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Subsisting on ramen for a couple years is a penny wise, pound foolish strategy anyway.  Really high in sodium and fat.  No wonder this country has an obesity problem.  You can eat a pretty nutritious diet with a little more money and effort- beans, rice, pasta with vegetables, eggs.  Also going back to the original article, there is a lot of space for this family to reduce their food budget ($70 per day?!) without resorting to extreme measures.  With those numbers they are almost certainly eating out for lunch every day.  [/quote]

[b]You are missing the point. No one is suggesting you need to subsist on Ramen Noodles. You can cut down on your food costs significantly by cooking yourself and cooking rice, beans, lentils, chicken and  veggies etc.  The less processed food, the cheaper it will be for you.  Also, have you heard of terms like sales, coupons, seasonal foods and buying from warehouse clubs with other families to get good rates?  Ramen Noodles is a suggestion for the cost of what you pay for the food, not the food itself. [/b]

However, how many people know how to cook from scratch?  There is such a lack of adulting that is missing from the post above. Anybody who is scraping by on 350K is stupid and entitled.

What is shameful in the family budget shown is that they are incredibly tone-deaf. They save for college and retirement - huge amounts, they have homes, cars, expensive daycares, vacations, dinners and date nights, huge amount of insurance....and then they say they have no money left?  There should be no money left after spending on a luxurious lifestyle and then saving huge amounts for college and retirement.

Hey dimwit - You have MONEY LEFT over after a very comfortable, luxurious, convenient lifestyle that very few people in the world can afford.  That money is what you are putting for your retirement and college.  :roll:  :roll:

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So don't suggest ramen noodles if you don't really mean it, then you won't have to waste your time explaining what you REALLY meant.  :mrgreen: [/quote]

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