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DAE split grocery costs with a buddy from the office?
Honestly, me and my desk mate go in on a big shop every payday. Tbh, we pick two cheap recipes like chili and stir fry, then cook enough for both our lunches. Ngl, it saves us each about thirty bucks a week easy. Plus, having someone to split the prep with keeps it from feeling like a chore.
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kai7947mo ago
Wait, you're saving thirty bucks each every single week? How is that even possible with just two recipes? That number seems crazy high unless you were both buying takeout every day before. I could see saving maybe fifteen, but thirty feels like a lot for chili and stir fry ingredients. Are you splitting like a giant bag of rice and buying meat in bulk or something? The math just doesn't add up in my head.
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amy_adams107mo ago
A typical coffee and bagel stop costs me $8 daily, which is $40 for the workweek. When I make a big pot of chili, the ingredients total $20 and it feeds me for five lunches. Buying rice in a huge bag and ground beef on sale makes each serving like $2. I used to order delivery for dinner too, another $15 per night. So skipping just the coffee and delivery saves $55, making $30 per week totally possible. It's all about those small buys adding up without you even noticing.
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dixon.mia7mo ago
Kai794, groceries cost way more where I live, so thirty seems low.
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barnes.ivan7mo ago
Man, you're hitting on something I see all the time. People forget how fast a few small convenience buys add up, like grabbing a coffee and a muffin every morning. That's easily twenty bucks right there before you even get to lunch. When you cut out all those little trips and just cook a big pot of something, the math suddenly works.
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