Bottom 80% of US Households Persistently Dissaves-Spending More Than Income

Re:Bottom 80% of US Households Persistently Dissaves-Spendin... by lr4444lr on Monday February 05, 2024 @12:54PM (#39264210)

Can you explain this to me in even a rough estimate?

My family of 4 spends $900 a month, and we do NOT price shop. I live in the metroplitan area of a major city, do NOT shop at discount stores, and even have higher meat bills due to religious reasons. We waste very little, I should add, and buy almost all name brand goods.

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Re:Bottom 80% of US Households Persistently Dissaves-Spendin... by bluGill on Monday February 05, 2024 @01:08PM (#39264451)

There are vast differences in how much people eat. Males between 12-25 tend to eat a lot more than girls - hormones mean they can burn a lot of calories without gaining weight - and they are also more likely to be in activities that use a lot of energy (I don't know why this is, but it seems to be the case) Babies of course eat very little.

I can believe both numbers just based on normal genetic variation.

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Re:Bottom 80% of US Households Persistently Dissaves-Spendin... by TehShrike on Monday February 05, 2024 @01:10PM (#39264500)

I expect my food bill to go up around 50% once my boys hit their teens, but still, that only puts me at around half the monthly spend of OP

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