how much

I spend roughly 200-250 every two weeks. But DH is 6'2" and weighs 250. He requires lots of food! And the boys are bottomless pits.
 
We spend about $100/month at Sams for dishwasher tabs, detergent, Gatorade and the big box of cereal that has the little boxes inside.

Weekly groceries are around $100. It depends on if I need cleaning supplies or toiletries.

We do not buy ground meat or pork from the store. We have a game management program on our ranch and there are a certain number of deer and hogs that must be culled each year to keep up herd health. So we just pay for processing which is about $100 a year. Our deep freeze now has enough ground venison and pork sausage to last a year.
 
wow wish I could get in on that!! I love venison!!

aggiefamily said:
We do not buy ground meat or pork from the store. We have a game management program on our ranch and there are a certain number of deer and hogs that must be culled each year to keep up herd health. So we just pay for processing which is about $100 a year. Our deep freeze now has enough ground venison and pork sausage to last a year.
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ditzyscrap said:
I've always wanted to attempt freezer cooking or planning a month ahead, but just never have. I have good intentions, but the idea is daunting and so I give up before I start...
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Bree - in case this hasn't been addressed...(I'm not reading head). If you make tacos one night...double it and freeze half before you ever put it out on the table (that way you don't end up eating into your next meal even if you're not really hungry). If you make spaghetti sauce from scratch, double it and freeze half. I do bulk cooking this way and do most of my stash in double/triple quantities because it takes almost no more time than doing the 1 meal since you're doing all the stuff anyway. Eventually, you'll build up your stash!
 
rach3975 said:
We could spend less if we needed to, but spending this allows us to get the bread we think tastes best instead of the one that's cheapest, for example.

I also think it makes a big difference where you live and shop. There's no Walmart or Target with a grocery store here, and the prices I've seen at places like that are much cheaper than what our grocery stores charge.
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I think it's picking and choosing your battles here. We don't buy the cheapest bread because it's the cheapest, we buy better quality bread because it's better for us, and we can afford to do it on our smallish budget because we cut corners elsewhere.

I don't shop at Walmart exclusively - most of our grocery store chains do better on loss leaders and we really stock up when that happens - that's one of our biggest budget crunchers we have.
 
For a family of 4 and a dieting hubby we spend about $80 in the summer/fall (I grow my own fruit and veggies) and $100 in the winter/spring. I don't have to buy much red meat beacuse I have 2 deer in our deep freezer right now. I NEED to get better at coupon cutting, but I usually buy store brand and most of the time even with coupons store brand is cheaper.
 
It's probably close to $600-$700 a month for us including diapers and cleaning supplies. We spend way too much and we waste too much too. :( There aren't many things that we will eat leftover and I tend to buy lunch most days which is usually $7-$10. Oh and we only eat top quality meats and we have meat in every dinner. I do try to buy in bulk as much as possible.

I would really love to see some meal plans that could help me cut my costs way down.
 
I wouldn't like to even try and work it out. Lukas has packed lunch every day for school and usually Mark has lunch for work as well plus he eats constantly when he is at home. We spend way too much but I honestly can't see anyway that we will ever be able to do anything about it until we have our own place and can plan proper meals etc. Hugs Crystal xx
 
It varies for us, but we average probably between $50-100/wk for a family of five plus diapers for Kyle and dog food. I clip lots of coupons (newspaper inserts & internet printables) and shop the sales and stock up depending on what's on special that week. Then I plan our meals based on what I have in my stockpile and what items I can get on sale that week. In my area we have Dillon's (Kroger), Walmart, Target, Walgreen's, Aldi's and Sam's Club. I rarely pay for things like toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, deodorant, feminine products etc. cause I'll watch for sales where I can get those items for free or super cheap with coupons and then stock up. Not having to pay much for those items really helps keep our budget down.
 
Im not sure how much, I know its a lot more expensive to shop locally than in a place like walmart but we dont have a walmart unless we drive 2.5 hours. LIke a box of cereal will be 7.00 here and 3.00 in walmart. Or pop tarts 4.00 here 1.98 in walmart. Food is really expensive here. We try to shop smart shopping sales etc but our sales are like walmarts reg prices.
 
that is a HUGE difference!! Where do you live if you dont mind me asking? I know we didnt have a grocery store where I lived for many years and were stuck either driving 10-15 miles or going to the little mom and pop place which had overinflated prices. Now the closest store is Publix which to me is still way over priced but on things like bread and milk they are about the same and its better to drive 5 miles to Publix then almost double that to get to the next store.

twentytinytoes said:
Im not sure how much, I know its a lot more expensive to shop locally than in a place like walmart but we dont have a walmart unless we drive 2.5 hours. LIke a box of cereal will be 7.00 here and 3.00 in walmart. Or pop tarts 4.00 here 1.98 in walmart. Food is really expensive here. We try to shop smart shopping sales etc but our sales are like walmarts reg prices.
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Our family is two adults/1 toddler(though sometimes she outeats me). Anyhow we spend between 80-115 a week for about 8 meals worth of food. That being said I also tend to make meals that leave us with leftovers for the next day for lunch. So I guess we're really feeding 4 adults and 2 toddlers.
A large portion of our bill is fresh veggies. I do not buy crackers or snack type food. And I never buy soda. In fact the only beverages I put in our cart is milk adn occasionally fruit juice(but that is usually only once a month if that). If I want snack foods I make cookies or bread of some sort. Or I eat/suggest fruit.
 
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