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Trader wrote:

Booney wrote:$150 on food, when did you last shop?

We obviously eat very differently!

Box of weet bix and 2l of milk = a week's breakfast.
loaf of bread and jar of peanut butter = a week's lunches.
5x coles roast chook, 5 pack of steamed veg = 5 of 7 dinners
Then get yourself a fillet burger combo from KFC once a week, and a pint and parmy deal once a week at the pub.
Add in half a dozen of each apples and bananas for snacks during the week.

Weetbix - $6.00
Milk - $3.00
loaf of bread - $4.40
Jar of peanut butter - $5.40
Chooks - $12.50 x 5 = $62.50
Veg - $5.00
6 bananas - $5.00
6 apples - $5.50
KFC fillet burger combo - $11.45
pint and parmy deal - $25.
-------
$133.25

Enough left over for a tub of ice cream and a packet of mixed lollies for the odd dessert.

Sure, its not the most glamorous set of meals, but once again, we get down to choices. Are you trying to get into the housing market, or are you wanting to eat out 5 nights a week?

Trader wrote:Yup, grabbing the takeaway is often the easy choice, but it is where you can bleed money.

Don't get me wrong, saying 5 BBQ chickens a week for $62.50 was an over simplification, but for people to suggest $12.50 isn't enough for a dinner aren't really trying imo.

EG:

Woolies do a BBQ pack, 8 snags, 4 burgers, $10.50, plus a loaf of bread, and that's two dinners for $15.00 total.
Frozen pizza and a bag of wedges is under $12.00
A 400g rump steak will cost you around $10.00
500g mince meat ($9.00) + Jar of pasta sauce ($4.50) + packet of spaghetti ($3) will do you two meals for $16.50 total.

Trader wrote:Yup, grabbing the takeaway is often the easy choice, but it is where you can bleed money.

Don't get me wrong, saying 5 BBQ chickens a week for $62.50 was an over simplification, but for people to suggest $12.50 isn't enough for a dinner aren't really trying imo.

EG:

Woolies do a BBQ pack, 8 snags, 4 burgers, $10.50, plus a loaf of bread, and that's two dinners for $15.00 total.
Frozen pizza and a bag of wedges is under $12.00
A 400g rump steak will cost you around $10.00
500g mince meat ($9.00) + Jar of pasta sauce ($4.50) + packet of spaghetti ($3) will do you two meals for $16.50 total.

bertiebeatle1 wrote:

Trader wrote:Yup, grabbing the takeaway is often the easy choice, but it is where you can bleed money.

Don't get me wrong, saying 5 BBQ chickens a week for $62.50 was an over simplification, but for people to suggest $12.50 isn't enough for a dinner aren't really trying imo.

EG:

Woolies do a BBQ pack, 8 snags, 4 burgers, $10.50, plus a loaf of bread, and that's two dinners for $15.00 total.
Frozen pizza and a bag of wedges is under $12.00
A 400g rump steak will cost you around $10.00
500g mince meat ($9.00) + Jar of pasta sauce ($4.50) + packet of spaghetti ($3) will do you two meals for $16.50 total.

No greens or any type of salad or veg? What are you eating the following week? Will be a blimp after eating this for a few weeks

Lightning McQueen wrote:Son continually eats into his savings but then I see a shitload of kfc and maccas bags in his car…….and he ain’t doing doordash! Pisses me off, especially when I have 2 freezers full of gourmet food, there would have to be 10 kilo of rib-eyes and scotchies in there amongst a plethora of other fine food.

woodublieve12 wrote:I wanna live in some of the you guys fantasy lands. Would be a delight not to struggle from pay check to paycheck

Booney wrote:

woodublieve12 wrote:I wanna live in some of the you guys fantasy lands. Would be a delight not to struggle from pay check to paycheck

Mate, all you need to do is eat peanut butter sandwiches every day for 10 years and you can buy a $350k unit. Who said the Australian dream was dead?

F*cking kidding me these blokes.

dedja wrote:And crumpet and fritz …

Booney wrote:

woodublieve12 wrote:I wanna live in some of the you guys fantasy lands. Would be a delight not to struggle from pay check to paycheck

Mate, all you need to do is eat peanut butter sandwiches every day for 10 years and you can buy a $350k unit. Who said the Australian dream was dead? F*cking kidding me these blokes.

All the news reports about the cost of living pressures obviously doesn't impact upon this, the amount of people who are only ever employed on a casual basis making loan applications almost impossible, people paying rent are obviously excluded from these sums as it could only be people living at home. The insular nature of the "acai bowl and avo toast" comments are dripping in "I'm a Boomer and I'm ok Jack".

amber_fluid wrote:

Trader wrote:

Booney wrote:$150 on food, when did you last shop?

We obviously eat very differently!

Box of weet bix and 2l of milk = a week's breakfast.
loaf of bread and jar of peanut butter = a week's lunches.
5x coles roast chook, 5 pack of steamed veg = 5 of 7 dinners
Then get yourself a fillet burger combo from KFC once a week, and a pint and parmy deal once a week at the pub.
Add in half a dozen of each apples and bananas for snacks during the week.

Weetbix - $6.00
Milk - $3.00
loaf of bread - $4.40
Jar of peanut butter - $5.40
Chooks - $12.50 x 5 = $62.50
Veg - $5.00
6 bananas - $5.00
6 apples - $5.50
KFC fillet burger combo - $11.45
pint and parmy deal - $25.
-------
$133.25

Enough left over for a tub of ice cream and a packet of mixed lollies for the odd dessert.

Sure, its not the most glamorous set of meals, but once again, we get down to choices. Are you trying to get into the housing market, or are you wanting to eat out 5 nights a week?

Doesn’t leave much money for:
Sushi
Almond soy latte
Smashed avo on toast
Acacia bowls
Smoothies

Poor buggers!

bertiebeatle1 wrote:

Trader wrote:Yup, grabbing the takeaway is often the easy choice, but it is where you can bleed money.

Don't get me wrong, saying 5 BBQ chickens a week for $62.50 was an over simplification, but for people to suggest $12.50 isn't enough for a dinner aren't really trying imo.

EG:

Woolies do a BBQ pack, 8 snags, 4 burgers, $10.50, plus a loaf of bread, and that's two dinners for $15.00 total.
Frozen pizza and a bag of wedges is under $12.00
A 400g rump steak will cost you around $10.00
500g mince meat ($9.00) + Jar of pasta sauce ($4.50) + packet of spaghetti ($3) will do you two meals for $16.50 total.

No greens or any type of salad or veg? What are you eating the following week? Will be a blimp after eating this for a few weeks

Booney wrote:

woodublieve12 wrote:I wanna live in some of the you guys fantasy lands. Would be a delight not to struggle from pay check to paycheck

Mate, all you need to do is eat peanut butter sandwiches every day for 10 years and you can buy a $350k unit. Who said the Australian dream was dead? F*cking kidding me these blokes.

All the news reports about the cost of living pressures obviously doesn't impact upon this, the amount of people who are only ever employed on a casual basis making loan applications almost impossible, people paying rent are obviously excluded from these sums as it could only be people living at home. The insular nature of the "acai bowl and avo toast" comments are dripping in "I'm a Boomer and I'm ok Jack".

Booney wrote:

woodublieve12 wrote:I wanna live in some of the you guys fantasy lands. Would be a delight not to struggle from pay check to paycheck

Mate, all you need to do is eat peanut butter sandwiches every day for 10 years and you can buy a $350k unit. Who said the Australian dream was dead? F*cking kidding me these blokes.

All the news reports about the cost of living pressures obviously doesn't impact upon this, the amount of people who are only ever employed on a casual basis making loan applications almost impossible, people paying rent are obviously excluded from these sums as it could only be people living at home. The insular nature of the "acai bowl and avo toast" comments are dripping in "I'm a Boomer and I'm ok Jack".

Booney wrote:

woodublieve12 wrote:I wanna live in some of the you guys fantasy lands. Would be a delight not to struggle from pay check to paycheck

Mate, all you need to do is eat peanut butter sandwiches every day for 10 years and you can buy a $350k unit. Who said the Australian dream was dead? F*cking kidding me these blokes.

dedja wrote:And crumpet and fritz …

PatowalongaPirate wrote:

dedja wrote:And crumpet and fritz …

Crumpet can be an excessive extra cost.

woodublieve12 wrote:I wanna live in some of the you guys fantasy lands. Would be a delight not to struggle from pay check to paycheck