OT grocery cost

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We are the same -- food is a big priority for us. We wear hand-me-downs, are

very careful about purchases, are a one-car family and that car is over 10

years old now. But we buy really good food. My SIL is aghast at the prices

of the food we buy, her top priority is to get it cheap -- but they also

have three vehicles, a 52-inch flat screen tv, a much larger home, etc. It's

all about priorities. I really believe " you are what you eat " -- this is

literally what we are building our bodies with, especially our children who

are growing so much. And if you lose your health all those other things

you've got suddenly don't seem so important (that on top of all our other

reasons for eating organic and natural food, i.e. environmental impact). But

I'm also very fortunate in that my husband is completely on board with

this.

Heather

 

 

2009/11/15 Madeline White <madeline_killian

 

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> I have to agree with Linda. We currently spend more on food (two adults and

> one 9 yo) than on our mortgage-our house is very small though. Still, we are

> happy to compromise on some things and not others. We eat well, we eat out

> at healthy places, we buy organic, etc. On the other hand we buy everything

> from clothes to skates to living room furniture second hand. I think it

> comes down to priorities. Another thing to consider is how much of your

> grocery bill is actually other stuff now that supermarkets sell everything

> from underwear to windshield washer. I usually shop at a big grocery chain

> and hfs once a week and Costco from time to time. But I never go to the

> drugstore as I buy all out cleaners and toiletries at the grocery/hfs. From

> time to time we are shocked at what we spend but we never feel it is wasted.

> I remember reading somewhere that North Americans spend less money on food

> than any other country in the world (income etc taken into consideration).

> Perhaps what we expect to pay reflects what the average SAD consumer buys.

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