Anonymous wrote:Stop shopping at Wegman's and Whole Foods.

People who say this really don't understand how grocery stores work. It's not so much where you shop but what you buy. If you want to save money you need to look at your diet and menus. The same item at Whole Foods is going to be comparable at most supermarkets but Whole Foods also has excellent prime deals that can make Whole Foods cheaper on these items. The concept of Whole Foods as a luxury supermarket is about 10 years outdated now, since the Amazon takeover it's quietly phased out a lot of the specialist niche foods and the gap in prices between regular markets has narrowed.The 365 label is great and cheap.

If you're very budget conscious it's economy of scales via Costco plus Aldi and Lidl. And looking at what you eat. Lots of prepared processed food? You're paying for it anywhere.

Stop shopping at Wegman's and Whole Foods.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? We spend about $400 a week for 2 adults and 2 teens.

Holy cow. You people eat all day every day? Only pigs can eat like that.

Maybe you should rethink your comments, even on an anonymous forum. This is soul rotting.

$400 a week for two teens and two adults is not that much. If you grab some steaks to throw on the grill, that's $50 right there and that's one meal.

DP. We could never afford to spend $50 on a single meal; we never eat steaks.

DCUM is so confusing to me.

Everything is either "OMG, I would never buy that Rolex, that is the cheap entry-level Rolex, you look like a striver!!!! My personal Rolex sales consultant shows me watches only available to me and Jeff Bezos..." or "I can't afford to buy a steak at the grocery store." Never anything in between.

I’ve never seen either of these types of comments. DCUM is the exact opposite of the Rolex example. DCUM eschews obvious displays of wealth and most live frugally on comfortable incomes. That is overwhelmingly what I’ve seen after too many years here.

As for your steak example, that sounds more Reddit than DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? We spend about $400 a week for 2 adults and 2 teens.

Holy cow. You people eat all day every day? Only pigs can eat like that.

Maybe you should rethink your comments, even on an anonymous forum. This is soul rotting.

$400 a week for two teens and two adults is not that much. If you grab some steaks to throw on the grill, that's $50 right there and that's one meal.

DP. We could never afford to spend $50 on a single meal; we never eat steaks.

DCUM is so confusing to me.

Everything is either "OMG, I would never buy that Rolex, that is the cheap entry-level Rolex, you look like a striver!!!! My personal Rolex sales consultant shows me watches only available to me and Jeff Bezos..." or "I can't afford to buy a steak at the grocery store." Never anything in between.

Have you considered that there may be some differences between the people who are drawn to the Money and Finances forum here and those who may be more interested in the Food, Cooking, and Restaurants forum?

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? We spend about $400 a week for 2 adults and 2 teens.

Holy cow. You people eat all day every day? Only pigs can eat like that.

DP. Do you have teens? If you don't or haven't fed them, stfu.

Anonymous wrote:I can’t with the cost of food anymore. What am I doing wrong? $100 got me: 1 24 pack of water (I still have half the case), 2 artichokes, 4 tomatoes, box of spring salad, pound of chicken breast, 3 cans of sardines, rosemary bread loaf, small jar of garlic, jar of olives, 2 jarred zoups brand soups, 2 packs of premade lentil dal, 2 bell peppers. After 2 days of cooking I’m basically empty again. This fed 2 people.

~$300 should feed 3 for a week

I spend $700 a week on a family of 5. Boo hoo.

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Anonymous wrote:I spent $93 at Aldi the other day and got:

3 bags of apples
Grapes
Mandarins
2 packs tofu
Cheddar popcorn (for school lunch snacks)
Cilantro
2 pack scallion
Cabbage
Bag carrots
2 big clamshells spring mix (I don't want lettuce)
3 bell peppers
Zucchini
Buffalo sauce
Pickled jalapeños
Large flour tortillas
2 bags freeze dried strawberries (not cheap but a nice treat)
Cheese: mozzarella, cheddar, and cheddar jack
Jarred garlic (yeah, I have fresh but it's nice to have in a rush)
Can of beans
2 lb pasta
1 box chickpea pasta
Milk
Chicken nuggets

Also got a few other things at Costco (strawberries, bananas since Aldi was out, chicken, baguette, olive oil, pesto), so total spend for the week was $155. But it will get a family of four through a week.

What meals are you making out of this?

I made an apple cake and might make some zucchini bread or apple carrot muffins for kid breakfasts. Kids eat sandwiches, fruit, and a snack for lunch.

For dinners so far we've had black bean and rice bowls/tacos with toppings, chicken Caesar salad, a "picnic night" (baguette, salad, fruit, cheese and meat from fridge), and a stir fry. We'll probably do something else Tex-Mex-ish with leftover beans and chicken. We also have stuff on hand for homemade pizza, pasta, fish (in freezer) and some kind of cabbage slaw, and some kind of braised or curried tofu.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? We spend about $400 a week for 2 adults and 2 teens.

Holy cow. You people eat all day every day? Only pigs can eat like that.

Maybe you should rethink your comments, even on an anonymous forum. This is soul rotting.

$400 a week for two teens and two adults is not that much. If you grab some steaks to throw on the grill, that's $50 right there and that's one meal.

DP. We could never afford to spend $50 on a single meal; we never eat steaks.

DCUM is so confusing to me.

Everything is either "OMG, I would never buy that Rolex, that is the cheap entry-level Rolex, you look like a striver!!!! My personal Rolex sales consultant shows me watches only available to me and Jeff Bezos..." or "I can't afford to buy a steak at the grocery store." Never anything in between.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? We spend about $400 a week for 2 adults and 2 teens.

Holy cow. You people eat all day every day? Only pigs can eat like that.

Maybe you should rethink your comments, even on an anonymous forum. This is soul rotting.

$400 a week for two teens and two adults is not that much. If you grab some steaks to throw on the grill, that's $50 right there and that's one meal.

DP. We could never afford to spend $50 on a single meal; we never eat steaks.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? We spend about $400 a week for 2 adults and 2 teens.

Holy cow. You people eat all day every day? Only pigs can eat like that.

Maybe you should rethink your comments, even on an anonymous forum. This is soul rotting.

$400 a week for two teens and two adults is not that much. If you grab some steaks to throw on the grill, that's $50 right there and that's one meal.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the big deal? We spend about $400 a week for 2 adults and 2 teens.

Holy cow. You people eat all day every day? Only pigs can eat like that.

Maybe you should rethink your comments, even on an anonymous forum. This is soul rotting.

agree that buying convenience foods adds to the bills

but also the grocery store is just crazy expensive these days

Anonymous wrote:Bottled water is cheap at Trader Joe's.

and trader joes should know better.

Anonymous wrote:I spent $93 at Aldi the other day and got:

3 bags of apples
Grapes
Mandarins
2 packs tofu
Cheddar popcorn (for school lunch snacks)
Cilantro
2 pack scallion
Cabbage
Bag carrots
2 big clamshells spring mix (I don't want lettuce)
3 bell peppers
Zucchini
Buffalo sauce
Pickled jalapeños
Large flour tortillas
2 bags freeze dried strawberries (not cheap but a nice treat)
Cheese: mozzarella, cheddar, and cheddar jack
Jarred garlic (yeah, I have fresh but it's nice to have in a rush)
Can of beans
2 lb pasta
1 box chickpea pasta
Milk
Chicken nuggets

Also got a few other things at Costco (strawberries, bananas since Aldi was out, chicken, baguette, olive oil, pesto), so total spend for the week was $155. But it will get a family of four through a week.

What meals are you making out of this?