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Hit my first 50 dollar grocery bill under 5 bucks a meal
I've been tracking my dinner costs for the last 3 months just to see where my money goes. Last Tuesday I checked my math and realized I spent exactly 47 dollars for the whole week on dinners. That's about 4.70 a meal which is way lower than I thought possible. Makes me wonder how many other people here keep a running total of their meal costs. Anybody else get surprised by their actual spending after they start writing it down?
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pat_harris15d ago
Good thing you didn't factor in the cost of the calculator you used lol.
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lisab3210d ago
OH MY GOD that's impressive! I read somewhere that most people guess their grocery spending is about 30 percent lower than it actually is until they actually track it. Your 47 dollar week is pretty wild for dinners alone. I heard a podcast where a guy cut his food costs by almost half just by writing down every single thing he bought. It's CRAZY how the little stuff like grabbing a snack or an extra ingredient adds up without you noticing. Makes me want to start a notebook and see what my own numbers look like.
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