How much do you spend....?

Iam64

And - I’m glad no one asked mt to l8st the cost of my two dogs

Honestly Iam there's bad grammar and.....

Calistemon

To be fair, I think grannylyn may have posted on the wrong thread.

Yes, I think so too.

We normally have a grocery delivery every 2/3 weeks, get most of our fresh stuff from the allotment and local market, have had a regular recipe box delivery since the first lockdown, and get our milk delivered. I’d say around £80/£90 a week for the two of us, including household stuff. We’ve cut down dramatically on red meat lately, but not on alcohol.

Bad Grammar! Sorry off main subject But!!
When my daughter was young 7 or 8 years old now 40. Her teacher told me spelling and grammar didn’t matter it was the content that was most import! Commenting on it might put off someone who has something really important to say and we would never know their opinion on the subject.
As for shopping I spend far too much on food for two of us. Then I realise we have daughter and granddaughters round twice a week and son home (from care home) every other week for Sunday dinner so I’m not really feeding just us!

I spend rather too much at Sainsbury’s perhaps around £90 a week for two of us. On the plus side my nectar points more or less pay for my petrol!

grannylyn65
Am I the only one to get annoyed at bad grammar ?

No, just the only one rude enough to comment on it.

grannylyn65

Am I the only one to get annoyed at bad grammar ?

Oh, fer 'eavans sake, duz it reely matter? Ah dunt fink so t' be 'onest!

I hope no one is annoyed by my unchecked posts ?

grannylyn65

Am I the only one to get annoyed at bad grammar ?

Rude!

Blinkin predictive text strikes again - I’m glad no one asked me to list the cost of my two dogs

And - I’m glad no one asked mt to l8st the cost of my two dogs

Average £65 for the two of us. This includes wine for me and sweet treats for DH. Shop in Aldi with a few bits from Asda. Cook from scratch and absolutely no waste.

Add another £20 if family come for a meal.

Most weeks I shop at Lidl, especially now as we have a brand new one much nearer to home. Usually do one main shop at Sainsbury's as there are some products we prefer that I cannot get at Lidl, although the last couple of top up shops have been at Waitrose as they sent me a whole load of vouchers £4 off a £20 spend, probably because I gave up shopping there due to Covid restrictions and the store being much further away. Of course when I do go to Waitrose I have spent a lot more than £20 which is what they want. I spend about £65 a week, mainly cook from scratch, prefer home made & don't like waste.

For two of us £40 to £60 on a weekly delivery plus a top up shop or two, maybe another £20 in a week. Extra if the family come for a meal, a lot extra when friends came to stay which I hope can resume very soon.

Well, when Sainsbury's have their wine offer on I spend an awful lot (blush) but corresponding less for a week or two after.

I am lucky that I am able to do that and can also afford not to have to plan meals in advance to the same degree as when I was feeding all 7 of us. And, with only the two of us and a freezer full of food, it is easier to chop and change any meals I might have planned.

Thank you Grannynanny for the link on Lidl/Aldi, I had a good laugh.
As for shopping, we seem to shop till we drop!. DH buys the milk and other heavy items, both of us do a top-up shop every few days.
It probably totals a hundred a week but we do have visiting family who share our food quite often!

There are three adults in our household. We shop once a week, and only very occasionally buy milk or something in the week.
Our average bill is £100 that'a meat, veg, everything.

Chewbacca

^Am I the only one to get annoyed at bad grammar^

Possibly not but most people are too polite and well mannered to mention it.

My sentiments as well Chewbacca. In the days of ‘text speak’ and predictive text it seems a very outdated view - we’re giving information or voicing opinions on here, not submitting essays for grading.

I am slightly amazed at how much people seem to spend on their food each week. But each to their own.

I live by myself - like to do a weekly supermarket shop and really try to get everything in one go - so no top=up shopping for me. Having recently changed over to having this delivered I really struggle to get it to go over the forty pounds spend in order to get my 'free' delivery.

I do not drink alcohol, or have a pet, so none of those expenses. Being on an almost perpetual diet I keep my cheese cosumption down very low. I do have regular visits by g.children and like to keep a full tin of choccy type biscuits for them. For myself the greater part of my weekly shop is salad stuff, so has to be done regularly. I rarely eat meat, have chicken or fish most days with salad. Lots of eggs, do have my local daughter over for a meal ince a week, so get her a dessert - for me I only have fruit or a yoghurt for that. I reckon that I actually consume around £35-£40 of food each week (three good, healthy meals each day), and then spend a further fiver on such things as cleaning materials, shampoo, cosmetics, etc.etc.

Would say that when I do go to supermarket ALWAYS have a shopping list with me.

More than I could if I shopped and planned menus as I did when working full time and busy with family.
Mr i tends to do the supermarket shop on Saturday while I’m busy with other things. He’s discovered economical shopping and often comments he spends £20or £30 less than I do. The result of this is that I buy boring but essential cleaning, washing products - spending whatever he saved.
We usually use the big Sainsbury’s, it’s like a corner shop in that so many of the staff have been there in the 25 years we’ve been regulars.

Far too much - so my husband keeps telling me! (though he never complains about the full fridge and packed cupboards?). We both come from humble beginnings and I am very good at budgeting and love a bargain. Fortunately, through hard work, (my husband had a successful business for years which played havoc with family life) we now have a very comfortable life and I don't have to worry about buying nice food and drink, though I still view it as a luxury. Old habits die hard though; I still can't resist a bargain and shop at Lidl and Aldi (as well as Sainsburys and Morrisons) and can't bring myself to do a large food shop at M and S as I view that as a luxury too far!

I go shopping with the intention to get just what we need but usually spend more than expected. I had very humble beginnings which I will not forget it taught me not to be wasteful. Therefore I do not buy excess food to end up in the bin I make the most of what I buy and grow.
We are fortunate to have good pensions most of mine goes on my son and daughter and their families. I appreciate what we have and I am generous with others. Bedding clothing etc I pass on to charities especially women and children abroad.

Spinnaker

grannylyn65

Am I the only one to get annoyed at bad grammar ?

Eh ? Hate comments like this, not least because I then spend a silly amount of time going back through everyone's posts trying to spot it ! Does it really matter ?

grannylyn65 I find your post regarding bad grammar very snobby and offensive, not everyone has an A level in English, surely it’s the content of the post that matters we are not in an English exam

No, I don't get annoyed about bad grammar on here. When you've spent years marking essays written by illiterate 16 year old students you don't notice them any more!

To be fair, I think grannylyn may have posted on the wrong thread.

I too have searched for the bad grammar. But I would never point it out.