On average, how much do you spend food shopping?

I swear I'm spending wayyy too much. Before DH and I lived together, I spent about $30-40/week on my groceries for me.

Now we're living together and each week, its at least $100. Yesterday was $120. I always buy everything on sale and I even usually go to 2 stores to get the best deals.

I dont know if I just buy alot of food...or maybe because I buy alot of healthy food, which can sometimes be more money. Or maybe we just eat alot (which we do)

Just wondering if I'm spending a normal amount for the two of us.

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it depends on the week but im gonna say $80-$150 a week.

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DH and I go usually every other week and do a big shop...we spend prob like 120-150, and then when i run out of the little stuff i need for like yogurt or salad, ill grab it that day or whatever.

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On average about 150... And i definitely dont eat healthy... I just think Waldbuams is a more expensive place to go food shopping!

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Posted by AngnShaun

On average about 150... And i definitely dont eat healthy... I just think Waldbuams is a more expensive place to go food shopping!

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waldbaums is very expensive in comparison to other grocery stores!

if we shop well and plan all of our meals out for the week, we probably spend about $100-$120/week.

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I have the same issue! I cannot believe how much $$ I spend feeding DH!!! I lived alone forever and would spend anywhere between $25 and $40 a week. Now it's at least $100 a week!!

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I think also, prices seem to have gone up.... so in addition to the addition of a DH mouth to feed... food in general seems to be more expensive.

I think your numbers seem normal Colleen. Also, healthier foods cost more.

ETA: we could easily spend 100 a week on food shopping. I tend to skip weeks and even months... then it's 300 and up to 500!!!!

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I spend $100 - $120 a week I use coupons and buy what on sale, on average I save $40 with my coupons.

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I think on average we spend about $100/week.... maybe more.

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we spend about $300/month

Each week varies...i try to buy just what is on sale

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Posted by Rosalind_75

it depends on the week but im gonna say $80-$150 a week.

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us too

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Probably about $120 a week on average. DH has a bad habit of likeing to 'try' things that I know he won't like . . . and then I'm right, of course.

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Posted by Rosalind_75

it depends on the week but im gonna say $80-$150 a week.

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same here... i went shopping yest & spent $130

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healthy foods def more $$
so is food shopping with dh. its always double when he comes

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We spend like 100-140 and it lasts us about a month and a half. I would avoidWaldbaum's. Their prices are rediculous.

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probably about $500 a month. DH only drinks seltzer, and he drinks about 12 cans and 4 1-liter bottles per day, so that adds up. a LOT.

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I shop sales. this week I only spent $24.

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Depends...I cook a lot and we tend to bring our lunches from home.

In an average week, we spend about $70 - $90.

We buy mostly healthy stuff...LOTS of produce too...it adds up, but I'd rather pay more and eat healthy than deal with health issues later on, caused by eating poorly!

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around $40 every 2 weeks.

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it depends...

if we dont need meat or chicken in the house, i try to go light and i'll spend around $50-$65. If it's a week where we need meats then I can spend up to $100.


I used to go to 2 stores also to get whatever was on sale at each store, but a lot of people told me not to do that because then when you go to the 2nd store you end up seeing other things you may want or that are on sale and in the end u end up spending more money than if you just went shopping at 1 store.