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  • £30-£40 per week for myself, DD(5) and boyf (4 nights a week) :)

    Kate xxx
  • i usually spend on average £260 per month and thats for 2 adults 4 kids 1 cat 1puppy, althoough this month weve come in at £205 :T due to having stuff left over from christmas this includes packed lunches for two washing powder, STARDROPS!!, etc hpe this helps Sharron
    Sometimes your the dog, and sometimes your the lampost..:p
  • I spend around £60 -£70 a week thats me dh and dd1 whos is 22 months and dd2 whos is 7 months so i have 2 in nappies and formula milk.
    I tend to buy fruit as snacks for my oldest and in asda they do a five pack of rasins for 29p and i give them to dd1 if she goes to the cupboards when its not dinner time etc.
    I do tend to buy 2 chickens from asda its 2 for £5 and i do some veg and potatoes with it. Doesnt cost much and last me 2 days.
    xxx
  • LJM
    LJM Posts: 4,535 Forumite
    i used to spend on average between £200-£250 for 2 adults/2 kiddies and a cat but im trying to get it ideally between £150-£200 a month
    :xmastree:Is loving life right now,yes I am a soppy fool who believes in the simple things in life :xmastree:
  • earwig
    earwig Posts: 1,097 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    hi for the past few months i have been spending about 140 per week for two adults and two kids age 2 and 7 this dose not inculed school dinners but i do admit that i do my shop at marks and sparks not very old stlye i know so its my own fault i used to spend about 120 before that so i guess the prices have gone up
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  • helenhugs
    helenhugs Posts: 1,149 Forumite
    Snow_Angel wrote:
    :eek: What on earth are they?! :rotfl: And what do they eat?!! (not much judging by your brilliant budgeting!)

    Incidentally I have just me ..... and a very hungry, tall, active boyfriend (he surfs, goes to the gym and cycles) who visits often. I'm spending £50-80 a month on food and dbf gives me money towards food too.

    lol they are just as they sound. Giant snails. They have a fair appetite and devour a cucumber & veg peelings each week.
    I would love to say the budgeting is brilliant lol but i'm almost certain I can get it down to about half what we currently spend. If only I could talk hubby into letting me do the shopping or at least him following my menu.

    hugs
    Helen
    We don't need to do it perfectly - good enough is exactly that GOOD ENOUGH.
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  • Was spending £350 per month for two of us plus cat and dog before I joined the forum but now budget for £150 and try to get below that so I can reduce the budget to £100. Cooking a lot more stuff now.
  • Hi have just signed up for Feb Grocery challenge, So starting friday i will collect all my receips for everything and just see how much i am actually spending. Might be in for a shock
  • DKLS
    DKLS Posts: 13,461 Forumite
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    I need something/someone to wean me off M&S food.
    I cant resist I darent even calculate what I spend there!
  • Spendi
    Spendi Posts: 204 Forumite
    not wanting to hijack the thread but can anyone give me an idea for a realistic figure for 1 adult one child and two cats ?
    *Spendi*

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