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I spend $100 a week for two adults which includes non food items like paper towels, soap, etc. I work and my husband is retired so he does all of the weekday cooking which we meal plan every Saturday prior to me going grocery shopping. Sunday I usually make a big meal such as pot roast or lasagna which becomes Monday's left over dinner and if more food is still left over it gets frozen. I also use a list when I grocery shop, and $20 weekly is reserved for things that I see that we may want to try that is not on the list. Every two months or so we make a visit to Sam's Club to replenish meats and buy bulk items such as coffee and cat food. I bring my lunch to work every day, and we when we go out to eat which is about once a month maybe twice it is usually for breakfast or for Chinese or Mexican food which is not very expensive. My daily splurge which I will not give up is my DD medium coffee which I savor every sip on my ride home from work
I spend $100 a week for two adults which includes non food items like paper towels, soap, etc. I work and my husband is retired so he does all of the weekday cooking which we meal plan every Saturday prior to me going grocery shopping. Sunday I usually make a big meal such as pot roast or lasagna which becomes Monday's left over dinner and if more food is still left over it gets frozen. I also use a list when I grocery shop, and $20 weekly is reserved for things that I see that we may want to try that is not on the list. Every two months or so we make a visit to Sam's Club to replenish meats and buy bulk items such as coffee and cat food. I bring my lunch to work every day, and we when we go out to eat which is about once a month maybe twice it is usually for breakfast or for Chinese or Mexican food which is not very expensive. My daily splurge which I will not give up is my DD medium coffee which I savor every sip on my ride home from work
The first thing I thought of when I read $100.00/month for food was this only edibles? Or paper products, dish/laundry/bath soap, razors, etc?
Wifey and I do it all for $350.00 a month and we are still working on perfecting that number downward.
I tend to spend about $10 a week buying food that I prepare at home, and about the equivalent eating out.
(I also live in western Africa, so produce here is obviously super-cheap since every plant and animal is "grown" and sold within five miles of the field)
$300 a month for just myself. That includes toiletries and paper products. Food is the one area in my life where I'm not frugal. I have a little bit of a food addiction, and I try to eat healthy.
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