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[Anonymous032819]

I just got home from grocery shopping, and when I was in the check-out line, the woman behind me was telling me that a bottle of barbecue sauce used to be $0.98, and now that same bottle is $1.98.

For me, on average, I usually spend about $200/month on groceries.

How about you?

[Karie2022]

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@Anonymous032819 wrote:

I just got home from grocery shopping, and when I was in the check-out line, the woman behind me was telling me that a bottle of barbecue sauce used to be $0.98, and now that same bottle is $1.98.

For me, on average, I usually spend about $200/month on groceries.

How about you?

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I probably spend at least that in a week😜

[GenXmuse]

About $800 a month

family of four, with 4 dogs and a cat

[Mominohio]

It varies widely for us, because we stock a year's supply of many foods and household goods. 

I don't grocery shop in the aspect of buying food for the following weeks meals. I only buy what is on sale, and I buy in large quantities things that are at a rock bottom price. 

For example, with the holidays coming, certain things will be as cheap as they will be for the entire year and those thing I will buy a years worth. Flour, sugar, butter, turkey, sweet potatoes, even celery that I will chop and freeze for soups, stews and casseroles for the rest of the year. 

Some weeks I will spend $400 on groceries, some weeks $30, and some times I go for many weeks and buy nothing at all. I don't have a budget, I just buy what is at lowest prices, and I shop my freezers and basement each week to make the meals.

We also grow a lot of our food, and I can and freeze a lot of fruits and vegetables from our orchard and garden.

[Katcat1]

@Anonymous032819  $200 is very low for a month with prices the way they are.  You must live in an area where prices are lower.

[gidgetgh]

Over $100 per week. There are two of us and we eat out frequently and it's still over $100 per week. 

[blackhole99]

I would say less than 200 dollars a month, but it's only two of us and that would include toiletries.

[NicksmomESQ]

 About $400 a month.We also bring in food & eat out.

[haddon9]

Too much...for the two of us it's anywhere between $800.00-$1,000.00.  DH is fussy about quality food...we only buy organic.

[LolaMontez]

A minimum of $400-$500 a month for two seniors in Central Florida.