>Food budgets would have to go back to the 1940's or earlier - where they were a significant fraction of take home pay. Now they are almost a rounding error comparatively.
You are demonstrating your privilege. I am pretty frugal and my INDIVIDUAL food cost is like $100 a week, or 10% of my take home pay, and while I make peanuts compared to most in tech, I make more than the average adult.
USDA stats say the average numbers are closer to $500 a month and 11% of gross salary, and also:
>households in the lowest income quintile spent an average of $5,278 on food (representing 32.6 percent of after-tax income).
You are demonstrating your privilege. I am pretty frugal and my INDIVIDUAL food cost is like $100 a week, or 10% of my take home pay, and while I make peanuts compared to most in tech, I make more than the average adult.
USDA stats say the average numbers are closer to $500 a month and 11% of gross salary, and also:
>households in the lowest income quintile spent an average of $5,278 on food (representing 32.6 percent of after-tax income).