![]() ![]() It’s unseasonably warm, hitting 99 degrees. Our ferry is 20 minutes late so we have time to get out of the car and walk around the terminal a little bit. We make it to the ferry terminal and I grab a Coke ($3) from the vending machine. She’s one of those people who doesn’t like coffee! ($24.58 CAD total) (We only realize when we go back through our receipts for this food diary.) My wife gets an Earl Grey tea ($3.25 CAD). I don’t know why the coffee was only 25 cents maybe there was a cashier error. My wife always tells the barista that if it’s more cream than any sane person would order, then that’s the correct amount. My wife and daughters have a running joke about how much cream I like in my coffee when ordering it. I get an Americano with lots of room for cream ($0.25 CAD). We also buy a millionaire bar (a chocolate and caramel dessert bar) for a snack later ($5.25 CAD). My wife has a ham, egg, and pesto brioche ($5.50 CAD). I get a savory danish that has arugula, shallots, and cheese ($5.25 CAD). After the meeting, we grab pastries at The Break Cafe & Bistro, a local place that makes its own pastries and coffee in the mornings and fantastic sandwiches in the afternoons. I end up drinking a Coke from the cooler in our truck on the way out the door.ġ1 a.m. I spent a long night on the phone trying to help family members whose property is being threatened by a wildfire. My wife and I are in Ucluelet, British Columbia, for a business meeting that I am stressed about. with hours left to drive, you just need to get some protein in your system.Ĩ:45 a.m. We get McDonald’s for dinner, because sometimes, at 8:45 p.m. I said, “That’s every night!” We carry on the dinner table tradition with our daughters, and they both cook in their homes now. The first time my wife met my parents, she commented how nice it was that my mom made such a great meal, as it was three courses plus dessert. Friends and family often “happened to stop by” at dinner hour, as there was always enough for everyone. (Nothing from a box.) She made a variety of food and always tried new things, looking to Bon Appétit, Gourmet, and Sunset for inspiration. A normal dinner was three courses, everything homemade, plus dessert. We had a big garden, raised cows and chickens, and fished and hunted a lot. My mom always cooked all meals and was a phenomenal cook. How often in a week did your parents or guardians cook at home? I grew up in the area in a very close family in which sitting down at the table every night was very important. How often in a week did you dine out while growing up? Almost never. We mostly ate at home when our kids were small, and I feel like the food we make at home is better than most things we get at restaurants. In the first 20 years of our marriage, my wife and I were often on the “gas and groceries” budget as we worked hard to save money and reinvest it in the properties we were building. I learned to cook from my mom and the great home ec classes at my small-town school. I like to use really good quality ingredients and I believe they’re worth the extra money. I am the primary cook for our family I love trying new recipes, love grilling, and am happy to feed whoever stops by for dinner. Streaming services (Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV): $40.Mortgage (Including property tax and insurance): $3,647.What are your approximate fixed monthly expenses beyond food? (i.e., rent, subscriptions, bills) How much money do you have in savings? $1.5 million How often are you paid? (e.g., weekly) Monthly for the both of us. How much is one paycheck, after taxes? Mine is $9,000 after rental expenses wife’s is $6,000, plus an annual payout of bonus and stocks of $250,000 after tax. ![]() She is an executive for a large retail company. My wife’s salary is roughly $500,000 including stock options and bonuses. What is your annual salary, if you have one? I make $315,000 from my construction business and rental real estate income. We have two spoiled dogs, a rat terrier and a black lab, and our grand-dog corgi that visits often. What’s your household size? We have two grown daughters, one who is living at home during college break and one who lives and works in Colorado.
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