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Kaleva

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6. I spend less then you but it takes up %15 of my monthly income

Reply to madville (Reply #1)

Sun May 19, 2019, 05:54 AM

May 2019

I have a budget of $200 a month for food but with an income of $1192 from SSDI and $140 from a VA pension, the percentage of my monthly income going for food is several times higher.

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What households in each country spend on food [View all] riverine May 2019 OP

I'm probably at around 3% for just myself madville May 2019 #1

I spend less then you but it takes up %15 of my monthly income Kaleva May 2019 #6

That does not agree with what USDA says. Progressive dog May 2019 #2

No, it does; the figures in your paragraph are for food eaten at both home and elsewhere muriel_volestrangler May 2019 #3

Actually, food is food no matter where Progressive dog May 2019 #7

Here in Germany, food is expensive DFW May 2019 #4

More than anything, this is telling of which nation eats out the most. KY_EnviroGuy May 2019 #5