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What Is Your Family's Weekly Grocery Bill?
Asked by R.M. from Austin
on September 25, 2011
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Our weekly grocery bill keeps creeping u? We are a family of 5. I am just curious what everyone spends per week on groceries.
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- I usually spend 250-300 per week. Me, husband, 3 1/2 to and 16 month old. And our dog. That is for everything: some organic foods, cleaning/laundry supplies, dog food,...
- Family of four, on average 100.
- Right now, entirely too much. With summer the bill got way too high and I have to do some serious cutting back. We literally got as high as 400 every week and a half...
How to save on Grocery Bill
Asked by R.N. from Cincinnati
on October 12, 2008
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Can anyone give me some advice on how to save on our monthly grocery bill? I have a hard time keeping it under $500-600 a month and that's just for a family of three!...
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- Find another mom or two to share items w/ that you can get from wholesale clubs like Sams or Costco. You CAN get good deals on bulk. Get together and prepare mea...
- Hi there. I understand your concern. I cut coupons and only shop at Giant Eagle as they give fuel perks for each $50 you spend. (Also, I know the store layout and it's...
- R....I have never ever spent that much in a month on groceries. Do you buy prepackaged meals? Do you buy a lot of pop and beer? I can buy a chicken and cook it in t...
COUPONS??? How to Get Grocery Bill Down.
Asked by S.B. from Milwaukee
on April 28, 2011
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Ok, So My husband and I eat a lot of fresh food. I really love to cook and I tend to stay out of the middle isles of the grocery stores unless I have to get ingredien...
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- Do you make your own tooth paste? Use deodorant? I consider healthy and beauty items as part of my groceries, You can get alot of items for free or close to free,...
- first of all you have to know that you cant just turn around tomorrow and be making those kinds of savings. extreme couponing is just that: extreme. its nearly impossi...
- I think that show is pretty cool as well and amazing. However one of the catches is that if you buy somethng for .50 cents and you have a .50 cent coupon they double ...
Grocery Bill
Asked by J.L. from Minneapolis
on November 10, 2009
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For those of you with a family of four or more, how much do you spend monthly in groceries? I am especially interested in homes with teenagers. We have a teenager and ...
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- $700 a month for groceries for a household with a teenager isn't so out of line now days. My last child left home in 2006 and my grocery bills during the time they we...
- We have 14 yr old boy, 11 yr old boy, 7 yr old girl and a 2 yr old and one on the way. If we aren't careful we can easily spend over $1000. a month in groceries. I'm...
- After skimming through some of the responses, I chuckled and decided to add my two cents worth. We are now empty nesters but when we had two teenagers at home, a boy ...
Grocery Bill
Asked by A.P. from Chicago
on June 17, 2011
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I looked for past posts, but all I find is from a few years ago. So presently, about how much do you all spend on groceries/bathroom essentials/cleaning supplies? Basi...
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- We are a family of five, and I have averaged about $250/week. This includes diapers for two babies, toddler formula, paper products, and health and beauty items. ...
- For our family of 4- $2k/month in winter, less in summer because we grow our own food, but we put the extra money into soil/seeds/garden supplies (even though we get m...
- We average around $900-1100/month. But it's hard to say exactly, b/c I do buy beer and wine sometimes, and things like dog food and prescriptions also come out of the...
Monthly Grocery Bill for Family of 5
Asked by N.G. from New York
on April 7, 2010
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Hello all! We recently expanded our family to 5 now: Myself, husband, 4 yr old, 2 yr old & 5 month old baby. I am curious to see what a monthly grocery bill is like ...
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- Wow, I have a family of 3, and we can spend that much ourselves. We also don't have diapers or pullups on our list (we use cloth). I think that is because we like to...
- This doesn't directly answer your question but helped our family: For about 6 months we kept every receipt from every grocery purchase (or household staple like laund...
- The figure sounds right for a family that grocery shops in the conventional way. If you want to cut bills down significantly (it is possible, but it may take a small ...
Families or 4 Out There, What's Your Average Grocery Bill per Week?
Asked by S.M. from New York
on August 25, 2011
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I'm curious were I am in the grocery spending range. I use coupons here and there and I have Stop&Shop cards etc. But I probably could do a lot better in budgeting. I ...
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- Well, having a baby (or babies) in diapers makes a HUGE difference. I don't remember our budget from back then, but I am quite certain it was insane. We were barely ...
- About $150-$200 a week for a family of 5, one in diapers - we also buy organic somewhat regularly. But, we also have our own chickens, eggs, and laundry detergent - s...
- We spend about $25 per week per person and that includes such non grocery items like toilet paper, dog food, cleaning supplies, and detergents. I have a DIL that sp...
Coupons and Grocery Bill
Asked by C.S. from Washington DC
on November 19, 2011
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How many of you use coupons and check the ads and save lots of money? What is your average grocery bill for family? How do you do it? I have watched Extreme Couponing ...
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- I have been a couponer for about 3 years now. Grew up in a house that used coupons but have definitely taken it a step further. That said, I am not an extreme coupon...
- I use a website that is great. It is www.thegrocerygame.com. There is a small fee but it is well worth it. It tells you what to buy at what store and with what coup...
- my last shopping trip this week i saved right around 100$, which was more then usual, but on a normal trip i can save around 50-70$.
What Is Everyone Doing to Cut down Your Grocery Bill?
Asked by A.H. from Phoenix
on April 21, 2008
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I keep seeing things in the news about the rising cost of groceries. I'm starting to notice how much we are spending right now on groceries and it is significant. We...
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- Buy hot dogs when their on sale, and watch for the sales. Pasta is cheap and good kids love them. For the baby, just give him regular food just cut it up real fine so ...
- I shop all the grocery adds. I get the sunday coupons from my neighbor. I find that bashas usually has the coupon items on sale the same week. I also check the manager...
- I buy Organic Milk at Costco. I do use coupons and watch the adds.I found that Frys tends to have the best deals when they are on sale and I use a coupon with it. For...
Cutting Grocery Bill
Asked by C.N. from Toledo
on June 25, 2010
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Hi ladies - I need some advice on how to save money at the grocery store!!! I have 2 little boys (4,1) and my husband and I and our bill is $800+ a month. To me this ...
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- Hi! I have 2 teenage daughters and my husband and I. I cook every day! I shop at aldi's. I usually spend about 200.00 every 2 weeks. I am telling you...this store i...
- If you have certain ingredients that you use a lot AND have the room to store them buying in bulk can help cut cost. We do not have room so I do not buy bulk. I do ...
- I think the differences are regional too, so don't beat yourself up. We're a family of four and I spend about $600/month and around here that's really good. I think ...
