How much do you spend a month on food/groceries?

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Talking about pretty much everything food and non-food items inc occasional clothes from supermarkets.

Theres only three of us, myself, wife and 5 yr old son and we always seem to spend over £600 a month.

We dont smoke, dont drink a lot, and theres only about £50 of clothes a month in there but it does seem a lot !!!!

andrinaperry

This is a lot go to Money Saving Old Style and there is a really good challenge on there for Grocery spend. I have the ame set up as you although my dd is 14, I have reduced my spend to under £300, gradually but I got there

Andrina

SandC

Under £300 easily, as there is only me!

Woby_Tide

probably about £500 or so


take out the wine and it's probably under £300

skylight

£400 ish - 2 adults, 1 teen, 3 kids, a dog and a cat. May go up a small amount when baby gets here.


EDIT - This includes everything, food, toiletries, cleaning etc. Packed lunches, pet food, nappies and so on. OH does smoke but that does not come out of my household budget - if he wants it, he pays for it. Does not include clothes, thats on a separate budget and is not often anyway, and is Primark brand when its needed!

mspig

Around £400-£500 on food etc not including clothes, makeup etc thats for 2 adults and 3 children. We don't smoke and hubby only has a couple of stellas on a friday.

honeypop

We spend no more than £150 per month for the two of us (adults) and this includes all groceries (food and drink for 3 people as OH eats a LOT), toiletries, cleaning products and the odd hardware/household bits and pieces, and odd bits of clothing if we're at a big asda/tesco.

We've never gone over our £150 monthly budget.

You probably need to learn to shop smarter or meal plan or whatever.

newlywed

About £350 a month - still trying to reduce this.

2 adults (one a meat/protein lover :rolleyes:), 2 step kids for half the week (including the whole weekend).

That includes all food, soft drink, cleaning stuff, loo rolls, shampoo, contact lens cleaner, etc etc. All non-smokers and rarely drink alcohol.

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honeypop wrote: »

We spend no more than £150 per month for the two of us (adults) and this includes all groceries (food and drink for 3 people as OH eats a LOT), toiletries, cleaning products and the odd hardware/household bits and pieces, and odd bits of clothing if we're at a big asda/tesco.

We've never gone over our £150 monthly budget.

You probably need to learn to shop smarter or meal plan or whatever.

Thats good - £150 a month !!!

I think our 5 yr old eats the most though. The amount we spend in crisps, biscuits etc... :-(

Milford_Cubicle

I tend to spend between £50 and £60 per week for 2 adults and a child who eats packed lunches. Clothes purchases are unusual, more for when DD grows out of something. We don't smoke, I don't drink alcohol and OH rarely does. I'm often far too extravagant and could probably cut the spend if I really tried.

melwright

Hi,
No more than £50 pw on groceries (incl alcohol) for 2 adults & 2 kids with packed lunches. Force myself not to buy the clothes (although used to and would like to). I go and buy anything like that as and when needed and do 2 major clothes shopping outings per year which tend to sort both DS for 90% of the time and top up when those things get worn out/torn/special occasion. The only thing I can't do that with is shoes.