I don't have numbers for you but I remember being shocked my first summer out of college, living on my own, and how much I spent on groceries.
This week I've spent lets see $2.29 on a half gallon of milk, and $2.18 on yogurt -- but I'm at college and have a meal plan so everything else I just get here. We even have cliff bars and stuff at the "markets" (adjacent to the dining halls) so I can use my meal plan ("dining funds") there. The meal plan was $1700 for the semester so divide that by 12 weeks and you get how much I "Spend" a week on food, I guess.
When my brother and I are home on breaks my mom spends about $200 a week for a family of 5 (2 college aged athletic eat everything in sight kids + 2 adults + a 12 year old growing boy)
maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD
This week I've spent lets see $2.29 on a half gallon of milk, and $2.18 on yogurt -- but I'm at college and have a meal plan so everything else I just get here. We even have cliff bars and stuff at the "markets" (adjacent to the dining halls) so I can use my meal plan ("dining funds") there. The meal plan was $1700 for the semester so divide that by 12 weeks and you get how much I "Spend" a week on food, I guess.
When my brother and I are home on breaks my mom spends about $200 a week for a family of 5 (2 college aged athletic eat everything in sight kids + 2 adults + a 12 year old growing boy)
maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD