How a Family of One Eats for $80 a Week in Tucson, Arizona — Food Budget Diaries

Welcome to Kitchn's Food Budget Diaries series, where we show you how people around the country spend money on what they eat and drink. Each post will follow one person for one week and will chronicle everything that person consumed and how much it costs them.

Name: Rachael
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Age: 31
Number of people in family: 1
Occupation: Librarian
Household income: $39,000 a year
Weekly food budget: $80 (This includes my CSA subscription, even though I pay $132 for it in advance for every 6 weeks. I include it in my budget as $22 per week though, to help keep my spending on track.)

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