<prompt> Human: As the title suggests, Im spending way too much money a month on food. I only have to feed myself, and I usually end up spending upwards to 300 a month. My budget I would like to stick to is about 175 a month. Is this even possible? I try to eat out once a week, and its usually less than 10 worth of fast food. I also try to bring lunch to work everyday, or at least 4 out of the 5 days. I guess Im just asking for advice on how to get the most for my money. Thanks!DatesSpendingDec-13200.31 Jan-14303.48 Feb-14178.12 Mar-14230.48 Apr-14204.57 May-14413.12 Jun-14263.24 Jul-14248.71 Aug-14329.01 Sep-14297.81 Oct-14337.55 Nov-1487.86 Total3,094.26 Edit: Thanks everyone for the great advice!Edit 2: Just to give everyone some more information - I put my Mint Trends from the last year up.Assistant: Honestly, 300mo isnt that bad. Its 10day on average, or 3.33meal.If you eat out a couple of times a month, and cook a couple of expensive-ish meals at home, its really easy to hit that number. If youre not cooking most meals yourself youre not doing to bad at that cost.Human: My take home pay a month is a bit less than 2k. I just feel bad spending almost 15 of my income on food.  <response>: 15 of your income spent on food is right around the national average whereas your income is a bit below the national average.I agree with what the other people are saying -- you have an income, not a spending money on food problem. 300month on groceries and going out infrequently sounds reasonable to me. 