▲ 653 ▼ 54% of young Americans say food costs are the biggest strain on their finances (www.cnbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 170 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) My total food bill is almost a $1000. I'm single and live in a city. 65% of it is groceries. Nothing fancy. It costs me $150 a week for the basics. Veggies, few lbs of meat, dairy etc. Could I cut back and only eat rice and canned/frozen foods? Yes. But I want to eat good fresh food. I drop about $50 in produce a week alone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bhmnscmm@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So you spend $400/month on restaurants? $150 x 4 = $600/month. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Threeme2189@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) That lines up with the '65% of it is groceries' part. 35% of almost $1000 is a bit shy of $350. That's a lot of take out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kalpol@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago That's eating out like every other day. I eat out maybe every other week. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bhmnscmm@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So you spend $400/month on restaurants? $150 x 4 = $600/month. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Threeme2189@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) That lines up with the '65% of it is groceries' part. 35% of almost $1000 is a bit shy of $350. That's a lot of take out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kalpol@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago That's eating out like every other day. I eat out maybe every other week. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Threeme2189@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) That lines up with the '65% of it is groceries' part. 35% of almost $1000 is a bit shy of $350. That's a lot of take out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kalpol@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago That's eating out like every other day. I eat out maybe every other week. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kalpol@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago That's eating out like every other day. I eat out maybe every other week. permalink fedilink source parent