My brother's sneaky snack buys are wrecking our food budget

He buys expensive chips and sodas and doesn't tell anyone. Our grocery bill is $50 higher than planned. I talked to him about it, but he said it's no big deal. Now we have to cut back on other things to make up for it.

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torres.nathan15h ago

Snacks disappearing was a constant battle in my first apartment. My buddy would grab energy drinks and fancy jerky, then play dumb when the bill came up high. We had to start keeping receipts on the fridge to shame him into paying. It worked for a while, but he still slipped up sometimes. Sounds like your brother needs a similar wake-up call.

stone.claire11h ago

Keeping receipts on the fridge is such a good idea. Honestly though, I was probably that guy in my old place, always "borrowing" someone's fancy coffee pods and forgetting.