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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Threads like this are always interesting to me.  I don't understand why people say "our budget is $500" but we also eat out, drink beer, etc. etc.  You don't get to say you are only spending $500 (for example) when you are actually eating another $200 a month in other things.  I think if you give a number, it should include EVERYTHING the entire family consumes in a month.

That said, all I know for my family is that it is way, way too much and I would love to get the budget under control.  I shop at Whole Foods, Harris Teeter, Trader Joes, Safeway; but whenever I go to Whole Foods I wind up buying some very expensive specialty items (like salt for $12/bag) or some great simmering sauce for $7 that I wind up throwing half away.  Plus DH eats every lunch out.  Plus kids and I always go out for afternoon "treats".  Plus we all go out to eat once or twice a week.  Plus DH and I love good beer and wine.  I would guess that our food expenditure per month is somewhere in the $1500 to $2000 range.  RIDICULOUS.  And, we are fat, lol.

Are there any resources out there that offer a meal plan for the week along with the shopping list for that week?  I am so bad at meal planning and shopping that yes, I would pay for such a service.

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I agree that the number should include all expenditures. Our numbers are roughly the same as yours--we shop at WF mostly, with monthly trips to TJ's, and trips to Costco and Safeway a few times a year.  We tried just shopping at Safeway but we ended up spending more.  In addition to liking good wine and beer, we really like good produce and dairy products. We are 2 adults and a toddler who is a voracious eater.  We send all of her food to daycare, and we brown bag our food most days.

It is good to hear that we are not the only ones spending $1000-1300 or so on groceries. I too was beating myself up, but we cook from scratch, and our frig' is mostly bare by the end of the week. We also try to restrict meat to 1-3 meals. What gives? [/quote]

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