daylatedollarshort
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The last 10 days we spent near Fairfield CA, near Napa, CA. We purchased a large box of assorted veggies/fruits that we picked out and used/cooked with over the course of those 10 days, cost $20.01. The steaks, chicken, pork, seafood all seemed reasonable; now the wine budget, that was a different story.
Food at the ethnic and outlet markets is amazingly cheap in the area. My August grocery bill will be under $300 for the two of us plus a house guest for most of the month and we eat pretty healthy on that amount. Last week at a local produce mart, I bought 2 pounds of dried dates, 2 pounds of organic strawberries, a pineapple, and two packages of mixed organic greens for $7 total. One pound of dates at the local retail supermarket is $9.
$100 might not go as far here at the supermarkets as other cities but it stretches pretty far at the outlet and ethnic markets. We have relatives that live in a lower cost of living area for housing, but with one grocery store in town that store gets to set near monopoly prices.
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