22-10-2003 14:41									#1
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do you spend on food?

this came as a bit of a schock to me

	22-10-2003 14:46									#2
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this is per person

and what came as a bit of a shock to me is what I ahve been paying recently

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	22-10-2003 15:33									#3
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Groceries + lunch at work come to maybe 750 million Turkish Lira, which is about $500. Divided by 3, that's $167 per person. That doesn't include dining out, but it does include alcohol. I'm going to miss living in a Third World country.

	22-10-2003 16:09									#4
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I didn't include alcohol in my estimates

well, I did include some alcohol but not others ($47 bottle of whiskey I did not consider food)

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	22-10-2003 16:47									#5
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Actually, (drinkable) hard liquor is absurdly expensive in Turkey, so I didn't include that either. Just beer/wine.

	22-10-2003 17:00									#6
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$80-$120 as the least amount?

...and you're talking per person?

I guess that's about the amount this household pays together (2 people in the early 20s)... ok, maybe a little more, but not much...

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quote: Originally posted by ADG $80-$120 as the least amount? ...and you're talking per person? I guess that's about the amount this household pays together (2 people in the early 20s)... ok, maybe a little more, but not much...

For an entire month? Do you live off Kraft dinner or something?

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I spend at least $360-$400 per month (actually, it's closer to $500-$550 per month)...and there's only the 2 of us (with our cats of course).

Oh well, at least we eat good!

	22-10-2003 17:12									#9
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Bit hard to calculate since I eat ridiculously cheaply during the week (especially at korean prices where you can buy a whole small raw chicken for under $3 and usually getting free dinners at work) but then blow a good bit at a nice restaurant during the weekend, (anything non-korean is ridiculously expensive) and then I've got to take into account how date spending works since I end up covering over half of the costs but not that much more than half...
A bit over $160 I'm guessing.

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Definitely over $300, more when the occasional restaurant meals are included.
I've paid my dues, have some money, eat well, and don't apologize for it.

I good food!

	22-10-2003 17:14									#11
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but see Wittlich that is for 2 of you

so it is not bad

this is per person per month

I am still happy to see one person spending more than I

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	22-10-2003 17:15									#12
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and I use to spend even more

I have tried to be cheaper the last two months

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	22-10-2003 17:25									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Osweld For an entire month? Do you live off Kraft dinner or something?

Nope... I actually think we keep buying expensive food...


...though this might have to do with the fact a couple times a month I end up eating by my parents... nice to have some free food from time to time

And we actually often eats expensive food like Pizza... but even though we don't pay that much a month... or maybe it's just because we don't keep track on everything, but by doing a quick calculation on what we have spent the last month, it doesn't seem to be that much...

	22-10-2003 17:39									#14
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quote: Originally posted by ADG And we actually often eats expensive food like Pizza...

Even really good pizza is pretty cheap. Dinner for 3 at my favorite (French) restaurant runs close to $200.
And it's worth it.

Note: I did NOT include restaurant dinners in my quick cost calc.

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I haven't spent much more (per person) than 50 ever

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quote: Originally posted by -Jrabbit Even really good pizza is pretty cheap. Dinner for 3 at my favorite (French) restaurant runs close to $200. And it's worth it. Note: I did NOT include restaurant dinners in my quick cost calc.

I don't know how much pizza costs by you, but here a (good) pizza is pretty expensive (For a student that is)

	22-10-2003 20:37									#17
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It's cheap to cook one's own food here. The expensive part is time spent on cooking said food. So now we have a part-time maid to do it, even she can't cook as good as I do.

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About £20 a week, so hmmm around $130 a month.

	22-10-2003 21:55									#19
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I purchase about $220 a month for food -- this includes groceries for at home, as well as lunches outside of home.

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My gf and I spend ~$75 per week at the grocery store, but that does not include booze or dining out. Say we eat out once a week, plus usually buy lunch once per week... add in booze....

mixti mixti mixti in the bowly bowly...

I guess I'm in the $240-$280 range.

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	22-10-2003 22:25									#21
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I dont spend much money on food at all, maybe some like 10$ dollars a month

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I would say just above $200 a month. A little less during Summer, a little more during Winter.

Maybe the poll should have asked how great the percentage is of income one spends on food.

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quote: Originally posted by ADG $80-$120 as the least amount? ...and you're talking per person? I guess that's about the amount this household pays together (2 people in the early 20s)... ok, maybe a little more, but not much...

That is a long time ago...

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Do cigarettes count as food?

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usually about $30 a week, which works out to $120 a month.

A lot of that goes towards my orange juice. As I pay $5 for a gallon of orange juice. I only drink 100% juice now. I no longer drink soda.

	23-10-2003 11:28									#26
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How the f do you spend only $30 a week?

Do you just not eat that much?

	23-10-2003 12:01									#27
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that's just for one person.

And yes I have undergone a eating habit change (I won't call it a diet- since it is a permanent change in eating habits), and I do eat less food because of it.

I usually just eat yogurt in the morning, a sandwhich (just 2 pieces of meat now) and a banana when I'm working, usually a tv dinner at night. I need to cut the tv dinners to avoid the processed food. On the weekends I cook using my george forman grill. Usually a burger or chicken breast. George Forman is god! . I also eat various fruit in between meals. And I drink mostly water with my meals except for orange juice maybe once or twice a day.

It's a low calorie diet.

I was thinking about cutting my calorie intake by 40%, but that might be just a little to hard. but there is evidence that can increase your lifespan by like 10 to 20%.

no fast food for me. Though I still do eat pizza. I love pizza . But pizza isn't terribly expensive.

	23-10-2003 12:12									#28
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quote: Originally posted by st_swithin Do cigarettes count as food?

Of course, without them I'd never get any fiber.

I selected "not in this range", as I spend about 5-600$ a month on food and beverages from all sources.

	23-10-2003 12:29									#29
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Have no idea. I live off maybe $40 during the week, and then i spen up around $25 on the weekends alone. Using this estimate, i guess i spend around $220 a month on food. Is that a lot? I sure hope not, im a college student

	23-10-2003 12:39									#30
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quote: Originally posted by ADG $80-$120 as the least amount? ...and you're talking per person? I guess that's about the amount this household pays together (2 people in the early 20s)... ok, maybe a little more, but not much...

You spend $2 per meal, 2 meals a day and after 30 days you're looking at $120.00. Me thinks you aren't capturing all your food costs.