i bought the ingredients for a large pot of chili. it was $37. i was actually surprised it was that expensive. 2 pounds of ground beef, 2 16oz cans of beans, 2 16oz cans of diced tomatoes, a bag of cheese, 2 packets of chili spices and two containers of chopped peppers+onions. (yeah yeah i could have chopped my own peppers and onions and saved a couple bucks.) still, that was also like 6 meals, so i paid just a bit over $6 per meal. if you go out, you are paying a premium because of all the worker benefits these days and relatively high wages. i am planning on going out to eat tonight. i will probably spend over $60 between food, beers, tax and tip. i just file it under "entertainment". if i just wanted to eat for the sake of not being hungry i would go make a pb&j sandwich that probably costs me like a dollar.
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