How much do you spend on groceries?

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I’ve been spending a lot of time since the start of the year trying to really get to grips with our finances. Analysing exactly where our money is going, knowing what it is my pension pot, making a savings plan etc.

I never really used to pay a lot of attention to our grocery spend each month as in my head it’s all essentials, and I thought I just bought the essentials with maybe a few little treats here and there. We are spending around £600 a month on groceries for a family of 4 (kids are under 10) and I can’t seem to get it down and still feed us all. Help! Do I have to accept this is what it costs or does anyone manage to get it much cheaper than this?

I thought that sounds great until I got to your last sentence. Hopefully they’ll extend it to online delivery. 🤞

I spent £140 at supermarket yesterday and hubby spent £50 at butchers. No alcohol was purchased.

Just two of us.

3 adults in our house, this weeks shop was £65 (Lidl) plus an extra £10 in the week of needed. That covers breakfast, lunch and tea for us all for 7 days.
Some weeks it will creep up to about £80 as will include cleaning and toiletries.
We do have a stocked cupboard of herbs/spices etc.
Pre christmas our shopping was much higher, we have stopped the branded products, also we now generally buy frozen fish, pork mince (half the cost of beef) also an extra large chicken which i boil and utilise for a few meals thorughout the week and freeze. Much cheaper than chicken breasts and you get the stock for soups.

Have just signed up for clubcard plus, thank you! Somehow I'd never heard of it!