£50 weekly shop!!!!

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Back story.... I'm a sahm, hubby works, 2 kids and a cat.

I do online shopping as I don't drive and hubby refuses to go to the supermarket on his days off. So I did our usual weekly shop this morning, asked for his bank card and was asked how much it was,I said £50 and was greeted with "WHY is it so much?"

AIBU in thinking £50 isn't that much to feed 2 adults, 2 children and a cat, (It includes packed lunches for hubby and child)

I spend twice that

If he thinks it's so expensive, he should go it.

YANBU.

Sounds like he needs to do the shop one week!

He needs to do the shop so he sees how much things cost. It's pretty obvious he doesn't do it like ever.

We spend around double that for one cat less than your family size. Another £100 if we're hosting that week.

Tell him to do it himself.

Give him a list though and ask him to find them as cheap as possible.

Print out the shopping list, give it to him and tell him to do better.

i think £50 a week is pretty good.

Sounds fine to me. I am £25 a week for me plus 2 cats so I think you are doing well.

Where's your bank card?

I spend twice that as well, and that's just two adults and a child. Prices have gone up dramatically this year I've noticed.

I would be THRILLED if we could get our shop done for that. Get him to do it for a couple of weeks!

Why don't you have a card?

Do you have access to the family money OP?

We spend £100 for three of us, no pets. That usually needs us to buy another 4 pts of milk on top later in the week.

Apparently you CAN do it for less than £50, there will be people popping up to say so, but not much IMO.

Has it changed? Have you been managing £30 a week (and if so how??) and it's suddenly shot up? Otherwise, he can do it - and not for a one-off week either, but for two months every week.

I'd assume he was joking and laugh. Then I'd start asking him how much he thought random things (packet of pasta, block of cheese, a cucumber, etc) cost. Then I'd end up being disgusted with him and his lack of knowledge.

Oh blimey, yes, missed the not having a bank card thing. What?

I'm a sahm with 1 dc and spend more than that on bare essentialls. He sounds tight OP.

He needs a dose of reality. We're a family of four with no pets, and we spend anything between 50 to 90 a week. 50 pound a week shops are rare these days, even in lidl or aldi.

I think he needs to do the shop and see what things really cost.

Two of us and we spend £70+. I remember when it used to come in at £45ish

50 pound is very good. To be honest i spend more than that on just me, my partner and one cat.

Id delete the basket and make him do it. Then say "why is it so much?!" When hes done.

There are 5 of us and a large dog and I reckon we spend about £150 per week, if you include top-ups of fruit, veg, bread and milk. It includes packed lunches. My children eat a lot!

You're doing well.

YANBU.

£50 a week sounds like you're watching what you're spending already.

OP please can you do my shopping for me - we easily spend double that on 2 adults and 3 cats! He is BVU PS Yes yes re where's your bank card

I spend that on one adult one child and a cat and I shop at lidl, cook most meals from scratch. That includes packed lunch for both of us. The same shop at Tesco would be £65. He's deluded