"The Other Guy" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 May 2015 16:37:05 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>>The Other Guy wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> On Sun, 24 May 2015 15:08:41 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>>
>>> > We do indeed spend wisely and fit the 30$ range per person. I hit
>>> > 100$ a month per person usually and yes, we have steak, shrimp, and
>>> > other goodies.
>>>
>>> The cheapest steak here is $6 a pound, and an edible steak is
>>> substantially more. I don't eat shrimp so can't say on that,
>>> but a loaf of decent (NOT fancy) bread is $5 when not on sale.
>>> Milk is $6 a half gallon. Potatoes were on sale today at 5
>>> pounds for $5. Green seedless grapes were $3 a pound, and
>>> tomatoes were $2.50 a pound on sale, usually $3 recently.
>>
>>Learn to cook. You can make that 5$ bread for 1.47 or a basic simple
>>one for as little as 45cents. It takes 5 minutes of your time to do it
>>with a 35$ breadmachine that lasts for 4-5 years of use 3 times a week.
>
> I don't HAVE a bread machine, I don't have ROOM for a bread machine,
> and I don't WANT to make my own bread. Plus it takes more than just
> flour to make bread, and all the ingredients need to be stored somewhere.

Not only that but time is money. Takes a long time to make bread if you
don't have the machine and... People who quote prices like that likely
aren't factoring in the price of electricity or water and soap to clean the
dishes and pans.
>
>>You dont need to eat a huge 14oz steak every night.
>
> I don't eat steak at all, can't afford it. Decent ground beef is $4
> a pound when on sale (80%), or I go with chicken or pork. And
> I eat plenty of sides, ALL of which are up substantially in price
> over the last 2 years.
>
>>Dunno why your milk is double the price at ours but it's 4$
>>gallon here.
>
> Welcome to California. I buy store brand organic milk
> due to it's longer shelf life, and I still can't usually drink
> a half gallon before it starts to go bad, even with it mostly
> going to my cat.

Milk is far cheaper by the gallon here but we would never consume a gallon
of milk before it goes bad. I try to buy the stuff from Dollar Tree when
they have it. They don't always have it.
>
> When I was younger, I would drink a half gallon or more a day;
> NOT any longer.
>
>>What the heck on your potato prices? Its 2.97 for 8lbs here. Maybe
>>look around a bit better?
>
> THAT was the price today, up almost double what it was a few months ago.

I'll never forget bringing the JoJos to a potluck and having someone say,
"Whoa! Who's the rich person?" It had never occurred to me to check the
price of potatoes because they were cheap here at the time. They were not
cheap at all on Cape Cod. Why? Not grown locally.