Protein on Any Budget! (Married Couple)
Posted byOur third example of Protein on Any Budget is for a married couple with no children:
Meet the Jones!
The Jones are a married couple from the Northeast.
Net Annual Income: $48,927.48
(which is $4,077.29 per month)
Monthly Expenses: $2,900
Mortgage ($1,350); utilities ($300); car payment(s) ($350);
insurance ($150); cell/cable/int/ect... ($450) ; gas ($300)
This leaves the Jones with $1,177.29 leftover each month.
(This is $294.32 a week for groceries.)
Weekly Protein Grocery List**:
Breakfast and Snacks
Yogurt (14 cups) ------------------ $10.00
Milk (1 gallon) -------------------- $4.00
Eggs (large carton) ---------------- $2.00
Almonds (2 large cans) ----------- $14.00
Sunflower Seeds (3 bags) ---------$6.00
Pumpkin Seeds-Roasted (2lbs) - $12.00
Pumpkin Seeds-Roasted (2lbs) - $12.00
Lunch
Peanut Butter (1 jar) ------------- $3.50
Bananas (6 medium sized)-------- $1.20
Wholemeal Bread (1 loaf) -------- $2.75
Spinach (2 10 oz. bag) ------------- $4.00
Canned Tuna (4 cans) ------------- $3.00
Dinner
Cheddar Cheese (1 pound) ------- $4.50
Tofu (2 boxes) ------------------------ $6.00
Tofu (2 boxes) ------------------------ $6.00
Broccoli (2 pounds) ----------------- $3.20
Porkchops (3lbs) ------------------- $13.50
Chicken Breast (3lbs) -------------- $10.50
Pasta (2 boxes) ---------------------- $2.00
Salmon Fillet (2 large) ------------- $22.00
Beef (2.5 lbs of Sirloin Steak) ---- $17.50
Lobster (Two 1lb. tails) ----------- $38.00
Lobster (Two 1lb. tails) ----------- $38.00
Total: $179.65
($114.67 left over in budget!)
* Income information is based off of census data, but adjusted to regional and demographic parameters stated: http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-239.pdf
** Prices are rounded up from author's recent shopping receipts (dating from November 9, 2011 thru March 14, 2012), but they are not based on a specific store or grocer. All prices rounded up to simulate potential sales tax.
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