realistic budget for food shopping?/average food shopping bill?

thriftlady_2

We spend at least £75 a month on wine too but it doesn't come out of the food budget, it comes out of the entertainment budget

pinkparrott

Hi
well feel even worse now as my £75 a week doesn't include any alcohol.

not that i'm tt just that we usually do a booze run to calais once or sometime twice a year. If i counted in the alcohol it would be even more.

But pleased as just went in to supermarket as i need some bread, and just left with 1 loaf of bread and nothing else- 1st time ever!! :T

EagerLearner

Well done PP - hard to go in there and 'just' get what you need!

I allow for one bottle of wine a week (say £4) - don't much plan on changing that for now as our budget would go out the window...

sallywoo

i would hate to think how much i spend on food(2 adult 5 kids)
but how much should i be spending?
2 adults at home all day with 2 kids
3 kids at school all day
any ideas for help
i always cook from scratch for myself as on ww diet and some times give kids pizza etc

tryhard_2

pinkparrott wrote:

Hi
well feel even worse now as my £75 a week doesn't include any alcohol.

not that i'm tt just that we usually do a booze run to calais once or sometime twice a year. If i counted in the alcohol it would be even more.

But pleased as just went in to supermarket as i need some bread, and just left with 1 loaf of bread and nothing else- 1st time ever!! :T

Hello Pinkparrott! well done!
I'm new to this forum I just wanted to say that try to do 1 small step at a time and go for the easiest task first. It will take time and practice to do it like some of the regulars.

black-saturn

I've spent the last 2 months or so living on a WW2 rations menu to see if I can do it. I've just about managed it but it has been a bit bland and hard work. Two months is about all I can manage of it. I don't know how they managed it for so long but I suppose they had to. It has saved me a lot of money though.

Rachie_B

sallywoo wrote:

i would hate to think how much i spend on food(2 adult 5 kids)
but how much should i be spending?
2 adults at home all day with 2 kids
3 kids at school all day
any ideas for help
i always cook from scratch for myself as on ww diet and some times give kids pizza etc

make your own ,i cheat and use the packets of pizza base mix but then just add whatever toppings your kids like

my kids love making their own pizzas HM wedges go nicely with it too

someonehadmyusername

do you think £100 a month for me and a 6year old is doable?
x

Natty68

We normally allow £200 per month for food, and there's me, DH, three cats and two dogs now. Every 3 months we go to Costco and end up spending about £70.00 on cleaning stuff (washing powder etc, mince etc..) and I normally spend during the month on odds and ends when out shopping about £50.00

Yikes now that has depressed me..

liney

I spend about £50 per week on food/toiletries for 2 adults and a toddler. That includes lunches for work, nappies/wipes and £5.00 bottle of plonk/beer. I shall try and cut it slightly as i seem to have a never ending stock pile of HM curry/chillie/bol/soup in the feezer. Oh well, i'll not starve ).