Ex Husband says I should be able to manage on £50 per week for groceries with five dc

[betsybunnkin]

My Ex Husband says I should be able to manage on £50 per week for groceries with five dc.
Granted I am still b/f our baby who is not yet weaned and I use cloth nappies for all three youngest.
I still think £50.00 for an adult and five children for groceries (inc washing powder, cleaning products etc) is not manageable.

AIBU? Or can it be done?

YANBU .I shop very carefully and we spend at least £100-£120 a week including toiletries and cleaning stuff for 2 adults and 4 children aged 13,10,7 and 4 (and we grow a lot of stuff too).

My shopping is probably like Connie's in many ways: huge bag of spuds and in season fruit rather than ready-mades, lots of soups etc. Even so, I'd have a job getting all groceries for a family this size on 50 quid a week. And if you have to drive to get to the cheap Aldi's or whatever, then you're not necessarily saving.

Add the cats and it gets harder still.

well betsy, I must say he must be a right idiot if he leaves you to fend for 5 children and doesn't even take them out for a meal or two a week.
FGS you are bf and probably not sleeping well with all that stress. Big big hugs to you for coping.
BTW, what are his parents doing for their grandchildren - any relief there?