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Strawberries are the absolute best how do you hate strawberries?
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slam that "Report" button, dogs
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May 10, 2017 20:49
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Kirios posted:Strawberries are the absolute best how do you hate strawberries? I dunno, I prefer raspberries and blackberries.
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May 10, 2017 20:50
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You don't like blueberries? Monster. I always got kale. Lots of lots of kale. This is before the kale craze where people make kale smoothies, kale chips, kale toast, etc.
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May 10, 2017 20:51
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monster on a stick posted:You don't like blueberries? Monster. I have a strong theory that CSAs are what started the kale craze. People fighting their way out of kale avalanches armed with nothing but a blender.
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May 10, 2017 20:52
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monster on a stick posted:You don't like blueberries? Monster. I love blueberries, I just don't generally associate them with the other three. Different flavor profile or something I guess.
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May 10, 2017 20:56
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Alright here's a food/money question - how the gently caress do those $1/day food budget rice and bean people eat any FRUIT? My coworker is super smug about how he and his wife spend less than $150 a month on food and I have no clue how you would ever consume anything fruit-like on that budget.
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May 10, 2017 20:57
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Alright here's a food/money question - how the gently caress do those $1/day food budget rice and bean people eat any FRUIT? My coworker is super smug about how he and his wife spend less than $150 a month on food and I have no clue how you would ever consume anything fruit-like on that budget. I grow a lot of fruit and veg in my yard for free which I package and freeze for the year.
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May 10, 2017 21:00
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Alright here's a food/money question - how the gently caress do those $1/day food budget rice and bean people eat any FRUIT? My coworker is super smug about how he and his wife spend less than $150 a month on food and I have no clue how you would ever consume anything fruit-like on that budget. There are places that sell the imperfect produce that the major chains turn away. That stuff is usually super-cheap.
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May 10, 2017 21:00
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Ketchup contains tomato, which is a fruit.
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May 10, 2017 21:00
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Alright here's a food/money question - how the gently caress do those $1/day food budget rice and bean people eat any FRUIT? My coworker is super smug about how he and his wife spend less than $150 a month on food and I have no clue how you would ever consume anything fruit-like on that budget. Big bags of apples are cheap.
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May 10, 2017 21:03
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Subjunctive posted:Ketchup contains tomato, which is a fruit.
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May 10, 2017 21:03
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BloodBag posted:Hearing about all these overpriced food delivery services got me wondering: What ever happened to the Schwan's delivery truck? Those guys were way ahead of the game on basically the same exact thing. Schwan's is great. If you get on their regular routes, the delivery guy will come to your house even if you don't order anything and it's like a game show finding out if anything you like to eat is on his truck. It's kind of pointless unless you have a chest freezer. Also, some of you fuckers are getting put on ignore.
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May 10, 2017 21:05
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Alright here's a food/money question - how the gently caress do those $1/day food budget rice and bean people eat any FRUIT? My coworker is super smug about how he and his wife spend less than $150 a month on food and I have no clue how you would ever consume anything fruit-like on that budget. They mostly don't, the rice n' beans people (who are usually prescribing that for others, not doing it themselves) don't bother to think about what's needed for a healthy diet. If you're actually rice & beans poor you just hope things get better before you get sick from malnutrition.
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May 10, 2017 21:07
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Sprouts consistently has apples for 88-98 cents per pound, bananas for 59 cents per pound, and a rotation of cheap veggies. E: cut out a part talking about my own recipes. Shopping is a skill just like managing money is a skill. People who complain about healthy food being expensive just go in and buy whatever they feel like without looking at the price. Or they legitimately live in a super expensive area, in which case condolences.
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May 10, 2017 21:22
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BWM: Buying a big tray of strawberries from the farmers' market in the morning and having them go bad by dinnertime.  M(ore)BWM: Being my co-worker who bought a VR setup, then left it sitting out where her cat chewed through the cables overnight.  quote:There are places that sell the imperfect produce that the major chains turn away. That stuff is usually super-cheap. Is there a name for these sorts of places? "Supermarkets with ugly food  " doesn't seem like a good search string, and I'd love to find one in the bay area where I live a BWM life.
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May 10, 2017 21:23
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Sundae posted:Is there a name for these sorts of places? "Supermarkets with ugly food I'm pretty sure Grocery Outlet does this.
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May 10, 2017 21:28
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Alright here's a food/money question - how the gently caress do those $1/day food budget rice and bean people eat any FRUIT? My coworker is super smug about how he and his wife spend less than $150 a month on food and I have no clue how you would ever consume anything fruit-like on that budget. why eat fruit? Seasonal it's quite cheap e.g. peaches but otherwise fruit isn't needed. If you must make a loaf of bread for 20 cents and splurg on some preserves.
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May 10, 2017 21:32
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Sundae posted:BWM: Buying a big tray of strawberries from the farmers' market in the morning and having them go bad by dinnertime. I've seen Second Chance Grocery, but I don't know if that's sufficiently generic. Dented cans, irregular Oreos, etc.
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May 10, 2017 21:48
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Is Aldi too expensive for this discussion? They have good frozen fruit for pretty cheap.
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May 10, 2017 21:58
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Sundae posted:Is there a name for these sorts of places? "Supermarkets with ugly food I don't think there are any chains that do it, or nothing larger than a local chain anyhow. But you're in the Bay area, just google "imperfect produce Bay Area" and you should find something. I have no idea if their prices are actually cheap, it was just the first Google result!
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May 10, 2017 22:05
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Sundae posted:Is there a name for these sorts of places? "Supermarkets with ugly food Well-supplied Feed and Tack stores sell ugly potatoes and carrots in bulk. Ironically, they're expecting you to feed them to horses.
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May 10, 2017 22:07
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Ethnic markets can be good for produce deals too. Frustratingly, farmer's markets aren't, at least inside a city. I go every week and every week I'm surprised anew that the produce costs 4x what it does in the store across the street.
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May 10, 2017 22:10
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Ornamented Death posted:I don't think there are any chains that do it, or nothing larger than a local chain anyhow. But you're in the Bay area, just google "imperfect produce Bay Area" and you should find something. That's incredibly cheap compared to grocery chains in my area. Thanks! (Like, 80% off cheap.)
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May 10, 2017 22:15
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Sundae posted:That's incredibly cheap compared to grocery chains in my area. Thanks! (Like, 80% off cheap.) Get your ugly potato on, my friend!
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May 10, 2017 22:22
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:Ethnic markets can be good for produce deals too. Frustratingly, farmer's markets aren't, at least inside a city. I go every week and every week I'm surprised anew that the produce costs 4x what it does in the store across the street. Have you tried not supporting cheap/slave labor for once?
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May 10, 2017 22:49
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TheAsterite posted:Have you tried not supporting cheap/slave labor for once? Slavery becomes GWM at about .50 cents a banana. Everyone has a price. Some of us take our payment in cheap fruit.
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May 10, 2017 23:08
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/johnny-depp-a-star-crisis-insane-story-his-missing-millions-1001513 This article has more details about Johnny Depp's money issues. Guy spends $30k/month on wine, bought a $10m yacht that he spent another $8m renovating, at one point owned 14 residences (including a 37 acre hamlet in France), and impulse-bought a $400k diamond cuff at sticker price. He is claiming damages from his money people for tax penalties from filing his taxes late, but they say that Johnny Depp never had the cash in April to pay them on time 
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May 10, 2017 23:28
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TheAsterite posted:Have you tried not supporting cheap/slave labor for once? There's depressingly no reason to think the food at my farmer's market isn't picked by slave labor. Maybe yours is better.
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May 11, 2017 00:03
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:Ethnic markets can be good for produce deals too. Frustratingly, farmer's markets aren't, at least inside a city. I go every week and every week I'm surprised anew that the produce costs 4x what it does in the store across the street. The millennia-long war between city and country dwellers continues, I see. In any case, Woolworths of Australia sells slightly imperfect fruits and vegetables for marginally less than the closer to perfect ones. I live really close to some farms, though, so I just buy from their trading outpost.
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May 11, 2017 00:05
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I don't give a poo poo about food chat so here's some BWM. Parents lend daughter $368,000. Daughter makes excuses about how she's isn't working so cannot repay them. Of course she owns two very expensive houses and drives a merc so she's living in poverty. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/personal-finance/news/article.cfm?c_id=12&objectid=11852648 quote:Trevor and Marian Warin refused to back down after their daughter repeatedly refused to pay back loans totalling $368,000.
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May 11, 2017 00:11
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canyoneer posted:http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/johnny-depp-a-star-crisis-insane-story-his-missing-millions-1001513 Reminds me of this article about an accountant for celebrities http://nymag.com/thejob/2017/04/the-accountant-who-tries-to-keep-celebrities-from-going-broke.html quote:The hard part is when you try to help people and they won’t let you. A lot of times, we’ll go to a client and say, “Listen, you’re overspending. You need to cut back.” They’re just wasteful and dumb, and it’s frustrating if they won’t listen, if they won’t even look at a piece of paper. They don’t want to hear it. They don’t want to know it. quote:For awards shows, the gowns and jewelry they wear are usually borrowed. But depending on the person, hair and makeup can run anywhere from $2,000 if you’re very lucky to a more likely $10,000 to $20,000. And the thing that makes me crazy about that is that a lot of these people are beautiful to begin with. When you have someone who is absolutely stunningly beautiful without hair and makeup, how does it cost that much money?! And then they’re like, “Oh, and we need the massage before, and then we need the pedicure …” Oh for god’s sake! And it’s getting worse with men, because they’re getting stylists and all that. And they’re getting hair extensions, too. Then there is private security and the car on hire, which of course they keep for the entire night, so if they leave their house at 5 p.m., and then they go to the after-parties, it’s usually 12 to 14 hours. So that could be $5,000, $6,000, $7,000, just for the car that is basically sitting there doing nothing. The private security is anywhere from $500 to $1,000 an hour, plus expenses, plus you probably have to get them a hotel, plus they want per diem, plus you probably flew them out. All of it, it’s just out of control.
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May 11, 2017 01:01
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Devian666 posted:Parents lend daughter $368,000. It sounds like it took a number of loans over a number of years to get to that point. I know it was their child, but you should probably stop throwing good money after bad well before you hit $368,000. quote:This article has more details about Johnny Depp's money issues. In all fairness, if I were Johnny Depp, I might have a month or two like that.
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May 11, 2017 01:59
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Uterine Lineup posted:Reminds me of this article about an accountant for celebrities http://nymag.com/thejob/2017/04/the-accountant-who-tries-to-keep-celebrities-from-going-broke.html In the era of Uber etc how in the world does a stupid car and a couple security guards for hire possibly cost $1000+ an hour
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May 11, 2017 02:19
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BEHOLD: MY CAPE posted:In the era of Uber etc how in the world does a stupid car and a couple security guards for hire possibly cost $1000+ an hour Well uh first of all you want them to know how to get to the venue/not pull a Princess Di on you Secondly you probably want them to actually know how to work security, if you think your rear end needs protection.
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May 11, 2017 02:31
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BEHOLD: MY CAPE posted:In the era of Uber etc how in the world does a stupid car and a couple security guards for hire possibly cost $1000+ an hour They hire professionals.
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May 11, 2017 03:17
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Asian markets are great places to get cheap produce. WSJ or NYTimes had a good article not too long ago talking about the economics of why Asian markets have cheaper produce (reduced overhead, minimal marketing, etc). I buy the bulk of my veggies from the Asian market around the corner from my house. I rarely pay more than $2/lb for stuff. EDIT: When I say $2/lb I mean that's the high end. Most stuff is $1.29/lb or less.
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May 11, 2017 03:45
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Scudworth posted:They hire professionals. I mean no doubt, so does my place of employment on nights and weekends but I'm pretty sure those armed guards make about $25 an hour. How much are ex cop or ex military or professional bouncer types charging?
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May 11, 2017 03:46
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BEHOLD: MY CAPE posted:I mean no doubt, so does my place of employment on nights and weekends but I'm pretty sure those armed guards make about $25 an hour. How much are ex cop or ex military or professional bouncer types charging? Emma Watson's ex-NYPD guard makes $150k Quick googling suggests it's $1000+ for an event per guard, plus driver, plus their car, plus bigger starts bring multiple guards and an armed driver. Consider that a lot of these people have very real stalkers.
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Scudworth posted:Emma Watson's ex-NYPD guard makes $150k Insert joke about why would an NYPD officer take that kind of pay cut??
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