How Much Should It Cost To Feed Family of Two?

RE: How Much Should It Cost To Feed Family of Two? Post By Lisa (Guest Post) (07/26/2008) I have a family of 3, myself, husband, and teenage son. I spend about $60-$70 a week on food and up to $20 a week at Dollar General for our cleaning supplies and toiletries. However it is hard to please everyone in the food department. There are days when my son refuses to eat what we have on hand and will just chooses to go without. This upsets me but I figure if he's hungry enough he will eat what we have. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How Much Should It Cost To Feed Family of Two? Post By (Guest Post) (07/12/2007) i have a family of 9 and it costs 1,000$ to feed all of us for a month. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How Much Should It Cost To Feed Family of three?? Post By michelle torres (Guest Post) (06/05/2006) How Much Should It Cost To Feed Family of three? Report Spam or Abuse RE: How Much Should It Cost To Feed Family of Two? Post by Julie UK (47) | (03/26/2005) Profile | Contact I think Two people could live, comfortably, for £30 per week. (food wise) (Thats about $55,) I think, by shopping at bargain stores, making sandwiches for packed lunches, buying cheap meat - freezing leftovvers and not having luxurys you'd be ok...... Baked beans on toast, mac and cheese & fish sticks taste great and cost next to nothing, but think about the quality of your life..... Julie in London Report Spam or Abuse RE: How Much Should It Cost To Feed Family of Two? Post By jannie (Guest Post) (03/25/2005) I have a family of 3 people, 3 large dogs, 4 cats and a pig (not counting the chickens or turkey or turtle) and it costs about $75 a week for people food and pet food and everything else we need. We have some kind of meat every nite. I shop at Pic-n-Sav grocery and Wal-Mart. I do not buy meat at Wal-Mart, it has too many preservatives in it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How Much Should It Cost To Feed Family of Two? Post By jannie (Guest Post) (03/25/2005) I have a family of 3 people, 3 large dogs, 4 cats and a pig (not counting the chickens or turkey or turtle) and it costs about $75 a week for people food and pet food and everything else we need. We have some kind of meat every nite. I shop at Pic-n-Sav grocery and Wal-Mart. I do not buy meat at Wal-Mart, it has too many preservatives in it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How Much Should It Cost To Feed Family of Two? Post By Allison (Guest Post) (03/25/2005) I live in Tennessee, and I spend about $150 per month to feed myself and my husband, BUT I try to shop wisely-- using coupons, buying the "loss leaders" featured in weekly ads, using a price book to know what a good price is, stocking up when there is truly a sale, etc. We eat meat nearly every day, but I ONLY buy meat when it is on sale for 1.99/lb or less, I just make sure to stock up. I also do some shopping at a salvage grocery store. I hope that helps! Report Spam or Abuse RE: How Much Should It Cost To Feed Family of Two? Post By Ronsan (Guest Post) (03/25/2005) I noted with interest your question because the title asks how much should it cost to feed a family of two and yet your text asks about food and sundries. First rule of thumb is NEVER to combine these two costs. If you do, you will shop a grocery store for the non-food items and it will cost you more than what you would pay at a dollar store or discount house. Other variables that would affect the answer you are seeking: -- do you have a garden? -- any dietary restrictions (low sodium, diabetis, etc.) -- do you include snacks and soda pop or beer as part of your food budget? -- do you eat lunch at home or brown bag to the work site? -- are you loyal to name brands or do you use generics or store brands? -- do you have and use a price book? -- do you use the grocery circular and then make meal plans built around the sales ads? All that being said, we are a household of two with moderate dietary restrictions. I will not allow myself to spend more than $150 maximum on groceries, which includes our lunches. I allot $15 a month for personal care products and cleaning supplies. When our income gets tight, I simply cut the expenditures which includes grocery shopping because I have a large back-up of frozen foods. When money in general is tight, I find I spend a lot more time preparing foods and doing whatever it takes to make it taste and look great. Lunch today would be a good example: we had delicious cream of broccoli soup, crackers, thinly sliced beef roast (deli style) on assorted crackers, and cake. Three-quarters of this meal was planned leftovers, meaning I had the broccoli frozen from the garden last summer as well as the onion, I substituted celery leaves for the chopped celery, added my own homemade chicken stock; reconstituted dry milk, margarine, flour, salt, pepper, and 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese. The beef was a leftover that I very thinly sliced it such as a deli would. Cake was last night's dessert. The cost of this substantial lunch for the two of us was minimal, at best. I was very pleased that I was able to use up that many ingredients that I already had. To my mind, it's not what you spend but how you spend it and further, how you use it up that counts. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How Much Should It Cost To Feed Family of Two? Post By jannie (Guest Post) (03/25/2005) I have a family of 3 people, 3 large dogs, 4 cats and a pig (not counting the chickens or turkey or turtle) and it costs about $75 a week for people food and pet food and everything else we need. We have some kind of meat every nite. I shop at Pic-n-Sav grocery and Wal-Mart. I do not buy meat at Wal-Mart, it has too many preservatives in it. Report Spam or Abuse