spend up to $100 a month on eating out, but there are often a couple of work lunch obligations and then a time or two when we don't plan well or have a social obligation to share a restaurant meal. It adds up to very rarely saying "hey, lets go out to dinner!" Like maybe once every 3 months.

When we had 2 working parents, we did eat out more often, like maybe twice a month. It was nice! But not worth going back to work for.

We also love cooking and eating at home and we make really good (and inexpensive) food.[/quote]

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