Normal Food Shopping

Mr_Toad

quantic wrote: »

This is kind of what I was getting at, do the people who spend £150 a month on food buy a lot outside of that, we spend £380 on food per month, and thats including Food shopping, household things such as toilet paper, everything - including any takeaways we might have (which isn't many, 1or 2? per month).

We very rarely eat out on a weekend during the day either... I'm curious if some people kid themselves on how much they spend.

I've only skimmed through the thread so this might have been said before.

One of the key indicators is how much you throw away.

Some people buy enough and eat everything. Others end up throwing out old stuff to make room for the stuff they've just bought.

One of my friends, a single woman with a good income, always has a fridge full of stuff. More than she can possibly eat. She does this just in case family or friends call round and need feeding.:eek:

As a result she's throwing out of date stuff away to make room for the new.

So, have a look at what you throw out and get back to us. If you're eating everything you buy then your spend is right for you

mammyof7

We spend about £200 a week. However as the MIL works at the supermarket we have a discount card which knocks 10% off, bringing it down to around £180.

Sometimes the shop will last all week, or depending on circumstances (school hols etc) I will have to go back and "top up".

We also have a large dog, cat, rabbit, guinea pig (and 2 giant snails ) whose food, bedding etc is included.

Greenqueen_2

Have a look at todays Daily mail (sorry cant do links). On page 53 is an article by Helen Carroll bemoaning she and her family feel "as poor as churchmice" despite an income of around £82,000. Read down and you will see that they spend £12,000 on groceries---an incredible £1,000 per month!!!!!!

zcrat41

Greenqueen - I saw that and was amazed! I'm not the most frugal myself - the 2 of us spend £70 a week for just DH and I and it is known to easily creep up to £80 or £90 if we're entertaining. But over a 5 week month thats only £350 and that buys us everything with lots of treats. There were 5 in her family and I'm amazed that if she says stuff is tight that she can't cut back. I know (and sometimes do if I need to) feed us on £200 a month. Surely she can do the same.

nickj_2

my weekly shop can range from £70on a good week to £120 on a bad week , this is for 2 adults and 2 teenagers , this is for all food and cleaning ,washing stuff as well , sometimes mrs j tops up with a £20 midweek .

Sally_A

I reckon £2.50 per day per person is do-able for food. Clever use of yellow stickers and deals.

Eg. fish and chips 4 fish fillets in Tesco Express £2.08, bag of chips £1.04, even cheaper if you have your own deep fat frier. Peas extra, but still under £1 per person.

I'd say aim at say £1.50 per person for evening meal, the rest being breakfast and packed lunch.

Obviously toiletries, cleaning products etc on top of that.

tesuhoha

I spend about £360 a month. We are 4 adults but my daughter is not here a lot of the time. I also go to Costco once every 4 to 5 months to stock up on basics and spend around £200-£300.

We eat very basic meals at present but my son rarely eats what I cook and makes his own meal. Therefore I always have bacon, chips and eggs in the fridge freezer and baked beans and tomato soup in the cupboard. Out of what I cook he will eat curry, spag bol, chilli, cottage pie, roast and meat stew. He won't eat fish, (apart from fish fingers) liver, chicken portions, home made soup, macaroni or cauliflower cheese.

When my daughter is here she wants something quick as soon as she comes in from work so prepares something herself, I therefore buy salmon, prawns, salad, ready soup, microwave veg, corn on the cob and jacket potatoes. At the weekend she will eat with us.

My husband and daughter eat wholemeal bread, I don't eat bread and my son eats only white. I buy my husband beer as he likes a pint at the weekend. We get through approximately 14 pints of milk a week. We eat porridge, cereal, lots of tea and coffee, hot chocolate, milky sauces etc. I buy crisps and sweets but when we run out we don't have any more till the following weekend.

Therefore I find it quite difficult with everyone cooking their own meals. I have just subscribed to Tesco's delivery saver over 6 months. It works out just over £2 per week and you can have more than one delivery so I will probably have 2 at £40+ rather than one at £80+ as I run out of things.

I find that online grocery shopping saves me money as I go back and delete things to cut down the amount I am spending.

sassyblue

Greenqueen wrote: »

Have a look at todays Daily mail (sorry cant do links). On page 53 is an article by Helen Carroll bemoaning she and her family feel "as poor as churchmice" despite an income of around £82,000. Read down and you will see that they spend £12,000 on groceries---an incredible £1,000 per month!!!!!!

Now I'd love to get my hands on her budget and see where she could make savings, what on earth can she spend all that on!

sedment

We vary our meals, every other night we will have macaroni or soup and pudding or baked potatoes, something lighter with a dessert. And the next night we will have a meat or chicken option.
Our butcher does a deal that you can get 6 items of your choice for £20 so that does us meat wise for nearly two weeks, and its good meat. Its not steaks and the like but good mince and sausages, rather than the 3 for 10 in most supermarkets.
I spend around £60 for two adults and one 6 and 3 yr old, that includes packed lunches and biscuits and snacky bits.
But on tight weeks i can get it down to £5 a day for everything.

Katexx

We usually spend anywhere from £20-£30 per week, for 2 adults (we do have a takeaway or a meal out almost every week as well though). The weekly shop can be up to £50 on the odd occasion when I run out of toiletries all at the same time though, or if I'm stocking up on meat deals for the freezer at Lidl or Asda. Other than our weekly treat, we eat pretty much healthily - I cook almost everything from scratch, we buy & eat loads of veg, and never eat desserts on a regular basis.