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I spend about $120+/- for a family of 5 for a week.

I spend about $120+/- for a family of 5 for a week.

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[–] pembo210 4 points (+4|-0)

$30-60 + beer

[–] OeeThaGreat 2 points (+2|-0)

I can't wait for my latest batch of apple jack liquor to ferment. I think I found a cheap and easy way to homebrew my own alcohol and slash my beer budget.

[–] Mattvision 3 points (+3|-0)

800 on Tyson brand Chicken tenders, plus $20 or so for other essentials.

[–] [Deleted] 2 points (+2|-0)

That seems really good.

I'm not sure how much I spend, but I get free lunches at work and hit up happy hour specials a lot, so probably not much.

[–] KillBill 1 points (+1|-0)

I don't count the bill and I'm not the main shopper but we generally buy stuff ahead of time that is on special or bulk buy so it's lower than most.

[–] jobes 1 points (+1|-0)

I'd have to gather some receipts and average things. I buy oats/nuts/dried fruit like once every few months and use that for breakfast and snacks. Often I'll make a large pot of soup for lunch for most of the week and freeze leftovers, etc. so it's hard to guess. Some weeks it's a lot, some weeks it's next to nothing.

Also I waste a lot of money giving into peer pressure to go out to lunch with co-workers, which costs far more than groceries for my breakfast and dinner combined.

[–] shwankypoint0 1 points (+1|-0)

20-50 every other week. I don't buy much processed stuff. Potato chips and bread is about it for processed and good meat drives up the spending more than anything else.

[–] Jinx [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

My grocery bill varies according to meat sales. Sometimes I spend up to $160 a week for extra meat to pad out the freezer.