How much do you spend a week on shopping?

[bohomoon]

I know this is like asking, 'how long is a piece of string?' But just wondering home much do you spend a week on shopping. There is six of us. I have four kids, three who are teens and one six year old, my DH and I.

I am spending well over a 100 pounds a week up to 150. I do a weekly shop at Asda, and have been good to not go out again mid-week to buy extras. Usually my DH does the shopping, but his work shifts mean I do the shopping now. It's giving me anxiety to buy the right things and not spend so much.
Thanks
NB: Not including fresh meat

I actually kept all my receipts for a month earlier this year to work this out and it was just over £550 a month for 5 of us. That includes cleaning stuff, washing powder, loo roll etc so not just food. So just over £110 per week. Youngest 2 dcs in infant school and get free lunches which helps

DH and I, teen DD and a dog.

I budget €1,200 per month (€300 per week) and over the course of the year, that has worked out just about right for what I spend. But DD has brought DH out fairly frequently as well which is not included.

There's an element of treating ourselves as the world fell to chaos, and also convenience as despite WFH DH and I are flat out. DD has also become very very fussy about food (ASD issues around textures etc, and also very sporty so burns off a lot, and mid-teen girl fads all rolled into one), and seems to be a bottomless pit on some things but throws out lots that has gone off before she eats (and yes, it is HER food that she has put in the trolley so DH and I don't go at it). And there has been significant food price increases to deal with as well.

There's also having my stores somewhat higher than normal due to Covid, the difficulties with shopping and the potential we may need to isolate. And a number of delivery fees for various grocery related items - between online groceries from the local SM to postage fees for the lovely hot choc mix we can't get in the farmer's market just now but they will post etc. And buying from local artisan butchers and the good local deli etc as small treats.

But it covers everything I spend in the supermarket, butcher, fish monger, off licence etc, any hair and beauty items from Boots etc (although not meds), cleaning products, coffee pods etc.

And there are some months that are much lower as I have veg from the garden and use up what's in the house - but other months that are well over as I go to various bulk stores or specialist stores to restock...so a monthly budget that I keep a track of the annual cost works well for me.

In early 2019, I had increased from €750 to €800 per month, I saw that needed to go up in early 2020 to €1,000 per month, but bowed to the inevitable in Feb 2020 and increased to €1,200 at that stage. We can afford it, but I want to tackle it a bit now as we get back to a semblance of normality, so my aim is to bring it back down again this winter and get ourselves back into good habits around batch cooking and bulk freezing, and spending less on takeaways and conveniences as well.

About 150pw all in, includes loo roll, shampoo, bleach etc for 2 adults & 2 teens (one fridge raider)

Ours is pretty low, £45 per week, DP, myself, DS4 and DD1, DSD12 a couple of meals a week. But that’s because we’re on a strict budget as we’re saving for a deposit.
I meal plan each week, bulk cook or will double prep and freeze, I stock check the cupboards and freezer and will only buy what I need for meals, with a couple of snacky things thrown in for the kids. I shop in Lidl and stay away from the middle aisle!

Oh and an extra £5 when DD needs nappies maybe once a fortnight.

Omg we spend about £150 a week for two of us . Love nice food but really should cut back

We spend about £70-£90 p week for a family of 2 adults and 2 teens in the supermarket
BUT,
We buy occasional meat orders separately approx £100 every 3 months or so
We get our loo roll and tissues from Who Gives a Crap
The children have school lunches included in their school fees
That doesn't include anything towards occasional eating out/takeaways.
I have a soda stream and buy the canisters and concentrates separately.

So adding all that in would bump it up quite a bit.

I don't think you're doing too bad considering you're a larger family.

We eat pretty well with a big range of meat/fish/seafood/variety of different veg etc and rarely any "budget" meals, but I do meal plan which definitely keeps the cost down, plus none of us have any special diets nor are any of us fussy eaters, which all helps.

Varies here, DDs are now in Uni so it’s just me and DH for most of the year. This week’s delivery was £76-ish and I spent another £12 on bread, chocolate and Quality Street for Christmas.

I think you're doing well OP. It's just me and my cat 😺, and I spend between £35 and £40 a week on average. That includes basic toiletries, cat food and cat litter. I take my lunch to work, so that's all meals. I don't buy alcohol and don't eat a lot of meat.

I spend about €200 - €220 per week. Sometimes top-up mid week. So that's £170 - £185 Sterling. That's for me & 3 DC (teens / pre-teens). I've really noticed the difference as they've got older. I used to have leftovers that would be a second dinner / lunch for me but not any more.

Average 45-50 for two adults, cooking from scratch.

£100 to £130 to for food and personal hygiene for two adults and food for two dogs. That's all in - no top-ups as I can't leave my husband long enough to get to a shop. We get a weekly delivery and if I've forgotten to order it, we live without it.

DH and I are vegan, the dogs aren't.

I use an egg for the washing and save money that way as I don't buy powder or conditioner. I buy cleaning stuff from www.biggreensmile.com and am happy with it all. I buy when there are offers available so sometimes I'll have a glut of a product but it all gets used in the end.