Overheard my neighbor bragging about cutting his grocery budget to $50 a week by only eating ramen.

He was super proud, but honestly, that's not a win, it's just being cheap and unhealthy. I budget $100 a week for food and still eat real meals by planning around sales at the local Kroger. Isn't the point of budgeting to improve your life, not just make the number as small as possible?

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margaret_bennett33mo ago

Remember when that guy tried to live on just potatoes for a month?

carr.willow16d agoTop Commenter

Oh man, I remember that. It actually reminds me of my buddy Kevin who tried to do the same thing back in college. He lasted about two weeks on nothing but baked potatoes and felt so weak he could barely walk to class. By day 10 he was craving anything with flavor, even plain rice sounded amazing.

ray_webb63mo ago

That potato diet was rough... I feel for the guy, margaret_bennett3.