What is your average monthly grocery bill?

[Zcustom]

Our family of 4 gets by on $300/month

[mr beauxjangles]

For two, we spend probably $125-$150 per week, $500 -$600 a month on food alone (including a few household supplies but not alcohol). Probably 2 planned, nice meals out each month, and 2-3 other meals out each week - what I'd call convenience meals (don't feel like cooking, lunch with coworkers, bojangles or cookout when nearby in Atlanta). Cooking is basically my hobby and I typically spend a couple of hours each night making dinner and leftovers for the next day's lunch for both of us. Loving to cook can save you money and cost you a ton of money. Saves you money when you can make a massive pot of soup and two loaves of bread for $15 that makes 16 servings. Costs you money when you say "Fug it, I'm makin a whole beef tenderloin on Saturday."

[the butch]

For two, we spend probably $125-$150 per week, $500 -$600 a month on food alone (including a few household supplies but not alcohol). Probably 2 planned, nice meals out each month, and 2-3 other meals out each week - what I'd call convenience meals (don't feel like cooking, lunch with coworkers, bojangles or cookout when nearby in Atlanta). Cooking is basically my hobby and I typically spend a couple of hours each night making dinner and leftovers for the next day's lunch for both of us. Loving to cook can save you money and cost you a ton of money. Saves you money when you can make a massive pot of soup and two loaves of bread for $15 that makes 16 servings. Costs you money when you say "Fug it, I'm makin a whole beef tenderloin on Saturday."

 

I must be your long, lost twin, man.  I feel the EXACT same way.  Chili can get stretched, but some weekends you want to go all out and do a standing rib roast.  

[Chimera]

Probably between $500-600 a month for a family of four. My oldest is just starting to hit that age where he eats nonstop, so I would estimate an extra hundred or so very soon.

[Inimicus]

For 2 of us...

 

About 285/week.

 

My wife skimps through the week and feeds us on 150-175 but I make dinner on the weekend nights and I might spend as much as 70 bucks a night.

[pstall]

Our family of 4 gets by on $300/month

That's pretty cheap. What do you guys do?

[pstall]

For two, we spend probably $125-$150 per week, $500 -$600 a month on food alone (including a few household supplies but not alcohol). Probably 2 planned, nice meals out each month, and 2-3 other meals out each week - what I'd call convenience meals (don't feel like cooking, lunch with coworkers, bojangles or cookout when nearby in Atlanta). Cooking is basically my hobby and I typically spend a couple of hours each night making dinner and leftovers for the next day's lunch for both of us. Loving to cook can save you money and cost you a ton of money. Saves you money when you can make a massive pot of soup and two loaves of bread for $15 that makes 16 servings. Costs you money when you say "Fug it, I'm makin a whole beef tenderloin on Saturday."

I do the same thing. Especially whem its nice enough to grill.

I have thought about buying grocery cards and sticking to 100-150 a week that way.

[Ja Rhule]

2 people x 3 mcdonalds meals a a day for 30 days at average price of $6 a meal = about $1.1k

[SmokinwithWilly]

I would say at least about $350 a month for 2 of us plus my daughter 3 days a week.

What pisses me off is I can't seem to stop at a grocery store for bread, milk and a 6 pack of beer without walking out spending $75. Groceries skyrocketed due to "high gas prices" but they sure as Hell didn't decrease at all when gas prices fell.

I'm going to start hunting, raising pigs and cattle, and making my own beer. Fug a Harris Teeter!

I started hunting this year, didn't get squat, as a means to supplement my beef. The prospect of 300-500 lbs of meat is enticing. During the summer growing season I spend a lot of time at the farm picking my own veggies. I can get out with 25-30% of the cost of things I can get in the grocery store. Also grow my own herbs which cuts down on part of my grocery bill. My costs for 2 is about $800 a month, but I try to eat organic and we eat out once a week.

That is for 3 meals a day plus snacks. I love jerky but it's spends to make.

[Zcustom]

That's pretty cheap. What do you guys do?

Lots of chicken breast from the Harris teeter meat counter for $1.99/lb. No red meat, that poo's expensive.

It started as part of my weight loss plan and as our expenses have increased (preschool etc) it's become a necessity. We make a menu and stick to it. My meals are planned out for at least two weeks, and I only buy lunch twice per month. Oh and no eating out during the week.

[Davidson Deac II]

Around $550 a month for three of us.  Doesn't include eating out, or school lunches, although we do eat at home quite a bit. I work from home much of the time, so that includes eating the majority of my lunches at home. 

 

My wife shops at Sam's club a lot, which saves us some money on basic items. For most other things, she goes to Food Lion.  I buy most of the Seafood, Beef and Produce, and I usually get it from Lowes foods.  Higher cost, but better quality.   

[Hawk]

I started hunting this year, didn't get squat, as a means to supplement my beef. The prospect of 300-500 lbs of meat is enticing. During the summer growing season I spend a lot of time at the farm picking my own veggies. I can get out with 25-30% of the cost of things I can get in the grocery store. Also grow my own herbs which cuts down on part of my grocery bill. My costs for 2 is about $800 a month, but I try to eat organic and we eat out once a week.

That is for 3 meals a day plus snacks. I love jerky but it's spends to make.

 

what are you hunting to get 300 - 500 lbs of meat?  Elk, moose?

[Lumps]

60-80$ a week...usually eat out once or twice, just one here. I can make $50 last almost two weeks if I have to.

God I feel sorry for you fugers with blood suckers lol.

[pstall]

Lots of chicken breast from the Harris teeter meat counter for $1.99/lb. No red meat, that poo's expensive.

It started as part of my weight loss plan and as our expenses have increased (preschool etc) it's become a necessity. We make a menu and stick to it. My meals are planned out for at least two weeks, and I only buy lunch twice per month. Oh and no eating out during the week.

That's good. I need to lay off on eating out but I'm just too lazy i guess to plan out my meals 2 wks in advance.