How much do you spend?

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've ended up with mouldy fruit and veg from ASDA. Some of it was mouldy on the shelf!!

We tend to buy from Tescos now as the quality of their fresh veg has really improved over the last few years, and I buy frozen veg from ASDA because it's cheaper

However, we're growing our own now providing the summer is better than last year. Disastrous weather and bugs last year

I'd say we spend about £200 at the moment, but that's an average for when I go (and spend less!) and when the hubby goes (and buys expensive stuff!!)

I figured my husband and myself spend about $500 a month on groceries, cleaning supplies, and dog food & treats for our two dogs. I think it might be time to cut back a little more.

We spend about 500-600/month for a family of 3. We used to only spent 400$ a month, but that was when we ate a lot of crap devoid of nutritional value, but cheap. Now i make all of our meals and we eat whole grain and healthy versions of everything we buy so it's brought the price up. i figure the slight increase is worth it to improve our health.

I try to save as much as i can. I do coupon, but here in Canada we pretty much only use coupons now for non food items as coupons for food items are all for packaged processed crap. I also price match which allows me to save gas by shopping at just one store, but getting all the great deals. In the on season i buy local, fresh produce which saves a bundle!

We're starting to cut back a bit on that budget by integrating anywhere from 1-3 meatless meals a week. 1 meal of firm tofu = .99 vs 1 meal of ground chicken = $5

£160 a month, just for me.

My fiancé spends £40 a month.

Sounds like part of your 160 may be going in fiance's tummy. You must be a great cook!

Family of 3....husband, myself and kiddo (10 year old). We eat lunch out most days (work) and the kiddo eats at school and we still spend about $300 a month on groceries.

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.