Why a Food Budget Changed How I Ate — Permanently — Time & Money

March 14, 2017

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I graduated from college in the wake of the Great Recession, with a mathematics degree that didn’t easily translate into gainful employment. During a stressful stint as a call center customer service rep (not a good fit for an introvert who hates talking to strangers on the phone), I realized that my best course of action would be to quit my job and go back to school full-time to earn a paralegal certificate.

I was incredibly fortunate in that my husband earned enough money to cover the necessities. But there wasn’t much wiggle room, so we eliminated discretionary expenses and carpooled to save on gas money.

Another obvious thing to trim? Our grocery bill. When I studied our receipts, I noticed that a good chunk of our food budget was going to meat. If we replaced the chicken, beef, and pork with something more cost-effective, it would make a substantial dent. Vegetarian options aren’t always more inexpensive, but we wanted to explore this diet to see if it worked for our budget.

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