£800 pm on groceries for a family

It is very nice you have this budget and yes if you want good portion and give as much nutrients, you have to spend that.

was probably £200 less a year or two back.

The nhs is not working because you lost so many EU workers and still have the same number of migrants / refugees coming in but not working .

We had a divorce from the EU, paying outstanding commitments goes both ways and some is research we very much want to be part of.

The NHS is struggling due to 14 years of under funding by the Tories.

That’s not bad I think we spend more , 2 adults 2 kids and a toddler .

Eating out? Yay or nay?

No way for me.

Really, you couldn't make it up could you?

the5thgoldengirl

it wasn't as a democratic vote needs a larger margin

but its done and we all have to suffer the cost

I was cooking for 4 adults Monday to Thursday and for 3 adults Friday - Saturday and 6 adults on a Sunday. Only lunch for one person as everyone else eat lunch out, apart from weekends. One bottle of wine was added for Sunday lunch.

I was shopping at Lidl and making cottage pie, roast chicken dinner on Sunday, Burgers and buns with chips on Mondays, Tarragon Chicken casserole on a Tuesday, Chilli con carne on a Wednesday and Thursday pasta dish, often pasta and pesto with garlic bread, or cauliflower macaroni cheese then home made pizza on Friday. Breakfast was bacon sandwiches with one pack of bacon and then cereal and egg or jam on toast for the rest of the week, I make brioch bread for toast to go with the jam.

Literally rotating that same menu with only slight variation, as I could manage to do it for £80 per week, did this for 3 months. That was last year, this year I have started doing the same again the same is costing £105

Depends doesn’t it, somewhat on how shit it gets,it hasn’t even started to bite yet. But hey you sit there in cloud cuckoo land. When the impact really starts to bite, there will be plenty more doing the begging for you.

And in the age of AI, working from home, think of all those European jobs we and our youngsters could have been applying for and are now shut out of.

Brexit was literal madness.

As I said a whole lot worse- £311 billion to be exact. Enjoy!

Brexit is predicted to worsen for the UK through 2035 with significantly lower job growth, reduced investment, and decreased trade compared to remaining in the EU, potentially making the UK £311bn worse off by that time. This long-term economic impact is attributed to the UK's changed relationship with the European Union.

Specific Areas of Worsening Impact

Economy: A report from Cambridge Econometrics projects that the UK could have:
Three million fewer jobs by 2035.
32% lower investment.
5% lower exports and 16% lower imports.
An overall economic cost of £311 billion by 2035 compared to a scenario where the UK remained in the EU.
Underlying Reasons

Trade and Investment:
The economic changes stem from the UK's departure from the European Union, which affects trade relations and the flow of investment into the country.
Job Market:
The reduction in jobs is tied to the broader economic downturn, as businesses may struggle to grow or create employment in the new trading environment.
Long-Term Projections

Future Scenarios: These forecasts suggest a sustained negative economic effect, with significant economic disadvantages expected to persist for decades after the UK's exit from the EU.

We're a household of 10, including 3 teens and 3 adults, so you can imagine our food shop budget 😬

It sounds like your DM is completely out of touch with both prices and feeding teens and young(er) adults so I'd ignore her.

Your £800 is only excessive if it's creating problems in your family budget. Food is such a big part of our daily lives - our health, our enjoyment, and our time - that it's a reasonable place to spend a decent chunk of our household budgets IMO. We stick to a monthly amount that makes sense for our family, try hard not to be wasteful, and do look for easy ways to save, but our goal is certainly not to spend as little on food as possible.

My mum is horrified: but forgets that she is only feeding herself. And she lives on frozen ready meals or going out with her pals for lunches. She also has a lot less of an appetite than she used to

2 adults and a 9 year old. Adults each lunch at home: child at school. Very little meat. Around £120 a week plus top ups (probably around £30 a week) so sounds right

Yeah things look really good since we left, not. 🤔 Do you know how many millions it cost and how much prices have gone up because of it? No we are no longer part of Erasmus which is just for students anyway.You can only get a work permit or visa if jobs can’t be done by Europeans which isn’t likely. Coming out of Europe was bonkers, the rest of the world thought we were nuts, we were and are now paying the price. Buckle up as it’s going to get a whole lot worse and we will be literally begging to rejoin not too far in the future.

I try to keep it nearer 120 a week at Lidl for family of 4 (DC 14 and 11) and this can be hard to stick to. I have a separate milk/eggs delivery so yeah more like 135. I could easily spend 800 a month if I have the budget though.

i remember a thread around 4 years ago, where someone said £600 for family of 4 and folks thought that was a lot. Prices just have gone up so much…

I do too to be honest. Spending £200 on a weekly shop would include a lot of cleaning products, toiletries and treats. Our shop usually comes to about £100/120 for one adult and 2 teens including lunches. We eat a lot of varied food, vegetables and fruit, some frozen which is fine. We eat meat 5/7 days - by no means are my kids restricted in what’s on offer. £200 is a pre-Christmas shop for me.

ssh dont broadcast it

I actually find Waitrose online reasonable if you’re mostly veggie and go for their offers or basics when possible. Spend similar when I do a shop there. It has the added benefit as being more ethical and environmentally friendly too. Their online shopping system is a lot less faff than others I’ve tried.

Aldi and Lidl 😀👍