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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Indiana
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WOE: 1340 calories/day
Start Date: Feb 28 2003
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You only have $20 for the week....what do you buy?
Let's have some fun!
You only have $20 to spend on food for the week, and you are LCing! What do you buy? Using your local prices..list what you would buy for one week. I would buy 2-18 ct eggs ---------------$4.16 Qt of 1/2 & 1/2--------------$2.00 1 bag lettuce----------------$1.00 1 container grape tomatoes---$2.50 2 cucumber------------------$1.00 1 pkg of chicken drums (14 pk)-$4.16 5 cans of tuna-----------------$5.00 Total $19.82
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Start Date: October 13, 2008
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5 Dozen Box of large eggs: $8.00
2lbs of Ground Beef: $4.00 1 package of Turkey Pepperoni $2.00 1 package of Deli Sliced Swiss Cheese (20 thick slices) $4.00 2 Cucumbers $1.00 4 Roma Tomatoes $1.00ish |
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Buffalo, NY
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Start Date: May 26, 2009
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1. 5 1/2 dozen eggs, which I buy them for under $4
2. Chicken, which usually for a pack that will last me a week is $11 3. Ragu Double Cheddar sauce (good for dipping or extra flavor) under $4 - I eat a very very small amount of this daily, and it just tastes sooo good! That's roughly $19 dollars already spent, and if I came out with more money from the things I bought that were under $4 dollars... I'd buy Turkey Sausage that is $1.27 here. Yum!
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twenty pounds of ground beef at 99 cents a pound.
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What a great idea for a thread! One of the best and informative I have seen!
It is amazing how much one can get for $20 bucks! |
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WOW!!! Can't get all that stuff here for nearly that cheap.
For $20.00 I can get 2 dozen eggs $4 but not if I buy the omega 3 free range ones I usually buy! 1 brick of cheddar (700 grams) $5 if I am lucky 1 pound ground beef $3.50 1 head of cauliflower $2.00 1 brick of frozen spinicha $1.50 1 lettuce $1.00 Quart of cream $3.00 |
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Start Date: Starting 1/01/09
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6 cans tuna for $6.00
2 doz large eggs at $2.50 large bag of boneless, skinless chicken thighs at $4.79-Walmart Super Center ![]() 2 heads of lettuce at $1.29 each 3 lbs ground beef at $1.59 a lb. |
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9lbs of ground beef at $.99lb
a bottle of ranch at $1.49 a bottle of hot sauce at $1.49 2 heads of romaince at $.99 each $2 worth of tomatoes a bottle of jalepeno's $1.49 little brick of cheddar cheese $2.49 = 19.84 & a week of good eats! |
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Suzanne beat me to it. I'd also buy 20 pounds of ground beef if I could get it marked down to 99-cents or 10 pounds if it was full price. That would still give me more than a pound of meat a day unless of course my husband wanted something to eat too, LOL.
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unfortunately I have to figure out this much money for a week a bit too often!
Done the UK conversion, $20 is... Ł14.47 TODAY.. 5 cartons of 15 eggs : Ł5.00 Heavy cream x3 : Ł2.40 Large block of Mature English Cheddar: Ł 3.20 Baby Spinach bag x2 : Ł2.00 Bottle of Olive Oil Ł1.80 |
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Start Date: August 15th, 2016
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Wow, you guys get good prices. If I had $20 and shop today, I'd get in Canadian dollars:
2 Dozen eggs $5 Head of lettuce $2 Cabbage $1 Box of pure beef burgers (8 in box, if they're still on sale) $5 Pork Roast $4 (they're 99 cents/pound today only) Rest I'd make up in chicken thighs which are $1.19/lbs today only
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I would buy $20 worth of ground beef and shop around to find it at $0.99/lb. We are living on a very tight budget so this isn't too far from my reality right now.
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Ok..LOVE this thread!!
For my 20.00 I could buy this stuff this week.. 6 Thick Ribeye Steaks reduced but still in date for 3 more days to 5.00!! ![]() ![]() 2 15 count Doz Extra Large Eggs 4.00 1 block of Extra Sharp Cheese 4.00 3 Large bags of Collard Greens 3 bags for 2.00 here at our local Save a lot!! ![]() ![]() Head of Broccoli and Head of Cauliflower is 2 for 4.00 here at another local store.. 1 thing of HWC I got reduced for 1.00 still in date for another 5 days!! Would make me a week of GREAT LC food to eat for 20.00!! This is what I got yesterday by the way for me to eat while DH is on 2nd shift this week.. ![]() Let's keep this going on thru these hard economy times!! ![]() HUGS Christina
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Excellent thread!
Here in Vermont the cost of living is high. I'm amazed at some of the prices some of you are able to get. For $20.00 I could get: 3 doz cage-free/omega eggs 2.99 per doz 1 pkg Romaine 3.99 small bar super sharp Cabot cheddar 2.29 tuna (gold can Bumble Bee for no soy-I'm hypothyroid) 1.79 per can With the little left of my twenty, I could get a 1-pound bag of frozen broccoli for 1.39.
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Let's see what i cna get for $20...
2- 18 pk eggs - $4.50 2 - 8oz cheese - 4.50 5lbs boneless/skinless chicken -10.00 1 3lb bag salad 3.00 1 bottle ranch 2.00
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1# bacon for 2.00
1# sausage 1.00 2 dz. eggs for 2.50 1 block cheese 3.00 2 hotdogs 2.00 4 gr. beans 2.00 1 whole chicken 4.00 1 bag salad 1.00 1# burger 2.50 20.00
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I would buy what you listed, Heather with the exception of the lettuce & tomatoes. I find it's a waste of money. I'd buy two big bags of frozen Broccoli and Cauliflower @1.39 eatch.
GREAT thread in this economy ! |
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Why is lettuce and tomatoes a waste of money? What am I missing?
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With this week's prices:
Grape tomatoes - 1.49 Cauliflower - 1.99 Bagged salad mix - .99 cucumber - .69 5 lbs of ground beef at 1.79/lb = 8.80 2 lbs of pork loin chops at 1.99/lb = 3.98 1 carton of eggs = 2.00 =19.94$
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2 dozen eggs- 2.00 a weeks worth of cheese - 3.00 a bag of boneless skinless chicken-6.00 cabbage to shred- 1.00 2 lbs of Ground Beef- 2.50 A big tub of full fat yogurt for Yo'cheese-3.50 a bottle of hot sauce-1.00 some bulk flaxseed to grind-1.00 [/COLOR]
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Fun thread
![]() Whole chicken on sale this week for .67 a pound=3.00 Pork chops on sale for .99 a pound =1.00 1 lb. London broil 2.00 1 pkg sausage links 1.00 1 dozen eggs 1.00 Cheese 1.00 Pkg of mushrooms 1.00 Pkg of guacamole ingredients 1.00 (not to make guac but because it comes with a variety of produce, onion, tomato, avocado, peppers) 1 pkg salad mix 1.00 1 bottle salad dressing 1.00 2 packs dry marinade 1.00 3 pkgs frozen veggies 3.00 1 pkg pork rinds 1.00 1 pkg pistashios 1.00 2 pkgs of sf jello mix 1.00 |
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