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Food shopping for 1

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jools1903 Wed 03-Mar-21 08:51:55

Morning all!

I’m soon to be living on my own as my children are flying the nest! I just wondered, for those of you who live alone, how much do you spend on a weekly food shop including toiletries and cleaning stuff please?

Flaxseed Fri 05-Mar-21 12:55:29

I spend around £40-50 per week. But that does include cat food/cleaning stuff etc
It always includes a bottle of wine wink but it doesn’t include whatever myself and my partner eat on a Saturday evening as we either eat out (pre lockdown obviously!) or he cooks at his. I sometimes pop out for extra fresh bits

Tangerine Fri 05-Mar-21 12:58:43

£40 approximately.

Thistlelass Fri 05-Mar-21 23:59:06

I think I spend around £40 most weeks. That includes food for my dog - she loves fruit lol! I am vegetarian on principle so that keeps cost down. When I am in low mood I struggle to be bothered with food. At the moment I am doing better with it. I shop on a day to day basis for what I want - no waste that way. Do maybe once a month bigger shop in a larger supermarket.