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notshanarishona
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 Wed, Aug 28 2024, 7:03 pm
| amother OP wrote: | | how! Where are you located? Where do you shop? |
Out of town, I shop very budget conscious. I mostly shop at Aldi’s or Walmart, very rarely go to the frum grocery store except for milk, I don’t buy very much meat or chicken and mostly I buy a case twice a year at the subsidized yom tov sale.
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Loch Ness
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Wed, Aug 28 2024, 7:16 pm
| sara1232 wrote: | 2 adults
Prob around $800 a month including everything (meats, paper goods, etc). We don't eat out.
Monsey |
I'm surprised that you're spending this if you don't eat out.
We're also 2 adults in Monsey and we spend about $600 on groceries and $100-200 on eating out.
We do go away for Shabbos pretty often. Do you think that's what makes the difference?
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amother
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Wed, Aug 28 2024, 7:40 pm
| amother OP wrote: | Include:
- the dollar amount of food
- number of people in your household
- state/area you reside in
I’ve been curious about this and thought it would be interesting to ask, gotta love inflation! |
You really don't want to know.
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amother
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Wed, Aug 28 2024, 10:27 pm
This thread is making me feel a little better.
We are 8 people, mostly adult eaters, though not all of them eat all meals at home. I also have company for Shabbos and I buy regular, nice Shabbis food though I don't think I go overboard (chicken Friday night for example but we do serve salmon).
I also buy a lot of convenience foods because we both work between 37 and 50 hours a week.
My grocery bill is between 3k and 4k a month, but if you add up that it's for 8 adults, plus I'm including everything including paper towels and deoderant, maybe we're not doing so badly after all.
I wonder how much lower it would be if I shop in Aldi's and make everything from scratch.
New Jersey.
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amother
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Wed, Aug 28 2024, 10:29 pm
| Loch Ness wrote: | I'm surprised that you're spending this if you don't eat out.
We're also 2 adults in Monsey and we spend about $600 on groceries and $100-200 on eating out.
We do go away for Shabbos pretty often. Do you think that's what makes the difference? |
Probably. Shabbos is half my food budget.
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amother
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Wed, Aug 28 2024, 11:17 pm
| amother Olive wrote: | 2 adults 2 toddlers
Around 1200 a month
Is this alot? |
Same, two adults, two small children. East Coast. I don't think it's a lot.
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amother
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 11:51 am
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Lakewood, 2 ppl, probably 4-500/month.
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amother
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 11:54 am
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Monsey 10 people, mostly adults $2,500 per month. No eating out, no luxuries, no prepared foods, no take out.
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amother
Royalblue
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 11:57 am
| amother Azure wrote: | | Look it up. Its the area in and around washington DC. |
Lol I thought it meant Details May Vary!!!!
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sara1232
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 12:05 pm
| Loch Ness wrote: | I'm surprised that you're spending this if you don't eat out.
We're also 2 adults in Monsey and we spend about $600 on groceries and $100-200 on eating out.
We do go away for Shabbos pretty often. Do you think that's what makes the difference? |
Up until now I've been shopping exclusively at local Jewish stores, but now I'm moving next to Aldi so hopefully I'll be spending less.
Shabbos doesn't cost me too much as I make everything myself (challah, dips, etc) and we only put a tiny peice of meat in the cholent for flavor, so I don't think that's the difference.
Our biggest expense is produce, as we eat a lot of fruits and veg. We also do eat chicken or ground beef almost every day for dinner.
But if you have any hacks, please let me know lol.
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amother
Pear
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 12:24 pm
Roughly $3000
2 adults, 3 kids
Brooklyn
If I’d have to be on a tighter budget, I know I’d manage with much much less.
But I don’t necessarily buy tons of food. Mainly it’s the healthier choices that make the difference.
Nuts vs chips
Organic eggs and some produce
Avocado and coconut oil
Etc.
And I don’t drive, and don’t live walking distance to any ALDIs or Traders Joe, so everything is from our local supermarket.
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amother
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 12:32 pm
| sara1232 wrote: | Up until now I've been shopping exclusively at local Jewish stores, but now I'm moving next to Aldi so hopefully I'll be spending less.
Shabbos doesn't cost me too much as I make everything myself (challah, dips, etc) and we only put a tiny peice of meat in the cholent for flavor, so I don't think that's the difference.
Our biggest expense is produce, as we eat a lot of fruits and veg. We also do eat chicken or ground beef almost every day for dinner.
But if you have any hacks, please let me know lol. |
I find that the frum stores are expensive for produce in the Monsey area.
I do produce shopping every other week in wegmans.
The quality is much better and prices are a lot cheaper.( it lasts 2 weeks)
I do check my own greens and herbs .
But shopping non Jewish for produce reduced our food budget by at least 200 a month.
( I cook very produce heavy, love salads and fresh fruit)
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amother
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 12:34 pm
| amother Ebony wrote: | This thread is making me feel a little better.
We are 8 people, mostly adult eaters, though not all of them eat all meals at home. I also have company for Shabbos and I buy regular, nice Shabbis food though I don't think I go overboard (chicken Friday night for example but we do serve salmon).
I also buy a lot of convenience foods because we both work between 37 and 50 hours a week.
My grocery bill is between 3k and 4k a month, but if you add up that it's for 8 adults, plus I'm including everything including paper towels and deoderant, maybe we're not doing so badly after all.
I wonder how much lower it would be if I shop in Aldi's and make everything from scratch.
New Jersey. |
How can you afford that? Your income must be high. I definitely recommend trying out Aldi or Walmart - you can save so much. If you’re buying deodorant and paper towels at a Jewish store (not sure if you are based on your post), you’re spending much more than you need to.
If you’re wealthy and have money to spare, buying everything at Jewish stores is a nice thing to do. I’d shop there fully if I was rich.
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amother
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 12:39 pm
| amother Pear wrote: | Roughly $3000
2 adults, 3 kids
Brooklyn
If I’d have to be on a tighter budget, I know I’d manage with much much less.
But I don’t necessarily buy tons of food. Mainly it’s the healthier choices that make the difference.
Nuts vs chips
Organic eggs and some produce
Avocado and coconut oil
Etc.
And I don’t drive, and don’t live walking distance to any ALDIs or Traders Joe, so everything is from our local supermarket. |
Aldi and Costco are are Instacart. Both have good quality cheap(er) produce than the local Jewish stores. And you’ll save a bundle buying nuts and oils from Costco too. You don’t need a membership via Instacart
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kermit
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 1:52 pm
approx $2,000/mos for 2 adults 1 child, boro park. including shabbos, takeouts, coffee etc.
more around yom tov time and the weeks we have a lot of guests.
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amother
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 1:55 pm
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4 people, $1,200 a month. And I am really frugal... (Lakewood NJ)
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max
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 2:23 pm
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Two adults Brooklyn NY no restaurants mostly ShopRite for produce and Moisha’s for everything else plus Paperific for paper goods approximately 1400 per month plus occasional liquor store purchases for Shabbos I
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Rachelw1
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 6:01 pm
Family of 6 - 2 adults 4 kids
Apx $2000
Monroe
Includes paper goods, no takeout
Most of the time I buy produce by Aldi
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amother
Lightblue
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 6:10 pm
Family of 7
Jerusalem
Between $800-1300 a month
I guess it varies that I stock up more some months. Buy from meat sales etc...
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amother
Teal
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Thu, Aug 29 2024, 6:14 pm
Wow some of these are really high
2 adults, $500 on just food, Not paper towel or paper goods. I order those in bulk, maybe it’s another 15-20 a month for those?
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