How much do you spend per month?

SNI doesnt allow inverters so no microwave or fridge so figure $10-$20 a day....





American Trucker

 

Get you a 12-V cooler and a 300 watt inverter. I work for Schneider and with going to walmart and stocking up, you can spend about $70/week or less depending on what you like to eat.

 

i spend $75/week on food, a carton of smokes , a drink or 2 everyday and a room once a week
but i stay out 3 months at a time
have a frig freezer, microwave, toaster oven, inverter tv laptop
and my schizophrenic split personality for company

 

I spend $40 - $50 a week on groceries, probably another $5 - $10 on cleaning supplies toiletries etc... I have two twelve V Coolers, one for food and one for drinks that is within reach of the Drivers Seat, a microwave, George Foreman Grill, 12v Lunch box oven, Toaster, Egg Cooker, 12v Skillet, and a company installed inverter... I am luck there, but honestly, that 12v Oven kicks ###... I use it at least three days a week, and if I didn't have the microwave I would use it more to reheat things. It is a great investment for around $30.

You can live relatively cheap on the road if you budget well. for example, a pork loin in Walmart runs about $7, A bag of Salad runs around $2.50, they have these great little single serving packs of Corn, Peas, Carrots and such that kind of look like the small fruit cups in four packs for under $2, I get two meals out of a pork loin, four salads out of a bag, and one each for the veggies so I can eat a pretty decent dinner for just under $4. Lunch and breakfast come out a bit cheaper.

I toss the pork loin in the oven for around two hours, I drive while it is cooking and it sure makes the truck smell good too.

 

If you eat a meal a day just out of the truckstop you will spend.. avg of $12 a day.. if its 2 ..24.. and so on and so forth.. I spend about 25 to 60 a week.. but I eat of the cooler most of the time and I am home every weekend. I would say figure spending $100 a week that is a higher number but if you figure on that you will always have some cash in your pocket in case you need it..

If you get you an inverter a microwave and yes a cheap electric grill.. The george foreman works good.. don't let anyone tell you it doesn't for a trucker.. and a crock pot. (not a big one) Go to a Wal Mart at about 6 am one day a week and by there marked down meat.. You can normally find pot roast, steaks and pork marked down.. They don't mark chicken down ( I wouldn't cook chicken anyway it is a mess).. but you can get a pack of 3 thin ribeyes/tbones or strip for about 8 bucks.. and a the country crock mashed potatoes for 2.50 I think.. that is 3 meals right there.. a salad mix is 2.50 and that will last you for 4 or 5 days.. a good chuck roast on mark down is like 6.00 and that is 4lbs of meat potatoes and carrots are another 2.00 total.. Get a couple of cases of water for 2.99 a piece and you just spent like 35 dollars and can eat for 3 to 6 days. If you like tea or whatever I would also suggest getting you an coffee pot and make a couple of gallons at night when parked.. Just get a couple of gallons of water a kitchen funnel and make a gallon and put it back in the water jug.. Sweeten to what you like and roll on..

And yes that sounds like alot of crap to have in a truck, and you don't have to have it all in there.. When I was over the road it saved me about $90 a week in cokes(switched to tea) and resturant bills/tips.. Best of luck

Btw to answer your question without this crap.. about 150 to 200 yeah it is high, but these truckstops think you are made of gold and they have you over a barrel

 

as a team we spent over 300 a week..and that was eating at subway most of the time...bought diet mtn dew and water for the fridge...didnt have time or room to cook...thats not counting getting a hotel every restart either....or eating out then...

 

lol..tell me about it....yeah it is a lot...but keep in mind, we dont cook in the truck. now when we had the truck pictured (white pete)...i had a full kitchen then...and did cook...we went to wal mart once a week and bought groceries....but i honestly dont remember how much we spent then...wasnt near as much tho...