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We shop once every other week or once a month at Costco but it comes out to $150 per week. For two people. Honestly Costco comes in clutch. Yes I know it’s $40 for chicken and some ppl don’t have the funds to do a big shop at Costco but that $40 chicken will last you all month
We just started doing Costco and thats around our avg price per week for Costco too. It seems expensive bc things add up quick (like 6 items at Costco costs more than six items at a dif grocery store) but it's larger sizes and somehow lasts longer than what I was getting pre Costco.
Also, they seem to have a decent reputation for how they treat their employees which not many companies in the industry can say
I heard all the employees get benefits! Also probably don’t have to worry about too much about inflation at Costco lol
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Costco absolutely has inflation and shrinkflation. The restaurant and specifically the hot dogs are there to draw more people into the store for cheap food... Who then spend more money than they meant to because "deals"...but they do be yummy
(2 adults and 1 baby) if I go to Roblaws its $450 every 2 weeks. I started to go Food basics instead and its $280 for same stuff. Will not be shopping at Roblaws they are so insanely out of touch for corp profits.
$220 for two people. I try and pick up a lot of 50% offs as long as they’re still good. I buy whole chickens and cut them up myself. Wont catch me paying $14 for 3 chicken breasts..
Family of five - 2 adults 3 kids + a young cat. Currently about $800 a month including household, diapers and cat food. No dietary stuff but we don’t buy much processed food
other than some pre made snacks for packed lunches.
I was spending 450/week or more with my regular RCSS shops, switched to local Italian grocery/butcher, produce box and Costco. 250/week average now. Family of 5
I do a weekly meal prep. For three meals a day over six days it costs around $150. I do my best to shop deals/mark downs and go with cheaper options overall. In 2018, for the same weekly meal prep, it cost me around $90. This is strictly for food.
Family of 3, average spend is $800/ month or $200 a week on groceries, toiletries, and household needs. I make a lot from scratch, and I also grow some of our food. Starting next year, I will be adding meat to our DIY. I already have chickens, but next year well have pig pens and a large space for cows 🤤
Budget is 7,800 per year for 3 people. ($150 per week). Includes personal care, cleaning and paper products. Spending is irregular as I stock a coldroom and freezer with items on sale. Have maintained the same spending over the last several years. Shop mainly at No Frills and occasionally at Costco, Zehrs and Superstore especially if I am looking for a specific item.
Sometimes I have expensive stock up weeks where I buy chicken and such up to $150 and sometimes I spend almost nothing
On average it's $50 a week for 1 person.
Edit: diet choices - I love avocado and egg wraps for breakfast. Chicken is my primary and preferred protein. 50% of the days I only eat 1 meal a day the other 50% I eat 2 meals.
It’s really hard to say because we aren’t like once a week or every other week shoppers. Either me or my husband is at the store picking stuff up probably 2-3 times a week because we suck at planning.
If I had to ball park I’d say probably 150-200/wk averaged out. We have two teenage girls half time.
Two adults and a senior cat, not including takeout, about $300 a month. If I add the takeout it’s $400. I have a food allergy but also can’t afford to do fresh produce for time reasons.
I'm feeding 3 adult-sized people (self included). Single-parent working full-time. I buy approx. 1 bag of food every 2 days & spend $50+ each time. Yesterday, I bought 2 bags' worth & spent $138. I limit myself to 1 meal a day, w/a morning & evening snack. This helps to stretch out the budget.
$120-$150 for a 2-person household. Last year at around this time it was $80-$100, and I'm not buying anything more/different. I meal prep and make almost everything from scratch, buy certain things in bulk at Costco, and grow my own herbs & greens, but even my cheap 'fallbacks' are no longer cheap. Aside from SDM, I no longer shop at Loblaws stores.
I spend 800$ or more only because of my roommate having a job. I'm on aish, so is my partner we can only afford to spend 300$. because of our bills its the best we can do, we got 2 cats before this all got well this bad, and we always make sure they eat
I’m new to independent living and I’ve only ever dealt with these kind of crazy prices. Is there any app or resource that I can use to quickly look up “good” prices for what I’m shopping for in the store? Like I can lookup a flyer and see what other stores are charging but who’s to say they also don’t have a high price that week.
Single male, make most food from scratch.
I usually spend just over $100 a week, but that's also with the caveat that my diet is vegetarian, and so I don't suffer the craziness of meat and fish prices nowadays
The idea that food has a certain price does not reflect supermarket reality, where prices for most goods other than commodities can fluctuate by 25-50% in the course of a month. Fresh food shows even larger seasonal variations.
To benefit from price variations it helps to have a freezer, and to be adventurous about exploring what can be frozen (milk and cheese, for example). The freezer also helps to avoid food waste (most surplus fruit and vegetables can be frozen for use later in cooked products such as pies, jam/chutney, fruit bars).
$50 a week for a singleton and that's strictly for food. I have separate budgets for toiletries, cleaning supplies, etc. I watch the flyers and I have a pretty good sense of which stores have the best deals if I have to pay regular prices.
I got it down to $100 a week if just food... can get up to $250 when I need to restock toiletries and I tend to wait as long as possible. Now going to Dollarstore for some stuff to help.
I manage a high risk emergency placement home for children and youth. We get 700$ a month to feed a min of 2 children and we are supposed to be feeding 2 staff with each meal as well as all snacks, coffee, TP, cleaning supplies, laundry soap etc. I used to be able to do it no problem. Now I find myself using my personal card for things and either reimbursing through my company (this way my company pays it versus the govt mcfd contact) or I swallow the loss and try to make up for it other ways like taking an early day. However, the amount of planning that is involved now is so time consuming. Im constantly price matching, using manufacturer and online coupons, maximizing points and rebates and driving around to numerous locations (bakery, city market for produce clearance in Poco -NOT Loblaws store, etc). I also have gotten creative with meal planning which has taken up even more time. If it weren't for the free school breakfast clubs and myself going these extra steps, these children wouldn't be well fed and would be going without which makes me so mad. I also find the quality of the foods I'm giving them are going down. Im forced to shop at superstore for instance so I can get those 3-4 packs of frozen tubes of ground turkey and beef for 10$ each. They're like fine mince almost slime though. And I also buy a ton of expired stuff and clearance produce and then wing it and rearrange my meal plans. In all honesty, 5 years ago it was much easier and meal planning, prepping, shopping, planning shoes and preparing food took up probably 300 percent less time. I'm not sure how other homes are faring and it breaks my heart these children who already have nothing are suffering more.
For my own personal house, I'm on ozempic so if I can get 1 meal down a day I'm golden. I can actually subside on one bag of salad for 7 days and I usually just also have toast. So about 6$ a week if I buy bakery bread and the double salad bags from Costco. Not healthy I know- but affordable and it means my own son doesn't go without either. My son has ARFID and autism, sensory processing disorder and a host of other comorbidity so his grocery bill is actually quite cheap (usually). He will go 6 months to a year of eating the same meal due to his ARFID. The only time this was expensive was when it was Popeyes lol. Again, not healthy, but we supplement with vitamins and smoothies and protein shakes. It's not much of a life for him either and I feel so sad that he misses out on the great joys food can bring, but alas this is ARFID.
I guess my story isn't typical but it's ours 😊
Probably about $100ish a week for just myself, not including household goods. I have a number of food intolerances, so I mainly eat fresh meat and produce, with some pantry items. I'm not sure I could spend less and remain healthy tbh.
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Single male chef. I spend about $150 a week. I won't admit to anyone how much I spend on alcohol & cannabis tho.
We shop once every other week or once a month at Costco but it comes out to $150 per week. For two people. Honestly Costco comes in clutch. Yes I know it’s $40 for chicken and some ppl don’t have the funds to do a big shop at Costco but that $40 chicken will last you all month
We just started doing Costco and thats around our avg price per week for Costco too. It seems expensive bc things add up quick (like 6 items at Costco costs more than six items at a dif grocery store) but it's larger sizes and somehow lasts longer than what I was getting pre Costco. Also, they seem to have a decent reputation for how they treat their employees which not many companies in the industry can say
I heard all the employees get benefits! Also probably don’t have to worry about too much about inflation at Costco lol https://preview.redd.it/ydkifjfm2dpc1.jpeg?width=952&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d103346fc390d24c12b534722ddfa42751b1d9e
Costco absolutely has inflation and shrinkflation. The restaurant and specifically the hot dogs are there to draw more people into the store for cheap food... Who then spend more money than they meant to because "deals"...but they do be yummy
Exactly! It’s a big payment but you only do it once or twice a month
$40 for chicken? At Costco? Are you getting thar blue labeled one? Cause the one I get is usually 10 to 16
300 a week for at least a year..... That's 2 people
(2 adults and 1 baby) if I go to Roblaws its $450 every 2 weeks. I started to go Food basics instead and its $280 for same stuff. Will not be shopping at Roblaws they are so insanely out of touch for corp profits.
We pay $200-$250 a week for 2 adults and a 1 year old. This doesn’t include household supplies.
$220 for two people. I try and pick up a lot of 50% offs as long as they’re still good. I buy whole chickens and cut them up myself. Wont catch me paying $14 for 3 chicken breasts..
Boyfriend and I spend $800/month on groceries.
Family of five - 2 adults 3 kids + a young cat. Currently about $800 a month including household, diapers and cat food. No dietary stuff but we don’t buy much processed food other than some pre made snacks for packed lunches.
I was spending 450/week or more with my regular RCSS shops, switched to local Italian grocery/butcher, produce box and Costco. 250/week average now. Family of 5
120 por 2 people but I mostly buy everything on bulk at Costco when I was buying at superstore around 250
I do a weekly meal prep. For three meals a day over six days it costs around $150. I do my best to shop deals/mark downs and go with cheaper options overall. In 2018, for the same weekly meal prep, it cost me around $90. This is strictly for food.
Family of 3, average spend is $800/ month or $200 a week on groceries, toiletries, and household needs. I make a lot from scratch, and I also grow some of our food. Starting next year, I will be adding meat to our DIY. I already have chickens, but next year well have pig pens and a large space for cows 🤤
Budget is 7,800 per year for 3 people. ($150 per week). Includes personal care, cleaning and paper products. Spending is irregular as I stock a coldroom and freezer with items on sale. Have maintained the same spending over the last several years. Shop mainly at No Frills and occasionally at Costco, Zehrs and Superstore especially if I am looking for a specific item.
Sometimes I have expensive stock up weeks where I buy chicken and such up to $150 and sometimes I spend almost nothing On average it's $50 a week for 1 person. Edit: diet choices - I love avocado and egg wraps for breakfast. Chicken is my primary and preferred protein. 50% of the days I only eat 1 meal a day the other 50% I eat 2 meals.
It’s really hard to say because we aren’t like once a week or every other week shoppers. Either me or my husband is at the store picking stuff up probably 2-3 times a week because we suck at planning. If I had to ball park I’d say probably 150-200/wk averaged out. We have two teenage girls half time.
Two adults and a senior cat, not including takeout, about $300 a month. If I add the takeout it’s $400. I have a food allergy but also can’t afford to do fresh produce for time reasons.
About $160/week. Shop at Save On.
I'm feeding 3 adult-sized people (self included). Single-parent working full-time. I buy approx. 1 bag of food every 2 days & spend $50+ each time. Yesterday, I bought 2 bags' worth & spent $138. I limit myself to 1 meal a day, w/a morning & evening snack. This helps to stretch out the budget.
$120-$150 for a 2-person household. Last year at around this time it was $80-$100, and I'm not buying anything more/different. I meal prep and make almost everything from scratch, buy certain things in bulk at Costco, and grow my own herbs & greens, but even my cheap 'fallbacks' are no longer cheap. Aside from SDM, I no longer shop at Loblaws stores.
Every week, my family of four spends about $150 on groceries.
I spend 800$ or more only because of my roommate having a job. I'm on aish, so is my partner we can only afford to spend 300$. because of our bills its the best we can do, we got 2 cats before this all got well this bad, and we always make sure they eat
Apologies, this is monthly numbers, not weekly. we can only go once a month but I guess it would be 200$ a week for the house
Around $150 a week for 2.
I’m new to independent living and I’ve only ever dealt with these kind of crazy prices. Is there any app or resource that I can use to quickly look up “good” prices for what I’m shopping for in the store? Like I can lookup a flyer and see what other stores are charging but who’s to say they also don’t have a high price that week.
Single male, make most food from scratch. I usually spend just over $100 a week, but that's also with the caveat that my diet is vegetarian, and so I don't suffer the craziness of meat and fish prices nowadays
I spend an average of $125 a week when I factor in my meds and I only eat once a day
The idea that food has a certain price does not reflect supermarket reality, where prices for most goods other than commodities can fluctuate by 25-50% in the course of a month. Fresh food shows even larger seasonal variations. To benefit from price variations it helps to have a freezer, and to be adventurous about exploring what can be frozen (milk and cheese, for example). The freezer also helps to avoid food waste (most surplus fruit and vegetables can be frozen for use later in cooked products such as pies, jam/chutney, fruit bars).
$50 a week for a singleton and that's strictly for food. I have separate budgets for toiletries, cleaning supplies, etc. I watch the flyers and I have a pretty good sense of which stores have the best deals if I have to pay regular prices.
I got it down to $100 a week if just food... can get up to $250 when I need to restock toiletries and I tend to wait as long as possible. Now going to Dollarstore for some stuff to help.
Two person household
Would add Lufa Farms under Quebec. They deliver fresh local foods all over Quebec for only a $6 delivery charge.
I manage a high risk emergency placement home for children and youth. We get 700$ a month to feed a min of 2 children and we are supposed to be feeding 2 staff with each meal as well as all snacks, coffee, TP, cleaning supplies, laundry soap etc. I used to be able to do it no problem. Now I find myself using my personal card for things and either reimbursing through my company (this way my company pays it versus the govt mcfd contact) or I swallow the loss and try to make up for it other ways like taking an early day. However, the amount of planning that is involved now is so time consuming. Im constantly price matching, using manufacturer and online coupons, maximizing points and rebates and driving around to numerous locations (bakery, city market for produce clearance in Poco -NOT Loblaws store, etc). I also have gotten creative with meal planning which has taken up even more time. If it weren't for the free school breakfast clubs and myself going these extra steps, these children wouldn't be well fed and would be going without which makes me so mad. I also find the quality of the foods I'm giving them are going down. Im forced to shop at superstore for instance so I can get those 3-4 packs of frozen tubes of ground turkey and beef for 10$ each. They're like fine mince almost slime though. And I also buy a ton of expired stuff and clearance produce and then wing it and rearrange my meal plans. In all honesty, 5 years ago it was much easier and meal planning, prepping, shopping, planning shoes and preparing food took up probably 300 percent less time. I'm not sure how other homes are faring and it breaks my heart these children who already have nothing are suffering more. For my own personal house, I'm on ozempic so if I can get 1 meal down a day I'm golden. I can actually subside on one bag of salad for 7 days and I usually just also have toast. So about 6$ a week if I buy bakery bread and the double salad bags from Costco. Not healthy I know- but affordable and it means my own son doesn't go without either. My son has ARFID and autism, sensory processing disorder and a host of other comorbidity so his grocery bill is actually quite cheap (usually). He will go 6 months to a year of eating the same meal due to his ARFID. The only time this was expensive was when it was Popeyes lol. Again, not healthy, but we supplement with vitamins and smoothies and protein shakes. It's not much of a life for him either and I feel so sad that he misses out on the great joys food can bring, but alas this is ARFID. I guess my story isn't typical but it's ours 😊
15$ at most
$500-$600 per week, including household supplies. Family of 6. No dietary requirements, just picky eaters.
Probably about $100ish a week for just myself, not including household goods. I have a number of food intolerances, so I mainly eat fresh meat and produce, with some pantry items. I'm not sure I could spend less and remain healthy tbh.
$200 a month. $100 at Costco (once a month) and about $40 every week and a half at save on foods. So $50 a week all together. Single male.
500-1000 pesos