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How much do you spend on groceries/food/restaurants every month?
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Captain Glanton
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About $250 a month. Only 30 or so of that is for restaurants.
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$400-$450 a month for me and the wife. that includes other stuff though like catfood/litter, papter towels, etc.
Grizzlyjin
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When I was a single retail worker, I'd say it was around $250-$300. Lots of junk food, tv dinners, ordering pizza, buying small amounts, etc. Now I'm in college, so I've tried to cut that down a bit. I'd say I spend around $125-$150 on groceries per month. But my girlfriend cooks 5 nights a week, so that helps the budget a lot. But that amount is just me. Combined I'd say it comes close to $350. She buys plenty of organic stuff, which makes her total more expensive.
I was surprised how much my food expenses went down when I stopped eating fast food or ordering pizza so often. Also think about going to less expensive restaurants, like Red Lobster. Getting a good sized meal + drinks for two people was less than $30 last time I went. But eating out will have to be a rare treat if you truly want to reduce your spending.
I was surprised how much my food expenses went down when I stopped eating fast food or ordering pizza so often. Also think about going to less expensive restaurants, like Red Lobster. Getting a good sized meal + drinks for two people was less than $30 last time I went. But eating out will have to be a rare treat if you truly want to reduce your spending.
I spend, on average, about $10/day on food/groceries. It gets bumped up a little more because I like to go out for a nice meal or two on the weekends.
I was curious, so I checked what I spent last month to see what I'm actually spending. I charge 99% of everything to one card, so my results from last month ($344.18) are pretty close to what I figured up above. Some months more, some months less.
I've cut down quite a bit this year, though. It used to be far worse when I was going out to eat lunch every day w/ coworkers, spending $10-20 a pop, sometimes more.
I was curious, so I checked what I spent last month to see what I'm actually spending. I charge 99% of everything to one card, so my results from last month ($344.18) are pretty close to what I figured up above. Some months more, some months less.
I've cut down quite a bit this year, though. It used to be far worse when I was going out to eat lunch every day w/ coworkers, spending $10-20 a pop, sometimes more.
I just recently looked at the past 3 months and I spent an average of $350 on groceries a month as well as about $300 in eating out.
That is a painful realization. Thats a $1000 that I could have in my pocket if i would have decided to make a turkey sandwich at home instead of going and buying lunch everyday
That is a painful realization. Thats a $1000 that I could have in my pocket if i would have decided to make a turkey sandwich at home instead of going and buying lunch everyday
RiskyChris
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I can get my food bill (with girlfriend included) down to $60 a month, but that's as tight as much budget can go. Usually it's around $200.
Escape Goat
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about 200 a month. helps keep me from buying junk food because $200 doesnt leave room for alot of Oreos in the budget.
Probably an average of $200-300 on groceries a month. It is hard to say because we get our meat from a butcher and that usuallys lasts us a few months. We just get the greens and other veggies on a week to week basis.
I try to eat at home a lot because I like the food we cook better than most restaurants, but sometimes we go out a lot and it wouldn't be surprising to drop $500 in a month (but that is rare).
I imagine if we lived in a bigger city we would be spending a lot more on food though as the restaurants around us would be so much better. When you live in NYC you don't have to choose between Red Lobster and Olive Garden.
I try to eat at home a lot because I like the food we cook better than most restaurants, but sometimes we go out a lot and it wouldn't be surprising to drop $500 in a month (but that is rare).
I imagine if we lived in a bigger city we would be spending a lot more on food though as the restaurants around us would be so much better. When you live in NYC you don't have to choose between Red Lobster and Olive Garden.
WrathOfOtaibah
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$125 a month
I spend about $500-$600 on groceries + dining out per month.
It's way too much.
Groceries are VERY good value since I don't buy any junk, but I spend a ton going out. It's significantly more if there are birthday parties, etc. that I need to attend during a month. I think it's okay if you think of dining out as food + entertainment. But if you're going out just because you're too lazy to cook, that's lame and a total waste of $.
It's way too much.
Groceries are VERY good value since I don't buy any junk, but I spend a ton going out. It's significantly more if there are birthday parties, etc. that I need to attend during a month. I think it's okay if you think of dining out as food + entertainment. But if you're going out just because you're too lazy to cook, that's lame and a total waste of $.
Forgotten Ancient
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I can't afford much now that I've bought Noam Chomsky's entire collection of works.
Actually, I probably spend a good $500 a month on food and groceries. I'm terribly wasteful and far too generous.
Actually, I probably spend a good $500 a month on food and groceries. I'm terribly wasteful and far too generous.
Instigator
Banned
300, maybe 400 hundred dollars tops.
Forgotten Ancient
Banned
Chrono said:
No kidding. I wish I had such discipline.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I do MS Money, so I know that I spend on average $300-$350 on outside food and $300 on groceries.
But this includes my wife as well.
But this includes my wife as well.
Bungaloo0O
Banned
Probably close to $400, and i live by myself.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Chrono said:
Spend judiciously on groceries and don't eat out.
CueTheMusic
Member
Have a budget of $450 a month on groceries for me, wife and kid. That includes diapers and wipes, etc.
Have a budget of $260 month for entertainment. This includes eating out, snack food, games, movies, and pretty much everything we don't "need".
To keep track of my entire budget, I just share a spreadsheet with my wife in Google Docs. It is easy to know what I have spent, because groceries and entertainment is cash... I've found it is awfully easy to overspend at the grocery store if paying with debit or credit card.
Have a budget of $260 month for entertainment. This includes eating out, snack food, games, movies, and pretty much everything we don't "need".
To keep track of my entire budget, I just share a spreadsheet with my wife in Google Docs. It is easy to know what I have spent, because groceries and entertainment is cash... I've found it is awfully easy to overspend at the grocery store if paying with debit or credit card.
RiskyChris
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Chrono said:
Did you not see my post where I spent half that on two people?
JzeroT1437
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$200 on groceries, +$120 on restaurants=$320.
Not too bad, really.
Not too bad, really.
$4-5 for breakfast, $8-10 for lunch, 5 days a week. Eat out on Friday nights with GF, sometimes Sat. This is already ~$500 per month, before groceries, snacks, etc.
Damn, reading this thread has made me realize I probably spend too much on food. The sad thing is I've been eating a lot healther, but healthy = $$$.
Damn, reading this thread has made me realize I probably spend too much on food. The sad thing is I've been eating a lot healther, but healthy = $$$.
JzeroT1437
Member
suffah said:
Maybe you should just eat less. Snacks aren't really necessary, and I find that anything more than a little cereal or a banana for breakfast is overkill.
RiskyChris
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Chrono said:
$60/month for everything two people eat is REALLY tight and I do not recommend it for anyone, ever. I wasn't working this summer (sorting my life out), so I was trying to ease the economic burden on the GF and I by budgeting our food.
$15 a week will get you: 20 or so ramen noodle squares (they go good with a can of corn added, $0.50 more that way).
I also bought a lot of Totino's pizzas. For $1 you basically cover one meal for one person. I added a bit of shredded mozz to make it taste better (add 25 to 50 cents).
There were also decent frozen burritos that were $1 per, which would cover a meal.
Basically, we just didn't eat out and made all our own food. We went up to $150/month the next month since we felt like treating ourselves a little better.
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