On Monday, May 25, 2015 at 11:49:00 AM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
> Christopher Helms wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 3:08:44 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
> > > Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > >
> > > > On Sun, 24 May 2015 08:52:54 -0400, Gary > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Julie Bove wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> "Christopher Helms" wrote:
> > > > >> > It's a lot easier to spend a hundred dollars on groceries
> > > > than it used to >> > be. I try to stay under thirty dollars per
> > > > trip and it seems to require a >> > little more creativity every
> > > > month. >>
> > > > >> $30 would only buy maybe one meal here.
> > > > >
> > > > > No way, Julie. I also spend about $30 per week or a little bit
> > > > > more. That's just for me though. There's no way you are
> > > > > spending $30 per MEAL for your family of 3 that don't like most
> > > > > foods.
> > > >
> > > > I can get 2-3 days for $30 but that's really scrimping, and my
> > > > cats wouldn't eat. I think the people who claim they can eat all
> > > > week on $30 don't eat very well, or they're lousy at math, or
> > > > they lie. Maybe some people don't include condiments, snacks,
> > > > fresh fruit and vegetables, beverages, and they live on $1/lb
> > > > tube steak... yes there are $1/lb 'meat' tube steaks in the flyer
> > > > this week, one can only imagine. Top round beef (not a pricey
> > > > cut) runs minimally $5/lb nowadays, feeding two adults a four
> > > > pound roast lasts three days here, plus there are salads, sides,
> > > > snacks, beverages, etc. A 4 pound roast barely yields two pounds
> > > > of edible meat, I don't consider that a lot for six adult
> > > > meals... and that's just dinner, what about food for th erest of
> > > > the day? I think those with small grocery bills don't do much
> > > > cooking, they eat out and do take out a lot. I know people who
> > > > don't even have coffee in their house, not even a coffee pot,
> > > > they buy lots of coffee out but don't include that in their
> > > > grocery bill, not the donuts either... they can drop $30 a week
> > > > at Dunkin Donuts easy, that's $30 per person. I shop often, I've
> > > > yet to see anyone with a weeks worth of groceries in their cart
> > > > for $30, what do your think a pound of bacon, a dozen eggs, a
> > > > loaf of bread, a jar of grape jelly, a jar of peanut butter, a
> > > > gallon of milk, and three pounds of apples costs, about $30 and
> > > > that's not eating very well. The way many here drool over bacon,
> > > > fresh seafood, real maple syrup, premium ice cream, polish
> > > > butcher kielbasa, stinkin' lamb, ribeyes and the like no way can
> > > > they get by on less than $30 a day. I won't mention how many are
> > > > always boasting about their $30+ bottles of wine... I buy Crystal
> > > > Palace vodka and diet Coke and still my booze bill runs $20/wk.
> > > > Only way people can grocerey shop for $30/wk is they ain't
> > > > mentioning their food stamps.
> > >
> > > Oh Sheldon lay off.
> > >
> > > Most people who use the roughly 30$ a week rule are buying staples
> > > and cooking them for real.
> >
> >
> > I can't speak for anyone else, but I try to make each $30 trip last
> > as long as possible, which is never for an entire week. It's just a
> > general rule I like to go by.
>
> Nothing wrong with that!
>
> Because we have a house and a spare chest freezer, we have storage room
> for maximum sales storage and we have a vacuum sealer so we don't waste
> meat that needed better sealing for a longer storage.
>
> I also use coupons to good effect (not 'oh I have a coupon, have to get
> that') by checking the alternative items to see if it will save me some
> or just give me a chance to try something new at a reasonable cost.
>
> I suspect my type of spending is easier to do with storage room so that
> '10$ for 10 cans' type works out. I do that if it is something we know
> we will use up in 6 months. It's usually something like 30% off when
> they do those.
>
> I have a stack of 12 pack pepsi because Don is brand specific on that.
> It came up as buy 2, get 3 free and limit 10. I went 3 days in a row
> and got 30 at 1.96 a 12pack. That will cover him for 3 a day a day for
> 6 months. Thats really something you can only do though with
> significant storage room.


You can definitely save some bucks by buying in bulk, if you're sure its something you're going to use. I try to do it, on a limited basis.

BTW, I just got back from the store, spent $25.00 and change, and that will get me to the weekend.