How much do spend on shopping.
Apr 24th 2009, 3:49 pm
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How much do spend on shopping.
How much do you spend on shopping in Canada.
There is just me and my partner. We spend about 30-40 bucks every couple of days on food. I wonder sometimes if that it is a lot of money.
I just wonder how much others spend on shopping.
There is just me and my partner. We spend about 30-40 bucks every couple of days on food. I wonder sometimes if that it is a lot of money.
I just wonder how much others spend on shopping.
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Apr 24th 2009, 3:51 pm
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Re: How much do spend on shopping.
Probably $600 a month for 2+2kids
Apr 24th 2009, 4:08 pm
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So for 2 people $360-$380 a month on food is a lot of money. I'm glad I don't have to budget. It must be hard here if you have too. I have always wonder if Canada was expensive for food and basics. You see I've been lucky i guess. You do loose the sense of money when you don't struggle and always have money to pay all the bills without much of a dent. I remember in England in 1994. I used to spend around 30 pounds a month. But I was very poor then. 
Apr 24th 2009, 4:12 pm
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Re: How much do spend on shopping.
Holy crap. I'm not doing very well with $900 or so a month for two adults and a baby then. 
Apr 24th 2009, 4:13 pm
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Re: How much do spend on shopping.
So for 2 people $360-$380 a month on food is a lot of money. I'm glad I don't have to budget. It must be hard here if you have too. I have always wonder if Canada was expensive for food and basics. You see I've been lucky i guess. You do loose the sense of money when you don't struggle and always have money to pay all the bills without much of a dent. I remember in England in 1994. I used to spend around 30 pounds a month. But I was very poor then.
In fact here in Canada my whole paycheck is liquid earnings but at the end of the day we need to save money for rainy days/home improvements/holidays.
I don't like to rely on credit.
All we do is write down the weeks menu and buy what's on that menu should we need it.
In the UK our budget was 120/month
Apr 24th 2009, 4:13 pm
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Re: How much do spend on shopping.
In general I think canada and the UK are a wash, some things are cheaper here, others more expensive.
For example Beef seems a lot cheaper, but chicken and dairy more expensive. "Cheap" Bread seems a lot more expensive here too.
There's been a lot of previous discussion about why...marketing control boards, Quota systems, Logistics, Seasonal availability etc all come into it.
We dont go crazy (as anyone looking at the receipts Ive previously posted here would attest too), but there is no way we could do all the groceries on $350 a month. I probably average about $120 for the weekly "no frills" shop, and then there are all the other miscellaneous bits and pieces that get bought during the week to add to that.
For example Beef seems a lot cheaper, but chicken and dairy more expensive. "Cheap" Bread seems a lot more expensive here too.
There's been a lot of previous discussion about why...marketing control boards, Quota systems, Logistics, Seasonal availability etc all come into it.
We dont go crazy (as anyone looking at the receipts Ive previously posted here would attest too), but there is no way we could do all the groceries on $350 a month. I probably average about $120 for the weekly "no frills" shop, and then there are all the other miscellaneous bits and pieces that get bought during the week to add to that.
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Apr 24th 2009, 4:14 pm
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Re: How much do spend on shopping.
How long is a piece of string?
What people spend on anything is purely personal choice.
There are so many variables it's impossible to generalise.
What people spend on anything is purely personal choice.
There are so many variables it's impossible to generalise.
Apr 24th 2009, 4:16 pm
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Re: How much do spend on shopping.
We can afford more I just like to budget everything.
In fact here in Canada my whole paycheck is liquid earnings but at the end of the day we need to save money for rainy days/home improvements/holidays.
I don't like to rely on credit.
All we do is write down the weeks menu and buy what's on that menu should we need it.
In the UK our budget was 120/month
In fact here in Canada my whole paycheck is liquid earnings but at the end of the day we need to save money for rainy days/home improvements/holidays.
I don't like to rely on credit.
All we do is write down the weeks menu and buy what's on that menu should we need it.
In the UK our budget was 120/month
Apr 24th 2009, 4:18 pm
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Re: How much do spend on shopping.
I dont think there is a need to aggressively cross examine anyone here...the question wasnt "How much will I spend", it was " how much do you spend, cos I spend this much"
Apr 24th 2009, 4:22 pm
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Re: How much do spend on shopping.
My grocery list in the UK was very simple.
Bread, Pasta, pasta sauce, rice, Potatoes, Mince, Chicken Breast. not much more than that.
Most items weren't a weekly purchase I.E. Pasta, Rice and Potatoes would last almost a month with one purchase.
Apr 24th 2009, 4:24 pm
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Re: How much do spend on shopping.
eating in very very nicely (one of my hobbies is cooking)
2 adults and 2 kids
$800 per month
2 adults and 2 kids
$800 per month
Apr 24th 2009, 4:25 pm
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Re: How much do spend on shopping.
Dont know how much we will spend when I eventually get there but I do like the idea of only getting what you want for the week rather than just going and getting whatever you think you will eat as we do here.