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[quote=Anonymous]I've been tracking all of my spending to the penny since May.   I do not separate out cleaning supplies/toilet paper, etc from groceries - since I buy all that stuff on a typical grocery store run, I just lump it all in together.  I have a separate category for dining out and I track everything we eat out of the house, even my diet coke addiction, which was $1 and has now gone up to $1.39.  If all five of us eat out, we spend $150 at a minimum at a chain restaurant - heck a fast casual place is now $100 for us.  So we've really cut back on our eating out.

I have thought of "cherry picking" - scouring ads and going to several stores for the cheapest items.  I know Safeway is really good with loss leaders but if you do all of your shopping there, you lose out on in the long run.  And in the summer time, I can't stop at multiple stores in one trip - my food would spoil in the heat.  And with gas prices so high, going back and forth to multiple stores negates any savings.  Once it gets cold enough, I may revert to stopping at several stores.  To get to Wegman's from my house, I pass Costco, then Aldi, and then Safeway so I could make four stops in one trip.

Family of 5.  DH, me, 22 year old, 19 year old, 17 year old all boys.  Oldest just graduated and is living back at home.  Middle one left for college the end of August.  In May, the two oldest were away at college.

May: $844 on groceries; $445 on eating out.  
June: $1782 on groceries (all five were now home)  $524 on eating out.
July: $1571 on groceries; $754 on eating out
Aug $1706 groceries; $421 eating out

Since the first of Sept, there are now 4 of us in the house.  
$754 on groceries;  $178 on eating out

So we're averaging $430 a week for food, or $86 a person per week.  In May, it was $70 a person per week.[/quote]

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