How much do you spend?

I'm in Virginia and I spent approximately $30 on food for the work week. During the weekend, I spend approximately $20 going out for various meals.

I limit myself to $30 per work week by making sure I utilize sales at local food markets, price matching at Walmart, coupons on items I actually need and I also shop from my pantry. I make sure I am using things from my pantry either as full meals or to supplement meals so that I'm only buying perishable items. For instance, if I'm making chili, I already have canned tomatoes, all the spices and beans; all I have to do is buy the ground turkey.

I also check out my local dollar store or discount store for deals on things like snacks, gum, spices, coffee creamer, coffee and for the occasional sugar-free energy drink.

i avoid aldi, im not a snob but the amount of mouldy veg and fruit ive ended up with, so normally asda, tesco or morrisons and its about £60 a week for 3 of us, mainly fruit , veg, meat, pastas.. and i get plenty of meals out of it .

I don't shop Aldi here in the US either, but my sister swears by them. To me it seems the food isn't as fresh as the major grocers. The veggies only last a couple days, and I have to really check the dates of other shelf foods to make sure they don't expire soon. Nor can I get all of the things that I need and I end up having to make a second stop at the regular store. It's always more of a hassle than it's worth, so I usually shop Hy-Vee or Target.

In south Louisiana I spend approximately 150-200 a month for me and my fiance. (his 2 kids come on weekends occassionally). As much as I disspise Wal-mart I do most of my shopping there because they are by far the cheapest store in my area.

We live outside of Philly. Our budget is based off of 4 weeks. This is what the last 5 cycles have looked like the last few months. On top of this,we spend about 200-250$ a month on entertainment which three quarters of, is eating out. There are just two of us.

$621
$338
$689
$590
$450


We cut back from spending $800ish a month eating out and $200 at the Grocery store to what you see above.
I don't know how people eat healthy and do it on less. I am very careful what I buy and if it's on sale or not. I try to buy Organic on some things (Milk and dairy products mostly). I don't hardly coupon at all because I cannot find coupons for things I need. I maybe save 5-10$ a month from coupons, however, we do shop at a store that has great gas rewards so we also save several dollars there (Also got a free turkey at Thanks Giving).

We eat alot of meat. I told my husband to start hunting :-) We have lots of squirrels and deer come through our property ( I secretly think it's a sign. (I can learn to make squirrel stew) :laugh: We could live on deer, canned grean beans and biscuits and everything in our garden for $500 a year instead of a month.........Guess I'll have to wait for an apocalyiptic event to try that theory out....sigh.......

I have budgeted $400.00/ month, but we always go over the budget. And that's for 2 adults and a 16 year old that's with us on weekends.

My fiance & I moved in together on December 30 so we only have 2 months of food expenditure info available, and since it's our first home together (both of us previously lived with parents) we had to buy a lot of stuff for the first time like spices, oils, etc. In January we spent a little over $400 and in Feb we spent about $365. The budget that I'm hoping to stick to is $300/month for the both of us. The problem is, when there's a good sale on meat or something, I like to buy it whether or not we "need" it right away. My philosophy is that it's better to get the sale & hang on to it for a while than to buy the meat when we actually are planning to use it - saves $ in the long run! I think over a year, though, we'll be able to stick to $300/month on average. This figure does not include paper goods or cleaning supplies or alcohol or eating out - strictly food we buy for our meals at home (and work - we both always pack our lunches).

Edit: We are located in central NJ, USA.

I'm in Illinois. I usually spend $240/month on 2 adults. This includes groceries, cleaning suppplies, paper products. I started making my own laundry detergent and that has saved us some $$$ so far and getting interested in making my own cleaning supplies too. Sometimes I go slightly over my $60/week budget but not often.

I shop sales at Krogers and do most of my shopping at Aldi. I also LOVE trader Joe's (about an hr drive from me) and stock up on stuff while I'm there which is every 2-3 months. We try not to go out to eat often, maybe 2-3 times a month and I want to cut back on that as well. I cook a lot from scratch and have a well stocked spice cabinet.

This does not include pets-they have their own budget since I have 2 dogs, 5 ferrets, and 2 bearded dragons, and in the warmer months Koi fish in the backyard pond.

I'm in NYC...for two of us I spend about $250 a month. Not too bad considering I buy all organic and shop mainly at farmer's markets...

about £100-150 for both my partner and I, we can't afford any more than that

I spend $200 a month for my husband and me. I coupon and usually am able to save 50% or more betweens sales and coupons. I probably don't even need to spend that much a month but I like to stockpile items when they are a good price.