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#77
Re: expensive
jezz for a family of 4 I usually spend $240 a week........... the last two weeks its been $150....
#79
Re: expensive
I stopped taking OH shopping because he would winge like mad if it was $180 plus, he would have a heart attack if I told him it was $400...........
#81
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#82
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Re: expensive
Your avatar shows you with 2 babes, if they were teenage lads you would probably find they ate more than you and the husband, quite possibly doubling your food bill.
If you divide 250 a week by 4 adult ( appetites ) its probably no more than you spend pp taking age into account.
#84
Re: expensive
$10 for a joint of beef, not over here it isn't. 2 bits of rump steak were $17. Leg of lamb $14, Chicken, $14. This week I did seem to need a lot of housey stuff, washing powder, fab softner almost $20 in those 2. $18 for pull ups for the little one. Toilet roll and kitchen roll another $10. Cereal for me and the husband this week was over $10. 4 loaves of bred, 3 packs of rolls, 4 jugs of milk. Talking almost $40 in those. It soon adds up.
#85
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Re: expensive
Your avatar shows you with 2 babes, if they were teenage lads you would probably find they ate more than you and the husband, quite possibly doubling your food bill.
If you divide 250 a week by 4 adult ( appetites ) its probably no more than you spend pp taking age into account.
If you divide 250 a week by 4 adult ( appetites ) its probably no more than you spend pp taking age into account.
Cheers
Mandy
#86
Re: expensive
$10 for a joint of beef, not over here it isn't. 2 bits of rump steak were $17. Leg of lamb $14, Chicken, $14. This week I did seem to need a lot of housey stuff, washing powder, fab softner almost $20 in those 2. $18 for pull ups for the little one. Toilet roll and kitchen roll another $10. Cereal for me and the husband this week was over $10. 4 loaves of bred, 3 packs of rolls, 4 jugs of milk. Talking almost $40 in those. It soon adds up.
I agree that when you start with toiletries, baby stuff and washing stuff, it all starts to add up at the counter.
#87
Re: expensive
I include all the expensive extras that babies need like nappies, wipes etc, not edible but by comparison I still would not spend much more than I do!! I buy meat/ chicken in bulk, split, freeze n bulk out portions with veggies, this wouldn't cost much more with a coupla more 'adults' in the house. My kiddiewinks are also growing and you wouldn't believe at times how much they eat, they know how to open the fridge too!!!LOL
Cheers
Mandy
Cheers
Mandy
I also buy things like mushrooms canned as we are always running out of them or wasting them. I also don't buy something for a while if we are always wasting it i.e. yoghurt.
#88
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Re: expensive
I include all the expensive extras that babies need like nappies, wipes etc, not edible but by comparison I still would not spend much more than I do!! I buy meat/ chicken in bulk, split, freeze n bulk out portions with veggies, this wouldn't cost much more with a coupla more 'adults' in the house. My kiddiewinks are also growing and you wouldn't believe at times how much they eat, they know how to open the fridge too!!!LOL
Cheers
Mandy
Cheers
Mandy
Seriously you would need more food, the 14 year old considers half a chicken and 4/5 veg a bit skimpy, a loaf of good quality grain bread does the sandwhiches for one lunch, 3/4 litres of milk some days, its just the growing, the elder one was just as bad, yet they are all slim or skinny. Teenage boys are a legend appetite wise, mine are nothing compared to some that come over, one kid has about half a box of sultana bran for breakfast then 4 slices of toast, the mind boggles what happens after that
#89
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Re: expensive
We could switch for a week , baby wipes for pimple scrub, that sorta thing. Plus babies are cuter than teens.
Seriously you would need more food, the 14 year old considers half a chicken and 4/5 veg a bit skimpy, a loaf of good quality grain bread does the sandwhiches for one lunch, 3/4 litres of milk some days, its just the growing, the elder one was just as bad, yet they are all slim or skinny. Teenage boys are a legend appetite wise, mine are nothing compared to some that come over, one kid has about half a box of sultana bran for breakfast then 4 slices of toast, the mind boggles what happens after that
Seriously you would need more food, the 14 year old considers half a chicken and 4/5 veg a bit skimpy, a loaf of good quality grain bread does the sandwhiches for one lunch, 3/4 litres of milk some days, its just the growing, the elder one was just as bad, yet they are all slim or skinny. Teenage boys are a legend appetite wise, mine are nothing compared to some that come over, one kid has about half a box of sultana bran for breakfast then 4 slices of toast, the mind boggles what happens after that
Cheers
Mandy
#90
Re: expensive
We could switch for a week , baby wipes for pimple scrub, that sorta thing. Plus babies are cuter than teens.
Seriously you would need more food, the 14 year old considers half a chicken and 4/5 veg a bit skimpy, a loaf of good quality grain bread does the sandwhiches for one lunch, 3/4 litres of milk some days, its just the growing, the elder one was just as bad, yet they are all slim or skinny. Teenage boys are a legend appetite wise, mine are nothing compared to some that come over, one kid has about half a box of sultana bran for breakfast then 4 slices of toast, the mind boggles what happens after that
Seriously you would need more food, the 14 year old considers half a chicken and 4/5 veg a bit skimpy, a loaf of good quality grain bread does the sandwhiches for one lunch, 3/4 litres of milk some days, its just the growing, the elder one was just as bad, yet they are all slim or skinny. Teenage boys are a legend appetite wise, mine are nothing compared to some that come over, one kid has about half a box of sultana bran for breakfast then 4 slices of toast, the mind boggles what happens after that