I spend about 500 a month. 3 kids at home and my dh and myself. that includes all his indulgence foods i buy and pack in his lunches. he uses a 12 pack cooler and a 2 liter bottle. He takes a few sandwiches to work, a chef salad, a pasta dish left over from dinners, a 2 liter filled with koolaid, 3 cookies, a small bag of chips. gums/tic tacs, he can keep in pocket, it curbs urges, cheap n cheerful and he comes home with nothing left over. he works 12 hour shifts, so having something for his lunch and 2 breaks keeps him running good at work. He can snack a sandwich while waiting his turn to heat up his pasta, or eat his salad during a break. we went to the dollar tree and got these 2 part dishes, one side is sandwich size and other side is side size. i put a sandwich in one section, and salad in the other. pasta in the big side of the other one and bread with butter on the other folded in half. both those containers came together, so it was both for one dollar total. I also bought a ten pack of the smaller squares, perfect for his dressings and mayo on the side, so that salad dont get limpy or bread get nasty by the time he gets to eat it. i bought a second set of those with a diff colored lid, to ration out shampoo and conditioner with my 3 younger kids. i think thats saved me lots on waste, was doing a bottle a week, now im down to 2 bottles a month for five people. dh uses it like 3 times in one shower is why we use so much, but he paints barges, he comes home with paint everywhere even tho they wear paint suits.lol
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