$600 for groceries and eating out. Is this for the two of you plus a baby or are there more? For two + this is quite high. Are you calculating the cost of daycare when your wife goes back to work? that can take a huge chunk of income.
3 people, yes the food bill is a big problem for us , we buy all organic
The water is because our tap water is awful
Our parents will watch the baby when the wife goes back to work
Wife has same commute 5 miles
Water, I used to buy water. Every time I have moved, the water tasted awful at the new place.
And then I realized that water is the same as anything else. People prefer what they are used to having.
Buying bottled water is very expensive, and it was a crutch preventing me from getting used to the different water supply.
So I quit buying water. I did not get a Britta, either.
I did need some way to bridge the gap, though.
For drinking water, I put a lot of lemon or lime juice in it and gradually tapered the amount down.
It took about a month before I got used to it and no longer noticed it.
This could be an easy win for you.