How much do you normally spend on groceries?

Scoot26 · Jul 22, 2014

Crystallas said:
/noderail

But who else makes home-made cleaning supplies and soaps to save a buck? I'll spend a weekend a year just making cleaning supplies. Also, a steamer is an awesome investment as well. Maybe this deserves it's own thread. But I find this to be a big money saver(as well as long term time-saver).

Either make own thread of give us examples! :hitler:

lol... please?

Monk · Jul 22, 2014

I spent $42 last night on groceries and had a coupon for a free package of bacon, one for free salsa, and one for a free bag of tortilla chips. #winning

-Cago34- · Jul 22, 2014

Scoot26 said:
I cheat. I eat dinner at my parents once a week and lunch at my parents once a week (That part will end as soon as I'll hopefully have a new job that will likely be no where near my parents house). I also go out once or twice on weekends. So food doesn't go as quickly in my house. I also don't really buy much beyond produce, meat (bulk of the expense), eggs, and Greek yogurt. And things like pancake mix will last me a long time. So there's that. I somehow haven't lost weight. Probably has something to do that I have a roommate who buys a ton of shit, offers me it, and probably takes up 75% of the food storage space in my house.

Well shit, nothing wrong with that bro, free food is always scrumptious.

-Cago34- · Jul 22, 2014

Crystallas said:
/noderail

But who else makes home-made cleaning supplies and soaps to save a buck? I'll spend a weekend a year just making cleaning supplies. Also, a steamer is an awesome investment as well. Maybe this deserves it's own thread. But I find this to be a big money saver(as well as long term time-saver).

I buy one of those big ass 64 oz Pine-sol and mix it with water in a sprayer to use on countertops and stuff like that, instead of buying $3 bottles of cleaner. That's about all I do though.

nvanprooyen · Jul 22, 2014

-Cago34- said:
Damn. Are you including eating out in that amount, or just stuff you buy from the grocery store?

Just stuff I buy at the grocery store. But that total does include beer

Crystallas · Jul 22, 2014

Scoot26 said:
Either make own thread of give us examples! lol... please?

I started a thread in the Bar. If I think of other things, I'll add.

clonetrooper264 · Jul 22, 2014

nvanprooyen said:
Just stuff I buy at the grocery store. But that total does include beer

A lot? Honest question because my family only spends like half as much on groceries per month and we have 4 people as well. It could also be that my family is super frugal.

Hbkrusso · Jul 22, 2014

around 750 a month give or take 300. depends on how drunk I am when we shop. for some reason I like to spend hundreds on steaks when im drunk

nvanprooyen · Jul 22, 2014

clonetrooper264 said:
A lot? Honest question because my family only spends like half as much on groceries per month and we have 4 people as well. It could also be that my family is super frugal.

Define "a lot", lol.

Also - I drink good beer for the most part.

Monk · Jul 22, 2014

hbkrusso said:
around 750 a month give or take 300. depends on how drunk I am when we shop. for some reason I like to spend hundreds on steaks when im drunk

Another tip, eat before you grocery shop. If I go in hungery, I'm buying everything

HeHateMe · Jul 22, 2014

too much considering i get beef for free, but i like pork and tend to buy from a farm that raises them properly. the garden will change that once i ferment a lot of it. I'm also considering buying a table top still for making shine so that will cut down a lot on the budget. I feed my family extremely well though so my budget doesn't bother me. About 700 a month for a family of four. includes alcohol.

Run the ball · Jul 22, 2014

Up here I do most my groceries at Costco and try to buy seasonal stuff as well. For myself, my wife and my 4 1/2 year old, I spend about 600$ a month at a rate of 150$ a week. I eat pretty healthy too and hardly ever will I buy junk.

DC · Jul 23, 2014

Monk316 said:
Coupons, and mostly fresh meat and vegetables. Not a lot of the super processed stuff. We drink water, tea or coffee to keep from buying soda's constantly. We do have a garden but haven't gotten a ton of produce out of it, it has helped. I hate buying fruit because 1. it's expensive and 2. it almost always goes bad before I eat it. I bought a $6 little thing of raspberries to put in my morning shakes and they were molded in like 2 days.

We do envelope budgeting. I was completely against it for a long time cause it just seemed like to much of a hassle. But when you have cash and you know that's what you have to spend, you start really thinking "do I really need this giant bag of cookies?"

http://www.passionforsavings.com/freebie/2012/06/how-to-make-berries-last-longer/

DC · Jul 23, 2014

Used to spend hardly anything on groceries before we had kids because we ate out all the time. We haven't been to a restaurant in two months.

Roughly 1K/month if you add in formula and diapers.

Killing me.

R_Mac_1 · Jul 23, 2014

Probably 7-800 per month for a family of 5. Even quick runs to the store to grab "a few things" turn into $100 trips.

clonetrooper264 · Jul 23, 2014

nvanprooyen said:
Define "a lot", lol.

Also - I drink good beer for the most part.

lol I have no idea what constitutes a lot. Price of the beer does matter too, so if it's expensive stuff it could be not that much relatively speaking. I doubt you'd be spending like $100 per trip though...though what do I know

nvanprooyen · Jul 23, 2014

R_Mac_1 said:
Probably 7-800 per month for a family of 5. Even quick runs to the store to grab "a few things" turn into $100 trips.

Exactly. I pretty much have a $50 minimum every time I walk through the door. Shit adds up quick.

Unannounced Fart · Jul 23, 2014

We spend at least $1,000/mo for a family of 5. And I have 3 daughters. I'd imagine it would be much higher if we had boys.

Run the ball · Jul 23, 2014

Unannounced Fart said:
We spend at least $1,000/mo for a family of 5. And I have 3 daughters. I'd imagine it would be much higher if we had boys.

Damn that must be a whole lot of drama going on with all those women under the same roof, haha!

ijustposthere · Jul 23, 2014

Monk316 said:
By budgeting with all the might that I have in my body, I've been able to do like $100 or less a week for a family of 3.

How do you pull that off? I just bought some stuff for myself today, pretty much all snacks (cheese sticks, veggies, fruit, etc.), and it cost me $60. It's not like I buy bullshit either, like cookies and junk. At the end I'm looking at my cart trying to figure out how so little costs so much.

How much do you normally spend on groceries?

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