Comments on: Changes in consumption http://www.debtreduction101.com/2009/10/17/10801_changes-in-consumption.html Digging my way out of debt Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:23:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul http://www.debtreduction101.com/2009/10/17/10801_changes-in-consumption.html/comment-page-1#comment-1062 Paul Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:19:22 +0000 http://www.debtreduction101.com/?p=801#comment-1062 Fresh fruit Milk/Soy milk/Rice milk Eggs Bread/bread ingredients (since we bake most of ours) Yogurt Fresh vegetables Tree nuts (almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans) Pasta Fresh chicken Wine Probably not exactly in that order either, but close. We don't buy any pop anymore, and the only time we buy any alcohol other than wine is if we're having people over or having a party. I wasn't really surprised looking at the chart, except that cigarettes are #11???????? Holy cow, I thought we'd made progress on smoking, apparently not :( Fresh fruit
Milk/Soy milk/Rice milk
Eggs
Bread/bread ingredients (since we bake most of ours)
Yogurt
Fresh vegetables
Tree nuts (almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans)
Pasta
Fresh chicken
Wine

Probably not exactly in that order either, but close. We don’t buy any pop anymore, and the only time we buy any alcohol other than wine is if we’re having people over or having a party.

I wasn’t really surprised looking at the chart, except that cigarettes are #11???????? Holy cow, I thought we’d made progress on smoking, apparently not :(

]]> By: Cassandra http://www.debtreduction101.com/2009/10/17/10801_changes-in-consumption.html/comment-page-1#comment-1059 Cassandra Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:31:08 +0000 http://www.debtreduction101.com/?p=801#comment-1059 Our list isn't like mainstream America. Ours looks pretty much like ceejay74's list except we drink rice milk. They make mock duck? Our list isn’t like mainstream America. Ours looks pretty much like ceejay74′s list except we drink rice milk. They make mock duck?

]]> By: ceejay74 http://www.debtreduction101.com/2009/10/17/10801_changes-in-consumption.html/comment-page-1#comment-1058 ceejay74 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:51:05 +0000 http://www.debtreduction101.com/?p=801#comment-1058 Um, no. :) Sodas, milk, frozen dinners, salty snacks and cigarettes wouldn't even register on the top 30 list. Of those, sodas is the most prevalent, but we don't buy a big case as part of our grocery shopping. Ours would probably look like this: Fresh vegetables Fresh fruit Juices (all frozen except OJ) Soymilk Whole wheat pasta Baking supplies Sauces, spices and condiments Grains and dried beans Bread, tortillas and buns Tofu, mock duck and fake meats Maybe not in that order, costwise, but those are our main categories, I think... Um, no. :) Sodas, milk, frozen dinners, salty snacks and cigarettes wouldn’t even register on the top 30 list. Of those, sodas is the most prevalent, but we don’t buy a big case as part of our grocery shopping.

Ours would probably look like this:
Fresh vegetables
Fresh fruit
Juices (all frozen except OJ)
Soymilk
Whole wheat pasta
Baking supplies
Sauces, spices and condiments
Grains and dried beans
Bread, tortillas and buns
Tofu, mock duck and fake meats

Maybe not in that order, costwise, but those are our main categories, I think…

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