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Ask the Readers: How Much Do You Spend on Food?
Published on - July 29th, 2011 (by J.D. Roth)
Five years ago, I posted the first-ever "Ask the Readers" question here at Get Rich Slowly. "How much do you spend on food?" I asked in a short post (the likes of which one never sees around here anymore). For five years, people have been posting their food budgets for others to see.
Shauna wrote earlier this week asking for an update:
Would you consider doing an update to the "How much does your household spend on food?" post from 2006? This is a constant point of contention in our household budget.
- On the one hand, my husband and I are sort of "foodies": We love to cook, experiment with new ingredients and recipes, share that food with others, etc.
- On the other hand, it's a significant part of our budget and I feel like the general theme of most of the food-related posts on GRS is on how to spend the absolute minimum on food.
Many of our friends have cut back in other areas of their life (cheaper housing, cars, etc) in order to be able to spend more on food. They budget for eating out at new restaurants once a month, shop at the farmers market because they enjoy the experience, etc. None of those things are possible for us, even though we are supposedly spending more on groceries than most of the other folks on GRS, if the comments from your 2006 posts are right.
Our "groceries" budget is $750 per month, but that includes food, household items like paper towels and laundry detergent, personal hygiene items, etc. Basically everything we would buy at a grocery store. We live in the inner downtown core of a medium-sized city. We both work, and we take our lunches with us every day. We cut coupons where we can. We maybe eat out once or twice a month at low-cost places (pizza, happy hour, etc). We do grow some of our own produce (lettuce, tomatoes, etc) but there's really only a four-month window when we harvest significant amounts.
My question is: Are we really spending a lot more on food than most people? Or are we just using a budget that doesn't tell the true story? I'd love to hear what number others come up with, and the factors that influence it (eating at home vs. eating out, living in a city vs. a rural area, both partners working vs. one staying at home, buying organic vs. regular, etc) so we can actually compare apples to apples.
If I weren't vacationing in Alberta with Kris' family, I'd share our food numbers too. Looking at the most recent summaries of my discretionary spending (2008 and 2009), I'd guess we spend about $500/month on groceries and $300/month on dining out. That's for two "foodie" adults in Portland, Oregon. These numbers are both about $100/month more than what we were spending five years ago.
The restaurant dining is an ongoing issue, and one that I've tried unsuccessfully to address. On paper, we can afford to spend that much dining out, but I don't like it. It feels wrong. I'd rather use that money for something else. On the other hand, I'm okay with our grocery budget. Like Shauna, that number includes various household goods. It also reflects an increased focus on healthy foods in the past eighteen months. I used to buy junk food from Safeway. Now I buy things like organic chicken sausage from the local health-food store.
So, five years farther on — and facing ongoing price pressure at the supermarket — let's look at the same questions I asked in 2006.
What does your family spend on food in a month? How much of this is for groceries? How much for dining out? Do you make an effort to control food spending, or do you simply buy what you feel like? Do you use coupons? Do you grow your own food? Is eating organic important to you? What other considerations do you make when spending on food?
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We are a family of 3, 2 adults and one ~19 month old. This is a an area of our budget I am constantly trying to wrangle so I am glad it is being addressed again here at my favorite finance blog. In the last few months, my food/grocery budget seems to have creeped up about $100 partially due to my toddler eating more solid food and partly due to rising food costs. We consider ourselves sort of "foodies" also, and how that manifests for us is mostly in the form of buying organic fruits and veggies for those that are part of the "dirty dozen", plus an occasional splurge of a dinner when we have relatives in town or a birthday to celebrate. We live in a suburb of LA, probably one of the most expensive zip codes outside of Beverly Hills, and we are renters. We live here as it is close to my husband's work and used to be close to mine, before I became a SAHM (who is now re-entering the work force, albeit part-time, slowly, and mostly from home). It is also a safe neighborhood relatively with a good public elementary school.
According to our online budgeting/checkbook software, for 2011:
We have spent an average of $717/mo for food/toiletries/papergood/cleaning items (spent at Costco, Trader Joe's,Diapers.com, the occasional Ralph's or Vons if we have something that is on coupons or something we can't get at Costco or Trader Joe's. We also get a box every other week from a CSA like outfit that costs ~$35 with fresh fruits and veggies)
We have spent an average of $329/mo eating out. (This includes our weekly $22 Friday night date of mediterranean food from our favorite restaurant, plus an additional 2-3 times out on weekends, plus clearly some other things that need to be eliminated!)
Our typical week looks like this:
Saturday: Breakfast and lunch in, dinner out
Sunday: Breakast in, lunch out maybe, dinner in or pizza night ($24 for 2)
Monday-Friday: Bfast, and lunch in, maybe a frozen prepared meal one night from Trader Joe's, and then I tend to cook one day a meal that will last us 3 nights for dinner. This will be a whole wheat pasta with organic broccoli and grilled boneless skinless chicken breasts or a crockbot tex-mex tacos, or turkey meatloaf.
Breakfasts in are usually oatmeal with organic milk for my daughter, oatmeal or greek yogurt for me and cold cereal for my husband. We choose regular milk for ourselves, but once our daughter is off whole milk we will go organic as well.
Lunches are cold cut sandwiches or frozen Weight Watcher meals that have been bought on sale or the reduced guilt ones from Trader Joe's.
We go to Costco about once every 6 weeks and purchase cold cuts and cheese that we will freeze if necessary plus bread to freeze. We don't have a lot of space to buy too much in bulk but we do what we can.
From what I see, what needs to be eliminated for us is the little impulse buys we make at store (menu planning has helped this immensely), plus bringing our own food to outings we do that are not in restaurants (zoo, beach, etc.).
I totally admire those who live on $30 bucks a week for food, but I truly could not do it. My husband is a carnivore and would not be happy in the least if beans and eggs were his staple foods. I would not be happy if I had to make every single meal we ate with no breaks. I will be doing everything I can however to get my actuals to meet my budget ($500 for food $250 for eating out)
I live in the ACT, Australia. During the 2010-11 financial year my household (two adults, two cats) spent an average of $520 on grocery items (bathroom, cleaning, toiletry etc included – but not pharmacy medicines) and $200 dining out, over a 28 day period ($AUD). We bring out lunches to work every day and cook almost every night per week.
We spend $1000/month for a family of 3 adults & 2 young children. This includes most of our toiletries. We live in Brooklyn NY and shop weekly at Costco, Trader Joe's (which is considered cheap for the items we buy), our amazing food coop, and every few months at Target for stockpiling veggie burgers, protein bars (which I eat a lot at my 80-hour/week-and-often-no-break-for-lunch job), and a few toiletries. We are vegetarian, buy organic as much as possible, eat tons of fresh produce and organic dairy, and buy fairly pricy frozen meals for me for lunch (though they often go untouched for several days at a time :p). This does not include the cost of the help we hire to assist my mom with cooking and cleaning in the afternoons. I adore eating out (which comes from out personal allowances, not our grocery budget), so we typically eat out for most meals on my 1 day off per week, and I will sometimes stop at a local gourmet deli on my way home if I get off too late to eat with the rest of the family. Well actually, my husband just lost his job, dropping our income by 2/3, so eating out is now reserved for my stockpile of Groupon (and other) vouchers, and we're cutting back on the help, but our grocery bill has stayed the same so far.
We spent $800/month on groceries before I graduated from school last year, but also didn't eat out much at all back then. With my super long work hours- which don't include all the preparing presentations and studying and such I have to do for work outside of those hours- I get much more value out of spending my free time playing with my 3- and 6-yo than cooking and shopping.
My boyfriend and I spend about $400 a month on groceries, which includes the other household items like paper towels, windex, etc (I want to keep it closer to $300 but it seems I struggle to succeed here). We also spend about $150 – $200 a month going out, and this is after cutting our expenses here quite a bit. I occasionally cut coupons (usually I bring a $5 or $10 off competitor coupon, as the store I got to accepts those from other stores). I have been trying to be a more avid coupon searcher online, but it seems like a lot of work for a little pay off ($.50 off $8.00 paper towels). I would like to eat more organic and more local farmers market food, but feel its out of my budget right now. We occasionally entertain about twice a month with a few (no more than 4) friends.
We are in the same boat, wondering if we can cut back, but we spend a MINIMUM $800-$900 per month on groceries / household. This might include a set of curtains or vase etc.or other misc. household items inc. food and cleaning, supplies, etc. The MAIN reason is that we eat NO processed food and we spend alot at the natural food store. Coupons are nearly nonexistent for what we buy (we dont' get the paper anyway and it takes 20 hours of scouring the web to land that one $1 off a box of organic dumplings…) — when our daughter was on a no gluten diet for a time, we spent $1,200. This is a family of 2 adutls, VERY VERY light eaters and 1 9 year old child in Central Maine.
I don't know if anyone will actually get down this far, but I just added up the food costs for the last 4 months. This is for a household of two adults in the US. This generally only includes food and toilet paper, as I don't usually buy toiletries at the grocery store.
Apr–groc, $143.40; dining, $11.21
May–groc, $209.71; dining, $11.79
Jun–groc, $225.95, dining, $16.00
Jul–groc, $31.76; dining, $183.38
This does not include a once a month eating out experience which is our Christmas present from my MIL. Our grocery costs could be reduced by $25/mo or so if we stopped buying organic granola bars and the like, but they are a luxury we enjoy since they are convenient for hiking. And also for snacks while we are out and about, which cuts down on stops for snacks.
We shop at grocery outlets, farmers markets, and the local fish store for most of our food, and use mainstream grocery stores mainly for dairy and sometimes eggs, and loss leader sales (tuna steaks, yum). We are 'pantry principle' shoppers so don't buy to a specific planned menu. So, for instance, the last 4 mos spending does not reflect the 1/2 pig we share with my parents every 8 mos or so and store in the freezer, although we ate homemade sausage several times in the last month.
June saw the opening of a new grocery store near us with lots of super loss leader sales, so we bought in quantity for the freezer. July we went on vacation, so the eating out costs went way up, and we also did about half of the grocery spending while we were on vacation for breakfasts and lunches.
Wow, I'm amazed how some of these families can spend so little. I literally can't figure out how some of you can do it. For a family of 2 adults and 2 kids ages 3 and 6 we spend $800-1000 month for food, cleaning supplies and toiletries. We are in the greater Boston area which is fairly expensive. Alcohol is separately budgeted, that's $20-$40/month. We've cut way back on the amount of meat we eat. We do eat some processed stuff such as crackers, boxed cereals, pretzels, granola bars, etc, although I try to keep that to a minimum. We hardly ever buy juice or soda. We do buy lots of fresh fruits and veggies which I think is a big part of our budget. We try to buy paper goods, toiletries, and whatever food we can at BJ's or Target. I rarely do coupons. I've tried several times to get into it but haven't been able to make the time investment pay off.
No kidding!! Your budget is like ours- we are 2 adults and a 5 yo and 8 yo. I have yet to keep our costs at $800/mo (including eating out, which is never true meals). We live in Midcoast Maine. I shop a variety of places, from group co-ops (where i buy flour/sugar, etc.. in bulk) nat. food stores, reg. grocery stores and we raise our own chickens, buy a 1/4 grass fed cow (cheaper than any supermarket price at $5/lb. for all cuts) and this year a 1/2 pig. we do get mostly organic, though i will often buy conventional fruit because i won't pay $4 for one nectarine.
i know we could shave more if i was more diligent, but i can't imagine getting it below $750 and not just be eating what i consider to be low quality food- processed white flour, factory farm meat and dairy, etc…
Definitely don't underestimate the wide variation in food costs from state to state, and city to city. Living in Spokane, WA, we spent about $280/month on meals for two adults, and that definitely did not include many "foodie" type ingredients. At that time, I was clipping coupons and shopping at discount/bulk stores heavily. Now, we live in central Ohio, and spend maybe $180/month on food–and I'm no longer clipping coupons or shopping at discount stores. We also buy more fruits and fresh vegetables than we used to. I'm amazed that our food budget dropped so dramatically, especially since I'm not trying to get "deals" the way I used to, but food is just cheaper in this part of the country. I guess my point is, don't beat yourself up thinking you can spend as little on groceries as someone in Kansas or small-town Ohio if you're living in a city where food just costs more to begin with.
My husband and I spend $600/month. We only eat grassfed beef, poultry, fish, veggies, fruit and nuts. We don't eat grains/wheat due to a gluten allergy. The $600 includes pet food, household items, etc just like you. I don't think your budget is too much considering you don't eat out ever, just like us. We choose to spend more on groceries b/c we want to eat healthy. We don't buy processed anything- none of our food comes in a box which would of course be cheaper.
We may cut a few coupons if I see something I know we'll use but we tend to be brand loyal.
We eat every meal at home- very rarely eating out except for a special occasion like a friend's birthday or something. It's just me and my husband (no kids); people tell us we spend a lot but if other people combined their "eating out" budget with groceries, I think they'd spend more.
What else? Oh, we don't always buy organic except sometimes apples (for example) are the same price so why not?).
We (two adults) spend $600 per month at the grocery store. That amount includes cleaning supplies, paper goods, vitamins, wine, beer, pretty much anything you can purchase at the grocery store or Costco. I should try breaking it out for a month to see what's really food. We also grow our own vegetables during the summer. I make pesto from the basil and freeze beans when we get too many. I also can or freeze applesauce. Our eating out budget is $100 per month, but it's come in at $150 a month so far because we had family that we took out. I try to use restaurant.com coupons or coupons from the paper. We use our personal allowances to eat out sometimes, which we don't count in our dining out budget. We're in Boise.
I think between five adults living in the same household we do fairly well. I think we buget about $400.00 average/month on food and stuff from the supermarket,
we don't dine out as a family often but we do dine out with friends maybe 8 times in a really active month.
I pretty much do all of the garden for the house.. I can produce a fair amount but certently not enough for the whole year… durning the glut of the season I produce enough veges for a couple dinners a week. But i don't bother bugeting it much… Its only a $30.00 investment for maybe one hundred on a good year…haha
I only grow organic.. and we only buy what we need really and we don't use coupons.. we do keep an eye out for sales though
I am a single professional. I buy all my bulk supplies (flour, rice, pasta, canned food, sugar, spices) as well as meats to freeze (chicken, beef) 3x/year at costco, which costs me about $400/trip or $1200/year. I then spend around $40 per week (or $160/month) on groceries – mostly just the basics like fruits/veggies, bread, eggs, milk. I make most things from scratch and I tend to eat pretty well (ie. healthy). So I spend an average of about $260/month of home cooked food. I eat out at nice restaurants ~1x/week, mostly for social reasons, so I spend an average of $100 a month dining out. I know I could spend less eating in, but eating out is a major part of my social life, so I practically consider that entertainment/socializing rather than food.
That's a total of $360 on food a month.
My husband and I live in a semi- rural area that is a tourist town with some inflated prices. We typically spend $450 per month on groceries (not including toiletries and rarely including paper goods), and $200-$300 per month on eating put. That is probably high for a family of two, but we value quality food, typically fresh and organic. Our expenses are often higher in the summer when we stockpile food in season and pay for our half cow. Conversely, the expenses decrease in the winter.
I spend $800 per month for a family of 8, we have six children, they are all under the age of 8, however, two of my boys already eat more than my husband and me.
That includes all household products as well as diapers for 3.
I make most everything from scratch and hardly anything processed. It is a rare occasion when a box of cereal crosses our threshold.
My husband works, I stay at home with the kids, homeschool them and moon-light as a free-lance writer.
I buy a lot of our produce at the farmer's market. What I don't buy there, I buy organic at Costco.
I'd say we buy about 60% of our meat organic, and I milk goats for our milk. I actually really enjoy the goats, so even when we increase our grocery budget, I'll still do it. I make a mighty fine chevre.
We eat out only occasionally, and it comes out of the grocery budget.
Our family of three spends $400 a month on food bought at the grocery store and our community supported agriculture share, which lasts for 6 months of the year. We also spend about $120 a month on eating out.
We don't track exact amounts any more (all of our spending on not bills comes out of one cash pot every week), but we typically spend between $60 and $80 per week, more often leaning to the high side, so close to $300. Most of the time, we don't buy cleaning products or toiletries at the same time/place as we buy food. The amount we spend eating out is determined by what else we spend money on that week, as we rarely eat out during the week.
Our budget for 2 people is $150/month for groceries and we spend another $75-$100 eating out together once a week. I could probably get it lower if I were better at getting my hands on coupons. I have categories of items with price-points that I will not buy things over. For example, if we want cereal we go in the store and see what is for sale for $1.99 or less. If there is nothing that cheap, we just don't buy anything and wait until the next week. .99/pound for fruit, 1.99/pound for meat, etc. When something is well below the price-point we stock up and freeze it. I've learned the cycle of my local supermarket pretty well, so we rarely have to forgo something we want for longer than a week before it goes on sale below our price-point.
I could afford to not worry about it so much (along with a bunch on nicer things in my life), but I'm trying to pay off my student loans as fast as humanly possible. At this rate I'll be able to pay off over 50K in loans in less than 2 years (over halfway there!).
Wow, actually reading all these replies makes me feel BETTER about our budget. I'm always reading about people who feed a family of 20 on $10 a week and feel guilty.
We are a family of 3 (2 adults plus a 4 year old) in central MA (suburban).
I just pulled up a report in Quicken and we spend on average $350 a month for groceries and $220 eating out. For groceries, we shop mostly at Trader Joe's. If there's a super awesome coupon deal I'll hit up one of the regular grocery stores for items that are free or almost free. I didn't include HBA's or paper products since we get those at either Target or CVS, and I can't pull that from Quicken with any accuracy. Those figures also don't include alcohol (we buy it, but not very often) and eating out lunch at work. If either DH or I choose to eat out at work, it comes out of our allowances. This figure also doesn't include stops at Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks.
I'd like to say that we eat all organic and cook from scratch, but I'd be lying. I tend to purchase organic about half the time but don't worry about it. I also buy a fair amount of prepackaged foods – TJ's has a family sized vegetarian lasagna for $6. Sure it's a convenience food, but it fairly healthy and cheap. We both work, and cooking isn't a really big thing of mine, so there's a lot of nights of hot dogs and beans, or fish sticks and fries, so I try and at least buy the healthier versions. We do buy our milk from a local dairy, and I'd like to do a CSA or at least buy from a local farm stand, but honestly, right now I really have been focusing my time and efforts on other areas of our lives.
We do eat out maybe twice a week. Mostly small pizza places or local sit down family restaurants. I'd like to cut this down to maybe once a week. I use coupons when possible.
I must admit I don't track our food budget as closely as I should but it's high.
Reason one: both adults in our house purchase lunch at work. But that's one of those trade-off things: I'm buying myself some time. Once I am not working too much while trying to be a creative parent, I will go back to planning lunches. Fortunately we have healthy & not too badly priced options.
Reason two: we're eating our consciences. I firmly believe that the people who grow and process the food that sustains me and my family deserve to earn a living wage. If it would break my heart to see my son working for a producer, I think twice about buying their product. That means fair-trade. That means choosing the independent natural foods store who pay their employees well, provide them with benefits, and screen their suppliers, or, better yet, buying straight from the farmer. That means trying not to support ginormous agribusinesses with questionable ethics, no matter how enticing the price (that part is a work in progress).
That means, more money. But I'm ok with that. We balance the budget by not buying alcohol or junk.
I'm impressed with how little a lot of people spend on food on this blog–<$200 for 2+ people! I'm a single woman household and spend $275 per month on food, including household but not drugstore items or alcohol. I have been tracking my food spending to the penny for about 3 years and have never been able to get it substantially lower. I would call myself a health-oriented eater so buy a lot of fruit, veggies, organic milk but rarely buy meat or processed food. I bring my lunch every day. It seems like my bill should be lower than it is.
I'm a single college student living downtown in a medium/large city. I give myself $30 a week for groceries and always get everything I need. I eat out, at most, once every two or three months. I would actually love to eat out for every meal because there's nothing I can make that competes with a nice Chipotle burrito or a huge slice of Brooklyn-style pizza, but I'll take the cheap pasta and rice dishes and quesadillas (and a heftier bank account) for now.
We are a couple in our mid-30s, no children, two dogs, both working full time and living in Grand Rapids, MI (~775K in the MSA). We separate our food items from toiletries, household goods, dog food, etc., in our expense tracking system. Our food costs average about $350/mo, and our dining out averages about $200/mo. (dog food ~$80/mo) We brown bag our lunches every day and eat breakfast and dinner at home at least 4 days/wk. We don't drink much alcohol, maybe 1-2 bottles of $12 wine a month, if that. For stuff like vodka and scotch, we buy a bottle or two in Chicago once or twice a year because it's so much cheaper than MI, even with Chicago's 9.75% sales tax.
We are semi-foodies and I love to cook. We do try to buy organic fruits, veggies, and meat whenever possible but there isn't a lot of that in our stores. We're fine with buying store-brand stuff IF it tastes good. We do buy some things at Costco if the price is better. I've noticed the cost of groceries has gone up quite a bit in the last three or four months.
I tend to work more than 40 hrs/wk so I am not able to spend as much time cooking as I would like. I think if I worked only part time our grocery bill would come down considerably from being able to cook in larger quantities for freezing and not buying as many prepared items.
Single professional here, spending about $200/month on groceries, with maybe an additional $50 eating out if I'm in the mood. My grocery bill has definitely decreased ever since I spontaneously stopped buying frozen dinners as my default grocery item.
I live in a small town in Central Oregon. My wife and I both work full time and do not have good cooking habits. I am dedicated to lowering eating out expenses. Our numbers are the following:
2011 Food expenses (7 months)
Groceries – $2636 / $377 per/mo.
Fast Food – $1381 / $197 per/mo.
Restaurants – $1089 / $156 per/mo.
Work Breakfast – $118 / $17 per/mo.
Alcohol – $64 / $9 per/mo.
Monthly Food = $756 per/mo.
I have been trying to cut impulse food buying but it seems to be my big weakness. I detest other types of wasteful impulse shopping. Still I find myself struggling regarding spending in the eating category. The next milestone in my finance goals is understanding the psychology of impluse eating/spending and changing that behavior.
I am certain my wife and I could live on $400-500 per/mo in groceries without much loss in quality of life.
Open to ideas/reading/advice on impluse eating.
J.D., I LOVE LOVE LOVE this type of reader question–so very helpful. I'd love to see more of this on various topics (% of mortgage to income, electric, clothing, hobbies, etc). It's really interesting.
We have a grocery budget of $350 for two adults and one 11 month old. That includes all toiletries, baby food, paper products, and pet food for two cats.
We use mostly cloth diapers, when we do buy disposables, we usually buy in bulk from amazon and use "free" gift cards from credit card rewards or swagbucks, so that doesn't count in the grocery budget.
We budget $26 a month for "date nights" which includes eating out and movies, etc. We usually also use credit card reward gift cards or purchase Groupons for eating out. Apparently we use our credit cards a lot, because we still have plenty of rewards available. Or maybe we just don't have time/energy to go out much with the little one.
I have been using Mint to track this for my household of 2 that are moderate foodies, with a CSA for veggies. Husband is avid cyclist which is capable of cleaning out a fridge if left to his own devices.
Grocery Store $3,464/ $494
Restaurants $2,176 /$310
Fast Food $586/$83
Alcohol $458/$65 (Wine clubs etc…beer is under grocery)
Other Coffee Shops $240/ $34
Total Per Person Per Month $546 or if we assume 3 meals a day for 30 days $6.06 per meal
My goal is to get grocery + CSA to be $500 so working on reduce the purchase of chips, beer, wine. Budget for restaurants is $150 a month but the two trips this year to the east coast did not help..lobster tastes so good
We are a family of three with one cat living in the Northeast. Up until recently, I thought I spent around $400 a month in groceries-including cat food, pullups for my son, detergent, etc. I checked my budget with Mint.com and realized that I was over by $100 for the month of July! We don't eat out much, so this covers lunches for me at work as well (hubby is part time and eats at home before and after his shift).
So, I will be keeping a close eye on my grocery budget and see if we can get it back down.
I used to shop regularly for food. Now I do not because I do not eat alot and therefore I used to throw away more food. Now I save by spending only 25 dollars a week.
We spend about £350/$570 a month for two foodie adults – about £250/$410 for groceries and about £100/$160.
We both work from home so the groceries covers all our meals (three meals a day), drinks and snacks.
About nearly half our grocery budget goes on "premium" products – my boyfriend likes fancy coffee and spends about £20/$30 on freshly roasted coffee beans each month and we also have a "meat box" delivered each month, which costs £90/$145 – all the meat we eat in the month, raised organically at a local welfare-driven farm. We "justify" these by saving in other areas – cooking nearly everything from scratch, minimising food waste and growing our own veg/keeping chickens for eggs.
Great question! I am looking forward to reading the comments. Sorry for the long answer below. This is an area that really interests me!
We are a family of 4: 2 adults, and a set of 3.5 year old twins. Depending on what's offered, each child will eat an amount between half an adult serving to the same amount as an adult. We live in rural New England.
Groceries: $500/month
Eating out/food bought out: $40/month
non-food (paper goods, cleaning supplies, etc.): $80/month (I'm not sure this is an accurate number any longer–haven't tracked it for a while)
We have 2 chest freezers and a basement that is adequate for storing potatoes, onions, and winter squash. Last fall we acquired a second fridge (nearly new, good price), also kept in the basement. It was ostensibly for occasional use, but it's on all the time for fridge overflow, including up to 3 gallons of milk and 3 half gallons of OJ, as well as produce waiting to be cooked/frozen. The second fridge has allowed us to limit our grocery trips to 1 or 2 a week. We drink 3-4 gallons of milk a week, so storage is an issue. I'd like to further explore the cost of this storage, although the time savings is very important to us right now.
We do use coupons, shop some at Sam's Club (paper goods, cereal, toiletries, deli items, some meat), use some discount stores, and try to watch grocery store sales carefully. (One of the higher-priced local grocery stores has some very good buy-on-get-one sales. But we try not to do any other shopping there, or else we lose the savings.) Careful comparison shopping and coupon use can fall by the wayside if the kids are restless.
We have some preferred products and brands for which we do not substitute, but we go for low/lowest cost on many other items. I have really noticed the rise in grocery store prices lately.
We also have a large vegetable garden and store and freeze some produce. So, we purchase minimal vegetables during the year. Despite being in New England, we are working to grow most of our own vegetables. That involves some season extension techniques, crop choices, and changing how we eat.
We seldom drink wine or beer these days.
We will sometimes purchase things like a bakery coffee cake, good bread (to eat with fresh tomatoes!), or good cheese.
Time and energy to plan, shop, and prepare is our biggest challenge. We do like to cook and eat, but with our schedules we find that we cook very simply these days. We avoid prepared foods, but will often cook large batches to simplify life. Cooked meat from the freezer (bought and cooked in bulk, frozen) saves us lots of time and stress at 5:30 on a weeknight.
2 adults, living in an expensive city. We are foodies.
We spend about $600/month on groceries, including paper products and pharmacy items. We shop at the farmer's market, and mainly buy organic food. We pack our lunches most days. We don't cut coupons. We don't eat a lot of meat. We don't buy a lot of alcohol. We don't buy much processed food. We rarely try to be 'frugal' when it comes to food, because we can afford $600/month and we don't want to be bothered at this time in our lives.
We did take certain steps to cut our bill down to $600/month, though. I'd say our biggest savings come from the fact that, while we buy veggies and meat from the farmer's market every week, we buy everything else at a discount grocery store in the suburbs every two weeks. There's something about reducing the number of trips to the grocery store (we used to go every week) that has cut about $200 off our monthly groceries bill.
Our eating out expenses fluxuate wildly. For a long time we were good about eating out once a month, but we've fallen off the wagon lately.
2 adults, medium sized city
2011 monthly average
Food-grocery: $431
Restaurant: $148
Alcohol: $193
Average total: $772/month
- Grocery includes weekly CSA and household supplies
- Alcohol includes going out with friends and beer/wine we buy at grocery store
We pay more in food/alcohol than any other budget category, including rent. I am impressed by how little some can spend. I cook most meals from scratch using "whole foods" and we like high quality fruits and veggies. We eat meat ~2x per month. If I eat meat, I want it to be a decent, high quality cut.
My husband and I are both graduate students living in Columbus, OH. We were lucky to start our marriage little debt (a few hundred dollars on a credit card) and a small nest egg of $7,000 in the bank. While we are young, we live pretty frugally (blame our childhoods, lol). Our grocery budget for the two of us per month totals around $250. We buy organic on things that are important to us (meats and eggs) but for the most part we shop as much as we can at the discount store Aldi. Most other things (that can't be found at Aldi) end up being store brand from another grocery store or in bulk from Costco. We are fairly frugal, but we still splurge on things we really like and manage to keep our bills under $250 a month.
We also limit our restaurant eating to about $50-75 per month…which we both consider to be a lot.
We budget $500 a month for groceries for two adults inside the City of Chicago. We shop first at the farmer's markets though so that is why it is so high. What we can't get @ the markets, we spread between Aldi, Jewel, Whole Foods and Costco. We have it down pat about what we comfortable buying from where. We focus on source of product as priority on some things and price on others. We are price aware but also aware of trying to eat healthy and environmentally sound as well.
I keep my budget really tight because while I qualify for IBR/ICR plans for my student loans…god I want to get out of debt. I give myself about $100/mo allowance for food, and this includes eating out (like, pizza or happy hour or lunches I buy at work). Most of the food I buy is organic, and also bulk rather than pre-packaged. I'm not vegetarian, but I rarely buy meat. Eating organically is probably easier because I work part-time at a co-op and get a discount. Some months I might spend a little bit more on food, if I decide to use my 'having a life' (yes, I have envelopes with these budget titles on them ) allowance to buy beer or get popcorn at the movies or something. I live in a high-density urban area, but it is one of the less expensive big cities in the US.
Of course, if I had more money, I would probably spend more on food because I do love it and I think that eating locally and organically is important, and I don't think I get enough fruits and veggies. That being said, I'm not sure why any one person would need more than my monthly income to buy food.
the dude and I spend about $150 per month on food, if that, in New York City. We belong to a CSA, so our produce is taken care of upfront (but even if it weren't, it would be about $20 a week) and because he's a professional chef, he is like the MacGyver of the kitchen–he can make ridiculously long-lasting meals out of ANYTHING. We almost never shop for groceries unless one of us has a specific craving–pretty much the only thing we ever get from the grocery store is rice and/or beans, milk, and occasionally cereal. We just get our produce, and pick up whatever meat is on clearance at the butcher shop, and there you have it.
Dog food I buy in bulk but the dog has her own bank account, so it doesn't come out of our food budget. Either way, it's maybe $40 every four or five months.
It actually began as a challenge for us–we jokingly decided to see how little we could spend on food in this city and then it was so much fun, we kept doing it. We eat a LOT of leftovers and rarely eat out except for occasional takeout from our favorite Indian place (where you can get a full meal for $8), so those are two major factors. We could spend more money on food, but most of the time, we just don't need to.
we have an $80/week grocery budget (so $360/month) for two people. we use cash, and tend to build up a bit of a cushion, which we spend on things like stocking up on natural meats for the freezer, or a crate of tomatoes to can (though not this year-the heat's pretty well done in the tomatoes).
that doesn't include eating out, which we do way more often than i like. but we're halving our income this week, so that's out the window now. that said, i had no problem 5 years ago with a $40 budget and no eating out.
i suspect it's all pretty dependent on location, though.
oh, and as the wife doesn't drink, alcohol comes from my allowance, not the family food budget =)
These comments are making me feel a LOT better about my household budget. My DH was complaining the other day about our budget of $500/mo for groceries/farmer's market/Costco. We are a family of 2 adults in an extremely HCOL area (milk is $8/gallon, if that means anything). I work F/T, but do as much sale shopping and couponing as possible. However, I cook from scratch and am extremely picky about what goes into our bodies, so 50%+ of the food I buy is organic. $80-$100 of the budget is for local produce/organic meat/honey from the farmer's market. The Costco part of the budget includes non-food-items such as TP, dish liquid, Ziplocs, batteries, toothbrushes, tupperware, etc (I don't separate out food & non-food items).
We are a family of 5 but my youngest is strictly tube fed so really we can just count 4. We spend about $400 a month on groceries and about $120 a month on eating out.
We don't use paper products at all so that cuts the expenses down. We also don't eat out much at all. It's hard being vegan in the midwest to eat out!
Two adults, a 3-year-old and a 1 1/2 year old comes to about $400 – $500 per month in groceries (no household products included in that figure). Going out/buying take-out costs us on average $100/month.
We live in Northern Indiana. I have a garden where I grow small amounts of kale, lettuce, turnips, tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber, and some green beans, which helps a little bit.
Oh, and another $100 for my husband who eats out for lunch sometimes when he's at work.
So, per month: $400 – $500 in groceries, $100 for family meals out, and $100 in occasional lunches out. I would love to bring these figures down further by growing more food, and am trying to learn to cook with more fresh produce so that I can do that.
For my wife, 2 toddlers, and I:
We spend ~$200/week on groceries, $30/week dining out, and $10/week for my lunches. I only eat out for lunch once a week, the rest of the week I pack.
We were only spending ~$120/week last year but have since found out both boys have some allergies to dairy, soy, wheat, and rice. Therefore we've had to go almost organic and I now shopping at Whole Foods and other grocery stores rather than a Wal-Mart or Meijer.
Single Male living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I live downtown, no car, but I'm in an area where I am a 15 minute walk from approximately 4 different grocery stores and a pharmacy that might as well be a grocery store.
I follow a strict-ish "Slow-carb diet" or even what some would refer to as a "Paleo diet". I mostly each fresh vegetables and all types of meat. I eat the same things all the time and I have a huge freezer that I use to freeze meat when it goes on sale (I never pay more than ~$3/lbs for any type). I don't eat much seafood unless it is on sale.
Weekly Cost: $30-35 CAD
If I substituted more of my meat for lentils/beans I imagine I'd spend $25-30/week.
We have a family of 5 which lives off of 1 income, which includes 2 adults, a boy will be 11 at the end of the month who eats like an adult, a 28 month old and a 4 month old who is exclusively breastfeed. The younger two are in diapers, but we use cloth diapers. We live in Southern Illinois, in a town of 25,000 not including the students from the University.
On groceries alone we spend $320 a month. We eat very little meat. Due to allergies we have to get hormone & antibiotic free meats & dairy products. We stick to the dirty 15 on fruits/vegetables. Most of our meals are made from scratch, every now & then I will spring and buy junk food for the family. If I do I use coupons for it. I rarely find coupons for the products that we buy and tend to buy in bulk.
On toiletries, supplies to make detergents and supplies to make our cleaning products (vinegar, baking soda & essential oils when needed) we spend $75 a month.
Dining out for us comes out of our entertainment budget. We spend a max of $100 a month on dining out.
For my family of three+ (two adults, 4-year old child, plus senior cat), we've spent an average of $750/month in 2011 for food. This includes most of our sundries (paper goods, toiletries, minor first aid, etc), and also includes specialty canned cat food & litter ($40/month). Dining out averages below $50/month. We live in a suburban area just outside Sacramento in central California.
We get most of our meat, fruit, and vegetables at farmers markets, and buy everything else organic at our local Co-op, Trader Joes, and supermarket. Difficult to use coupons for most of our staples. Our grocery bill also includes alcohol, maybe a cheap bottle of wine or 12-pack of beer each week.
For reference, our food bill has increased in the past few years. In 2009 it was $550/month, in 2010 it was $650/month. I suspect most of the increase is due to focusing more on the farmers markets, especially for meat; we try to reduce quantity, but still have a little meat with nearly every meal. All in all, I'm satisfied with our numbers — in 2008 (before we had a family budget) we regularly spent over $1000 per month for groceries living in Los Angeles, buying much more packaged food, not to mention many more meals out.
I find this all very surprising. I understand that, depending on where you live/size of your family/type of meals you eat, your costs will vary. However, based on the people I saw closest to our situation, I am aghast at the amount of money spent. My situation: 2 person household, my husband and myself. We spend between $150-$175 dollars on groceries and between 0-50 dollars for toiletries/cleaning supplies (this varies because we buy in bulk so we rarely have to buy them). We eat meat at least 3 nights a week, cook all our meals at home and take our lunches. We rarely eat out (once or twice a month, maybe) so that's budgeted as entertainment, not in our groceries. Our groceries on the other hand are fresh, organic/local, include meat from a butcher, include our lunches, and we still manage to have a very varied menu. He cooks a lot and I bake everything from scratch, so I know those factor into it as well….but i'm still surprised by the difference in responses. Very interesting.
Our grocery budget is $ 80.00 a week including cleaning supplies and paper products. This is for a family of four, it provides breakfast and brown bag lunches for three of us and dinner for all four of us plus friends and extended family members on many occasions. I am also a bit of a baker and love to take treats to work to share with my coworkers. I buy fresh fruit and vegetables every week and cook from scratch most of the time, keeping prepackaged food to a minimum.
We also allow for a $ 50.00 dining out budget per week, it usually provides us lunch out after church on Sunday plus a treat or two during the week……..like a vanilla coke or scoop of ice cream
I spend an average of $280/month on food – $182 on groceries and $97 on eating out, for one person. I don't try all that hard to control my food spending, but I do make and pack all my lunches. I tend to pick up the tab more often when I'm out with my boyfriend because I'm in a better financial position than he is. I avoid processed crap and try to eat lots of produce (not worried about organic food) and make meals mostly from scratch.
I am a semi-recent grad working full-time in a small city (11k pop) outside of Sacramento, CA. I spend approximately $400/month on food (probably 50/50 groceries and eating out), and it's just me!! I blame it on the lunches with the coworkers. Prior to graduation, I worked full-time during summer months with a good number of people who brought their lunches practically every day and only ate out occasionally as group. I do not cook very well so I subsisted on a lot of fruit during the work day and forewent dinner. Now, the size of the office I currently work at is substantially less and, for the most part, do not brown bag their lunches.
I find I really only eat out socially, hence the blame, and/or possibly to compensate my lack of cooking skills. My goal, for the sake of my bank account and my waistline, is to stop the lunches and sodas and semi go back to the fruitarian diet. If I just went on weekly sales, $20-$30/week on fresh produce, meats, and the occasional dry grain/bean/pasta for one person seems more than doable.


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Until the ballot board meets and goes through about 100 ballots, the results for the District Three seat for the Lubbock City Council won't be final.
Noelle Leveaux with Dallas Big Card and Allyssa Leslie with the Dallas Zoo joined KLBK This Morning's Brittany Escobar to talk about planning a trip to the big city.
Summer is in full swing. Meaning the kiddos are ready for some splish splashing. Before you let them loose in the water, here are a few tips to stay water safe. KLBK'S Brittany Escobar reports.
Jeff Griffith has won the runoff election for City Council District 3 by the slimmest of margins.
Frenship survived a day packed full of football to Advance to the State 7-on-7 Tournament in College Station.
Volunteers and staff at the Levelland Animal Shelter have a program with about a 95% adoption rate, giving animals there a second chance with a forever family.
Police arrested Amadeo Cruz Torres, 23, of Lubbock Wednesday afternoon on a charge of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. UPDATED for video
Bike MS Cactus and Crude Ride 2014 is set for July 19-20.
Veronica Watts with Cabela's joined KLBK This Morning's Brittany Escobar to talk about their upcoming Grand Opening.
Lubbock police are investigating two early morning robberies that happened within 15 minutes of each other.
The Wolfforth outdoor warning sirens will be getting an upgrade, one that should make them more reliable and safer.
The U.S. Patent Office canceled six trademarks belonging to the Washington Redskins football team, saying they are offensive to Native Americans.
After a vote to approve the budget for the upcoming year, the Electric Utility Board passed to the Lubbock City Council a possible 5.75% rate increase for LP&L customers.
Abuelo's invites you to celebrate 25 years. James Young and Dirk Rambo joined KLBK This Morning's Brittany Escobar to talk about the festivities.
Tuesday's Viral Video on KLBK This Morning.
After being faced with the issues for nearly ten years now, the City of Wolfforth is now moving onto phase two of their water project, which will filter naturally occurring fluoride and arsenic out of the water.
The Texas Tech Baseball team arrived at TD Ameritrade Park this morning just after 11:30am.
Saturday morning a power outage affected businesses and homes in Southwest Lubbock.
Mark Ysasaga's mother Anna talks about her son a day ahead of the two year anniversary of his disappearance.
The National College Baseball Hall of Fame has named Tim Tadlock Coach of the Year.
Nancy Neill joined KLBK This Morning's Brittany Escobar to talk about a few free Father's Day Events.
Kelli Dunn joined KLBK This Morning's Brittany Escobar to talk about the Funky Junk Roundup.
After being approved by the Texas Tech Board of Regents Thursday, Senator Robert Duncan spoke for the first time about his new role as chancellor.
Model homes will be on display representing three different communities - Kelsey Park, Lakeridge South and Vintage Township.
The Lubbock County Sheriff's Office is still looking for escaped inmate Randy Williams. Wednesday, Sheriff Kelly Rowe speaks about the program Williams was in and the outside work program has been stopped for the time being.
A Lubbock mother is angry after complaining about Roosevelt Independent School District summer school bus stopping on Idalou highway and making it dangerous for children to cross the road.
Aimee Ruel and Brooke Davis joined KLBK This Morning's Brittany Escobar to talk about Movie Night at Maxey Park.
Wednesday's Viral Video on KLBK This Morning.
The Red Raiders got back to work today after two days of relishing the glory of making it to the programs first ever trip to the College World Series.
The South Plains Food Bank is offering special programs throughout the summer for the community.
Deputies hunt for a Lubbock County inmate who escaped in a County vehicle Tuesday morning
Mitchell Anderson with Anderson Fine Homes joined KLBK This Morning's Brittany Escobar to talk about this years Parade of Homes.
Early voting is underway for the District 3 City Council seat. Monday, June 16th the public is invited to a candidate forum for Jeff Griffith and Deanne Clark.
The Texas Hunger Initiative Summer Meal Program starts Tuesday, June 10th.
Hail during the weekend storms may have meant damage to some homes, but if it's not completely obvious to your car or roof, there are ways to look and see if you may need to file a claim.
Ainsley Nelson with West Texas Endurance joined KLBK This Morning's Brittany Escobar to talk about their partnership with 4th on Broadway.
After Texas Tech won Sunday, baseball fans left the ballpark shouting 'Omaha' in excitement.
LUBBOCK, Texas - For the first time in school history, the Texas Tech Red Raiders will be heading to Omaha and the College World Series.
LUBBOCK, Texas- No. 10 Texas Tech was led by junior left-handed pitcher Chris Sadberry's eight shutout innings on its way to a 1-0 shutout over No. 16 College of Charleston in game one of the NCAA Lubbock Super Regional on Saturday afternoon in front of a Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park stadium record 4,811 fans in attendance.
Friday, the arrest warrant for Epifanio Guzman was released, which shows new details in the death of 41 year old Rachel Guzman.
Epifanio Guzman now faces a murder charge for the death of his wife.
Five Lubbock County Volunteer Fire Departments Respond near Slaton Airport
A car collided with a semi truck early Friday morning on the Slaton Highway in Lubbock.
Laura Lappe with the West Texas Running Club and Jo Bidwell with the Southwest Parkinson Society joined KLBK This Morning's Brittany Escobar to talk about the Big'N Loud Run for Parkinson disease.
The Lubbock Dream Center Back to School Bash needs new school supplies for students across the South Plains.
An 18-year-old man is dead after a late night accident on Lubbock's east side.
The Red Raiders are just under two days away from the biggest game in program history as they open up their first ever super regional against College of Charleston.
As the temperatures start to rise and air conditioners start working overtime, some may start to see their electric bills increase, which could mean having trouble paying for their bills.
James Morton joined KLBK This Morning's Brittany Escobar to talk about the ASCO Football Classic
UPDATED Lubbock Police found, Bettye McWilliams, 72, Thursday morning after she had gone missing.

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Springfield, OR 97478 Map, Local Resources and Photos
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The 97478 ZIP Code is centered1 in Lane County at latitude 44.059 and longitude -122.896. It is a standard type ZIP Code. Lane County is in the Pacific Time Zone (UTC -8 hours) and observes daylight savings time.
ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 97478 has a land area of 162.72 sq. miles and a water area of 1.41 sq. miles for Census 2000. Demographic Profile
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This is my story as a Father and the journal I've kept for many years. It's the beginning of my daughters first two years and her/our battle and realization that she has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia. We are getting support but oh how it has changed our lives. She is 24 and married with a four year old little boy. I hope in some way it can help other families understand the process that may be before them. Stay strong.
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Beauty from pain - my journey of becoming and surviving bipolar I.
UPDATE: It has been over a year an a half. A few months after I made the above video I began going to a NAMI supported Bipolar and Depression Group. I am also working too. No one at works knows of my condition or history - but I am working as a Civil Engineer and am doing well. Recovery for me took time, and I'm here doing well and more comfortable and much more educated about what my illness is to me and ways to cope. There is hope.
For the last 30 years I have struggled with depression and borderline personality disorder. I spent close to 20 of those 30 years in the hospital for one reason or or another. Throughout all of that time, I never gave up (although, at times, I would have like to. However, I have been blessed with the insight to know how such actions would hurt the ones I love). I also know that I was born with this illness for a reason. With the help of my family and close friends I have been in recovery for close to 10 years now. I still have my bad days, but the good far outweigh the bad.
This video explains my journey. I was asked to participate in it by a gentleman named Bud Clayman, who suffers from OCD. It was shared on OC87recoverydiaries.com, a web site that he produces that features stories of recovery.


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Full electric-field control of spin orientations is one of the key tasks in semiconductor spintronics. We demonstrate that electric field pulses can be utilized for phase-coherent +/- pi spin rotation of optically generated electron spin packets in InGaAs epilayers detected by time-resolved Faraday rotation. Through spin-orbit interaction, the electric-field pulses act as local magnetic field pulses (LMFP). By the temporal control of the LMFP, we can turn on and off electron spin precession and thereby rotate the spin direction into arbitrary orientations in a 2-dimensional plane. Furthermore, we demonstrate a spin echo-type spin drift experiment and find an unexpected partial spin rephasing, which is evident by a doubling of the spin dephasing time.
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This is the first, basic draft of a map for an RPG campaign. Any advice is appreciated.
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This is the first, basic draft of a map for an RPG campaign. Any advice is appreciated.
You have river violations.
Rain falls on sloping land and collects into rivers that flow downhill to the ultimate destination (usually the ocean, but rarely a lake).
Each area (called a basin) is seperated by high land (called a ridge).
So no area will flow in two directions (like some of your rivers and lakes do).
Its still in an early Stage. Try to correct wrong rivers so they look more naturely. Well I always do wrong rivers myself, and still try to avoid this. I like your basik forms, its looking very dualistic.
I have followed/combined a few tutorials on here and have managed to make a new draft of my regional map. I tried to place mountain ranges and hills in realistic places for water flow, but I imagine there are plenty of mistakes and I plan on correcting those before moving on to other features. Thank those of you that replied, as it brought river issues to my attention. I'd still like any advice or opinions.
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Yeah, I have definitely learned my lesson there.
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OK, just spit-balling here to convey ONE of many possible ideas ... (it is YOUR world)
Look at a map that shows the rocky mountains or apalachian mountains running down the opposite coasts of North America.
Start with a 'Spine of the World" series of shorter mountain ranges running down the center of your world (east - west). This will not be a continuous range, but a series of mountain ranges separated by hills and perhaps a few large valleys connecting the north and south halves of the continent.
Along the south coast is a second mountain range (perhaps set in a short distance from the coast).
The rain tends to move from NW to SE across the land, creating a great desert between the two mountain ranges.
The NW coast of the land masses get lots of rain and will tend towards lush forest, swamp or jungle (based on your temperatures). Further inland , less rain falls and normal forests dominate. SE of the mountains tends to be drier with forests along the coast transitioning to grasslands further inland.
Note that the SW coast can get rainfall that misses the central mountains.
From the general terrain and patterns above, the rivers north of the spine will tend to flow north towards the nearest coast. The North will have either many rivers, or great rivers with may upstream branches. The South will have fewer and smaller rivers (less rain).
Like I said, that is just one quick option out of many - Yours (not mine) is the correct one.
I'm definitely going to take that option into account and redraw the mountains/rivers.
It actually depends on where in the world your continent is situated to depend on where the rain comes from. (However, in the United States, your NW to SE is very accurate.)
What is important is that you choose a direction for your wind and rain to travel in, and notice that rain will dump on the first mountain range it reaches, leaving a rain shadow behind it.
desert vs grassland and Forest vs jungle will depend on a lot of things, so you can play around with a lot of things as long as you get the general patterns right.
I've placed the mountain ranges, I plan to color them and place rivers soon. I plan on having the NW-SE model for my rainfall.
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Cheryl Cooky, Assistant Professor of Health and Kinesiology
Currently, I've been working with the Orange County affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure on several research projects in an advisory capacity. We presented data from our report on incidence and mortality in Orange Country at the Era of Hope Conference. (2008) I am a young breast cancer survivor and am interested in psycho-social issues of young survivors, the role of sports/physical activity for breast cancer survivors, sport/physical activity and prevention, etc. My research methods expertise is in qualitative methods, specifically ethnography and interviews. My interest in breast cancer research would be a new line of research but builds upon prior areas of expertise on gender, sport and qualitative methods.
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The Choctaw District serves south Tuscaloosa County (south of the Black Warrior River), Bibb County and Moundville.
It's that time of year again, time for your unit to recharter! Beginning November 1st the council will be distributing unit's recharter packets. The packet will include an instruction sheet, unit roster, new youth and adult applications, and your units on-line recharter password. Your units recharter must be completed on-line; if you do not have access to the internet you may make an appointment to use a computer at the Council Service Center. Your unit's recharter is due by December 16th, the Council will hosting a recharter turn in day Saturday December 14th from 9:00am to Noon at the Council Service Center. If you have questions or need help with your recharter contact your District Executive.
New District Name
We need your feedback. We have received two suggested names for our new district (Pickens, Tuscaloosa, and Bibb Counties). The first suggestion is the River District. The River name along with the Mountain District to the North and the Prairie District to the south would create council thyme. Also there is a significant river that runs through each county (Pickens County- Sipsey River, Tuscaloosa County- Black Warrior River, Bibb County – Cahaba River). The Second suggestion is the Tuskaloosa District, named after Chief Tuskaloosa who the city of Tuscaloosa was named after. Please let Brad Plunkett know witch name you prefer, you can contact Brad at (205)554-1680 or email@example.com.
Can your Pack, Troop or Crew use a $25 gift card to the Scout Shop? Turn in all youth apps!
Fall is our busiest season to welcome new youth and families to our Scouting programs in west Alabama. It's important that all new Scouts (from sign-up nights and those that show up at pack, troop and crew meetings) be officially registered through turning in to your district executive/the Council Service Center a completed, signed application and the appropriate funding. Timely submission of youth applications ensures accurate record keeping (i.e. rank advancement), liability insurance coverage, and receipt of Boys' Life magazine (if applicable).
To encourage all Scouting leaders to turn-in any youth applications in folders, briefcases, etc., the Black Warrior Council will be providing a $25 gift card to the Scout Shop for every five applications turned in by unit leaders (with 25 or more registered youth members as of October 1) or $25 gift card for every three applications turned in by unit leaders (with less than 25 registered youth members as of October 1). Units can earn a maximum of two gift cards ($50). To qualify, all applications are to be turned in to your District Executive by Friday November 15.
Please do your part to help us accurately register all youth members in Scouting- and make the annual recharter/re-registration process even easier in December!
BSA Registration Fee Increase
In order to continue to deliver the nation's foremost youth program, it is occasionally necessary to increase membership fees to offset rising administrative costs. For this reason, the BSA Nat'l organization is increasing the membership fee from $15 to $24 per year for all registered Scouts and adults effective January 1, 2014. For those who join after the beginning of the year, the fee will be prorated at $2 per month.
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As promised, the cooler and drier air arrived Sunday.
This morning's readings were the lowest of the young fall season. Bellwood and Jena reported 48 degrees while Winnfield and Ball/Tioga reported 49 degrees. Temperatures stayed as high as the mid-50s this morning at Esler airport with 56 degrees and Opelousas with 55 degrees. The daily average is 58 and the record is 37 set in 1964.
Afternoon highs stayed in the 70s despite strong sunshine. The exception was Bellwood with a high of 80 degrees. Natchez, Miss., was the cool spot with 73 degrees. The daily average is 82 and the record is 95 set in 1897.
The delightful October weather pattern continues through midweek. Enjoy!
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Signing Patrick's Death Warrant3 Reviews
What happened the day Patrick died, someone reveals all.
Mikey looked at his brother with concern something was really off with him. This was suupposed to be the tour of their lives, the one that could let them reach their fans and possibly get more but Gee was blowing it. Not that it mattered to him right now. What mattered is he was losing his brother they used to be so close but now it all seems so distant. He knew Gee was keeping something from him, not that he was all the innocent he was keeping a secret too. This one he kept since he was twelve, more than half his young life.
"Hey," said Mikey. He looked down at his brother who was staring at a sketch book.
"Hey," Gee responded not looking up.
"Can we talk? I mean really talk without your shadow hanging around."
"Sure," Gerard closed the book. "What's on your mind?"
"What's going on Gee? We used to be so close and now I can't help but feel like you're keeping secrets that only you and Matt know about. Your shitfaced all the time, you're destroying our shot but mostly you're destroying yourself and I hate watching it."
Gerard felt a pain rip through his heart. He forgot how his actions might be affecting the other band members. Mikey and Frank deserved so much more so why the fuck was he hurting them.
"It's been a while since we talked; just the two of us hasn't it?" Gerard said bowing his head. "It's time you knew exactly what is going on." Gerard sat there and told him everything Alyssa's pregnancy, the ruse for the court, Alyssa's lies and the lie that Ray and Alyssa had kept all these years. He watched as Mikey's hand was shaking as he put a drink to his lips.
"Mikey what's wrong?" asked the older brother.
"I need to tell you something, I need to tell you what happened the night that Patrick died."
"What do you mean?"
"I was there Gee I saw it all."
The look of horror came over Gerard's face and trying to think back at that day. He noticed a change in Mikey but thought he was upset about Patrick's death. He was so self consumed at his own loss he didn't pay attention that there was something more going on with his little brother, "Why didn't you tell me? It must have been horrible I wish you told me."
"Because I was fucking afraid," whispered Mikey
"Afraid of what?" asked Gerard sympathetically.
"Of losing you."
"I don't understand."
Mikey closed his eyes took a deep breath and held it hoping that the words would just come out and make sense and pray for his brother's forgiveness. "It's my fault that Patrick's dead."
"What no it's Bob and his father's fault."
"Let me tell you what happened that day. I knew you were upset at the fact that Bob and Patrick were hanging out all the time so I decided to follow them, that's how I knew where Bob lived that night. I watched as they entered the house I was about to knock when I saw through the door side window a masked figure. I watched as Bob and Patrick disappeared into another room never even noticing the guy. That's when I saw the gun. I could have yelled or knocked or got them to get out, but I didn't I stood there frozen. Bob and Patrick appeared in the living room again but this time the figure was waiting for them I heard a muffled noise like the guy was yelling something Bob went charging after him but Patrick pushed him out of the way. It all happened in fast, Patrick dropped holding his chest, the guy turned and started heading through the door I hid in the bushes as he ran past me. Bob ran straight after him, I never saw that kind of hurt or anger in anyone's eyes. I could see if Bob caught up with the guy either he or the guy would be dead. He came back probably a couple of minutes later looking back at it now it wasn't that long but seemed like an eternity. All I knew is I was scared and couldn't move. Bob came back and got on the phone and called 911 the cops and ambulance were there almost immediately. Almost, in that short time before they arrived I heard Patrick tell Bob how much he loved you, how much he loved all of us. He told Bob to give up on Alyssa that you and her belonged together. That's when the paramedics showed up. They pushed Bob aside and started working on him Bob was crying so hard and I still didn't move not even to comfort him. A few seconds later his mom came in and she asked did he know who did it? He said no but he would find out who did or die trying. I watched as the paramedics did CPR and the paddles, they worked on him for a half hour all I could do is stare. I watched as one of our best friends died."
Mikey was so visibly shaken and in tears, but at the same time he felt a relief he hadn't felt since that night. He knew now he had to accept the consequences of his next statement.
"I watched the whole fucking thing and did nothing I could have warned them I saw them there. They could have sneaked out of Bob's window like Alyssa snuck in that night. But I fucking stood there and hid and did absolutely nothing. I just about signed Patrick's death warrant."
Gerard took his baby brother into his arms, "You were twelve years old Mikes. I'm sure I would have done the same thing if I were you. You must have been so fucking scared. Why didn't you just tell me instead of keeping a secret?"
Mikey shot Gerard an 'are you fucking kidding me look'.
"I guess after what happened with the way I treated Bob who could blame you. I'm sorry."
"It's not me you need to apologize to."
"She sounded upset on the phone," Gee said. "And I guess I owe Bob and apology too. But if he didn't know it was his father that night when did he find out?"
"I don't know, only three people know the answer to that."
Gerard hugged his baby brother once more. He picked up his cell and dialed the familiar number. Mikey smiled at his brother before leaving him.
Gerard opened his sketch book and smiled at the face staring in front of him and wondered, 'Did he even have a chance anymore'.
He got voice mail yet again but this time he left a message. "Hey Lyss you seemed upset when you called is everything alright? I really need to talk to you. I know I fucked up but I was hoping we could talk and I could see you when this tour is over, even if it was only as friends. I miss you so fucking much you can't even imagine. I just wanted to say I'm here for you babe no matter what the capacity. I love you more than you can imagine."
Belleville, NJ
It was close to ten o'clock by the time Ray and Bob walked in the door. Bob called out to Alyssa but there was no answer. He noticed her cell on the floor but didn't see her anywhere. Bob went upstairs and saw her sprawled on the bed looking like she was dead on the nightstand was a spoon, lighter a glass of water a small clear empty package, and a needle.


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bySaltos de línea: by
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1.1After a passive verb: the door was opened by my cousin Annie damage caused by fire
through the agency of, by means of, under the aegis of, using, utilizing, employing, with the help of, with the aid of, as a result of, because of, by dint of, by way of, by virtue of, via, through
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no later than, in good time for, at, before
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next to, beside, next door to, alongside, by/at the side of, abreast of, adjacent to, cheek by jowl with, side by side with; near, close to, hard by, nearest to, neighbouring, adjoining, abutting, bordering, overlooking; connected to, connecting with, contiguous with, attached to
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past, in front of, beyond
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according to, with, as far as … is concerned, concerning
adverbioVolver al principio
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past, on, along, beyond
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variant spelling of bye1.
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alone, all alone, on one's own, in a solitary state, singly, separately, solitarily, unaccompanied, companionless, partnerless, unattended, unescorted, unchaperoned, solo
informal by one's lonesome
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- Breed: Basenji/Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium) Mix
- Color: Tan/Yellow/Fawn - With White
- Age: Adult
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Female
My name is Lady London the Big City Momma!
Lady London the Big City Momma's Info...
I am already spayed, housetrained, purebred, up to date with shots, and not good with cats.
You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.
Lady, very pregnant, wandered up to a woman's home. Shortly after, she gave birth to 12 puppies. They all found great homes, but Lady continues looking for her forever home. She really loves people and will be your most loyal pal. She is an extremely loving dog, as she loves to show you affection. She is also a very smart girl. Here is everything we know about Lady:
- Leash Manners - Lady loves to walk/jog. She has a lot of energy and will keep going until you stop! She listens very well, but when she spots a cat or small animal she becomes very distracted and will pull. She is a surprisingly strong dog for her size (49lbs) and a strong leash/collar is a must for her. I have been working with her on her manners while walking, and she has showed improvement.
- House/Crate Training - She is 100% house trained, has never had any accidents, and does not whine at all if she wants to go outside.
- Socialization - Lady has been very undersocialized, so she is lacking in this area. She is very protective so she shows a little apprehension around new people, but once she knows they are her 'friend' then she loves them all up! She does not prefer small children and probably would be best living in a home without them. She does not get along very well around most other dogs and also has a high prey drive, so does not react well to cats either. She has shown some improvement however, through behavioral training and discipline.
- Energy Level and Exercise - She has a lot of energy, but also knows when it's time to relax. She needs regular exercise and makes a great running partner.
- Daily Structure and Schedule - Lady goes on a walk every morning, afternoon, and evening. She eats 2-3 'meals' a day, rotating between wet and dry food. She has healthy snacks in between, and chews on bones/toys.
- Temperament - Lady is an alpha dog and needs an owner who a strong and confident Pack Leader.
- Obedience Training - She knows Stay, Stop and Wait for cars when crossing the street. She knows Leave It Alone when it comes to anything she should not be doing. She also knows Paw and Come Here. She is a good listener and is eager to make people happy!
- Behaviors - We are working on her behavioral issues that stem from a lack of socialization. She definitely needs an experienced dog owner and someone who is a strong handler and willing to give her the leadership and discipline that she needs to continue improving her behaviors.
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Next week, the Borough Assembly will tackle the second half of the anadromous streams protection issue. Following more than five hours of public testimony from more than 100 members of the public, the Assembly voted not to repeal protections that were already on the books.
The next part of this battle is ordinance 2013-18, which basically modifies what the Assembly voted to keep in place at its last meeting. It adopts special exceptions to the fifty foot set-back at the heart of the ordinance, for lake front properties and prior existing uses and structures. Assembly members Wolf, Pierce and Taurienen voted for repeal last time. It's probably a safe bet they'll also vote against the new version. In his comments at the end of the last meeting, Charlie Pierce made it clear what his constituency wants.
"Funny River Road and Sterling want you to educate our kids, want you to take care of the roads, want you to haul the trash, want you to make sure a fire engine or ambulance show up when we need it. I don't want animal control, I don't want zoning. My constituents have spoken to me. They don't want this to go. If you have the courage to pass this, I hope you're never elected to another office again. I hope the folks remember that vote for you," Pierce said to some applause.
His sharp criticism of the proposed ordinance drew an equally sharp response from Assembly member Bill Smith.
"As far as Mr. Pierce's impassioned defense of the property owners along Sterling and Funny River, really, repealing 2011-12 doesn't effect them for the most part. They've been regulated since either 1996 or 2000. So regardless of how loudly he (Pierce) shouts about 2011-12, those properties aren't effected by that, and it would be good if he would actually read the ordinances before he talks about them.
Assembly member Mako Haggerty noted that many of the voices against these new measures are long time private property owners who do know how take good care of their land so it's healthy for fish. But that's not enough.
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This Week's Panthers report comes to you on a day many Panthers Insiders have called the "biggest Monday in years". Before we take a look at what's to come, here's a brief look at the week that was and what is to come in the Panthers organization.
The Panthers went 2-1 last week. They won a sloppy game in Carolina 2-1 Tuesday, and flew through the night to the west coast. They then took their talents to Manhattan Beach, where they met Jonathan Quick, who put on a Vezina worthy performance, allowing just one goal in a 2-1 Panthers loss to the Los Angeles Kings Thursday. Redemption came in numbers as the Cats handled the San Jose Sharks 5-3 to salvage the road trip.
The Panthers return home for one night only, as they take on the Washington Capitals tonight. Jose Theodore missed practice with an apparent illness, and his status is questionable for tonight. The Capitals will sit starting goalie Tomas Vokoun. The Panthers sit alone in first place in the Southeast Division, but Washington is just ____ points behind them. This should be a big game for both clubs.
The Cats then pack their bags once again. On Thursday, they travel to Boston to take on red-hot Bruins. The next night it's off to Buffalo and another top team, the Sabres. It doesn't get any easier for the Cats as they travel to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Rangers Sunday night.
The Rampage had a light week last week, splitting a Friday-Saturday Home-and-Home series with the league's best Oklahoma City Barons. Game one went to the Barons in Oklahoma City, who won 1-0 on a 3rd period goal. Jacob Markstrom was stellar, stopping 28 of 29 shots he faced. The teams then bussed to San Antonio, where the Rampage were victorious, taking a 2-1 decision over the Barons. Dov Grumet-Morris was spectacular in net yet again, stopping 26 of 27 shots he saw. Evan Barlow, on a PTO, had the game winning goal, and Panthers prospect Michal Repik had the opening goal, a beautiful breakaway chance.
The light schedule doesn't last long, but the Rampage are home for most of the stretch, as they play four games this week. On Tuesday, they face the Houston Aeros from the AT&T Center. Friday will see them and the same Aeros, but this time from the Toyota Center in Houston. The Peoira Rivermen comes to town Saturday, and on Sunday, the leagues farthest southeast team (although they're in the western conference…long story), the Charlotte Checkers visit San Antonio for the first time this season.
Revenge was sweet for the Killer Bees, who enjoyed a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Sundogs Friday. Tomas Klempa scored two goals, Aaron Lee added one shorthanded, and Dan Gendur had a powerplay goal. Brandon Campos also scored in the victory. The game was filled with action, with Arizona's Tyler Matheson and the Bees' Aaron Boogaard battling in the second, and two roughing double minors along with a spearing double minor handed out after the final whistle.
Saturday's game was a bit calmer, with Arizona edging the Bees 3-2 in a shootout. Gendour and Reid Edmondson scored the Rio Grande Valley goals, while the Bees' AJ Mikkelsen and Corey Toy battling in the only fight of the night.
It's a busy week for the Bees, as they play four games against three different opponents. On Tuesday, they welcome the Allen Americans to the State Farm Arena. Wednesday will see the Texas Brahmas invade the Valley. after an off night Thursday, it's off to Laredo for a two game set against the Bucks.
The Cyclones played two games, separated by four days, against the Greenville Road Warriors. The split the elongated series, losing game on 4-3 in a shootut Tuesday and winning game two 6-5 Saturday. Jonathan Hazen scored the lone Panthers prospect goal Tuesday, while Mathieu Aubin, and Anthony Luciani scored for the Cyclones in Saturday's game. Luciani had two goals in the game, including the game winning goal 18:36 into the third period. Brian Foster stopped 32 of the 37 shots he faced.
The only team with an easy week in the Panthers system is the Cyclones, who play a home-and-home with the Toledo Walleye. Friday's game will be at Toledo while the teams return to the US Bank Arena on Saturday.
On Monday, the Panthers sent Repik and Markstrom to San Antonio, while calling up Mark Cullen. Bracken Kearns was called up on Wednesday from San Antonio, with Jonathan Hazen being sent from Cincinnati to San Antonio.