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From: matt@oddjob.UUCP (Matt Crawford)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Living with nonrelated adults
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Date: Sun, 8-Sep-85 16:48:06 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep  8 16:48:06 1985
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Rance Cleaveland:
> As far as food goes, I've always had pretty good success with the following
> scheme.  Everyone who cooks together buys only the food they cook (spices,
> etc. of course can be shared).  That way no one gets upset when you cook
> filet mignon and expect everyone else to share the burden of paying for it.

This is a logical system, but it can result in a trip to the store
per week per person.  The system in my previous household was to
have an agreed-upon list of things which would always be kept on
hand by means of the weekly shopping trip.  $20 per week per person
kept the cupboards and refrigerators full enough for 3 meals a day
and snacks.  (Some extra money was allocated for birthdays.)  If
any given week required a smaller than usual purchase of staples,
the shopper could splurge on blueberries, kippered herring, or
whatever.  [Shopping list available on request in troff format.]
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