I've noticed a trend in here where many people are celebrating eating foods that would usually be thrown out.
I don't do this.
In fact, I spent $15 on my last meal. It will feed me twice.
I don't spend that high every meal obviously. (Generally $3-4 twice most days)
Food freshness, nutrient density, and quality are extremely important to me. To be able to spend dollars not cents for every meal is important. I consider it a long term investment for my health.
Food can cause or prevent disease.
I'm not trying to promote wasting that barely molded bread, or leftover whatever the fak, but to focus on food frugality I feel is scarcity minded.
This was so important to me that I decided to force myself to find a way to afford it instead and it pays back 20x in terms of overall health and well being.
My frugal focus is commodities. I have a room full of furniture all acquired for free and nothing else was bought retail other than the car. That was bought new actually. My entire wardrobe couldn't have cost more than $300.
Frugality for me means knowing truly what to invest in, and what to cut out entirely (or make valueless in your mind).
I wanted to post this because I have taken the other approach with my food and it hurts. It actually can injure you .
Cheers!
September 04, 2020 at 09:54PM
