Poll - Groceries

**Russ** · 08-16-2010, 09:07 AM

The poll of the week is:

How much do you spend per person on groceries for the month?

**Russ** · 08-16-2010, 09:10 AM

Just take a stab at it. I know some buy HBA's at the same time as groceries.

**McD** · 08-16-2010, 10:27 AM

I voted. It's a bit skewed right now because of MooCow. We include formula, diapies, etc. in our grocery budget.

**Nana2two** · 08-16-2010, 10:40 AM

I don't include HBA items, because i buy them every 6 months. I make my own detergent and cleaning products, We don't use paper towels, such a waste if money,TP we stock up on.So said $0-50 per person a months.

**Mom2-3** · 08-16-2010, 11:01 AM

I budget $120/week (family of 5) This includes all groceries, HBA and eating out (if we go out to coffee)

I coupon, use CVS, shop sales and stockpile. It's hard to do, but can be done

**MomToTwoBoys** · 08-16-2010, 11:14 AM

Our budget is a little screwed up right now as well. Given that we're moving in a couple of months, and FIL has been with us (which drives my budget through the roof), we usually spend $250 every two weeks. I'm trying to get this back to $200/wk. I include HBA, nutritional supplements and lunches.

**JessieMom** · 08-16-2010, 11:22 AM

We budget $150 wk for our family of 5, it includes all food, hba, over the counter meds, pet food and eating out if we eat out. DH travels quite a bit & when he travels he gets a per diem so when he's gone I guess techinically I am only feeding 4 on that budget.

**jas** · 08-16-2010, 11:48 AM

Between 75.00-100.00 a month per person for the four of us and one dog. Includes HBA also in that total.

**Momto5RN** · 08-16-2010, 01:12 PM

i picked 50-100
my budget is 560 divided by 7 of us ( 5 over the age of 16 ) so 80 but i include health and beauty paper - cleaning and bunny food in that . sometimes pizza out etc if i dont spend as much as food store as i had planned.

just food it may be 50 some months

**WV_mom_of2** · 08-16-2010, 07:11 PM

Mine is 125.00 - 150.00 per person(including two teenagers) but my "grocery" total includes all paper products, cleaning supplies, HBA and pet food for 2 dogs, 2 rabbits and a cat.

**frugalfranny** · 08-17-2010, 01:21 AM

I had to admit I don't keep track.

I shop sales only so it will vary according to what I need. It is rare that I spend over $50 in a week but sometimes in the fall, if I am baking, I do. Or if I HAVE to buy meat......

I try to stay ahead of that item.

**mauimagic** · 08-17-2010, 01:25 AM

We spend about $300 a month on groceries for the two of us - if we are very careful. DH has done a really good job of curtailing his tendancy to eat out for lunch which really helps!!

**Lora88** · 08-17-2010, 06:50 AM

Never tracked it per person 650.00 a month 3 people including 2 dogs and one is quite large

**scooby8themall** · 08-17-2010, 06:55 AM

We just recently moved and are currently staying with my brother there is 5 of us we all decided to pool our money and shop together so we have 75.00 a week to spend on groceries any left over we put in towards the next's weeks bill.I had a huge HBA/TP/Cleaning/ food stock pile that we bought with us so we will not need any of that for along time so we are able to put the money into groceries.We do a lot of cooking at home and I use a lot of coupons and I do receive a 10% + discount at work on all my purchase's so with coupons I am able to get cheap groceries.