I was talking to a friend of mine today and in a general conversation about how he is broke all the time he said that he/his wife spends an average of €230 a week in the Supermarket for them and their one child.
Ms Purple and I spend an average of about €180 on us the our three purplets. When money was tighter we spent about €110 and didn't feel hungry (or smell) very often.
I can feed the family their Sunday dinner for a tenner, so how can someone who says they have no money eat, wipe on/off or clean their way through €230 a week?
I asked my friend and he got a bit shirty about it so I was wondering what other AAM heads live on.
I reckon 150 would probably cover the 4 of us ... less than previously now that it doesn't include nappies. Depends where you shop ... if I go to Supervalu I could get away with change from 100 ... when I go to Tesco it's nearer to 200 ... must be the bright lights dazzeling me. Add 30 or 40 for meat etc. and that's my bill.
Consisting; €15 meat in butchers or whatevers on special
€10 weekly rations of veg from grocers
€10 bread, milk, eggs, butter & spuds
€65 goes into the pot for the monthly sprint to Newry for dried goods, cosmetics and the local market for cleaning goods
About €110 - €120 per week for myself, Delboy and Rodney - the friend with the same size family must be buying a lot of booze in the supermarket or maybe he shops in M & S?
I spend about €70 a week for 2 adults and 1 3 year old and buy most of my meat in bulk from a factory every couple of months. Also bring my lunch to work. I usually do my weekly shopping in a few small trips while getting milk/bread etc. cos if I went in trying to get everything I'd think I needed I'd end up spending €150-200
In our house it depends who does the shopping...I would spend €120 while Mr. Kiddo would only spend €80...the difference being that I have to restock washing powder,cleaning stuff, shampoo etc when its my turn to shop. So an average of €100 for two of us which would include lunchs and ususally a bottle or two of wine.
For me, Mrs fm and young Master fm the weekly shop is €120 to €150. The young Master is currently in nappies which does add to the bill.
Mrs fm does the shopping in Superquinn or Tesco's. Superquinn is usually €20 to €30 dearer but the quality is much better for fresh fruits / veg and meat. She does admit though that she makes more impulsive purchases in SQ than Tesco's eg that extra loaf of fresh bread that's just out of the oven or the donuts that look so good.
We also like the odd bottle of claret of a Friday or Saturday but I always buy my wine in bulk - 3 or 4 mixed cases at a time and get a good discount.
Usually works out anywhere between 80 and 100 for me + partner for the week. I tried to stick to budget of 30 per person week before last but it didn't work. Meat + toiletries are the biggest expense, or anything ready made. Mostly buy in Dunnes/Aldi/Lidl as I find I always get tempted more when I go to Tesco.