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Location: We_tside PNW (Columbia Gorge) / CO / SA TX / Thailand
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Originally Posted by Lowexpectations
With a HH of 2 we are spending 600 a month at the grocery store and then throw in a Costco run every 4-6 weeks at 200.00 a pop
$100 feeds us great (2 of us), used to be (5)... also includes our entertainment, and we cook for, and serve elderly neighbors too within that $100/month. No problem
As has been the case since 1980.
Fresh fruit and veggies every day!
Fresh salmon and farm beef and lamb as often as we like.
Costco? We can get over 20 servings from (1) $4.99 rotissiere chicken. Burritos, soup, salads, ... @$0.25 / serving... That's about 5x as expensive as our staple of Bob's steel cut oatmeal.
I do miss the $3.99 Costco cinnamon rolls of yesteryear.. (circa 1985). But I got 8 for $3.49 today at local grocery. Not cream cheese frosting tho.
We put our $100 in an envelope on first of month. When it's gone, we get creative or go without. When we have extra food money we buy stuff for the needy in community. There are plenty of those.
Current Metro Denver EXPENSES, Two Retired People
Mortgage: $1,695
*Utilities: $400 (including phone and Internet)
*Groceries and Eating Out 2x/mo: $600 (We cook mainly from scratch)
*Wine: $150
Car Payment: $305
*Pets (2): $125 (Food, Vet, Meds)
COBRA and Medicare/Supplement: $575
*Out of Pocket Medical/Prescriptions: $50
*Dental: $50
*Clothing, Gifts and Grooming: $150
Recreation: $50
*Home Improvement and Maintenance: $150
Car Insurance: $225
*Car Repair: $150
*Car Gas: $50 HOA: $25 (Trash) Total: $4,550**
ANTICIPATED EXPENSES After Move to Retirement Home in Wisconsin (Hopefully, this August!)
Property Taxes and Insurance: $550 (Home will be paid off)
*Utilities: $350 (including phone and Internet)
*Groceries and Eating Out 2 x/month: $600 (We cook mainly from scratch)
*Wine: $150
*Pets (2): $125 (Food, Vet, Meds)
COBRA and Medicare/Supplement: $575
*Out of Pocket Medical/Prescriptions: $50
*Dental: $50
*Clothing, Gifts and Grooming $150
*Recreation: $300
*Home Improvement and Maintenance: $100
Car Insurance: $150
*Car Repair: $150 Total: $ 3,350**
* On average
**IF my mental addition is correct!
Last edited by katharsis; 04-27-2020 at 04:31 PM..
$100 feeds us great (2 of us), used to be (5)... also includes our entertainment, and we cook for, and serve elderly neighbors too within that $100/month. No problem
As has been the case since 1980.
Fresh fruit and veggies every day!
Fresh salmon and farm beef and lamb as often as we like.
This is only happening if you don’t like farm beef/lamb very often if ever or you are bargaining/bartering labor or other things
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Costco? We can get over 20 servings from (1) $4.99 rotissiere chicken. Burritos, soup, salads, ... @$0.25 / serving...
Well Costco chickens run 3ish lbs cooked on avg that’s larger than most retailers. Whole chickens yield 60-70% meat/skin giving you roughly 1.8-2.1 lbs of meat. To get 20 servings out of that you would be getting roughly 1.5 ounces of chicken per meal or woefully under even a small a serving. And you aren’t making burritos, soups and salads at .25 per serving when your undersized chicken portions alone cost that much.
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That's about 5x as expensive as our staple of Bob's steel cut oatmeal.
I do miss the $3.99 Costco cinnamon rolls of yesteryear.. (circa 1985). But I got 8 for $3.49 today at local grocery. Not cream cheese frosting tho.
We put our $100 in an envelope on first of month. When it's gone, we get creative or go without. When we have extra food money we buy stuff for the needy in community. There are plenty of those.
Your numbers don’t add up. I don’t care how you eat but something is off here and you are either exchanging other things for your food like you have done for room/board before or the numbers are completely false.
This is only happening if you don’t like farm beef/lamb very often if ever or you are bargaining/bartering labor or other things
Well Costco chickens run 3ish lbs cooked on avg that’s larger than most retailers. Whole chickens yield 60-70% meat/skin giving you roughly 1.8-2.1 lbs of meat. To get 20 servings out of that you would be getting roughly 1.5 ounces of chicken per meal or woefully under even a small a serving. And you aren’t making burritos, soups and salads at .25 per serving when your undersized chicken portions alone cost that much.
Your numbers don’t add up. I don’t care how you eat but something is off here and you are either exchanging other things for your food like you have done for room/board before or the numbers are completely false.
If I had to live on 1.5 ounces of chicken each day, making a little costco chicken last for 20 meals I would have died a long time ago
This is only happening if you don’t like farm beef/lamb very often if ever or you are bargaining/bartering labor or other things
Well Costco chickens run 3ish lbs cooked on avg that’s larger than most retailers. Whole chickens yield 60-70% meat/skin giving you roughly 1.8-2.1 lbs of meat. To get 20 servings out of that you would be getting roughly 1.5 ounces of chicken per meal or woefully under even a small a serving. And you aren’t making burritos, soups and salads at .25 per serving when your undersized chicken portions alone cost that much.
Your numbers don’t add up. I don’t care how you eat but something is off here and you are either exchanging other things for your food like you have done for room/board before or the numbers are completely false.
I agree. Most of this has to be total BS, but that's what I've come to expect from this individual to be honest.
Two people can't eat well on $100 (AND feed the community's elders???) without including some sort of bartering and/or serious gardening. Both activities require inputs of some sort and they would have cash values.
Though I once calculated that I used 1 whole bird in 64 servings of food. I pulled the meat and used it in several casseroles and then used the bones to make broth that was used in several batches of soup. But let's be real: At 64 servings you're really getting "essence of chicken" for flavoring and not much else.
I agree. Most of this has to be total BS, but that's what I've come to expect from this individual to be honest.
Two people can't eat well on $100 (AND feed the community's elders???) without including some sort of bartering and/or serious gardening. Both activities require inputs of some sort and they would have cash values.
Though I once calculated that I used 1 whole bird in 64 servings of food. I pulled the meat and used it in several casseroles and then used the bones to make broth that was used in several batches of soup. But let's be real: At 64 servings you're really getting "essence of chicken" for flavoring and not much else.
Yeah I don't really understand the poster at all. They have 7 degrees, but still need to live off $14k/yr. Spend $1200/yr on food and $7000/yr traveling. I think it's probably all just a guess.
Yeah I don't really understand the poster at all. They have 7 degrees, but still need to live off $14k/yr. Spend $1200/yr on food and $7000/yr traveling. I think it's probably all just a guess.
That's what happens when my husband answers the questions. I sit there and roll my eyes, nearly pulling out my hair because I'm OCD about inaccuracies and he can be full of them.
Food expenses seem rather low for a lot of people responding. I eat two meals a day cooked at home and am still spending close to 400 dollars for one guy per month. (This is all household items including soaps, TP, laundry detergent, OTC medications, Toothpaste, mouthwash, shampoo ect..) When I see a family spending what I do I question the estimate.
30*$2.67 = $80/month
That was just an example day; some meals cost a little more, and I didn't include vegetable oil and spices for the dinner. So $100/month is more realistic.
I thought the grocery & eating out (Food) costs many listed were very low too
My own costs included. Esp for Calif.
However, i forgot to mention we travel 1 hr or so to shop and eat out in Nevada 2x a mo.
Food is VERY inexpensive over there w/ no sales tax on groceries unless it's prepared food
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