...to ask how much you spend on groceries per month?

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For me, dh and dd (toddler) I get and spend £150 for groceries. Dh also bulk buys chicken from wholesaler every couple of months at about £15 pm.

When I talk to people about this they think it's stingy, too little, utterly crazy?

Lol @ThouShallNotPass my dsis used to grown when her two ds' returned from boarding school. Her food bill would triple immediately.

*groan

About £525 - I just counted it up - 3 and a bit adults (I count my 2 sixth formers as adults). I earn a fair bit so there is no limit on what we buy and when so people can have anything they want.

£480 pcm for me and 2DCs (food & household products all in). Plus £90 pcm for school dinners. I can afford this, but I am really surprised at how high it is compared to other posters; I cook from scratch, by supermarket own products and only have the DCs half the week. I shop at Sainsburys, though, so maybe that's a factor...

£150 per week for me, DH, DD & 2 cats, and usually 2 guests per week for 2-3 nights. All meat is free range, organic where possible & we get through quite a lot of wine!

Actually, I have milk and veg delivered. That's expensive.

4 adults,,3 kids about €600 a month.Sometimes more,I'm trying to cut down.

Around £200 per month on weekly online shopping and £50 a month bulk buying meat etc from the wholesalers. 2 adults, 1 toddler and 2 cats. And we don't go without.

I average about £50 a week for me, 11yo ds and the dog, plus an occasional Costco trip for meat etc, but then my weekly bill goes down as don't need as much.

For me and DS 10 I spend between £120- £160 a month. We have dietary needs that mean we sometimes have to buy the more expensive options (alternative milk for example, is not cheap in comparison to cows milk), otherwise it would definitely be cheaper!

We eat well. I mostly cook from scratch because we have to find workarounds to make our own versions of things. DS is partial to meat/fish and two veg type meals and has fresh packed lunches with at least 2 types of fruit and 1 veg daily. I get 90% of what we need in Aldi.

When XP was still around it was more like £200 a month, but DS was a lot littler then.

About 500 a month for 4 of us. That includes nappies and cat food.

I think you got comments about it being stingy on the other thread because you implied that 150 is all that your DH will give you every month for food, and that you have to ask for money. It sounded controlling.

Yeah @stitchglitched it was difficult to explain without context. It was worth pointing out that dh doesn't actually have any leftover spending money himself! Everything goes into the house, bills, joint savings, insurances etc. I actually have more spending money than he does!

Ah okay that sounds fairer. You do well to feed you all on that budget! We could do with cutting back on our spending but I'm not great at cooking from scratch so end up paying more for convenience. I need to invest in a good cookbook for beginners!

Yeah it was tricky to state really. I do run my own business and dh literally can't afford to give me anything else. The original figure was £150 and anything leftover was to be my allowance (before I started working) so had to be as frugal as possible.

I end up buying dh treats because he would go without everything otherwise. Not in a martyr type way but just that he's careful, looks after his clothes etc and doesn't really want anything. I was a bit short a few months ago for a business expense and he bought me a new laptop which I then paid him back for, so asking for money isn't a big thing really. I come from quite an affluent upper middle class background whereas he grew up working class without a lot of money. I've had some really tough times financially however whereas he worked his butt off to save for a deposit for our house. It works really well together and we should be totally mortgage free by 39(!) but people in our lives think we live like paupers to do so. We don't, we've just been really careful and have had some big splurges (£4K honeymoon, loft extension all paid cash etc)

About £600 a month for 2 adults and an 8 year old. Includes pack lunch for DH and I but not DS who has school dinners at £42 a month. That includes alcohol, toiletries and cleaning stuff as well.

Woah!! I'm really curious, what do you buy to spend 400 pounds a month? Do you waste a lot of that??? I'm genuinely curious.

For me, my dh and a dog it's 200 a month. When it was just me it was 80 to 100 pounds a month, and now it includes dh alcohol and house hold supplies and dog food _ but it annoys me if dh comes shopping because he's such a brand snob and puts anything and everything in the trolley so it's closer to 70 pounds and he doesnt even eat what he buys.

But yes we shop in Morrison's, buy branded chips (McCain's because dh doesn't like anything else ((rolls eyes)) ) but everything else is supermarket brand.

About £500/month for me, DH and two dogs. Varies week to week depending on what I fancy, there's no set budget. We mostly have all meals at home/prepared at home. Good quality food is our biggest expenditure after the mortgage. Obviously could cut it down if needed to. Do spend a lot on fruit - exotic fruit, berries, juices etc.

About £700 - £800 per month for family of five. That's everything though, nappies, wipes, alcohol, cleaning stuff, any beauty stuff etc.

£400 per month. Cook from scratch. Have a child with multiple allergies and food for her costs more. Plus 2x children's nappies.

£120 a month for 2 adults, one toddler.

My tips are

Tall chest freezer
Really well stocked pantry with tons of lentills rice beans and pasta all own brand
Feeezer packed with tons of own brand frozen veg
Meat bought as bone in cheap cuts for stews to be only had once a week
Tons of eggs for two egg based dinners a week
Lots of slow cooker use
Massive bag of potatoes 5 kgs or so
Chickpeas and lentils in most curries to build out

We both work full time and could spend far more but this way we eat healthier have the extra money to spend elsewhere and really love our tasty dinners;)

£100 per calendar month for food and cleaning materials plus another £120 per calendar month for alcohol, takeaways (once a week) and meals out (3 times a month). 2 adults.

I reckon I spend £150 on fruit alone.

I see these threads and I know I should be impressed with the frugality and the careful planning.

Instead I think.... Bloody hell, you really can only do that if you like stodgy.

You want a beetroot and feta cheese salad, followed by blueberries and raspberries in natural yoghurt and a mug of fruit tea for lunch. No chance. Just for yourself and not to repeat for the next day.

I just don't think a budget of £150 allows for your children to experiment with different flavours and fruits. I am sure it's tasty batch cooking, but I'm guessing not lots of fresh exotic fruit, avocado, hummous etc.

@Blinkyblink definitely not the case. We regularly have a range of fruit, avocados, I make hummus and I've even made yogurt and tszatski. My mum lived in Cyprus and the Middle East and was a very accomplished cook, so I've got quite the repertoire 😁

Ok so maybe we have oven chips sometimes but we eat a lot better than many families do :)