How to eat good on a budget??

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  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
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    "my husband and me" not "my husband and I". Sorry, I had to... people do that so, so much and it drives me insane. Grammar Nazi mode off.

    My husband and I is correct, actually:

    http://www.studyenglishtoday.net/english-grammar-using-I-and-me.html
    http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/i-or-me
    http://www.wikihow.com/Sample/I-and-Me-Usage

    If you are going to Grammar Nazi, do it right :)

    read towards the end of that first link you posted: "The easiest way to decide whether "I" or "me" is correct is to make the sentence using only "I" and see if it makes sense" - this always works :). See also example #2 on the second link you posted.

    The way you wrote it, "I feed my husband and me for $120/mo" is correct. If you had said "My husband and I eat for $120/mo", then that would have been correct.

    edit: grammar nazi'ing myself here - really, "my husband and myself" is the correct way to fix your original post :)

    Sorry I apparently forgot what I wrote. Edited.

    :laugh:
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,535 Member
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    Don't rule out:

    Frozen vegetables (store brands are cheaper than fresh)
    Canned fruits (rinse off before using) are cheaper than fresh
    Canned beans (rinse off before using)
    raw beans by the bag
    raw rice by the bag, not quick-cooking
    eggs are the cheapest source of protein
    old-fashioned oats
    whole chicken is cheapest and can last several meals
    look for "price reduced" section at the meat counter
    whole head of lettuce is cheaper than bagged salad
    whole bunches of carrots
    whole bunches of celery
    raw bunches of kale

    If you stick with the outside aisles at the grocery store and stay away from the middle aisles, you'll be pleasantly surprised at the savings in your grocery basket. :flowerforyou: