Grocery Shopping budget thread

dawn_rose

Hiya im looking to shave off my weekly shopping bill were a family of 5 (2 adults, kids aged 6, nearly 5 and nearly 2) plus one cat. we have a budget of £85 a week for all groceries for the household. Although if dh is with me it can creep to £130 a week which we cant afford. one week we eat as a family the second week we eat as a meal for kids a meal for adults due to working shifts. I'd love to hear what you manage to bring your grocery billd in at and any tips you can divulge are most welcome. many thanks.

hm71_2

hi in my household i have 3 adults, 1 child of 16, 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 hamster & 1 lizard- I have got a budget of £80 a week but normally bring it in at under £70- we have a treat week if i can get a decent money off coupon. i have found having a list &shopping on line is saving me a fortune- if i go to the shops i'm too tempted.

tinktinktinkerbell

me and my OH spend anywhere from £40-50 a week, not including stuff we get for pets

p-pincher

In our house there's me, Dh and 2 dd's who are primary school age and I work to a budget of £7.00 a day. This is all meals, cleaning and toiletries.

Butterfly_Brain

It depends but on average we spend £50 to £60 per week for four adults (Kids are grown now) and one is a vegetarian plus a rabbit.

We shop mainly in Aldi, we only get a few bits in Asda once a month, buy milk and toilet rolls in farmfoods and get rabbit food, hay and sawdust from our local greengrocer.

sweetme

On average £90 a week for me and four children.

penelopedee_2

Food and cleaning wise its about £85 per week for 2 adults, 2 teenagers and 3 cats. Any drink would be on top of that.

We meal plan every meal and I shop online from the meal plan. If I don't do this we spend about £120 a week and end up with cupboards full of stuff that nobody wants to make/eat.

dawn_rose

many thanks to you all for yor replies and thanks pink im off to have a look at those other threads now.

northern_star

We're now spending £50-£53 per week for 3 adults, 1 dog, 1 cat, 1 rabbit (v. large). This has gone up in recent months from £45 as our 20 year old is now working a manual job and takes a massive pack up to work (still much cheaper than buying in the canteen). This includes all toiletries and cleaning stuff - though we do use 'basic' brands. We've started to use Asda online as its only £3 delivery and it stops the impulse purchases. We spend around £40-£43 on that and have £10 cash in a purse for the things we buy elsewhere/emergencies. We grow our own fruit and veg, and cook almost everything from scratch which helps.

nb. As we buy basic brands and Asda have a policy of substituting any unavailable items, we often get an 'upgrade' with no increase in cost.

bupster

I live alone and spend £20-£25 on food, toiletries etc. I have a separate budget of the same amount for 'entertaining' which includes going out and booze for the house.