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There are times when I have been broke and just meant I ate more plainly.

20kg sack of rice is cheap and lasts a while. Flour is cheap. Eggs are cheap Potatoes Canned tuna

Etc

A lot of those who complain about groceries could swap out what they would rather have until times improve.

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> A lot of those who complain about groceries could swap out what they would rather have until times improve.

People can certainly complain about having to change what they eat because, even though they've had no changes in their lives (eg job / income / expense changes), prices have increased substantially.

>20kg sack of rice is cheap and lasts a while. Flour is cheap. Eggs are cheap Potatoes Canned tuna. Where i am canned tuna hasn't gone up in price, but there is considerably less of it in the can, and noticeably more seawater.

Smaller portion == increased price, no?

Yeah! And they could sell their refrigerators too! They use way too much electricity. <eye roll>

No. Actually should get more freezer space if possible. So can buy in bulk on offer and freeze.

You clearly have never been broke and are clueless!!!

Is there anything someone can do to save money and stretch their budget farther, or are we saying that's all off base?

I'm saying it's blaming the victim to assume the problem is that they aren't frugal enough.

Why would they do that? Refrigerators are incredibly efficient and cheap to run and are a modern miracle of extending food shelf life/

Because "POOR PEOPLE" have so much stuff! Why do they have so much stuff if they're poor!

https://youtu.be/Al5E3KbIfeo?t=24

I mean they should really be more frugal. Having a refrigerator is clearly a ridiculous luxury.

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