Monthly Shopping Bill
 

With thw news that Tesco has made an obscene amount of profit I just wondered how many people are content with the amount of money they spend per month at the Supermarket and how much you spend?

Any comments?

I have a wife and 2 small children and spend about $400 per month...

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My partner and I spend roughly £100 per month between us and eat very well as we make most of our meals from scratch.

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:Yikes: Advise?

We spend about £60 a week but must admit we eat very well.

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£50 a month... max... :erm:

i am a student though

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$400? You don't live in York, Pennsylvania do you? :p:

My last Tesco shop was £120 but the trolley was full of some stuff that'll last a week, some that lasts 2 weeks and some that lasts longer (we have a very large freezer, living so far from supermarkets it's wise to stock up - usually there are at least 24 pints of frozen milk in there!).

I used to track our monthly budget in Quicken but these days I'm too busy and I've become a lot better at 'feeling' how well we're doing. I guess our true monthly spend is £350-ish.

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Simple.

We only buy what we need, we make a menu up so we know what to buy and stick to it, plus once you have a cupboard full of the basics you dont need to buy as much anyway.

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Isnt skunk4u saying that you spend a lot!!

I'm not allowed in supermarkets, if i go, then the bill doubles ;)

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£100 a month for two people is very little... We spend about £50 a week between the two of us, but also get meat from the butcher's. Alltogether about £250 a month I guess

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:dunce: didnt notice the week / month change :dunce:

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I shopped in Tescos for years, then switched to Asda recently, instant savings for the same products(90 quid per week to just over 70). Only difference was the 'own brand' product packaging isnt as nice, but who cares about that, i'd rather have the extra cash. They also tend to have better offers(on the products I regularly buy anyway)

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Have not stepped into a supermarket for a few months now. Use tesco online.

My wife and I spend about £110 - £130 a month, then the occasional top up for perishables etc.

Food is one thing I don't mind spending money on - especially brands if I like them.

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Same here! :D
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We spend about £400-£450 a month on food.........

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Odd, when I go, it halves. :dozey: ;) As does the time it takes to get round the shop. :D

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Yes but you look like a sensible type :D

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Our Bill is probably around £200-£250 a mon th for the two of us.
We make most meals from scratch, but have the odd ready meal in for when we are only in for 10-20 mins before going out again, and have to change as well..

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Comparing supermarket shopping bills is rather meaningless as it takes no account of meals out and takeaways. Also some people buy everything from the supermarket including many non-food items whilst others only buy non-perishable foodstuffs at the supermarket.

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Thats strange, When i go, it takes half the time to get round but the bill still doubles.

So your not tempted by the things you havent seen before and all the goodies in the chocolate and alcohol aisles. Me thinks you should have a new id "Long Pockets" :D

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But when I go (as compared to me and the missus) it takes twice the time but costs half the price :D

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I have not shopped in a supermarket, for about a year, but when I last did it was about £200 a month i know buy everything locally as I need it and save a fortune! i reckon i spend about £150 on feeding myself..

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The life of the financially careful is a lonely and misunderstood one. :D

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As a family, (2 parents, 3 children) About 800-1000/month
No idea how much you'd need to add for lunches out, etc

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I have a family of 5 so I have shares in Asda with what I spend there.

Tesco's certainly won't be getting 1in 3 of my £'s.
I can't stand the poor quality of the food.

Er indoors goes there occasionally but not usually for thier own brand foods.

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When me and Mrs Nug do the monthly shop, it normally costs between somewhere between £120 and £180 (having said that, £180 only really happens when we happen to see a couple of DVDs that we want :) )

That will last us for the full month (including cat food, in case we run out of real food :D ), but things like bread and milk will add about an extra 20 - 30 quid a month, so it's probably more like 150 - 200 in total.

Mind you, if I add the beer onto that, I think I'll need a second mortgage so I'm not counting that ;)