I’m trying to come up with a realistic budget number for groceries. I’m 33 and have a moderately physical full-time job, and I ride a mountain bike on the trails probably 5-15 miles a week, weather and depression permitting. So I’m decently active. What do you think I should expect to spend on groceries every week, if I’m being moderately thrifty?
ETA: Bonus points if you give me a rough idea of what you’d spend the money on.
unless youre in a high cost of living area/city, if you’re buying a preparing most food(not buying frozen meals too much) you’re probably looking at $150 a week. If youre real thrifty maybe you could get close to $100. Helps if youre not a picky eater. Make large batches of food you can eat over multiple days. im not good at cooking so im a bad source, but there are subreddits like EatCheapAndHealthy that could be good idea sources.
COL is huge, I’m not being particularly thrifty and I feed my family of 3 on 150 or less every week. I could easily feed myself on 60.
Groceries are cheaper when you buy in bulk.
Certainly true, however in my case we don’t have a store nearby that does bulk really, we go to a little market and get things in the one size they sell, which is what I bought when I was single. So it’s not JUST bulk.