save some money by growing a few types of veggies out on your yard :) . me and my family do well with the veggies we grow , saves us some money and some of the veggies grow huuuge so thats a big bonus

depends how you cook. if you know how to plan meals then definitely not.

75% of our salary went to paying expenses and debt.

It sucks to be born in the 80s.

What kinds of meals do you eat?

ramen

I'm feeling the same too. Everything went up. A meal easily cost over $8 plus tax and tips.

Crappy food.

it depends what you eat really, if you like pasta(the packaged stuff you can get for like a dollar when on sale), soup etc its cheaper to buy as groceries. if you like to eat hamburgers everyday its cheaper to go to mcds value meal. you just gotta know your shit when shopping, store cards save you a lot, western family/safeway version is usually the same stuff just cheaper price, dont let your mind fuck with you and make you think its shittier because of the packaging. just because it says 2 for 5 doesn't mean you cant get 1 for 2.50. you'd be surprised how many people don't know this stuff.

They keep making their burgers smaller.

pork

I was tracking my purchases for a while. Here's an example without any coupons of shopping at the local grocery store:

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1 whole pink salmon
2lbs lean ground beef
12 large eggs
2lbs broccoli
1/2 head of cabbage
5lbs potatoes
1L Homo milk
1.5lbs carrots
2 x 750gr granola w/ nuts and fruit
750gr yogourt
4 oranges
bunch of bananas

Total: $36.06

That's not far from a meal for 2 out at a restaurant, far less depending where you go.

No, it sucks to make bad decisions.

I can see why you think it sucks to be born in the 80s. I'm born in 1978, close enough. We lived through the 80s financial bubble and saw our parents spoil us, then the high tech bubble where people were making ridiculously money, and finally the housing bubble where we were convinced everyone should buy a house.

I have never paid more than 20% of my salary toward living expenses, and that included when I owned a house (I had roommates). After paying off my student loans have never carried debt.

You get more when you make it yourself. Something like Lasagna might cost me $20 to make it. If my wife and I went out it would cost a little more for both of us to order it. The difference is my lasagna is better and not only do we get dinner for my wife, my son and myself. We had enough leftovers for all of us to have lunch the next day and then some.

instant noodle raising price again..

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Yep, definitly started feeling it a couple years ago,

I now fix my own car, fix my own house, cut my own hair ect ect...

If I can physically do it myself, and if I have access to google, I will do it myself. People charge WAY too much for services these days,

even a god damned 15 minute haircut costs 25 collars now including tip, its unbelievable, god forbid you need a plumber or a mechanic.

and every fuckin proffesion wants a tip these days. Im not gonna tip you for making me fast food god damn it, nor will I tip you for washing my car, its your fuckin job.

it's not even healthy

exam season
time constraint

instant noodle/canned foods are the temporary solution.

but yeah i agree instant noodle is not even healthy
i cook my noodles and wash it with cold water to minimize the chemical lol.

25 dollars for a haircut?!?

I pay maximum of 10 bucks tips in!
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And how long does that last you?

A week, I was challenging myself to eat for $5/day. Found out that it's completely do-able to eat well on that.

This wasn't all the food I had for the week though, I still had some stuff in the kitchen. I'm still eating this cheap but haven't been tracking it. Maybe when I run out of free meat lol. (my parents bought half a cow from a local farm, and I've been welcome to it)

:werd: when I used to get my haircut thats how much I would pay as well. Now it's free cuz I shave my head :)

boredom

I buy my meats (chicken & beef) from Costco, buy my condiments (eggs, milk, sauces, nuts etc.) from Superstore, and buy my fruits and vegetables here at a local farm. I average about $20-30 of food a week for myself. I eat out with the GF occasionally on the weekends though.