Do you grocery shop by the week or by the month or biweekly??

Question

Do you usually have a list and a limit??

Answer 1

I shop weekly and only buy what I need. If money is really tight, I'll figure-out how much I have to spend on groceries and not go over that. Those weeks are usually full of meals that keep repeating themselves :-P

Answer 2

I grocery shop very differently than others. I do keep a list on the fridge but its sort of a reverse list.

I made a master list of things that I commonly buy from the store and its seperated into sections on a spreadsheet. When I'm running low of something I circle it on the list under that department of the store, that way when I'm in that section of the store I know I purchased everything I need. This ensures I'm in and out of the grocery store in the quickest amount of time possible.

Usually I grocery shop biweekly and I shop according to that schedule. But I do make the occasional stop at the store during the week for milk and bread. I do not usually have a limit for groceries. My bills and my groceries come first, then the rest of the money I have left goes towards "play time".

Answer 3

I read the answers and don't understand this grocery shopping business talk.

I cook about once a month, package and freeze a lot
There is no set time to shop for groceries.
If I still have several meals on hand, I wait a little longer.

I buy in bulk, freeze just about everything especially with sale items or those that are seasonal.

I get my baked goods and bread from Pepperidge Farms outlet store usually every three months

We have often been seen picking our own fruits and vegetables

Oh yes, a word about garage sales.
Yes we do go to them and have purchased many things for pennies on the dollar. I have furnished a whole house doing this

The more often I shop the more tempted I am to do that dreaded impulse shopping.

I buy groceries at the grocery store.

This means there are no magazines, make up, 100 kinds of sodas and drinks (I stick to the basics). You will never see a dozen or more cleaning products, over packaged grocery items, school supplies, candles, motor oil, a/c filters. Lottery tickets are a no no.

So I guess it sounds like we are just the bare essentials kind of family. Quite the contrary. Because I am a very careful shopper we are able to go out for a nice dinner weekly and take two vacations a year.

There is no sacrificing in this family. Just good common sense and time management

Answer 4

1. I shop for groceries biweekly.
2. I rarely make a list.
3. No there is no limit.

Answer 5

I usually do a big shopping once a month and then replenish through out the week.

I am a list person, I made a template to break everything down frozen foods, cans, fruits and veggies etc. And I also have a limit, but I always seem to go over by at least 30-40 bucks.

Answer 6

Well my family is big so we go once a month and we get a lot of stuff that we need... and in between we but things too but only lil things hear and there.... yes we do usually have a list and not always a limit... just a range.

Answer 7

Weekly
Have a list and a limit ($20-25)
Also do once a month a big shopping list. ($35)

Answer 8

I try to restock the big stuff and things that keep well (ie, canned goods) once a month or less often if possible, but as far as fresh vegetables, perishables etc... I have to go at least weekly, but try to keep it not much more than weekly. We do live a ways out of town, so I keep an ongoing list and try to get it while I am in town anyway. I also spend less keeping to a list than just trying to remember what we needed (less time and less $).

Answer 9

Weekly. I shop by internet, and I'm pretty haphazard. No, I don't use a list or a limit. Although I try to keep it down. Most UK shoppers do it by the week.
But in South AFrica, I used to shop once a month. Most of us did. With top ups for fruit and vegetables, etc.

Answer 10

I would say by the week. Yes I have a list and a limit i have too