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[quote=Anonymous]Hi-
I JUST did this with my boyfriend.  We don't have kids, so I can't accurately give you an estimation that you can relate to.  But, I can tell you we've been on a very strict budget and have really had to tone down the spending.  We realized we were spending a ridiculous amount on food.
It's mostly my fault- I go to the store for one thing, and leave with 3 bags of sun chips, 2 bags of bagels (they were on sale!), and then 5 other things that were either on sale and I had to get them or just things we "need" aka don't really need.
We went the other day and spent $160 on a BIG food shopping.  Our goal is to do this every other week - so $80/week roughly.  For two us, that should be very do-able.  We never eat out and pack our lunches for work.  We drink almond milk, which lasts a lot longer than cows milk, buy 2 breads (freeze one) because there's always some on sale, and don't have much brand loyalty - so we go with sales, coupons, generic brands - whatever is cheapest.  We tried to be organic/cagefree/etc but it adds up so much! So, we buy a lot of frozen veggies, meats that are on sale, etc.[/quote]

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