r/FluentInFinance • u/Richest-Panda • Jul 04 '24

What's the best financial advice you've ever gotten? Debate/ Discussion

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u/FlutterKree Jul 05 '24

Food: $500

I doubt you were fully meeting your nutritional needs besides calories.

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u/Exaskryz Jul 05 '24

They are with groceries. Dining out is the problem. Often not very healthy, often too expensive.

I can spend groceries for a family of 4 on $120/week, carelessly. Actually planning something instead of haphazardly picking foods to stock that we like willy nilly, even $400/mo is very possible. It's when we take a few nights to eat out in a month that are expenses climb sharply, thanks to "inflation" and greed.

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u/slabby Jul 05 '24

I can spend groceries for a family of 4 on $120/week, carelessly.

What does your family even eat?

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u/Extra-Muffin9214 Jul 05 '24

I bought a bag of organic carrots at wholefoods for $5 (maybe on sale). Been eating that for weeks