blissful
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Zhizara, $33 is not a lot of money. It's a stretch to think a person could eat based on $1/day. How do you do it?
What is your limit?
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It's only supplementary. I have enough income to buy the rest myself.
Jessica_Morris
Senior Cook
We try to spend about $90.00 a week for 2 adults & 1 child... We are currently taking the Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University course so we are using the envelope system. Each pay day we put $90.00 in it, that way we can't go over!! And if you do then there is no money to spend because there is no cash in the envelope. Then each week if we spend under the $90.00 then we add whatever is left to the next week's Grocery bill. (Example: Last week we only spent 80.00 at the grocery store for everything so this week we've got an extra $10.00 to spend if we want too) Dave stresses highly about it. Says if American's would use his envelope system we wouldn't be able to overspend every week. We try very hard not to go out to eat that much anymore. I can cook almost anything that we could order at a restaurant so we normally just eat at home. But sometimes DH likes to go out to eat just so I don't have to cook everyday of the week (which is nice) but i'd rather save money so in the end we can live like no other - Dave Ramsey's QUOTE 
TheArmadillo
Assistant Cook
In Uk I spend about £100 ($150) per week on family of 4 + cat for food, booze and all other household stuff (including nappies (diapers)). I know people who can do it for £60 ($100) but it is either a very basic diet or vegetarian (no chance here).
That does all our meals as me and the boy take packed lunches and dh and the baby eat at home except one breakfast out a week on top.
Coupons aren't really a thing here - loyalty cards (you get points on everything you spend) are for 2 of the major supermarkets but I don't shop with them as it doesn't make up for the increase in price. I do have a couple of loyalty cards that I can use on amazon and similar online shops and on my gas/electric bills and I can then spend the points on food shopping but I get so little I tend to save them up for christmas.
That does all our meals as me and the boy take packed lunches and dh and the baby eat at home except one breakfast out a week on top.
Coupons aren't really a thing here - loyalty cards (you get points on everything you spend) are for 2 of the major supermarkets but I don't shop with them as it doesn't make up for the increase in price. I do have a couple of loyalty cards that I can use on amazon and similar online shops and on my gas/electric bills and I can then spend the points on food shopping but I get so little I tend to save them up for christmas.
PolishedTopaz
Sous Chef
We also need to bear in mind that the size of shopping carts has gotten larger over the past few years, with the specific intent of getting consumers to buy more.........marketing stratagies gotta love em! 
Aunt Bea
Master Chef
We also need to bear in mind that the size of shopping carts has gotten larger over the past few years, with the specific intent of getting consumers to buy more.........marketing stratagies gotta love em!
The Wegman's where I shop has small ones now. I always use them, I can't afford to fill up the big ones anymore!
buckytom
Chef Extraordinaire
do they have a stick wuth an orange flag on them aunt bea?
again, those are supposed to be for kiddies to tag along with mom and dad and pretend to shop.
again, those are supposed to be for kiddies to tag along with mom and dad and pretend to shop.
Zereh
Head Chef
again, those are supposed to be for kiddies to tag along with mom and dad and pretend to shop.
The kiddie-carts are just shrunken versions of regular carts.
There are adult-height half-carts available at several stores.
Aunt Bea
Master Chef
That is the one!
CraigC
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Never tried to figure a weekly average. There are many things like foil, dertergents etc. that are not purchased every week. Also, we will buy meat/seafood when on sale and stock the deep freeze. If I had to guess, probably $80.00 in food, for 2.
tinlizzie
Head Chef
Those smaller-version carts are nice - easy to get stuff out of. The local grocery used to have about 10 of them along with the big carts. Then one day I couldn't find one - the clerk said they disappeared -- people apparently just take them home and the store wasn't going to replace them.
Addie
Chef Extraordinaire
I am limited to how much I can spend. I receive $168 in food stamps. And that is for one person for the month. I have a grocery list in my computer. I go over it about two days before I head out the door to shop. There are some items I never remove. Like sugar, milk, etc. I buy these whether I need them or not. Right now I have three five pound bags of sugar and two large canisters of coffee. I will have to remember to remove them. At the end of shopping I usually have about $75 dollars left to get through the rest of the month. And I usually only use half of that. So the next month I have even more money. Son #1 has my EBT card and if he runs out of his food stamps, he will use mine. And I an fine with that. With all that he does for me, I have no complaint if he needs something I can give him.
When I am baking, I spend more. Right now I am just cooking for myself. When summer comes I will be making potato salad and other dishes for my daughter for her pool parties in the back yard. So I will be spending more. Right now I buy three or four potatoes. For her parties, I will be buying a five pound bag. My spending goes up in the summer and around holidays.
When I am baking, I spend more. Right now I am just cooking for myself. When summer comes I will be making potato salad and other dishes for my daughter for her pool parties in the back yard. So I will be spending more. Right now I buy three or four potatoes. For her parties, I will be buying a five pound bag. My spending goes up in the summer and around holidays.
The only budgeting I do is for my lunches, $25. I make sure I spend less than $5 a day for my bag lunches. If I save enough, I can order out for lunch and spend a little more every other week.
I have a full freezer of meat and a well stocked pantry. I buy canned goods at Costco once a month and spend about $200 dollars on that. Fresh produce is bought on an as needed basis.
Working it all out, I think we spend about $120 a week on groceries.
I have a full freezer of meat and a well stocked pantry. I buy canned goods at Costco once a month and spend about $200 dollars on that. Fresh produce is bought on an as needed basis.
Working it all out, I think we spend about $120 a week on groceries.
buckytom
Chef Extraordinaire
The kiddie-carts are just shrunken versions of regular carts.
There are adult-height half-carts available at several stores.
apparently, they have smaller carts for buying a sense of humour.
i owed bea for that one. she's busted my chops (on occasion) with extreme prejudice.
as you know, love ya bea.
CWS4322
Chef Extraordinaire
Since the beginning of March, I've spent $25 on groceries, about $7 of which was for dish washer detergent (mostly dairy and meat). I tried making my own dish washer detergent but didn't like the results. I do make my own laundry detergent--have been for about 18 months and am very happy with that.
simonbaker
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$50.00 per week about covers it for the 3 of us.
Addie
Chef Extraordinaire
Out of my $168 a month in food stamps. I buy two very large boxes of cereal and a two pound bag of rice for our local food bank at the church. I allot $10 for the food bank. Those three items alone eat up eight dollars. I may have to increase the alloted amount in a month or two. I started out with alotting five dollars. That lasted about one year. Then it started to creep up.
The reason for the cereal is that I want to make sure some children will have a breakfast in their tummies before they head out the door to school. And the rice is so that a family will have at least one staple that will feed the whole family for more than one meal.
The reason for the cereal is that I want to make sure some children will have a breakfast in their tummies before they head out the door to school. And the rice is so that a family will have at least one staple that will feed the whole family for more than one meal.
Out of my $168 a month in food stamps. I buy two very large boxes of cereal and a two pound bag of rice for our local food bank at the church. I allot $10 for the food bank. Those three items alone eat up eight dollars. I may have to increase the alloted amount in a month or two. I started out with alotting five dollars. That lasted about one year. Then it started to creep up.
The reason for the cereal is that I want to make sure some children will have a breakfast in their tummies before they head out the door to school. And the rice is so that a family will have at least one staple that will feed the whole family for more than one meal.
This made my heart melt
Jessica_Morris
Senior Cook
Addie said:Out of my $168 a month in food stamps. I buy two very large boxes of cereal and a two pound bag of rice for our local food bank at the church. I allot $10 for the food bank. Those three items alone eat up eight dollars. I may have to increase the alloted amount in a month or two. I started out with alotting five dollars. That lasted about one year. Then it started to creep up.
The reason for the cereal is that I want to make sure some children will have a breakfast in their tummies before they head out the door to school. And the rice is so that a family will have at least one staple that will feed the whole family for more than one meal.
This made me smile... You are doing something AMAZING for these children. And Im sure they all greatly appreciate it. We need more people like you in the world.
