How much do you spend on groceries?

jlaOK · March 2014

Just wondering how much others spend. I have had the hardest time sticking to our $600/month grocery budget. This includes formula for DD, diapers, and household/toiletry items. I also usually cook 5-6 times a week.

jf198400 · March 2014

There was a post about this recently. We spend way too much. About $800 a month on groceries and house supplies, plus about $60 on diapers and wipes, plus some money for takeout, coffee, etc. average total coat for our family of 4 is about $1100/month.

djm31012 · March 2014

not including diapers we spend about 500/mo for DH/DS and I

MommaP12 · March 2014

I spend $250-$300 twice a month. This usually includes diapers/HH items.

dashofreality · March 2014

jf198400 said:

There was a post about this recently. We spend way too much. About $800 a month on groceries and house supplies, plus about $60 on diapers and wipes, plus some money for takeout, coffee, etc. average total coat for our family of 4 is about $1100/month.

This. And I don't know why thebump won't let me quote outside of the quote box...

jlaOK · March 2014

socialmediamommy said:

We cloth diaper during the day, but buy overnight disposables. Including those diapers, we spend about $450 a month for DH, me, and two 2 year olds. I meal plan and we eat a ton of leftovers to help save money.

Impressive. Do you follow sale adds or coupon?

litzo27 · March 2014

I'm not going to post a number because it's ridiculous how much we spend. We do both buy lunch every days so that adds up (although we never eat out for dinner and rarely have take-out). Also my boys eat A LOT for such little creatures at dinner. And the biggest factor is that we (specifically DH) also spends way too much on meat/fish - if a piece of lamb looks good he will inevitable buy it without really considering the price. Whole Foods is the bane of my grocery budget

ccam · March 2014

I spend between $150 - 200 a week for the 3 of us. This includes all household items too. It's way too much but I meal plan and we spend the bulk of our money on produce, meat and DS eats mostly organic.

Tink112011 · March 2014

For a family of 2 adults, 1 toddler, and 2 cats, I would estimate we spend about $600/mo on groceries, household items, and cat food. We go out to dinner about once a month, and that price is not included.

We eat pretty simply. I have been making an effort to eat meatless meals, and that has made a huge dent on our grocery budget.

That number would be significally higher if I included beer and wine

emberlee3 · March 2014

I spend about $600/month at the grocery store. That does not include diapers or wipes, but includes most household items. I buy organic produce, meat, and milk. It gets pricey. We rarely eat out, so I'd say our overall food budget is under $800/month. I guess that's not too bad.

Virgo17 · March 2014

I have a 3 year old, 2 year old, and 8 month old. We probably spending $150-$200 for everything including groceries, diapers, and household items. I used to make $100 per week my goal, but as the kids get older it gets more difficult.

CarrieB. · March 2014

For a family of 4 and one cat, I average $600 a month on groceries and then an additional $250 a month at Target for diapers and household items.

cecilyandgautam · March 2014

Actual groceries are $375 - we do a farm share that gives us way more meat & produce than we can eat for $56/week and all we have to buy at the store is dairy and nuts. Household items are a separate budget. Take out and restaurants are also separate and honestly, that's way too much - we need to eat in more, we certainly have enough food at home to cook, and we were much better about that before my food aversions kicked in for this pregnancy.

bennyandthejets13 · March 2014

Family of 3 and one adult roommate makes us 4 and we spend around $400 a month. This does not include formula or diapers that is additional $150 a month (DS is 11 months so 1 more month to go!)

We cook almost every night and eat a lot of leftovers and go out to eat about once or twice a week

ks3pink · April 2014

I would say $700/month for our family of five. We usually spend $500 right off the bat with our big monthly shopping trip but then have to pick things up all along. It adds up quickly

. I used to be really good at couponing and could buy a months worth of groceries for $250-300. We were also a family of three then and no diapers.

jjdillie · April 2014

For myself and DS, I spend $250-300/month including household items. I cook pretty simple, low cost meals. My family has a garden every year so I get peas, beans, and squash. We normally freeze enough peas to last all year. I work for a paper company and they give employees toilet paper and paper towels free (it's tied to safety awards and other earned achievements for the facility).

laurakaz13 · April 2014

Family of 3, probably spend $5-600/month. We could do much better, but we like wine, really good meat and seafood and fresh veggies.

shakinros · April 2014

I just track it as food but our number includes diapers, toiletries, and cleaning supplies. Also coffee, wine, takeout and eating out. $1100-$1200/mo for a family of three. It's frightening but I try to remember that some folks' number is really just groceries. Our number would still be very high comparatively but not as bad as it looks at first glance!

We're trying to get to $1000.

oliversmom03 · April 2014

My grocery bill varies, but I am a couponer, so not a lot.

jf198400 · April 2014

shakinros said:
I just track it as food but our number includes diapers, toiletries, and cleaning supplies. Also coffee, wine, takeout and eating out. $1100-$1200/mo for a family of three. It's frightening but I try to remember that some folks' number is really just groceries. Our number would still be very high comparatively but not as bad as it looks at first glance!

We're trying to get to $1000.

This is pretty much exactly us, although we are a family of 4.

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ss265 · April 2014

We spend about $300/month on groceries - but I only cook 1-2 times a week. If I plan for more meals they never get cooked because when I cook it usually lasts for multiple meals. Plus DH and I have separate accounts for personal expenses and lunches during the week are a personal expense since we are not together. So those don't count. I would say that we spend maybe $600 a month on food (groceries + eating out) for a family of three. It used to be a lot higher but since we had DS, we don't go out to eat as often as we used to.

mae0111 · April 2014

Family of 4, just food, about $600 a month. We eat a ton of fresh produce and organic meat. We either eat breakfast at home or bring it to work. DH brings lunch almost every day, unless he's going out with a vendor, and the vendor pays. I buy 2-3 days per week because we have a subsidized cafeteria with an awesome salad bar. We get take out once a week, twice if it's a bad week.

I don't meal plan like I should, especially since DH is on a nothing-but-salads kick. We also don't eat together 3 nights per week because I get home from work too late. So the kids get leftovers and I just try to find something easy - sandwich or salad or leftovers.

I do coupon, but it really only helps on paper products, diapers, etc.

mlee116 · April 2014

I would say about $400/month, plus $50-75 on diapers, wipes, paper towels, tp, etc. We also probably spend $150 or less on alcohol and eating out. We live in a LCOL area and don't eat out or drink that often.

jesuisfatiguee · April 2014

About $350-ish a month, not including diapers. I'm going to start CDing soon, which should help save money.

Soon2BMrsN · April 2014

Family of four - $450/month just on groceries.

ImJessesGirl · April 2014

Family of 3, it varies, but we are around $100 a week. So that would be $400 a month.

mrsseguin · April 2014

We usually spend around $500-$600/month.

Meery82 · April 2014

I'm not really sure, especially because it varies from month to month. I coupon when I can and buy generic toilet paper, paper towels, etc but I am happy to spend on higher quality, organic food (organic, grass fed milk. Pastured, local eggs. grass fed beef, etc).

I also buy a whole bunch of something at once if it will save me money. I spent a good amount on diapers and have a huge stash of them in DS's closet, so I won't need to buy any more for months. Same for wipes. I try to buy those with a coupon. At Target, I can double up with a Target and a manufacturer coupon (and sometimes Cartwheel!)

inuklady12 · April 2014

Living up north Canada, Nunavut everything is expensive so we spend about 1500 on food/dipers/cleaning stuff that last for only 2 weeks. we only have 2 little stores, I started ordering online dipers/wipes from Walmart that saved me alot of money and they lasted longer.

nosoup4u · April 2014

Family of four, and we spend about $600-800/month on groceries, and probably about $100/month on take out (we eat out about once a week). We cook almost every night, and DS1 and I take lunch. DH gets fed at work.

Meery82 · April 2014

inuklady12 said:

Living up north Canada, Nunavut everything is expensive so we spend about 1500 on food/dipers/cleaning stuff that last for only 2 weeks. we only have 2 little stores, I started ordering online dipers/wipes from Walmart that saved me alot of money and they lasted longer.

Wow! That's expensive! Amazon Mom might also be helpful in your situation.

momtojad · April 2014

$150 every two weeks, family on 3 pittsburgh

SoMoNY · April 2014

I feel like I can't get out of the store without spending $150-$200 a week.

We eat out about 4 times a month so that's another $200 or so

We also buy lunch but cafeterias are subsidized so not as bad as it could be.

One day I'm going to keep track of our spending outside of bills and see where it all goes.

sweetsunnyc · April 2014

We spend out about 700.00 per month for our family of 5 (plus a dog and cat) for food and house/cleaning supplies. We also spend around 150-200 at Target for diapers and toiletries. We go out to eat a few times a month, but we eat most of our meals at home. Taking a family of five out to eat adds up quick.

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