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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...
How Much Is Your Grocery Bill Every Week?
Asked by J.K. from Cleveland
on April 20, 2011
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Hi, Mamas! I am just wondering what you typically spend on groceries every week and where you shop. I usually have to run to a few different places to get everything...
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- 40 dollars per day usually includes one or two household items. We live only a block from a cheap stock up store. So it's not bad for us to shop daily. With as many...
- For my family of 4 we spend $75 or less. We do stock up on a few things every other month or so at Costco and spend $100 there. I try to be very frugal, my boys are yo...
- Too much!! I even use coupons when I can and our bill is still way too high! $100-110 sounds reasonable for a family of 4. You will probably get answers from people ...
Groceries Are So Expensive!
Asked by G.M. from Boston
on April 13, 2011
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Does anyone have grocery shopping advice? I know I can use coupons, but there are not coupons for meat, fruits, veggies, etc.
I try not to buy that much processed foo...
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- Check the local stores for sales or in-store specials. Most have produce specials and meat/poultry/seafood specials each week. My Walmart had asparagus on sale for und...
- stay out of the aisles, shop the perimeter of the store, thats where the healthy stuff is anyway. Consider costco for buying in bulk for meats and stuff, much cheaper....
- I shop around online (circulars to my local stores). I have a budget of $100 a week for food. I have a total of 4 people in my family, and I take care of 2 extra ki...
Budget
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on November 8, 2006
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Hi- I really didn't know where to post my questions, so here it goes. I have a problem, I really need to get on budget!!! I really do not know how to go about it. I k...
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- I have worked with many people helping them budget time/money etc. I would suggest first thing is to get receipts on everything. The purpose of this is to see exactl...
- M., I am in the same boat. Hoever, I have been listening to Dave Ramsey and have just purchased his book called "My Total Money Makeover". You can listen to him at...
- My husband and I live my a strict budget monthly. We go over all of our monthly expenses about once every six months and figure out where our money needs to go. You re...
