The Receipt: A Week of Food Expenses

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The Receipt: A Week of Food Expenses
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A 29-year-old public radio reporter in Asheville, North Carolina shares her food expenses for a week, including quick Trader Joe's lunches and snacks at city council meetings.

Welcome to The Receipt , a series documenting how Bon Appétit readers eat and what they spend doing it. Each food diary follows one anonymous reader’s week of expenses related to groceries, restaurant meals, coffee runs, and every bite in between. In this time of rising food costs, The Receipt reveals how folks—from different cities, with different incomes, on different schedules—are figuring out their food budgets.

In today’s Receipt a 29-year-old public radio reporter makes quick Trader Joe’s lunches between story interviews and snacks on dried mango and almonds at long city council meetings. Keep reading for her receipts. Jump ahead: The finances The diet The expenses The diary What are your pronouns? She/her What is your occupation? Reporter for a public radio station How old are you? 29 What city and state do you live in? Asheville, North Carolina What is your annual salary, if you have one? $56,000 How much is one paycheck after taxes? $1,43

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