The impact of the cost of food to your food spending habits?

How much did that run you? I’ve been wanting to do that for my house. I’d like a generac natural gas home generator but they’re on super back order and pretty pricey

 

A little over $2,000 for the installation of the interlock, outside inlet, and generator. I also bought a natural gas conversion kit but I haven't installed it yet.

 

I’m seeing earnings reports that indicate people are cutting back on more ‘extravagant’ food spending like buying canned tuna instead of meat from a deli.

 

What did you get for 250?

How many dined?

 

I never eat breakfast unless I'm on a roadtrip, and even then only maybe. I switched to basically only eating one meal a day about 4 or 5 years ago, I think, and that's dinner. Between lunch and dinner, I just eat a handful mixed nuts and about 5 or 6 dates. lol. Definite cut back on expenses just for that alone. But around the same time I started making stuff at home way more easily. If people eat a lot of fried rice or takeout stuff like that, they should really just learn to make it at home. Way cheaper and it's not that difficult. You also know what's going into the crap you eat (for the most part).

When I cut down to one "real" meal a day a few years ago, I was actually drinking protein shakes for lunch, but after finding out what kind of crap could be in that mess and how some of them probably don't have what they claim to have, I gave up on those, too.

 

https://taoriceroll.com/

I’ve been driving to this spot religiously for the past month and



Why u so good boo?!?

the bacon one and the seafood one are my go-to right now

 

I was at Target at the other day, and they had some plantain chips on the shelf with a warning label on the back saying “consuming this product can expose u to chemicals which are known to the state of California to cause cancer…for more information visit this website”

I was standing there like



Am I taking crazy pills? Why would anyone want to eat cancer chips?

It’s not like it’s some medicine with adverse effects where u have to weigh the risk and reward, it’s freaking plantain chips!

 

You can't bring up Cali without tagging @tinman

 

Very nearly everything that is sold in California requires that cancer warning. The legislation that requires it was ridiculously over-broad.

For instance, I think all coffee sold in California requires that label.

 

The litmus test: Does avocado toast require that label?

 

So anything that is sold in a Cali store has to have that label even in TX?

 

No, but they dont run special labels just for California.

 

Food prices are still pretty insane.

My wife wanted to take 3 of her friends out to eat.

It was a restaurant that required reservations, but it isn't a Michelin Star restaurant.... not a chain but the type of place you expect a good meal but not downtown Chicago.

She texted me afterwards, and the bill with tip was $1,800.

They did get alcoholic drinks, appetizers, entrees and dessert--- but there was nothing extreme when I looked at the bill... basically 2-3 common alcoholic drinks a piece.

My wife said she had a little sticker shock. I didn't say anything but she isn't going back there again.

 

Well damn, that was the down payment on my first car.

 

I bought an entire car for that amount im 1999. It was a Lumina.

 

Used to be you could be enjoy a Mexican plate lunch with a coke for $9. Now costs $14.

 

I dont eat at restaurants for lunch often at all. If I go into the office I will pack a salad. A $12-15 lunch is now $20-25 so I nixed that habit.