What Does $60 Buy?

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From time to time I like to justify what I do here on myLot for my measly $5 a month when I make payout, which I normally do, and sometimes a little more than that. But of course, if I do make payout each month, that puts an extra $60 in my pocket at the end of the year. Still nothing to write home about. But when I break it down a bit and see what I could buy with $60, it does help to say to myself, "Okay, it's still worth doing," despite the other side of it which is that I really do enjoy my interactions here. So, based on current best price, picking out individual items, here's how much of each item I could buy with $60. You might be surprised. 50 loaves of wheat bread (Ruler Foods) 23 dozen eggs (Aldi) 122 boxes of macaroni and cheese (Ruler Foods) 18 gallons of gas (Zephyr) 2 1/2 tanks of propane (anywhere) 30 pounds of pork steaks (Walmart) 38 pounds of bone in chicken thighs (Ruler Foods) 45 pounds of potato salad (Walmart) 35 heads of lettuce (Aldi) 23 gallons of milk (Walmart) 122 packs of mild taco seasoning (Ruler Foods) 30 packs of 10 count flour tortillas (anywhere) 60 pounds of Jasmine rice (Walmart) 8 $7 value meal deals (Dairy Queen) 13 pounds of ham lunch meat (Walmart) 31 packs of 12 count Swiss cheese slices (Aldi) 35 8 ounce packages of shredded cheese (Aldi) 60 PowerAdes (Walmart) 48 bottles of cranberry juice (Dollar Tree) 4 cans of 40.3 ounce cans of Great Value coffee (Walmart) 3 30-packs of Miller Lite beer (Casey's) 35 14 ounce kielbasas (Aldi) 12 24 count Bar-S bun length hot dogs (Ruler Foods) 5 8 count boxes of Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwiches (Walmart) 46 Knorr sides (Walmart) 150 pounds of Russet potatoes (Ruler Foods) I could go on, but you get the idea. $60 doesn't seem like much, but when you break it down and see what you can actually buy with it, it does help the perspective a little bit. Granted, any money I earn from here goes right into my investments. So, how much does $60 earn in a year for me? $3.60. So, in that sense, $60 buys me nearly 4 bucks.