General Discussion

With just me, my grocery bill is close to $300 a month with a few non-grocery items. I am not extravagant in my eating habits either. A bottle of wine here and there. But mostly produce, lean proteins, health fats, vegetables, ingredients for some recipes I make, and that is it. I make a COSTCO run about once a month. That comes close to $125 a month, which includes non-grocery items that last me months.

TACO Don does not live like the rest of us do and have to watch every penny we spend on necessary basics, with little to no extras that make life worth living. A bag of Costco Kirkland brand ground Medium Roast coffee lasts me twice as long now because I make a pot of coffee every 2 to 3 days and I put if in the freezer to maintain flavor and freshness.

Medications costs are up. Utilities are up. Gas prices are over $3.25 per gallon. EVERYTHING costs more. My Renter's Insurance went up $3.15 this quarter. May not seem like much, but it adds up in the end. Thank goodness the car was sold before my husband died. Car insurance would have gone up more than $10 a month and with no accidents or claims made in many years. Drug co-pays are up as well.