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Originally Posted by Tyler
I'm a single guy and I spend $600 a month on groceries. Could never do this
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Yeah, it's a lot tougher to eat frugally as a single person.
Part of the reason is that, sure, you could make a whole mess of rice, beans, chili, pasta, whatever, but then you're stuck eating the same meal 6 nights in a row. And you could freeze some of it, but then you spend most of your meals eating reheated leftovers, which isn't very inspiring.
Another part of the reason is the per meal cost. If you accept that a homemade meal with some meat will cost about $4 for an individual serving, but you can go out and buy something for $6 and save time and washing up, it's pretty easy to do that.
A third reason is that eating has social value: people eat together and socialize. But if you're single, that means getting out of the house.
Social (i.e. outside the home) eating is probably my biggest monthly expenditure. Of course, that includes beer too.
But hey, you gotta live your life. I'd hate to have to seriously restrict my dining choices for budgetary reasons.