We found this fascinating blog, fiftybucksaweek.com, chronicling three authors' attempts to save money on groceries in New York, Kansas City and Portland.
The blog's about page says this is a "group blog that documents the attempt of three authors in three cities spanning the United States to eat delicious food on $50 per adult per week. We’re going beyond beans and rice on a fixed budget, and living to tell the tale."
It will offer inspiration if you are trying to save money these days. Aren't we all?
Comments
It looks like it's $50 per
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 12:57 — joshjenalexIt looks like it's $50 per adult and $25 per kid. So for two adults and two kids, $150 a week. That's about what I spend on groceries without any making any serious attempt to conserve, and constantly telling myself that I really shouldn't spend so much. Really, I don't entirely understand this. Making your own bread and growing your own veggies, etc., is fantastic, but if you are doing that and still not managing to be within $150 a week for a family of four, something's wrong. That said, they seem to actually be including all meals out in that goal, not just groceries.
I think this is what the
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 12:25 — ncstahls413I think this is what the average family spends anyway. But then again, average isn't what the media is all about.
Learn how to cook! (and shop)
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 09:33 — adummy$50 is $7 a day. Anyone with a lick of sense should be able to eat like a king on this amount of money.
as long as you have your own transportation and Internet access
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 10:50 — BradleysCreekIt's easier to be "frugal" and "health" in food choices when you don't have to spend two hours on public transportation to haul a limited number of bags of food from stores regarding which you can only competitively comparison shop if you have internet access or the daily newspaper.
Oh, and you aren't working two jobs so have time to cook from scratch.
I'm all for figuring out the $50 bit, but let's be careful to recognize the other issues here that strain the budget so we don't end up blaming the poor all over again.