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No idea how much spent on Food

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Aquarius1234 · 15/05/2024 21:23

AIBU to have no idea how much on average I spend on food per week/ month.

Eeeeek anyone else??

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ZipZapZoom · 15/05/2024 21:33

LaurieFairyCake · 15/05/2024 21:30

We spend about £700 on 2 of us (but 3 dogs)

That's including all cleaning products/toiletries

We basically eat a baked potato and curry/ratatouille/veg thingy every night

And toast

We are really not living any sort of luxurious life and £700 !!!

I assume the £700 is a month?

That's £175 a week and you're eating jacket spuds ??

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Aquarius1234 · 15/05/2024 21:32

LaurieFairyCake · 15/05/2024 21:30

We spend about £700 on 2 of us (but 3 dogs)

That's including all cleaning products/toiletries

We basically eat a baked potato and curry/ratatouille/veg thingy every night

And toast

We are really not living any sort of luxurious life and £700 !!!

700 a month?
Yeh I'm currently eating a big bowl of cornflakes.

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eatsleepfarmrepeat · 15/05/2024 21:32

Aquarius1234 · 15/05/2024 21:28

Sometimes walk out the supermarket/ self checkouts and don't how much the total was....
Anyone else?

I wouldn’t say this is normal? I’m not on a budget so I’m not obsessive but I know when I come out of the shop that I’ve spent £120 because the cashier just told me to pay £120… 👀

LaurieFairyCake · 15/05/2024 21:30

We spend about £700 on 2 of us (but 3 dogs)

That's including all cleaning products/toiletries

We basically eat a baked potato and curry/ratatouille/veg thingy every night

And toast

We are really not living any sort of luxurious life and £700 !!!

buffyslayer · 15/05/2024 21:30

Nope, I have a really strict budget and add up as I go round
£240pm - easier than weekly as some weeks are more or less

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Aquarius1234 · 15/05/2024 21:29

Always on the self checkouts, you kinda checkout..

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Original poster
Aquarius1234 · 15/05/2024 21:28

Sometimes walk out the supermarket/ self checkouts and don't how much the total was....
Anyone else?

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Original poster
Aquarius1234 · 15/05/2024 21:27

I just tap tap tap the card.

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Aquarius1234 · 15/05/2024 21:27

Food has gone up so much, I don't wanna know 😩

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ZipZapZoom · 15/05/2024 21:26

Personally I think that's a very charmed position to be in. I wish I was wealthy enough to be that carefree about budgets. Alas I have a budget and stick to it each week as does most of the population I'd imagine.

Mum2jenny · 15/05/2024 21:25

I spend far too much, any weekly supermarket shop under £150 is good, and that’s for 2 adults and 1 dog

Luxell934 · 15/05/2024 21:25

Well I know roughly because I do the food shop.