How much are you spending at the supermarket?
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The JT credit card that the Mrs carries pays for all our food. It auto clears each month, and recently
I’ve noticed an eyebrow raising amount heading in the direction of our friends at Asda, Sainsbury and Tesco. I’ve noticed that she has stopped using Aldi, also.
Forgetting the excess of Christmas and New Year the January Spend is as follows - household contains Me and Emma, her son who is 19 and my son who is 11 and stays with us 3 nights a week:
Asda £492.46
Tesco £267.08
Sainsbury £160.80
Spar £112.28
How does this compare? Seems a lot to me?
I’ve noticed an eyebrow raising amount heading in the direction of our friends at Asda, Sainsbury and Tesco. I’ve noticed that she has stopped using Aldi, also.
Forgetting the excess of Christmas and New Year the January Spend is as follows - household contains Me and Emma, her son who is 19 and my son who is 11 and stays with us 3 nights a week:
Asda £492.46
Tesco £267.08
Sainsbury £160.80
Spar £112.28
How does this compare? Seems a lot to me?
Family of 3 (our son is 5) and no pets - normally shop at Tesco, occasionally Waitrose and local butcher/farm shop. So far this year £528 on Groceries and £106 on household/personal products like washing liquid/shampoo etc. I normally reckon just under £120 a week to be a "normal" bill. Bear in mind I'm a habit buyer and go for the same products rather than shopping for cheapest.
Went today, and has been on my mind for a while this
Shop at Tesco due to clubcard and discounted fuel offers, myself, wife and son (17) plus his GF at weekends, tends to be £120 to £140 a week, plus probably £30 during the week at the local shop for odds and ends
Thought my spend was too much.
Shop at Tesco due to clubcard and discounted fuel offers, myself, wife and son (17) plus his GF at weekends, tends to be £120 to £140 a week, plus probably £30 during the week at the local shop for odds and ends
Thought my spend was too much.
Yeah, that’s a bit punchy unless she’s buying lots of booze/clothes etc as well.
Just totted up Supermarket stuff for November and it came in at £703, that’s for me/wife & 2 grown kids (20+).
We don’t watch the pennies where food is concerned, but we’re not drinkers/smokers either.
Rgds
Jim
Just totted up Supermarket stuff for November and it came in at £703, that’s for me/wife & 2 grown kids (20+).
We don’t watch the pennies where food is concerned, but we’re not drinkers/smokers either.
Rgds
Jim
Cash back... 
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I have asked. The answer is no - allegedly.
We do have two cats. Some beer gets drunk, only a very small amount of wine. Non smokers.
One thing I have noticed is that when Em cooks she ends up making different meals for everyone. So each nice she’s potentially making 2/3/4 meals - She’s a veggie, my son likes X, hers Y and I eat very well all the time with fillet steaks, tuna etc - additionally I’ve noticed that protein bars are on tap in the tin, nice flavoured Evian strawberry water for her son because he finds the Aldi one too sweet etc... maybe these little things are adding up.
:I have asked. The answer is no - allegedly.
We do have two cats. Some beer gets drunk, only a very small amount of wine. Non smokers.
One thing I have noticed is that when Em cooks she ends up making different meals for everyone. So each nice she’s potentially making 2/3/4 meals - She’s a veggie, my son likes X, hers Y and I eat very well all the time with fillet steaks, tuna etc - additionally I’ve noticed that protein bars are on tap in the tin, nice flavoured Evian strawberry water for her son because he finds the Aldi one too sweet etc... maybe these little things are adding up.
We’re a family of four and £150 a week would be about average for a Sainsbury’s shop. Loads of fresh meat, fruit and veg and not much in the way of junk - we don’t go overboard but certainly don’t shop with a budget in mind and generally buy what we fancy.
Others will say spending a grand a month on food for four people is ridiculous but it’s very easy to do:
Breakfast: punnet of soft fruit, couple of mangoes, box of eggs, tin of beans, half a loaf of bread, four Nespresso capsules, some milk. Easily £8. (£56 a week).
Lunch: half a loaf of bread, pack of ham, punnet of tomatoes, some butter, four apples. Another £6 (£42 a week).
Dinner: Four salmon fillets, pack of new potatoes, head of broccoli, half a bag of carrots, eggs, butter and lemon to make a hollandaise. £13? (£91 a week)
So £189 just on a pretty basic foods. Add washing powder, toilet rolls, dishwasher tablets, cat food and whatever and you could easily reach £250 a week shopping at Sainsbury’s. Aldi would probably save a chunk but the above would be a fairly average day for us and not what I’d deem excessive.
It’s very possible to cook decent, nutritious food for £50 a week, although some of the fruit and veg would need to come from tins or the frozen aisle and you’d certainly need to plan better.
So while £1000 a month is a lot I’d say it’s easily done and not particularly outrageous, especially if you’re heavy on fresh fruit and meats.
Others will say spending a grand a month on food for four people is ridiculous but it’s very easy to do:
Breakfast: punnet of soft fruit, couple of mangoes, box of eggs, tin of beans, half a loaf of bread, four Nespresso capsules, some milk. Easily £8. (£56 a week).
Lunch: half a loaf of bread, pack of ham, punnet of tomatoes, some butter, four apples. Another £6 (£42 a week).
Dinner: Four salmon fillets, pack of new potatoes, head of broccoli, half a bag of carrots, eggs, butter and lemon to make a hollandaise. £13? (£91 a week)
So £189 just on a pretty basic foods. Add washing powder, toilet rolls, dishwasher tablets, cat food and whatever and you could easily reach £250 a week shopping at Sainsbury’s. Aldi would probably save a chunk but the above would be a fairly average day for us and not what I’d deem excessive.
It’s very possible to cook decent, nutritious food for £50 a week, although some of the fruit and veg would need to come from tins or the frozen aisle and you’d certainly need to plan better.
So while £1000 a month is a lot I’d say it’s easily done and not particularly outrageous, especially if you’re heavy on fresh fruit and meats.
Julian Thompson said:
The JT credit card that the Mrs carries pays for all our food. It auto clears each month, and recently
I’ve noticed an eyebrow raising amount heading in the direction of our friends at Asda, Sainsbury and Tesco. I’ve noticed that she has stopped using Aldi, also.
Forgetting the excess of Christmas and New Year the January Spend is as follows - household contains Me and Emma, her son who is 19 and my son who is 11 and stays with us 3 nights a week:
Asda £492.46
Tesco £267.08
Sainsbury £160.80
Spar £112.28
How does this compare? Seems a lot to me?
Been through a similar excercise myself and have come to the conclusion that for a family of three we are spending around £300PW at the supermacardo which seems excessive when we make pretty much every lunch and dinner from scratch and also double up. A good portion of that spend is vino collapso. The weekends appear to be the worst for us spend on Fri/Sat/Sun is far greater than the week. I’ve noticed an eyebrow raising amount heading in the direction of our friends at Asda, Sainsbury and Tesco. I’ve noticed that she has stopped using Aldi, also.
Forgetting the excess of Christmas and New Year the January Spend is as follows - household contains Me and Emma, her son who is 19 and my son who is 11 and stays with us 3 nights a week:
Asda £492.46
Tesco £267.08
Sainsbury £160.80
Spar £112.28
How does this compare? Seems a lot to me?
Family of 4, kids are 6 and 3. £400 pcm before booze. Includes cleaning s
t and toiletries etc. Outer london, Aldi etc and yellow stickers.
We eat well. It's not beans on toast and ready meals, just lots of scratch cooking, batches in freezer and good planning.
When we're lazy, maybe £500 pcm.
I can't imagine how we'd hit £1k pcm on groceries tbh. It's verging on the impossible.
t and toiletries etc. Outer london, Aldi etc and yellow stickers.We eat well. It's not beans on toast and ready meals, just lots of scratch cooking, batches in freezer and good planning.
When we're lazy, maybe £500 pcm.
I can't imagine how we'd hit £1k pcm on groceries tbh. It's verging on the impossible.
Family of 5 and a dog (medium size)
Main shop ranges from £120-220per week with top ups some weeks. Note this doesn’t include booze (I buy that in massive levels when it’s in offer in Costco or a supermarket and it’s then in the garage for many many many months - cider Bulmers it works out about £0.70 per 550ml bottle ).
Kids have a blend of packed lunch plus paid school dinners.
We don’t buy hardly any ready meals instead the wife makes most things from scratch.
Oh and my numbers include bog roll bleach etc as and when
Main shop ranges from £120-220per week with top ups some weeks. Note this doesn’t include booze (I buy that in massive levels when it’s in offer in Costco or a supermarket and it’s then in the garage for many many many months - cider Bulmers it works out about £0.70 per 550ml bottle ).
Kids have a blend of packed lunch plus paid school dinners.
We don’t buy hardly any ready meals instead the wife makes most things from scratch.
Oh and my numbers include bog roll bleach etc as and when
Julian Thompson said:
Cash back... :
I have asked. The answer is no - allegedly.
We do have two cats. Some beer gets drunk, only a very small amount of wine. Non smokers.
One thing I have noticed is that when Em cooks she ends up making different meals for everyone. So each nice she’s potentially making 2/3/4 meals - She’s a veggie, my son likes X, hers Y and I eat very well all the time with fillet steaks, tuna etc - additionally I’ve noticed that protein bars are on tap in the tin, nice flavoured Evian strawberry water for her son because he finds the Aldi one too sweet etc... maybe these little things are adding up.
Think you’ve hit the mail on the 2-4 meals and “luxury” snacks. :I have asked. The answer is no - allegedly.
We do have two cats. Some beer gets drunk, only a very small amount of wine. Non smokers.
One thing I have noticed is that when Em cooks she ends up making different meals for everyone. So each nice she’s potentially making 2/3/4 meals - She’s a veggie, my son likes X, hers Y and I eat very well all the time with fillet steaks, tuna etc - additionally I’ve noticed that protein bars are on tap in the tin, nice flavoured Evian strawberry water for her son because he finds the Aldi one too sweet etc... maybe these little things are adding up.
Quick check: 4 of us here for half Jan, 3 since (student), about £400 spent in Jan. probs had a bit too much left over from NYE bash (someone brought masses of cheese!!), but I’m sure we never spend over £500 pcm.
Mostly Aldi, Tesco, Coop, some Costco (probs included non-food!).
We mostly cook our own, & are almost entirely veggie - son has been for years, daughter too, so whilst they are here we all eat veggie: none of that making multiple meals so each eats differently: therein lies madness!
Breakfast and lunch are not too exotic: cereals, toast, eggs...often whip up onion/tomato with other random veg (courgette, peppers, etc), omelettes, jacket spuds, beans, cheese. Today our son whipped up a nice stir-fry lunch
When our “kids” went to uni, they found food was waaaay cheaper for them being vegetarian than their pals who weren’t. I feel it is broadly healthier too, so tend to only eat meat when we dine out or perhaps have a takeaway.
I'm shocked by these expenses but I assume it's ready meals and st for kids which is causing this.
Our spend at the supermarkets is typically £100/month, about £100 at local farms for meat, veg and eggs, £150 at other grocery stores/wine merchant.
We gave up ready meals years ago when we realised how much better we eat without them and the food is cooked and seasoned to perfection.
It's dead easy when you organise yourself too. As an example, we had roast chicken last night, giving us a stock from the unused parts which went into a soup. The soup was made last night and we will have today.
This morning, I've knocked up a beef wellington for this evening, 200g of fillet steak serving 4.
Midweek, I did a vegetable soup from stuff getting towards it's useby date. Had I not used it, some would have gone to waste.
t for kids which is causing this. Our spend at the supermarkets is typically £100/month, about £100 at local farms for meat, veg and eggs, £150 at other grocery stores/wine merchant.
We gave up ready meals years ago when we realised how much better we eat without them and the food is cooked and seasoned to perfection.
It's dead easy when you organise yourself too. As an example, we had roast chicken last night, giving us a stock from the unused parts which went into a soup. The soup was made last night and we will have today.
This morning, I've knocked up a beef wellington for this evening, 200g of fillet steak serving 4.
Midweek, I did a vegetable soup from stuff getting towards it's useby date. Had I not used it, some would have gone to waste.
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