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RILib

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11. what blows up my "grocery" bill

Reply to ZRT2209 (Original post)

Sun Mar 3, 2013, 07:52 AM

Mar 2013

is the 8 pound bags of bird seed and the bags of unsalted peanuts for the outdoor critters. This is my one extravagance and I probably spend more on that than human food. There is a raccoon blind in one eye who visits my deck for food pretty regularly. When aliens arrive and give me magic powers, I'll restore her sight to 100%.

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How much do you spend on groceries per month? [View all] ZRT2209 Mar 2013 OP

I do not eat out or eat fast food, RebelOne Mar 2013 #1

Have you backed out all the ther things you buy at the grocery store? Sekhmets Daughter Mar 2013 #2

oops! no - I just put the entire bill from the grocery store in the "groceries" category ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #4

Exactly...the thing is, Sekhmets Daughter Mar 2013 #5

hmmmm..... ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #7

About $350,00 per month. including food for: In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #3

7 years ago I budgeted 50.00 a week dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #6

it is also hard to find baseline information as to how much you should spend ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #8

Your house payment/rent for the month should be one weeks net salary. Probably there is a rule patricia92243 Mar 2013 #10

I have two teenaged boys. MissB Mar 2013 #9

what blows up my "grocery" bill RILib Mar 2013 #11

we've got to do things like that ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #15

I do birdseeds and 840high Mar 2013 #17

I'm aiming for zero or a small profit this month. noamnety Mar 2013 #12

Here in Wisconsin, avacados can run as high as $2.00 apiece. Scuba Mar 2013 #13

I'm in michigan noamnety Mar 2013 #14

and avocados are extremely healthy ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #16

I finished out March week one with a total cost of 34 cents. noamnety Mar 2013 #23

I haven't really tracked it. Behind the Aegis Mar 2013 #18

I honestly feel guilty saying. We're retired with no kids and healthy food is a priority for us. Rowdyboy Mar 2013 #19

I think it's more of an educational problem than financial. Incitatus Mar 2013 #20

Once in a while politicians will go on a food stamp diet for a week... Rowdyboy Mar 2013 #21

300-400 fizzgig Mar 2013 #22

Around $250 for the two of us... triguy46 Mar 2013 #24

4 years ago, I posted the following that we were spending $180-200 a month..... mrmpa Mar 2013 #25

Around $300 for two people mokawanis Mar 2013 #26