My housemate and I spilt groceries,she has 2 finicky kids ages 9 and 3,I have one adult male SO and one 16 yr old son,until recently I myself ate very little at home.
When it's my week to buy food the tab ranges between $160-$200, this includes fresh veggies,fruit,whole grain breads,boneless chicken breast,turkey tips,the local meat market is excellent and frequently I buy enough meat that it lasts into my roomate's food buying week.
when it's my roomate's week to buy groceries the fridge is frequently empty.Her week to buy food began on Friday,today is tuesday I made chicken soup and mushroom chicken out of the last of the meat I bought on my week.In the morning I'll eat cereal that was purchased on my week.
As far as I can see this week she bought milk,juice,soda,white bread and premade meatballs,she says she'll go out in the morning to "get a few things to tide us over till Friday" of course come friday I'll drop a couple hundred in the fridge.
She says things about how she doesn't want junk food in the house,how she wants to follow a lean diet like ours,then she says we never buy anything that her kids like to eat.So on her week they eat out every night,leaving us with nothing.I need a new system !
The sad thing is that she's basically a good person but has been under tremendous stress.I need to find a fairer,more equitable manner to deal with the food issue that doesn't result in hard feelings.I also wish to avoid situations in which children are afraid to take food when they are hungry.
I'm considering offering to spilt the bill for milk,juice,soda,bread,cheese,produce and cat food from a fixed list that we write together.Then we'd each be responsible for buying,preparing our individual family's meal/snack food.
Any ideas? you guys do the roomate thing a lot around here and I could use some advice.Also how should our current arrangement end,on who's week?
When it's my week to buy food the tab ranges between $160-$200, this includes fresh veggies,fruit,whole grain breads,boneless chicken breast,turkey tips,the local meat market is excellent and frequently I buy enough meat that it lasts into my roomate's food buying week.
when it's my roomate's week to buy groceries the fridge is frequently empty.Her week to buy food began on Friday,today is tuesday I made chicken soup and mushroom chicken out of the last of the meat I bought on my week.In the morning I'll eat cereal that was purchased on my week.
As far as I can see this week she bought milk,juice,soda,white bread and premade meatballs,she says she'll go out in the morning to "get a few things to tide us over till Friday" of course come friday I'll drop a couple hundred in the fridge.
She says things about how she doesn't want junk food in the house,how she wants to follow a lean diet like ours,then she says we never buy anything that her kids like to eat.So on her week they eat out every night,leaving us with nothing.I need a new system !
The sad thing is that she's basically a good person but has been under tremendous stress.I need to find a fairer,more equitable manner to deal with the food issue that doesn't result in hard feelings.I also wish to avoid situations in which children are afraid to take food when they are hungry.
I'm considering offering to spilt the bill for milk,juice,soda,bread,cheese,produce and cat food from a fixed list that we write together.Then we'd each be responsible for buying,preparing our individual family's meal/snack food.
Any ideas? you guys do the roomate thing a lot around here and I could use some advice.Also how should our current arrangement end,on who's week?
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