What Is Your Average Grocery Bill A Week?
By popciclecold
@popciclecold (35102)
United States
June 14, 2018 3:53pm CST
I am trying to do some cutting back on some expenses. What is your average grocery bill in a week. There are me and my son. I am curious as to what the a average weekly bill cost. Even though I work I still need to cut back. Sometimes I look at the prices, and just shake my head. Please let me know, it will be appreciated.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
14 Jun 18
We sort of share costs around here. If I was to sum it up between the three of us? I'd say maybe $130 a week?
Stretching meals helps. Whether that be making enough for left overs or taking left over peas and thawing out the hamburger that's been in the freezer for a few months and making hamburger steaks out of it. Buying things that can be incorporated in many dishes helps as well. For instance, grab a few cans of things like Cream of Mushroom and Cream of Chicken when they go on sale at your grocery store. Cream of Mushroom can be used in making green bean casserole or you can incorporate it with your hamburger steak as the "sauce" or "gravy". Cream of Chicken is similar, it can be the base for several different chicken soups and dishes.
Tomato soup is the same. I've grabbed a can of tomato soup up when I don't have enough spaghetti sauce, and I've also opened a can and made a few grilled cheeses too.
Bacon can be frozen, bread can be frozen, butters as well. Heck, I think even milk (though certain milks don't freeze well).
Hmm.. I could go on.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
14 Jun 18
Wow, you all be doing it at your house. Thanks so much i really needed that.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
14 Jun 18
@NJChicaa I don't use them often myself but I can recall my childhood and how my mom would have to stretch dollars. Soups were just one of those ways.
There are always vegetables in plastic packages that go on discount at the grocery store as well, I hadn't thought of that.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
15 Jun 18
I haven't been to the dollar store, but I might just find myself in there tomorrow. I hope you get another job soon.
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
15 Jun 18
@popciclecold I liked the job I had but it became too much for me to do. I don't think I can do another job.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
15 Jun 18
@akalinus I had a job like that, but I got fired. But it was the best thing that happened to me.
@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
15 Jun 18
That is amazing, you are definitely wheeling and dealing at the super market.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
19 Jun 18
@mom210 Thanks, I will be shopping today, and cutting way back.
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@mom210 (9036)
• United States
18 Jun 18
@popciclecold I watch for sales, use store brands and have a tight budget. Not much flex room there.
@saritflor (3914)
• Hungary
15 Jun 18
If you stick to basic foods like vegetables, beans, and cook a lot in home I believe the bill should be not High.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
15 Jun 18
Thank you, I am using all the advice I can get.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
21 Jun 18
@saritflor It did, Not spending as much. Got a lot of food.
@saritflor (3914)
• Hungary
21 Jun 18
@popciclecold Please update if that helped :)
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@chicnthin (3031)
• Philippines
14 Jun 18
More or less $60. We dont have much money so we only buy those we really need.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
15 Jun 18
I really don't either, but I have to do better. Everything keeps going up.
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@chicnthin (3031)
• Philippines
15 Jun 18
@popciclecold true. We should save and lessen our expenses.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
14 Jun 18
Thank you, I need to change the store I shop at also, the only thing is that location.
@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
15 Jun 18
@sh2ker WOW. We have nothing like that close to me. To get that many stores I would have to 60 miles outside of where I live.
@sh2ker (503)
• Bury, England
14 Jun 18
@popciclecold I’m lucky we have plenty of choice.There are at least 5 large supermarkets in a 10 minute drive.
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
15 Jun 18
it's usually around 120-but that's for 6 people.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
15 Jun 18
Wow, that is great for six people, you must be doing some kind of figuring. Thank you.
@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
15 Jun 18
Yeah, that is hefty. You are so blessed to have a spouse to do the shopping.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Jun 18
we buy our groceries for the month. in a week, some small purchases like bath soap that was consumed days ago, or some biscuits, etc.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
15 Jun 18
I used to do that years ago. I got paid once a month.
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@NJChicaa (116002)
• United States
14 Jun 18
Ours is always monstrous. I like to cook, I cook from scratch, and I don't buy processed foods. For 2 people, each week I spend anywhere between $100-150 depending on what I'm making. Today I did the weekly shop and it was $104. That's because I'm planning to use mostly meat from the freezer in the coming week for dinners.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
15 Jun 18
Well, that's not so bad, the only thing everything is going up. and actually it's scary.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
15 Jun 18
That is what I try to do, I never go to the store without a calculator.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jun 18
I spend about 75 a week for two people
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
15 Jun 18
@thislittlepennyearns Doing that tonight. Thank you.
@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jun 18
@popciclecold but I also plan
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
14 Jun 18
I think I will ask my wife for that. I gave her all my salary and she manages everything.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
15 Jun 18
I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and prices having rising. I would say that I spent about $100 on food.
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@wolfgirl569 (95216)
• Marion, Ohio
14 Jun 18
I only spend about 80 a week for groceries in a week for 2 people. The first thing is I buy almost no name brands. No pop, candy or chips. Same with those sweetened flavored drinks. The price is over inflated. If you want those buy kool aide packets and mix your own. The unsweetened packets also give you the ability to control the sugar content. Then I also cook at home. This time of year I do spend a little more as I will buy frozen dinners to fix when we have been very busy. They are just easy and dont heat the house up. But most days I cook.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
14 Jun 18
Thanks, it sure us too hot to cook..Thats really great idea. That helps me out a lot. Some of those frozen dinners are really great.
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