How much is your weekly shop ?

Question

I tend to spend £i50 -£200 per week I do pick up socks pants t-shirts at times for my kids aged 6- 4
Will also spend around £20-30 on my self at times with a top
Also buy shampoo and bubl bath
Shop at Asda and Morrissons
There are 2 adults and two children 6/4 is this about right or am I spending too much ?

Answer 1

I only have my step kids on the weekend and it's Just me and my partner during the week.

We shop at Sainsburys and spend about £150 per week. (Food only - no homeware/clothes)

I'd say it's about right to be honest. Gone are the days where a weekely shop would be about £100! :(

I have trained myself not to be a mug and be lured into the BOGOF offers. They are generally not as cost effective as you would think.

We dont buy any frozen produce generally - only oven chips every now and again for the kids and peas! lol £150-£170 is all on fresh fruits and veg also fish/meat.

Damn, it sounds like a lot now! :-S ........ But we love eating!

Answer 2

I spend about £120 on the main shop (food, cleaning products, some toiletries) usually at morrisons, then another £10 - £20 3 or 4 times a week top up. I shop for clothes, other toiletries etc seperately so dont include these in my main shop. There are 5 of us (2 adults and 3 children). I think your spend is about average based on what I know myself and friends and family spend. Even though I think its about right spend wise I think the cost is far too much - its a huge chunk out of anyones wages but we've all got to eat..

Answer 3

yep thats way too much i spend around £50 a week and that lasts for a week, i shop in asdas and there 2 adults and 2 children. Plus we dont buy anything cheap as my family will not eat it at all. And plus im very fussy with my food and meat. I normally pick up milk and bread in the week too as we run out of that.

Answer 4

I spend about €170 a week and that's for 2 adults and 3 kids. Maybe spend an extra €50 or so at the weekend on nicies and wine. Sound ok to me. Depends also on what type of food you buy. I would spend the bulk of my money on meat - very fussy

Answer 5

I spend about £60 per week on food, although about £20 of that is on fruit and veg alone!

Then every 6 months i spend about £250 on new clothes for me and the kids.

Idont think thats too much, but then i am on a low wage!

Answer 6

I would love to know how to shop for a family with 2 - 3 kids for less than £100 per week!!! I spend approx £130 per week on shopping and there are 5 of us.

Answer 7

We spend about £80 but that includes nappies, wipes and formula milk, toiletries. we shop at tesco or sainsburys. That is 4 2 adults and a 11 month old baby. I think u are spending way 2 much, never go shopping if your hungry cos u seem 2 buy. xx

Answer 8

Wow you spent on average £800 a month on shopping, that could be one person's income.

Do you really get through it all? Do you find yourself throwing allot of food away?

I spend around £40 - £50 a week and that for me (pregnant), my partner and 3 cats!

I suppose if you have the money it doesn't matter, it's not harming anyone but I think I'd cry if I spent that much each and every week.

Answer 9

There are two adults in our household and we spend £40-£60 at Morrisons I would have guessed for a family of your size £100ish, maybe try getting bubble bath n cleaning products eg non food items from cheaper shops as these types of things bump my bill up too, supermarkets are convenient but not always cheapest. If I go Adsa I always end up in George so best avoid supermarkets with clothes and stuff in. But if you can afford to spend that much then go for it!!

Answer 10

we spend about £150 - £200 per shop and we get the odd bit of clothing in Georges at Asda too - we also buy quite a lot of wine within that (kids - stress :))

so yours sounds about right - we tend to buy fresh meat and veg and fruit - nothing prepackaged and I think that can mean we spend a little more than average.