$125 shopping budget

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  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    I am completely in awe on how little everyone spends and jealous all at the same time... We spend about $200-$250 a week $300 on weeks we have to buy cleaning products/toiletries/dog food... Me, my husband, and 3 boys 19,16,10... My husband and I eat pretty clean, lean meats, veggies, fruits, yogurt, nuts, fish etc. that is the bulk of our cost right now as the kids are eating it as well. Then we have the staple items for the kids, lunch meats, bread, PBJ, snacks, popcorn etc. My family goes through 6 gallons of skim milk in a week alone.. I shop at Super Walmart with coupons. Prior to them opening the super walmart I was spending a lot more at the regular grocery stores. Here I thought I was doing good and ya'll put me to shame! :noway:

    Nice Budgeting people!!! :flowerforyou:

    I do have to admit that it's easier to keep to my budget during the school year, when the kids are eating school lunch and sometimes breakfast (we qualify for free lunch). There are weeks when it feels like we're really lean, and others where I can buy some extras. But the biggest part of what I do is buy generics and compare unit prices.
  • Anita4548
    Anita4548 Posts: 39 Member
    God, it's expensive in the US! Me and my bf spend about £40 a week - that is food, eating/drinking out occasionally + some washing/cosmetics/toiletries ...
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    I'd buy lots of rice, beans, and frozen veggies. You can do a lot with them by adding different seasonings, and can usually get them cheap and in bulk. I also like oatmeal, it's not expensive and fills me up.
  • allie_oop_07
    allie_oop_07 Posts: 16 Member
    One really good site is www.supercook.com. You can put in what you have in the pantry and it gives you recipes using those items. You can also single out ingredients to use up stuff that is about to go bad. If you only need one or two items to make a recipe it will tell you, which makes shopping really easy.

    I shop for only myself and try to do one big run for produce and meat that will last me a week or two. I still usually have to buy more milk, bread, and other staples in between. If I stay away from impulse fast food I could probably make do on about $150 a month. I'm in MN so things are a bit more expensive here, even at cheap places like Aldi.

    This site has two PDF cookbooks for people who want to eat well on a budget. One is specifically for people who live on foodstamps. http://www.leannebrown.ca/
  • liftingandlipstick
    liftingandlipstick Posts: 1,857 Member
    God, it's expensive in the US! Me and my bf spend about £40 a week - that is food, eating/drinking out occasionally + some washing/cosmetics/toiletries ...

    Exchange rate, though. Forty pounds is about 70 dollars. That's on the low side, but not by too much.
  • CipherZero
    CipherZero Posts: 1,418 Member
    If you have low dollars, plan on more time to cook things. An eight-ounce container of yogurt can cost a dollar, or you can buy a gallon of milk and make your own in a slow-cooker. Dried beans are pound-for-pound one of the best dollar-to-nutrition deals out there.

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