To spend this much

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DH wants to spend appx 6% of our household income on groceries (2 adults, 1 toddler & BF baby). It's really tight. I'd prefer to spend 10%. That would make meal planning, shopping & cooking everyday so much easier.

AIBU?

And, if you don't mind sharing, appx what % of household income do you spend on groceries?

It depends on your income.

£400 is fine. Your husband is being un realistic.

We spend at least £600 a month on groceries and our household income is less than yours.

I spend around £280 a month and there is just me and DS and my income is £2k a month.

2 adult parents
2 adult DC (1 male, 1 female)
1 older teen DS (16)
1 pre tee DD (11)
We spend 13% on supermarket shop and this includes virtually all toiletries and other household items except dog and cat food.

25% here.

At the moment, spending £400 per month on two adults and two children, including household, toiletries, laundry etc. But I had bought lots of extra supplies before lockdown started (booze, laundry, toiletries etc as well as fried food, tinned food and a well stocked freezer), so we are also eating and using them. If we were starting from scratch, I would say about £600 per month, easily.

I've never thought about it this way but ive3 worked out that we spend 7% of our income on the weekly shop.

Around 20% here on main supermarket shopping but that includes all toiletries, household products, cat food etc... Only extra thing is wine which I buy separately and then a very occasional shop at the butchers to stock the freezer up.

26/27% goes into savings. I've got too much time on my hands, going to work out other percentages now.

If your DH thinks he can get all household groceries, everything you need, for all of you for £240 per month.....I’d hand him the shopping bags and let him crack on!

Haven't a clue 😶😐 do people actually work this stuff out??

Hope this is helpful plus you need to factor in rises in food costs. It's for the U.K snd updated Feb 2020 so current

www.nimblefins.co.uk/average-uk-household-cost-food

I think £400 is a lot for two adults and 2 small children, but £240 isn't enough either. I think a compromise with it going up to the £400 when your children get a little older.

I spend about £400 a month for 3 adults and a teenager.

Hmm. just read that's all groceries, so are you including nappies and booze etc? I was thinking just food.

If you have 2 in nappies just the cost of that alone is going to take a good percentage of his £240. I have no idea what we spend. 2 adults, 2 children (4 and 2 years, 2 year old still in nappies). We just buy what we need plus a few luxuries. We just make sure we are sensible. Strongly suggest you get him to meal plan and shop for a month and see how he gets on.

@keffie12 very interesting link, thanks for posting.

I spend about £450 a month on food for DP and I.

We get Hello Fresh boxes plus groceries - we both work from home even before lockdown so this covers for every meal, but seems like it's quite high

I have a monthly income of approx £3000, single parent with DS at home from uni but he's working now, and DD 15, plus a cat, I'm WFH at the moment, and spending at least £150 a week on food, so 20%, some weeks more like 30%. Your H is totally unreasonable and unrealistic to think you can only spend £240 all in. As pp said get him to go and try it.

Must add though at the moment I am shopping at M&S as can't bear the crowds in my local Morrison's and Asda right now, and sending online from Amazon for toiletries etc I can't get from there, so that will bump up the cost.

Firstly I am amazed that 4k comes in every month and he wants you to only to spend £240 of that for groceries.
What is the explanation, are you saving? Is he mean with money? Are you paying off debt? He sounds financially controlling and I wonder what he spends on himself monthly?

There is 6 of us- 4 children. We spend approximately 13% if including takeaways etc

Usually spend about £60 a week for 3 of us. Dd is home and we’ve gone up to £100 a week as there is 3 of us home 5 days so lunches and snacks and juice etc all adds up when you are home 24/7. Plus that extra mouth to feed.

I think £100 per week is doable but tight if you include washing products, toiletries and booze in one shop. We're a family of 4 but I can just hit £100 a week if I'm mindful. Its always been the same pre & post nappies & kids are 11 & 15 now. Good luck! You would have to do a lot of meal planning, be vegetarian or have v cheap cuts of meat to do that & maybe grow your own & live on potatoes to hit £240 a month. Just come back from Asda & spent £250 this week with booze, flip flops & branded cereals. Yr best going to a small store with no clothes & accessory distractions! My usual is Aldi which us much less tempting to buy extras. You've absolutely no chance in Tesco, Sainsbury's or Waitrose. Good luck☘️ & yes send your husband out in the real world🌍! Xx

6% or 10% of what though? Depends on your income.

Usually we spend £70 per week as a family of and a dog. This includes household goods such as washing powder, bleach, etc.

Now we spend £100 as we're shopping at local butchers and farm shops as I can't cope with being in supermarkets right now.

We eat much better now and I'm happy as we're putting back into our local community businesses. We've been meaning to make the swap and I won't be going back to supermarkets once the lockdown is over.