Took 6 months to admit my $50 grocery budget wasn't working

I kept trying to force a $50 weekly grocery budget on myself and was constantly running out by Thursday. Finally realized I needed to bump it to $65 after tracking how much pantry stuff I was actually going through. Anyone else had to adjust a number they were stubborn about?

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elliot_roberts2mo ago

My friend spent three months convinced she could do $40 a week and ended up living off oatmeal and peanut butter. She finally cracked when her kid asked why dinner was just "beige.

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thea6022mo ago

The real budget killer is needing to eat like a human around other people.

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paul_ramirez2mo ago

Yeah, I feel this. I was dead set on $60 for the longest time and kept telling myself I just needed to meal prep better. Finally caved and went to $75 after I realized I was skipping breakfast and eating sad lunches just to make the numbers work. It was the condiments and spices that got me, I kept convincing myself I could make do without restocking but then everything tasted bland. Now I actually have enough for a decent dinner on Saturday night instead of scraping by on eggs and rice.

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