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Old 25-07-2008, 14:41
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I am experimenting this week. Took £100 cash to supermarket on Wed. Spent £81 and another £10 at local shops. Don't think it's going to last until next Wed!

We are a family of 4 (all adults) and I don't buy any ready-meal type foods, nor alcohol (hubby buys his own separately as & when) and I like to make sure we have healthy, balanced meals, so I cook from scratch.

Because I buy at various places I'm never really sure how much I spend but because food has gone up considerably I am givig it some thought!
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Old 25-07-2008, 15:00
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Saved a fortune since we stopped uisng the supermarkest & shopped at the local grocers. butchers/bakers. Makes you buy what you need in the right quantites. Whay buy packs of 6-8 apples when you only need 5? Supermarkets are all about getting you to spend more money than you need to. Most of our money goes on our 10month old daughter , but she needs good stuff. Her bags of porridge are £3.79 & the plum baby foods she wolfs down are not cheap. Usualy spend about £45-70 pw feeding the three of us, granted the baby food & other items are bought at Boots so as to accumilate the points that buy other things. Dont mind shopping at the local shops , get some good stuff , big tub of strawberrys grown down the road for £1.99 that actualy taste of something , the meats & bread from the butchers are miles better. if i want some decent ale then Booths at Lytham stock a good selection of British ale. Going to pop in tonight for a few bottles of Fullers Organic ale, lovely stuff!

Cant remember the last time i went in one of Tescos large supermarkets , use the express one for the odd item. Havent been in Asda for at leaat 12 months. Pop in Sainsburys for the odd item + its right next to St Annes railway station so i get stuff on my way home as im using my rail pass to travel therefore saving time & money.

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Old 25-07-2008, 15:03
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I shop at ASDA and spend btween £50 - £60 a week on shopping for 2 of us.
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Old 25-07-2008, 15:07
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Old 25-07-2008, 15:07
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That's very interesting Sheepdog and thanks! I often think that for one or 2 people you might as well shop locally (if you have local shops that is).

We have 2 small supermarkets, butchers, bakers and a wet fish shop and a couple of small farms that sell stuff like veg and eggs which are FAB quality.

Your name reminds me - my shopping budget also includes dog food for 2 small dogs. Not dog biscuits because we buy that in bulk from pet shop.
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Old 25-07-2008, 15:10
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Mine includes a dog too.
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Old 25-07-2008, 15:11
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I do a big shop that costs around £60 every fortnight for me and my OH, although I have to top up with bread and milk and stuff in that time, and we do eat out two or three times a week.
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Old 25-07-2008, 15:12
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Blimey where are people shopping?

I spend over £100 a week and there's only two of us.
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Old 25-07-2008, 15:15
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I'm starting to wonder too Pamela!! I always thought I was a pretty good "housekeeper" ........
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Old 25-07-2008, 15:16
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About £150 for a family of 4 but that doesn't include cigarettes, takeaways and odds and sods bought inbetween the weekly shop.
I do mine online now and get it delivered, I was suffering from trolly rage
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Old 25-07-2008, 15:18
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Ours is about £85.00 a week for the two of us. And there's nothing 'fancy' in that lot.... just all regular stuff.
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Old 25-07-2008, 15:19
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Blimey where are people shopping?

I spend over £100 a week and there's only two of us.
We shop in Waitrose - BF is a total supermarket snob and refuses to go into "Morrisons" - which is the only other one nearby!!!

So yep we spend quite a bit - on average about £70 (this includes cat food and litter too). However this is more for the basics and often we'll only get 3 or 4 meals out of this.

So for 3/4 nights a week buy veg / meat / other required ingredients on a day to day basis.

So yeah I would say about £100 a week. That's before ciggies and booze
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Old 25-07-2008, 15:21
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I do a big shop that costs around £60 every fortnight for me and my OH, although I have to top up with bread and milk and stuff in that time, and we do eat out two or three times a week.
Wish i could do that, im sooo jelous!
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Old 25-07-2008, 16:01
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Two of us, and this week's Sainsbury's shop was £54. That doesn't include alcohol as we are using up the free wine we got when we took out an insurance policy.

I must admit I do buy Sainsbury's brands over branded goodsas they are usually cheaper.

On average I would say I spend between £45 and £55 pounds a week. I don't buy from local shops here as .they are more expensive than the supermarkets
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Old 25-07-2008, 16:04
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Our weekly shop, delivered from Sainsburys, costs £30...thats all our food, treats and alcohol....and thats for 2 of us.
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Old 25-07-2008, 16:12
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try and spend no more than £60 a week, thats for 3 of us
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Old 25-07-2008, 17:06
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£80 to £90 per week from the supermarket (delivered)

Plus another £10 to £20 from other shops.

There's five of us.
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Old 25-07-2008, 17:10
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I spend more than that on my cat.
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Old 25-07-2008, 17:24
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About £80 a week on and me, my girlfriend and our cat
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Old 25-07-2008, 17:26
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Wish i could do that, im sooo jelous!
Double income, no kids (yet) innit. I am making the most of it while it lasts!
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Old 25-07-2008, 17:28
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Just me and the cat.
About £25 a week.
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Old 25-07-2008, 17:29
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I've been counting my pennies recently and I spend £24 for my weekly essentials (all meals and 4 bottles of Coca Cola) at Morrisons. This is just for me.

Add another £5 per week for snacks so It'll work out at about £30.

I've banned all take-aways as I was spending over £25 a week on them.

Credit crunch time...

EDIT: After reading further posts, add £7-8 for my dog per week.
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Old 25-07-2008, 17:29
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There is two of us, a fish and a rabbit and my budget in £100 a week.
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Old 25-07-2008, 17:31
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Big shop one week costing around £90.Top up shop the next costing around £50.There are two adults and two late teens boys.
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Old 25-07-2008, 17:35
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Our weekly shop, delivered from Sainsburys, costs £30...thats all our food, treats and alcohol....and thats for 2 of us.
What the hell do you eat?

I spend £5.50 per week just on breakfast - Weetabix (2), Milk, Orange Juice and a Banana! - and there's only one of me!
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