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My brother told me his family of four eats for $40 a week and I thought he was joking.
He said the key is buying a 10-pound bag of potatoes and a whole chicken on Sunday, then building every single meal around those two things until they're gone, which honestly blew my mind and made me question my own grocery list.
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fisher.casey23d ago
That sounds rough, but honestly, it makes sense. A lot of people are getting pushed into that kind of corner just to make ends meet.
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alice_harris3524d ago
Wow, that's actually genius in a brutal way. It forces you to get creative with just a couple ingredients, which is a skill we've totally lost. I bet they never waste a single scrap of food either.
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bettykim3d ago
Alice is right about the skill part, but fisher.casey is missing the bigger problem. This isn't just about being pushed into a corner. It's about what that diet does to you over time. You can't live on just potatoes and chicken forever without serious health issues. The real story is how this kind of budgeting forces you to trade your long term health for short term survival.
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