Singles - How much do you really spend on groceries?

elsien

My £40+ includes booze - so that makes me either a serial overspender or an alcoholic. Not looking good either way. :rotfl:

SueC_2

elsien wrote: »

My £40+ includes booze - so that makes me either a serial overspender or an alcoholic. Not looking good either way. :rotfl:

I think this exercise if far enough along now that I can safely declare that I'm 'right up there with you'! And that's AFTER I cut back everywhere I thought I could! :eek:

zcrat41

I'm a £35 girl. I'm dead fussy about my meat though being a farmer. It also includes a 3 for £10 on wine about once or twice a month. I feed the BF about 3 times a week. (He offered to contribute and without thinking "I pay for meals in, you pay for meals out" popped out. He agreed though, who got the better deal there??!!) Some week's I do it on £20 but not many tbh. I also get free eggs from the farm and have at least 2 egg meals (breakfast, tea) a week.

Thought I was doing ok but reading this I'm not so sure!!!!

elsien

I'm just not OS enough - probably about to be drummed off the board completely!
Because I'm lucky enough not to have to watch every penny, I go for slightly better quality rather than the basic value stuff eg for bread. I do like a nice loaf of bread. And I buy fair trade stuff where possible. And free range meat. And green products - tried the bicarb route but it wasn't really for me. And I hate tinned pasta etc. (Don't mind some value things, but some are totally inedible.)
So if I really had to, I could cut my spending. And I follow tips from here as well - batch cooking if things are on offer, that sort of thing. But for now, I think I've cut back as far as I want to, even if could keep a family of 8 on what I spend.
Bottoms up.:beer:

Jacey53

I am ashamed to say that i have no idea:o, which is why I'm in such a financial mess. I have cut right down this month by using some of my stores, which means i have spent very little.

I also tend to buy books, DVDs and clothes at the supermarket which means i didn't have any idea what i spent of those either.

This year it will be different.:beer:

albacookie

In the 2 months I've been counting its been just under £100/month. I only buy free range chicken but go for legs/thighs rather than chicken breasts, a couple of veggie days and cook on the weekends to then have left overs for lunch in the week.

NJW69

I'm not single but have been thinking about what I buy. I reckon I could shop for £25 a week for me buying bigger packs and splitting it for the freezer or batch cooking and freezing. Wouldn't include wine, toiletries or lunches at work. Currently working on £300 per month for family but buy loads of stuff for them that I wouldn't need if I was on my own.

BitterAndTwisted

Jacey53, the very first thing you should do before you try cutting down is to buy a little note-book and write down every single penny you spend as you spend it. It's a flipping eye-opener and you'll be able to spot where it's slipping through your fingers quite quickly. You probably won't have to turn into an obsessive miser to feel the difference

tomstickland

Somewhere around £35 a week covers all of my grocery shopping. I think that's cheap enough.

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