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How much have you spent this weekend, and what on?

141 replies

Bangersndmash · 12/07/2026 18:09

Just curious… nosey even. I usually spend quite a bit every weekend, soft play, farm, a birthday party, petrol, seaside day out, or dinner or lunch etc etc.

How much have you spent this weekend; and on what? A big food shop maybe?

Also curious if you are a family or not as that can make a difference.

OP posts:
DreamingOfGeneHunt · 12/07/2026 20:11

£1 bus fare for child after football club
£7.95 on milk, digestive biscuits and dog food
£2.40 on a pedometer
£4 something for a cucumber, a bag of bananas past their best and some cooked chicken.

Woofwoofwoff · 12/07/2026 20:16

Went out for a meal last night so was a high spend weekend

£5 to my son when he went on his bike ride
£10 for a bottle of wine for end of year gift for tutor
£5 train ticket
£32 meal
£4 ish dh spent at work coffee I think

made £7 from booktok every little helps 😆 oh and I should be able to claim my train ticket back as was delayed/ cancelled but it was very difficult this morning

next week will be expensive as well (meal out at a spa and a few drinks) plus probably a coffee and snack at some point and petrol .
son has two trips with school and will need a top up shop .

heck what a thread

AuraBora · 12/07/2026 20:16

Livpool · 12/07/2026 19:05

£13.50 yesterday on a large wine, pint, chilli peanuts and a tub of ice cream, while we relaxed in a beer garden.

£22 today in Tesco on some Prosecco, French stick, deodorant and ham.

£2.50 today on a ice cream for DS in the park

£13.50 for all of those - large wine, pint, peanuts and ice cream?!. Bloody hell - in a pub here the drinks alone would be more than £13.50 (South East of course!)
I have no idea - husband used his card and has been camping- drinks, food,pub lunch. Probably over £200 including the campsite.

NamelessNinja · 12/07/2026 20:18

£15 on a top up shop for Saturday night dinner requests and a bottle of wine and £18 at a fayre on craft kit and snow cones. Didn't need fuel so not included, went to the beach today which cost nothing bar fuel as took a picnic.

CherryBlossom321 · 12/07/2026 20:19

£7.76 on food, out of necessity. Family of four, feeling the squeeze at the moment.

DustyMaiden · 12/07/2026 20:21

£6000. Just moved into new house .

MyJulyUsername · 12/07/2026 20:22

I’ve somehow spent £100 at two car boot sales this weekend. Not quite sure what on!

JacknDiane · 12/07/2026 20:22

Around £40 ish in Home Bargains
£10 in Ikea
£20 in M&S
£7 petrol
Dh spent £37
£20 to ds

drspouse · 12/07/2026 20:22

Nothing until today when I ordered new walking sandals for me and new walking boots for DS, ordered a range to choose from so it was £222.
You may be able to guess why when I tell you we went to Scout camp...

Girliefriendlikespuppies · 12/07/2026 20:24

Yesterday £20 on a gift for dd.

Today £80 in Aldi and £7 at a carboot!

Blu33y3 · 12/07/2026 20:24

Family of 5 and a dog. 3 adult children, 1 at home.
An expensive one for us, normally a lot less:-

£150 Waitrose order
£30 M&S (fruit and food I forgot to order for bbq)
£30 Sainsbury (reading glasses, pelargoniums, hanging basket and shower gel)
£13 train to St Ives
£60 lunch in St Ives
£75 husband’s birthday present

Echobelly · 12/07/2026 20:25

Yesterday about a tenner on bubble tea, and £12 on pack of boring knickers in M&S (plus about £60 on clothes, pair of trainers and accessories DS needs for summer camp, but on my DH's card after I asked to take it because it's always who buys stuff like this)

About £110 from our shared bills account on weekly shop.

Today £65 on a massage and £50 on train tickets for an outing with oldest DC a week tomorrow. And a couple of quid on hand soap and interdental brushes at Boots.

OneLimePombear · 12/07/2026 20:27

Snacks at cinema £7

Really nice food for BBQ and toppings for pizzas £80

Coffees and a roll plus parking at a nature place £31

Amazon luggage set £50

All going well until this evening and then we booked a holiday!

ExOptimist · 12/07/2026 20:28

Widow in my 60s with adult children who do not live with me.
£114.73 on a grocery shop at Sainsbury's.
£54.27 petrol.
£70 online for a linen flat sheet from Soak and Sleep.
£21.99 on a replacement secateurs blade.
£74 on Estee Lauder moisturiser.

purplewisteria7 · 12/07/2026 20:28

Practically nothing (very abnormal!) because it’s been too hot to go anywhere.
£6 today on lunch out in town for me.
Now debating ordering myself some new trousers though so may be -££ soon.

seven201 · 12/07/2026 20:30

Mine is guessing The figures a bit
friday night £42.50 dinner and a drink out with friends
Saturday - food shop about £75, didn’t get much for the money!
saturday evening - back to supermarket to buy cleaning supplies as toddler caught the latest nursery sickness bug £50 (did get extras like washing liquid, laundry sanitiser, new mop!)
£60 petrol
sunday £15 on a drink and cake at a spa. (Paid for a while ago).
£35 wetsuit for daughter for holiday
£85 shorts, top, swimming costume for me
an expensive weekend!!

2017SoFarSoGood · 12/07/2026 20:31

Does offering on a flat purchase count? Is so, lots!

Ovoemconserva · 12/07/2026 20:33

Approximately
£20 groceries
£15 takeaway
So from yesterday morning to tonight £35ish.

IHopeYouStepOnALegPiece · 12/07/2026 20:35

I bought very little of substance 😂great weekend though!

£16 in Pret for lunch
£21 in Sainsburys on bits for dinner
£2.20 for a Pret coffee (after the Sainsburys which was directly after Pret!)
£180 on Theatre tickets
£18 on coffee and cake at a viral TikTok place that 16yo DSis NEEEEDED to try
£30 on some personalised bits in a market
£12 on doggie ice cream and a Donald Trump dog toy
£2.20 for Pret coffee
£8 on socks
£25. for dinner and beer in the pub

elliejjtiny · 12/07/2026 20:38

Family of 7. Dh did a food shop in tesco which was about £150. That was it.

SkinnyOatFlatWhiteForMePleaseBarista · 12/07/2026 20:38

2017SoFarSoGood · 12/07/2026 20:31

Does offering on a flat purchase count? Is so, lots!

Hope you got it!

2017SoFarSoGood · 12/07/2026 20:41

SkinnyOatFlatWhiteForMePleaseBarista · 12/07/2026 20:38

Hope you got it!

Yes, we are very happy! It was for Offers Over, but we got it without going over. Going to the seaside!

tinyspiny · 12/07/2026 20:44

£42 on a bag of ventilate for the pony
£300 livery for pony , which covers 2 weeks .

SkinnyOatFlatWhiteForMePleaseBarista · 12/07/2026 20:45

Farm shop £38- included one dinner and ice cream for DD.
Sainsbury’s £163.40.
Coffee £6.80.
Coffee £6.80.
Top soil £110.
Fuel £98.01 - should last a few weeks.
Brunch £47.50 plus tip so £56 something.
Fruit picking - £23.37.

Nothing is cheap anymore.

GameOfJones · 12/07/2026 20:49

It's been a pricey one for us as we went shopping for holiday clothes. We're a family of four with two primary aged DDs.

Yesterday:

£2.50 on parking

£35 on a summer dress for me

£16 on a t shirt for me

£45 on clothes for DDs

£20 on new shoes for DD1

£7 on paint for Summer holiday crafting for DDs

£55 on lunch out for four of us

Today:

£13 at a café

£15 at M&S for steak and chips for dinner

£445 payment to school for after school club for two DDs! 😬

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