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amother
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 Mon, Jan 01 2024, 11:59 am
Is this normal for a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 elementary age kids)? I’m trying to figure out our monthly expenses and made a calculation this is how much we spend. This includes toiletries, paper goods, detergents etc.
Edited to add that this is in Lakewood.
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amother
DarkPurple
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 12:03 pm
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Sounds right to me. Maybe even low
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scruffy
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 12:04 pm
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Sounds about right. Everything is so expensive these days.
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amother
Lightyellow
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 12:19 pm
| amother OP wrote: | Is this normal for a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 elementary age kids)? I’m trying to figure out our monthly expenses and made a calculation this is how much we spend. This includes toiletries, paper goods, detergents etc.
Edited to add that this is in Lakewood. |
Yes, similar amounts and family size.
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amother
Tomato
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 12:48 pm
If you can’t afford it, spending less is possible.
I probably spend a little less than that and we are a family of 6.
(250 a week on groceries, + 100 a month on household items)
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amother
Hyssop
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 12:50 pm
Lakewood
Family of 5- 3 kids ages 3-9
Groceries approx $300/week
Costco/target approx $50 a week
Total $1400/month
This is with being careful and shopping on sale
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amother
SandyBrown
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 1:01 pm
Can anyone reply about in Manchester/England
Also 2 adults 2 young kids???
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amother
Lime
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 1:05 pm
We're 2 adults, 2 kids and a baby.
Around $150 weekly groceries.
$400 once a month bulk stock up (alternating bingo and Costco monthly)
Plus around $100 a month target diapers, formula, etc )
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amother
Blonde
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 1:14 pm
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We are the same size family, live OOT, and aim for under $1500 a month (and don't always succeed 😐)
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Busybee5
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 1:34 pm
| amother SandyBrown wrote: | Can anyone reply about in Manchester/England
Also 2 adults 2 young kids??? |
I've no idea, but we probably spend £1400-1600 a month easily.
Family of 2 adults, 5 kids but 2 are teens. We should too much for sure.
Nearer to £1600 but that includes fuel for my car. Dh's car goes on the business.
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amother
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 1:52 pm
| amother OP wrote: | Is this normal for a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 elementary age kids)? I’m trying to figure out our monthly expenses and made a calculation this is how much we spend. This includes toiletries, paper goods, detergents etc.
Edited to add that this is in Lakewood. |
That's cheap! We're a family if 5 kh & our total is about $2000, this is being frugal already.
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amother
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 1:52 pm
| amother Lime wrote: | We're 2 adults, 2 kids and a baby.
Around $150 weekly groceries.
$400 once a month bulk stock up (alternating bingo and Costco monthly)
Plus around $100 a month target diapers, formula, etc ) |
How is $150 a week on groceries possible l? Groceries are so expensive now!
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BrisketBoss
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 2:02 pm
| amother Brickred wrote: | | How is $150 a week on groceries possible l? Groceries are so expensive now! |
We have similar expenses, about that much weekly plus a big Costco run every few weeks. I just purchase frugally, albeit less frugally than my husband would if I let him. 🙂 We had no money before we had kids so it feels great eating the variety of food that we do.
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amother
Viola
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 2:02 pm
Brooklyn
2 adults 2 preschoolers, closer too $1000.
I'm playing around with my budget spreadsheet now. Maybe I'll be back to put in a more accurate number.
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amother
Tomato
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 2:03 pm
It really depends what you buy! Some people buy frozen pizza, expensive yogurts, juice, multiple dips, checked lettuce, frozen broccoli, etc. some people don’t buy any of the above. Your grocery bill will vary greatly!
(Also some kids get free lunch in school, free snacks, my office and DH’s have plenty of food, besides supper we don’t consume that much at home)
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amother
Viola
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 2:04 pm
| BrisketBoss wrote: | | We have similar expenses, about that much weekly plus a big Costco run every few weeks. I just purchase frugally, albeit less frugally than my husband would if I let him. 🙂 We had no money before we had kids so it feels great eating the variety of food that we do. |
Does this include fish and chicken for dinners/shabbos?
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amother
Butterscotch
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 2:04 pm
| amother Tomato wrote: | It really depends what you buy! Some people buy frozen pizza, expensive yogurts, juice, multiple dips, checked lettuce, frozen broccoli, etc. some people don’t buy any of the above. Your grocery bill will vary greatly!
(Also some kids get free lunch in school, free snacks, my office and DH’s have plenty of food, besides supper we don’t consume that much at home) |
Lol such a good point. I’ve never bought any of the above!
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BrisketBoss
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 2:11 pm
| amother Viola wrote: | | Does this include fish and chicken for dinners/shabbos? |
Yes. I usually shop just once a week. We don't eat a lot of fleishigs during the week, I was in the minority on that poll. 
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amother
Lightyellow
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Mon, Jan 01 2024, 2:19 pm
| amother SandyBrown wrote: | Can anyone reply about in Manchester/England
Also 2 adults 2 young kids??? |
We're two adults and two young kids.
I spend about £100 in the kosher shops, £60 in tesco, £20 on meat and chicken and £70 every 2 weeks on petrol.
That's like £1000 a month.
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