Break it down into food and non food (diapers, paper towels, etc)
We are a family of four and we spend about $300-$350 (sometimes $400 if it's time for a Sam's trip) every two weeks. This doesn't include grocery store runs in between for things we run out of (milk, cereal, etc). I'm trying to cut back but I think I do pretty good already, using coupons, buying store brand when cheaper, buying mostly things mostly on sale, etc.
So, what do you spend so I can compare?
Re: How much do you spend on groceries for two weeks?
We are a family of 3 and we spend $400 every two weeks. DH eats an absurb amount of healthy ($$$) food though.
ETA: Sorry I didn't break it down but the $200 weekly is for both food and paper products/cleaning supplies.
I don't buy diapers, or household items at the grocery very often. I spend about $200 to $250 just on food every 2 weeks all in (except going out to eat, which I spend about $100 per month and DH spends about $200). This probably includes about $30 in alcohol. I do not buy much processed food, but what I do buy tends to be more expensive, like Amy's or other organic entrees I get for DD for the nights that she can't/won't eat what we do.
I am a family of 5 and have a $500 per month budget for food/diapers/cleaning products/toiletries. I try to keep my diapers at less than $.18 a piece. I pretty much only buy whatever produce and meat is on sale. Cleaning supplies/toiletries I buy very infrequently and I when I do I get most of my stuff for free or less than $1 because of coupons and sales. The rest of my food budget is also almost all coupon and sale items. It has taken me a while to get to this point and I'm very proud that I have been able to scale back my budget so much.
ETA: I guess that if I were to break it down I probably spend $200 every other week on food and that includes ordering out and trips to the convenience store for milk and eggs and what not and then another $25/week on diapers/toiletries/etc.?
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