Do you have to live as cheaply as you can when it comes to groceries?

Well, I buy in bulk 'for the freezer, I also make casseroles and use up leftovers when I can, Also I buy the multi-buys and BOGOF offers.

I try to buy sale items, use coupons, buy some generics, etc.  But I like good quality, especially when it comes to fish and meat so I spend what it takes to get what I want.  I like a good porterhouse steak, coho or sockeye salmon, lamb chops.  I could eat a lot cheaper if I stuck to chicken and ground meat.  I tend to cook only on weekends and eat leftovers the rest of the week both to save money and time.  A lot of the leftovers go in stews and curies.

You don't have to, it's a free country, but doing so allows you to save more money for other things.

It makes sense to do that all the time with everything. No I don't have to but I sure like to so I have extra money for other things, like taking my grand babies to movies or treating them to ice cream on a whim, buying myself a new sweater or shoes when I need it instead of having to wait.

People who are rich are cheap as hell and generally watch every penny.

You are smart. I did that for many years. When you get older you may loosen up a bit, if you have the means.

You don't have to, but you will have more money to spend on other things.

yes..................................

I would only buy rice. And eat rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I believe rice does not freeze well. It messes up its texture. Adds water hydrogen and oxygen to the rice. 

thats up to you how you want to do it

Sounds like my life....