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>tell friend I spend about 100 per month for groceries
>about three dollars a day
>he asks me if I only eat porridge

I don't get it.

>> No.8750264

stupid people are bad with money

that's why they are poor

>> No.8750265

>>8750097
Well, what DO you eat?

>> No.8750286

>>8750265
Fish and stuff. What do you eat?

>> No.8750287

Most people don't live off rice, vegetables and chicken, bought in bulk and frozen. Some people like to spend a little more on their food bill if they can afford it, for convenience or for the luxury of eating what they feel like eating that day.

I often wonder what business people like you even have on a food and cooking board.

>> No.8750305

>>8750286
Sounds a bit on the plain side... are you eating enough vegetation?

>> No.8750308

>>8750097
Pretty simple really. You can break down the cost per meal to a few dollars a day but you obviously aren't spending 3 dollars per shopping trip, you are spending anywhere from $20-50 on bulk purchases. Poor people, really poor people, can't afford to spend that much money on anything at once and scrounge up a few dollars when they can to buy a frozen dinner or bread and lunch meat, chips, and soda.

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8750312

>>8750287
Not OP but that's rough man. It's not unlikely to assume a smart consumer could both have the luxury of eating what he wants and spend a sane amount of money on it.

If you look at most people carts you find mostly pre-made shit and a lot of junk. A smart cook would buy the ingrediants he need and maybe a few things for the house. Also, people like to buy brands and pay more because of it.

>> No.8750325

>>8750305
Dunno. Probably not.

>> No.8750331

>>8750312
>If you look at most people carts you find mostly pre-made shit and a lot of junk. A smart cook would buy the ingrediants he need and maybe a few things for the house. Also, people like to buy brands and pay more because of it.
So you can't imagine people spending more than $3 unless they're buying brand name products and TV dinners? You really can't be eating with much variety or flavour for that much.

>> No.8750334

>>8750325
If you could tell me ways to store perishable items for long periods of time I'd probably go for it. There are months between my grocery visits. I could start buying canned peaches again.

>> No.8750355

>>8750331
Don't catch me on specifics here since I don't really know what 3 bucks a day would mean since I'm not American. Just saying most people spend on groceries way more than they need.

Though now that I think about it 100 bucks a month does sound pretty basic.

>> No.8750364

>>8750355
Tell me where you live and I'll tell you what $3 is. I guarantee it's a ridiculously small average if you live in a first world country.