Are you scrambling Faberge eggs?

About 350 / month, couple, split between Safeway / Aldi's / HT. We cook, though, so we're buying ingredients.

Worth noting: I tend to stock up when decent sales happen, and I go for generics / store brands whenever they're cheaper. I'm not picky =)

thanks - nothing to lose, going to try it out next time I see a value pack on sale.

Sounds like a basement apartment.

Thawing the food taste okay still as long as you don’t re-freeze and thaw it again.

What we do is separate the meat into smaller ziplock bags before freezing so it’s easier to take out and cook without thawing all of it. It may take a little bit of practice to figure how much meat you eat in one meal but it helps over the long run.

According to my app (Mint, Feb 2023):

$472 on groceries

$697 on restaurants

for 1 person. So $850/month for groceries for 2 people seems about right.

yea we’re pretty similar, just times 2. I should in theory be capturing a saving benefit per person, so need to figure that part out.

Second this! I went to DMV at 1 pm on a Friday (big mistake, HUGE) I didn’t get seen until 4:55 pm. Nightmare

I’m spending around $180/month for one person, most by just going to Aldi.

Ooooh Peter so edgy

Meat?

They don’t drink, that’s usually a nice chunk when eating out.

Single guy without a car and a small-ish kitchen.

I go to Safeway 2-3x a week and (usually) TJs once a week for specific items. I usually spend on average anywhere from $90 to $110 per week, so around $400/month give or take.

I usually just buy the same fresh things over and over again...think eggs, juice, fruits, veggies, chicken, fish, cheese, and yogurt. I have a pretty well-stocked pantry of dry goods, frozen foods, and a shit ton of condiments that I top off as needed, maybe once every 4 months.

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My $0.02 is that screenshots of these crime Twitter accounts should be banned. They are never reliable, ever.

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Stevie Nick singing Silver Spring at Farmer & Distiller on Massachusett Ave

This is how you end up with the city you deserve.

I think it’s largely average. Some high end retail there, and people love to take pics in the corridor with the hanging decorations. Other than that it’s not a particularly inspiring area in my opinion.

If you see someone else getting harassed, the only way you should intervene is by engaging with the person who is being harassed, not the harasser. Pretend like they don’t exist. Also call the police, metro or otherwise. Metro police are specific to the train system and will be closer to help.

sounds right for a single person. Doing well.

Probably $400 a month at just Aldi. I dine out maybe once a week on average that not a bar or coffee. I also eat like 2500 to 3000 calories a day.

There are always forced social interactions available to graduate students, go to them if you want to make friends! Worst case scenario you have awkward interactions while eating and drinking for free.

A couple in our mid-late ‘30s living in Adams Morgan shopping at the Soviet Safeway, Harris Teeter, 7-11, and the local bodega and we spend around $550 a month. We make a lot of meals that can be frozen and eaten later.

it really is - I like the freeze and thaw idea. I always feel like it tastes worse but that’s probably in my head.

Lmao seriously, these warnings are getting out of hand