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Being a vegan in the first world is an extremely privileged thing to do, if you can afford it and like it; great!
I spend less as a vegan than I ever did as a meat/dairy person. Most of the protein comes from lentils, pulses, grains etc. - all extremely cheap. Nuts too, but they're not quite as cheap - still, they're only about twice the price of supermarket chicken breast by a "cost per gram of protein" metric, and they've gotta be cheaper as cost per calorie. Most of the rest of the stuff I eat is fresh veg.
I could easily live on £15/week I reckon, if I ate more rice etc. and less vegetables. Currently spend about £20-30/week.
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This is also VERY important IMO. I see great amount of hypocrisy when tripe or gizard is on the menu.
Consuming less and consuming the good stuff IF you can afford is the way to go. The real challenge could be how to educate the fact that IF you can't consume the good stuff, instead of buying cheap meat consider the alternatives which could be veggie.
And if you kill an animal consume it responsibly like they do in the developing world.
Being a vegan in the first world is an extremely privileged thing to do, if you can afford it and like it; great!