A freezer was our first purchase after getting married. We just bought a brand new one and our electrical bill has actually gone down, but that also coincided with spring summer when it goes down anyway.
We eat a lot of meat, but a lot of beans and also eat tofu. We just like to eat! I thought tofu was something you didn't want to freeze so that is something for me to remember.
I think only you can answer the freezer question. It depends on how you shop and cook. I freeze lots of stuff. I cook from scratch and freeze pestos, tomato sauces, cookies, nuts, oatmeal pancakes, mini loaves of bread. Cooked soups. Leftovers.
We purchased an upright. Our first freezer was a chest freezer and we found it was difficult because I am darn short and had a hard time even reaching down into the bottom areas and we "lost" more stuff. The upright does cost more to run and does not hold as much, but for us, an upright is just easier to deal with and at this point in my life, that is important!
Good luck on your decision.
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