How much do you spend on groceries per month?
Feb 25th 2006, 4:37 am
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How much do you spend on groceries per month?
Posts in a different thread on the forum had me curious -
How much do you spend on groceries each month (booze not included!
), and how many people does that cover? Is that more or less than you spent "back home"?
We spend about $600 a month at the grocery store, covering 2 adults, and 2 kids on weekends. That's about the same amount that I used in Norway, but I do get more for my money here (Ottawa).
How much do you spend on groceries each month (booze not included!
), and how many people does that cover? Is that more or less than you spent "back home"?We spend about $600 a month at the grocery store, covering 2 adults, and 2 kids on weekends. That's about the same amount that I used in Norway, but I do get more for my money here (Ottawa).
Feb 25th 2006, 9:52 am
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
Originally Posted by Wannabe
Posts in a different thread on the forum had me curious -
How much do you spend on groceries each month (booze not included!), and how many people does that cover? Is that more or less than you spent "back home"?
We spend about $600 a month at the grocery store, covering 2 adults, and 2 kids on weekends. That's about the same amount that I used in Norway, but I do get more for my money here (Ottawa).
How much do you spend on groceries each month (booze not included!
), and how many people does that cover? Is that more or less than you spent "back home"?We spend about $600 a month at the grocery store, covering 2 adults, and 2 kids on weekends. That's about the same amount that I used in Norway, but I do get more for my money here (Ottawa).
I spend £500 a month in the UK for the 5 of us.
Feb 25th 2006, 9:55 am
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
Originally Posted by debiharper
I spend £500 a month in the UK for the 5 of us.
Feb 25th 2006, 10:21 am
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
[QUOTE=JezHarper]Yeah right, Now add in the chocolate [/QUOT
OOOohhhhh....nice one Jez
Shame about your coming lack of nooky though....
Bo
[/QUOT OOOohhhhh....nice one Jez
Shame about your coming lack of nooky though....
Bo
Feb 25th 2006, 10:40 am
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
[QUOTE=Marathon Wreck]
Who says the chocolate isn't something to do with nooky 
Originally Posted by JezHarper
Yeah right, Now add in the chocolate [/QUOT
OOOohhhhh....nice one Jez
Shame about your coming lack of nooky though....
Bo
[/QUOT OOOohhhhh....nice one Jez
Shame about your coming lack of nooky though....
Bo
Feb 25th 2006, 10:42 am
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
[QUOTE=JezHarper]
Who says the chocolate isn't something to do with nooky
NOW you're talking......
Bo
Originally Posted by Marathon Wreck
Who says the chocolate isn't something to do with nooky
Bo
Feb 25th 2006, 10:48 am
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
[QUOTE=Marathon Wreck]
NOW you're talking......
Bo
PMSL - isnt chocolate suppose to be a substitute for nooky?
Karma sent to both of you!
Originally Posted by JezHarper
NOW you're talking......
Bo
PMSL - isnt chocolate suppose to be a substitute for nooky?
Karma sent to both of you!
Feb 25th 2006, 12:05 pm
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
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PMSL - isnt chocolate suppose to be a substitute for nooky?
Karma sent to both of you!
LOL its far less messy and at least you dont have to sleep in a wet patch with choccy and nakedness is optional
I spend around $300 a month for 2 ppl, but we eat fairly healthy and all fresh produce so it adds up. plus we have to shop in sobeys cos its the closest one and a little pricey.
Originally Posted by Marathon Wreck
PMSL - isnt chocolate suppose to be a substitute for nooky?
Karma sent to both of you!
I spend around $300 a month for 2 ppl, but we eat fairly healthy and all fresh produce so it adds up. plus we have to shop in sobeys cos its the closest one and a little pricey.
Feb 25th 2006, 3:07 pm
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
Originally Posted by Wannabe
How much do you spend on groceries each month (booze not included! ), and how many people does that cover? Is that more or less than you spent "back home"?
We spend about $600 a month at the grocery store, covering 2 adults, and 2 kids on weekends. That's about the same amount that I used in Norway, but I do get more for my money here (Ottawa).
), and how many people does that cover? Is that more or less than you spent "back home"?We spend about $600 a month at the grocery store, covering 2 adults, and 2 kids on weekends. That's about the same amount that I used in Norway, but I do get more for my money here (Ottawa).
Feb 25th 2006, 3:37 pm
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
Including booze ($150) about $500 a month for two adults. We eat a mainly vegetarian diet.
That's not including eating out - just groceries.
That's not including eating out - just groceries.
Feb 25th 2006, 4:29 pm
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
Originally Posted by R2D2
Approx $1000 per month................but we are still buying Nappies within that.
Hi,
That's a lot of nappies!!!!! :scared:
We must spend about $300 (hubby may correct me)
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Feb 25th 2006, 5:19 pm
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
Originally Posted by Linda P
That's a lot of nappies!!!!! :scared:
Feb 25th 2006, 5:29 pm
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
Or that's a reeeeally big baby!
I keep being told that "everythings bigger in Canada"
Feb 25th 2006, 7:48 pm
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
Originally Posted by Linda P
I keep being told that "everythings bigger in Canada"
PMSL...and better!
Last edited by willmore; Feb 25th 2006 at 7:50 pm.
Feb 26th 2006, 7:02 pm
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Re: How much do you spend on groceries per month?
OK, here's the tally from today's visit to IGA.
It's lower than usual for a weekly shop, at $258. There are three main reasons for that: we didn't buy any wine; we didn't buy any cleaning products; the Boy is away on March break, so our food requirement for the coming week is a third lower (let's make that 50%).
The largest single category was "groceries", at $94. A long list of items but none expensive. The most expensive item on the list scared me (I didn't remember seeing it in the cart). I breathed a sigh of relief when I found out that Pampers make other things, although I'm still not sure why we need that many wipes, particularly lavender-scented ones.
Meat, fish and cheese came in second, with a mere ten items notching up $76.OK, there is fillet steak, pork fillet, veal, fish, seafood, parmesan and decent cheddar in there.
The fruit & veg came as a bit of a shock. $42 and we don't have much to show for it. Mind you, when you're looking at $2.50 for a red pepper, $5 for a few cherry tomatoes and $4.50 for three leeks.......
The bakery section added another $19. That got us two small cakes, a loaf of garlic bread and some pita.
The best-value item was a 24, at a very reasonable $24.99.
Normally we would also have come away with six bottles of wine. However, we were in the Rideau Centre yesterday, so we hit the LCBO for a selection of Chileans and a nice little St. Emilion.
We'd gone to the Rideau because my missus wanted to get me a leather jacket for my birthday. We came back with a new skirt for her and some candles.
It's lower than usual for a weekly shop, at $258. There are three main reasons for that: we didn't buy any wine; we didn't buy any cleaning products; the Boy is away on March break, so our food requirement for the coming week is a third lower (let's make that 50%).
The largest single category was "groceries", at $94. A long list of items but none expensive. The most expensive item on the list scared me (I didn't remember seeing it in the cart). I breathed a sigh of relief when I found out that Pampers make other things, although I'm still not sure why we need that many wipes, particularly lavender-scented ones.
Meat, fish and cheese came in second, with a mere ten items notching up $76.OK, there is fillet steak, pork fillet, veal, fish, seafood, parmesan and decent cheddar in there.
The fruit & veg came as a bit of a shock. $42 and we don't have much to show for it. Mind you, when you're looking at $2.50 for a red pepper, $5 for a few cherry tomatoes and $4.50 for three leeks.......
The bakery section added another $19. That got us two small cakes, a loaf of garlic bread and some pita.
The best-value item was a 24, at a very reasonable $24.99.
Normally we would also have come away with six bottles of wine. However, we were in the Rideau Centre yesterday, so we hit the LCBO for a selection of Chileans and a nice little St. Emilion.
We'd gone to the Rideau because my missus wanted to get me a leather jacket for my birthday. We came back with a new skirt for her and some candles.