Why Food Is Killing Your Budget in 2025 #budgeting #moneytips #foodcost

One of our biggest line items in a budget is food. The average American in 2025 is spending roughly $75 to $100 per person per week just at the grocery store. I did some research and the average American is spending $40 to $80 per week on dining out. In clients that I work with, seems to be one of the biggest money sucks because we're busy and it's hard to stop and think about other ways to eat. We're hungry, we're hangry, and it's easy to just go find cheap food, and it's not necessarily cheap. The amount that you're adding to the cost of your meal is like 18 to 25% by adding delivery and tip fees on top of the meal that has already gone up pretty significantly over the last few years.