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					Originally Posted by  tweetiepooh
					 
				 
				I remember reading a few years ago that  
 
 
 
decades back the average family spent 25-30% of income on food 
now that figure is around 10% 
 
 
Indicating how costs of basics had reduced greatly leaving more money for luxuries, or savings. 
			
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 Luxuries or saving, more like rent as decades back it didn't swallow up over half someone's take home pay