jmcquown wrote:

> Depends, of course, on whether I'm buying anything special. But I'd say in
> a household of 1 I spend about $30/week. That includes beer, excludes if I
> want a bottle of wine. The problem comes in when I let myself get seriously
> low on staples such as flour, cornmeal, oil, butter, eggs, etc. Then I
> spend a whole lot more just restocking staples.


I'm single and $30/40 per week is about what I average. I entertain
at least once per week, nothing fancy but something always substantial
and good (and I let my friends bring the booze, lol...). I always
buy stuff on sale or go to cheap ethnic markets. Lately I have
shopped so that my pantry/freezer is always full so I won't have to do
any $$$$ impulse shopping. This also makes it easy to have friends
over on the spur of the moment, no more having to go to the store for
expensive shopping expeditions for a simple meal. Oh, and I cook a
lot from scratch....I used to do a lot of canning but I've found this
is now pretty expensive for me from a cost/time standpoint, not to
mention I lack a garden.

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Best
Greg