FabSwingers.com forum: What do you spend?

By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I fell into watching Super Scrimpers. The family being featured has been spending nearly £20k a year on food!

That's a salary.

What do you think your annual food bill is?

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

About 2thousand if you include all food like take aways ect

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I'm too embarrassed to say

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hard to say, I have a flatmate and we shop together but both of us eat out quite a bit separately. Probably about £2k eating in between us.

Now if you include beer that's a whole different issue!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

mines around 2k

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?"

Ours is much, much higher

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Hard to say, I have a flatmate and we shop together but both of us eat out quite a bit separately. Probably about £2k eating in between us.

Now if you include beer that's a whole different issue!"

That doesn't sound too bad.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I fell into watching Super Scrimpers. The family being featured has been spending nearly £20k a year on food!

That's a salary.

What do you think your annual food bill is?"

Ours by the way is budgeted as everything is, but still we do spend a lot p.a

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I fell into watching Super Scrimpers. The family being featured has been spending nearly £20k a year on food!

That's a salary.

What do you think your annual food bill is?"

Ours by the way is budgeted as everything is, but still we do spend a lot p.a

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

Ours is much, much higher

I think you probably eat out a bit more than Diamonds does.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

2k p.a = £38 per week which is nothing.

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

Do you just mean food or everything you would buy from a supermarket in your weekly shop? E.g washing powder, toilet rolls etc.

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

"I fell into watching Super Scrimpers. The family being featured has been spending nearly £20k a year on food!

That's a salary.

What do you think your annual food bill is?"

Where do they shop?! Does that include booze and fags or just groceries?

I haven't a clue what mine is.

I wonder how much of that gets thrown away, that's the worrying part x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm about 15-20k for myself and 3 under 10yrs old easily

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

Ours is much, much higher

I think you probably eat out a bit more than Diamonds does."

Yes and the establishments we eat out at are some what expensive.

However, everything else is homemade, and I can't honestly see how anyone spends just 2k per year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

£2k per year is very cheap living.

Must be vegans and never drink anything other than tap water.

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

"Hard to say, I have a flatmate and we shop together but both of us eat out quite a bit separately. Probably about £2k eating in between us.

Now if you include beer that's a whole different issue!"

£20 quid each ! Bet you're hungry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"About 2thousand if you include all food like take aways ect"

id be the same i think

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm about 15-20k for myself and 3 under 10yrs old easily "

Oh and for record I don't smoke or drink

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

does this count for drinks and meals as well LOL

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i couldnt spend 20 k a year i dont bring in anything like that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I fell into watching Super Scrimpers. The family being featured has been spending nearly £20k a year on food!

That's a salary.

What do you think your annual food bill is?

Where do they shop?! Does that include booze and fags or just groceries?

I haven't a clue what mine is.

I wonder how much of that gets thrown away, that's the worrying part x "

Yes if we took alcohol and fags out per month it makes a huge difference.

Ours being £600 - 800 per month for the above.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

Ours is much, much higher

I think you probably eat out a bit more than Diamonds does."

Or it could be the fact that diamonds doesnt pay the bill when she eats out or pays her shopping bill when jay is here. The question was how much do YOU spend

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I fell into watching Super Scrimpers. The family being featured has been spending nearly £20k a year on food!

That's a salary.

What do you think your annual food bill is?"

Wow...20K!!! Are they American?

I do about 2,500 but that don't include the cheeky snickers bar's & cherry every other day

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

"I'm about 15-20k for myself and 3 under 10yrs old easily

Oh and for record I don't smoke or drink "

£350 weekly shop?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

About £5K I'd say and we're not big eaters. That's not including anything other than food

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By *laphe1Man
over a year ago

Huddersfield

save £50 to £60 a week now by using Aldi instead of Tescos and not noticed any difference in quality

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

Ours is much, much higher

I think you probably eat out a bit more than Diamonds does.

Or it could be the fact that diamonds doesnt pay the bill when she eats out or pays her shopping bill when jay is here. The question was how much do YOU spend

Ok well this is including fags and booze, we spend 30k p.a

Depends however, last year we spent a lot out at on fine dining.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Do you just mean food or everything you would buy from a supermarket in your weekly shop? E.g washing powder, toilet rolls etc. "

It's television - they didn't go into those details. The voice over said food, including takeaway and eating out. Quite a lot of it appeared to be chips.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

jeeeeeeez I would die if I calculated this ............ mine all have hollow legs ..............

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Do you just mean food or everything you would buy from a supermarket in your weekly shop? E.g washing powder, toilet rolls etc.

It's television - they didn't go into those details. The voice over said food, including takeaway and eating out. Quite a lot of it appeared to be chips."

I hate chips, must be a good thing

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd say our supermarket shop would come to about 8 grand a year.

That includes food, drink , toiletries etc. We occasionally eat out but we rarely have takeaways.

Booze would come to about 2k a year but that doesn't include pub visits. Christ knows how much we spend in there.

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By *r mrs pCouple
over a year ago

taunton

"I fell into watching Super Scrimpers. The family being featured has been spending nearly £20k a year on food!

That's a salary.

What do you think your annual food bill is?"

Too bloody much, 140 pound a week.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

Ours is much, much higher

I think you probably eat out a bit more than Diamonds does.

Or it could be the fact that diamonds doesnt pay the bill when she eats out or pays her shopping bill when jay is here. The question was how much do YOU spend

I'm a terrible spendthrift and probably spend about £4-5k a year on food (eat in, takeaways and eating out). This is over the top and I need to get myself in hand as I get fed every evening.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"2k p.a = £38 per week which is nothing."

Our weekly shop is rarely more than that and we eat pretty well. Could eat for quite a bit less if we were on a tight budget.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

Ours is much, much higher

I think you probably eat out a bit more than Diamonds does.

Or it could be the fact that diamonds doesnt pay the bill when she eats out or pays her shopping bill when jay is here. The question was how much do YOU spend

Ok well this is including fags and booze, we spend 30k p.a

Depends however, last year we spent a lot out at on fine dining."

I only go somewhere "nice" to eat about once every six/8weeks the other times its lunches are pub food.

I havent included fags cause i dont pay for those either

and i dont have booze. Im making myself sound like a kept woman here lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

Ours is much, much higher

I think you probably eat out a bit more than Diamonds does.

Or it could be the fact that diamonds doesnt pay the bill when she eats out or pays her shopping bill when jay is here. The question was how much do YOU spend

Ok well this is including fags and booze, we spend 30k p.a

Depends however, last year we spent a lot out at on fine dining.

I only go somewhere "nice" to eat about once every six/8weeks the other times its lunches are pub food.

I havent included fags cause i dont pay for those either

and i dont have booze. Im making myself sound like a kept woman here lol"

Don't pay for fags

I am doing something wrong

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?"

A lot higher. But not as high as £20k!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

Ours is much, much higher

I think you probably eat out a bit more than Diamonds does.

Or it could be the fact that diamonds doesnt pay the bill when she eats out or pays her shopping bill when jay is here. The question was how much do YOU spend

I'm a terrible spendthrift and probably spend about £4-5k a year on food (eat in, takeaways and eating out). This is over the top and I need to get myself in hand as I get fed every evening."

But as said, we are with food at home, but if you smoke and enjoy wine for example that then makes the majority of your expense.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm about 15-20k for myself and 3 under 10yrs old easily

Oh and for record I don't smoke or drink

£350 weekly shop?"

According to my club card points a few year ago I did 4k in tescos in 6 weeks

If me and kids go out for dinner you're talking easy £100 we like fine dining Sunday dinner in our house sets you back about £40 alone I'm £40 a week in work canteen (mostly ends up in bin it's rotten) school dinners are £45 a week I'm £30 a week for after school care for snacks £30 for childminder in morning for breakfast if you take into account school holidays giving kids money to eat out etc s few times per week while I'm at work

The majority of my shopping bill is food I'd say 15-20% is other household goods my pals crack up at the amount I spend but then they smoke drink go clubbing but clothes we enjoy eating out as a family I love to cook !!

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

A lot higher. But not as high as £20k!"

It was a surprising amount as they didn't appear to have anything particularly delicious and costly. I didn't see one lobster in the pile of food.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Now if you had said how much to you spend on non food items a year it would be different. I probley spend getting on between £15+ on bleach, deodrants, toilet rolls toothpaste ect a week, i am obsessed, ive got my own mini toiletries shop in the bathroom. A massive ottaman and an airing cupboard full to the brim of stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"£2k per year is very cheap living.

Must be vegans and never drink anything other than tap water.

I've just spent just under £100 to stock my freezer with meat, enough to last 1 month, no ready meals or suchlike. I'll buy a bit of fruit and veg too... so I reckon I probably spend 2,000 per year - give'r'take

Oh and I do actuallt drink tap water

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"2k p.a = £38 per week which is nothing.

Our weekly shop is rarely more than that and we eat pretty well. Could eat for quite a bit less if we were on a tight budget."

God I wish..... I reckon we spend about 200 a week in Tesco albeit there is wine and spirits included.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

About 2.2k including pet food.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Now if you had said how much to you spend on non food items a year it would be different. I probley spend getting on between £15+ on bleach, deodrants, toilet rolls toothpaste ect a week, i am obsessed, ive got my own mini toiletries shop in the bathroom. A massive ottaman and an airing cupboard full to the brim of stuff"

Yes my other of course essentials are not in ours figures

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"About 2.2k including pet food.

Not even added pet food to our figure lol

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

Ours is much, much higher

I think you probably eat out a bit more than Diamonds does.

Or it could be the fact that diamonds doesnt pay the bill when she eats out or pays her shopping bill when jay is here. The question was how much do YOU spend

Ok well this is including fags and booze, we spend 30k p.a

Depends however, last year we spent a lot out at on fine dining.

I only go somewhere "nice" to eat about once every six/8weeks the other times its lunches are pub food.

I havent included fags cause i dont pay for those either

and i dont have booze. Im making myself sound like a kept woman here lol

Don't pay for fags

I am doing something wrong

We get them in bulk from belguim and you guessed it jay pays for them lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

Ours is much, much higher

I think you probably eat out a bit more than Diamonds does.

Or it could be the fact that diamonds doesnt pay the bill when she eats out or pays her shopping bill when jay is here. The question was how much do YOU spend

Ok well this is including fags and booze, we spend 30k p.a

Depends however, last year we spent a lot out at on fine dining.

I only go somewhere "nice" to eat about once every six/8weeks the other times its lunches are pub food.

I havent included fags cause i dont pay for those either

and i dont have booze. Im making myself sound like a kept woman here lol

Don't pay for fags

I am doing something wrong

We get them in bulk from belguim and you guessed it jay pays for them lol"

Damn that Jay!

No tea last Thursday and no fags

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

A lot higher. But not as high as £20k!

It was a surprising amount as they didn't appear to have anything particularly delicious and costly. I didn't see one lobster in the pile of food."

Must say if we hit a seafood restaurant or go to teppanyaki lobster and scallops are kids good of choice and the meal easily pushes £150-200

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

A lot higher. But not as high as £20k!"

We don't smoke and only I drink and not that often, we don't eat out much. We're vegetarian and don't eat a huge

amount. I'm wondering where the

bloody money goes! And I bought

something in Lidl once, it was Manuka

Honey for £2 when it was about £10 in M&S.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

A lot higher. But not as high as £20k!

It was a surprising amount as they didn't appear to have anything particularly delicious and costly. I didn't see one lobster in the pile of food.

Must say if we hit a seafood restaurant or go to teppanyaki lobster and scallops are kids good of choice and the meal easily pushes £150-200

A meal at our chippy works out at about £15 a head as we get tempura prawns and lobster

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm too embarrassed to say

Higher or lower than Diamonds £2k?

A lot higher. But not as high as £20k!

We don't smoke and only I drink and not that often, we don't eat out much. We're vegetarian and don't eat a huge

amount. I'm wondering where the

bloody money goes! And I bought

something in Lidl once, it was Manuka

Honey for £2 when it was about £10 in M&S. "

Must say this last four months I've been trying to experiment in lidl but tescos is far too convenient with long hours and travelling I get home about 6 and like to cook a meal every night we leave at 7am so shopping isn't high on my list tescos I can get everything at once yet I still manage to go at least four times a week

The worst thing I will admit to worse than what we spend is the food we waste

I throw out loads I had good poisoning once so I don't take any chances last week the kids left freezer open all night a cpl things started defrosting whole lot tossed out I often feed the street I always cook for the masses and make massive portions we never finish but we eat very healthy balanced diet I wish I could budget and plan better but I'm

Afraid it never happens I like to be spontaneous with the kids and just bigger off somewhere when I'm not working and we never take a packed lunch which would save us a fortune lol

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

"I'm about 15-20k for myself and 3 under 10yrs old easily

Oh and for record I don't smoke or drink

£350 weekly shop?

According to my club card points a few year ago I did 4k in tescos in 6 weeks

Lol £8 a day in your works canteen ! You certainly do like your meals

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

The 'Food of choice' for your children who are under the age of Ten is....Lobster and Scallops?

Have I read that right?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm about 15-20k for myself and 3 under 10yrs old easily

Oh and for record I don't smoke or drink

£350 weekly shop?

According to my club card points a few year ago I did 4k in tescos in 6 weeks

Lol £8 a day in your works canteen ! You certainly do like your meals

2cups of tea £1.50 straight away porridge and toast for breakfast £2 bottle of juice £1.10 £3.25 for whatever delights they have concocted for lunch

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The 'Food of choice' for your children who are under the age of Ten is....Lobster and Scallops?

Have I read that right?"

Yeah they love seafood and all vegetables I try my best to encourage world foods when I eat out and I go to work so we can enjoy ourselves and they love Sapporo it's their favourite restaurant google it its great but really expensive once a month we eat out kids choice wherever they want

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

"The 'Food of choice' for your children who are under the age of Ten is....Lobster and Scallops?

Have I read that right?

Well fair play to you. That's what you go to work for. Money for you and your family to enjoy yourself

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i work with a man who takes a flask to work so he can take hot water home to wash-up. he also brings his sunday roast in to cook then takes it home so he doesnt have to use electricity. now thats a scroodge! he's pretty well paid to! unbelievable eh!

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"The 'Food of choice' for your children who are under the age of Ten is....Lobster and Scallops?

Have I read that right?"

The children in my life also like these. They eat quite a wide range of flavours and try new things willingly.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"i work with a man who takes a flask to work so he can take hot water home to wash-up. he also brings his sunday roast in to cook then takes it home so he doesnt have to use electricity. now thats a scroodge! he's pretty well paid to! unbelievable eh!

That's bonkers! How is he allowed to cook his food at work? A flask of hot water isn't enough for me to wash up with.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The 'Food of choice' for your children who are under the age of Ten is....Lobster and Scallops?

Have I read that right?

Well fair play to you. That's what you go to work for. Money for you and your family to enjoy yourself

Yeah I do sometimes think wtf and alot if my friends ridicule me for it saying its too extravagant and am i trying to pretend im someone im not most of them won't try anything but then they can spend £100 on drink out clubbing and rarely spend any time with their kids I've just bought all my kids skiing equipment and hiking equipment last year tents etc and again it's oh check you out trying to be posh oh yeah and what's your idea of a day out with kids ? Soft play or pictures where mum and dad sit using free Internet on Facebook whining about how hungover they are !! Yup I'm admitting I'm turning into a snob lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The 'Food of choice' for your children who are under the age of Ten is....Lobster and Scallops?

Have I read that right?

The children in my life also like these. They eat quite a wide range of flavours and try new things willingly."
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I think it's great the thing is if alot of these foods were more popular they would be more reasonably priced too as there would be a bigger market to farm them in bulk

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

"The 'Food of choice' for your children who are under the age of Ten is....Lobster and Scallops?

Have I read that right?

The children in my life also like these. They eat quite a wide range of flavours and try new things willingly..

I think it's great the thing is if alot of these foods were more popular they would be more reasonably priced too as there would be a bigger market to farm them in bulk "

Lobster and Scallops will never be more reasonably priced, and will never be more popular....simply because the vast majority of families cannot afford to feed their children such high end foods.

Lobster and Scallops haven't just become expensive recently....they have been that way for decades.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I'd rather be considered a snob than a slob yob with a gob. Sorry I just thought it all rhymed nicely

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My friend owns a trawler fish factory and several fish shops from Aberdeen to Perth and the mark up in price is unbelievable by the time it gets to shops a friend who owns a restaurant in Thailand pays pennies in comparison for his seafood

Although have to admit free scallops a few times this year know done guys who are going to teach me to dive they drop me off a few in passing

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"My friend owns a trawler fish factory and several fish shops from Aberdeen to Perth and the mark up in price is unbelievable by the time it gets to shops a friend who owns a restaurant in Thailand pays pennies in comparison for his seafood

Although have to admit free scallops a few times this year know done guys who are going to teach me to dive they drop me off a few in passing "

Fresh hand-dived scallops, you lucky thing.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"The 'Food of choice' for your children who are under the age of Ten is....Lobster and Scallops?

Have I read that right?

The children in my life also like these. They eat quite a wide range of flavours and try new things willingly..

I think it's great the thing is if alot of these foods were more popular they would be more reasonably priced too as there would be a bigger market to farm them in bulk

Lobster and Scallops will never be more reasonably priced, and will never be more popular....simply because the vast majority of families cannot afford to feed their children such high end foods.

Lobster and Scallops haven't just become expensive recently....they have been that way for decades.

It's not a regular for us but every once in a while we will have a feast at home with lots of bits of nice things to share.

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over a year ago

I think I spend about £1400 to £1600 a year.

This is, in the main, due to the fact that:

a) There is just me

b) I very rarely buy alcohol

c) I know the times when the local supermarket reduces everything to the point where its legalised shoplifting.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We probably spend about 5k on food in a year. I love cooking so we don't buy processed foods and I tend to go to the butchers and fruit/veg shop once a week and cook our weeks dinners and a couple of pots of soup and then it's easy enough to phone the kids when I'm on my way home from work and say right bung the lasagne etc in the oven.

The older kids will usually help themselves to some soup if they are peckish and all 3 don't like breakfast cereal so we make flapjacks on a sunday night and they eat one in the morning with a glass of milk or a hot chocolate and a piece of fruit.

My oldest son just started college this year and is working part time and he buys himself frozen pizzas and bottles of

I refuse to buy them lol xx

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By *oulou45Woman
over a year ago

Bucks

If its just food I probably spend very little. Maybe 1k. I have 2 jobs and am very lucky to eat for free. As I'm there for 30 odd hrs at times that's breakfast , lunch, evenin meal and breakfast the next mornin if I want it. Not sure how much I spend on booze lol.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"I fell into watching Super Scrimpers. The family being featured has been spending nearly £20k a year on food!

That's a salary.

What do you think your annual food bill is?"

I spend between £50-60 on shopping but that is not all food. That's between £2000 and £3000 a year - how the hell do you spend ten times that???

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over a year ago

"I fell into watching Super Scrimpers. The family being featured has been spending nearly £20k a year on food!

That's a salary.

What do you think your annual food bill is?

I spend between £50-60 on shopping but that is not all food. That's between £2000 and £3000 a year - how the hell do you spend ten times that???"

Fook knows lol when I was single before I had kids I was about £200 monthly shop and between work and takeaways I'd spend another £30 week easily on the essentials like milk bread but then I'd spend about £50-100 a week on nights out drinking so I can't for life of me figure out how anyone who isn't single can spend so little as 3-5k I can imagine you all picturing me about 40stone but I'm not lol I'm average my kids are slim in fact my middle child looks practically anorexic but eats like a horse !!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For the sake of experimenting how many of you are willing to write down how much you spend in a month it might surprise you !

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over a year ago

"For the sake of experimenting how many of you are willing to write down how much you spend in a month it might surprise you ! "

On what? On all outgoings? I have mine in a spreadsheet!

I even tracked back through 4 years of gas and electric meter readings to graph out my past usage vs cost per unit. Its useful when changing suppliers every year!

I need a life.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"For the sake of experimenting how many of you are willing to write down how much you spend in a month it might surprise you ! "

I read it in black and white on my statement. I should take lunch with me when I am working away from home as it easily adds up.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"For the sake of experimenting how many of you are willing to write down how much you spend in a month it might surprise you !

On what? On all outgoings? I have mine in a spreadsheet!

I even tracked back through 4 years of gas and electric meter readings to graph out my past usage vs cost per unit. Its useful when changing suppliers every year!

I need a life.

I know a woman you should meet. She does this too and is in the market for some fun right now.

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over a year ago

"For the sake of experimenting how many of you are willing to write down how much you spend in a month it might surprise you !

On what? On all outgoings? I have mine in a spreadsheet!

I even tracked back through 4 years of gas and electric meter readings to graph out my past usage vs cost per unit. Its useful when changing suppliers every year!

I need a life.

I need a life too then! I know exactly what we spend on everything.

Our food bill for the year is less than £2,000. That includes eating out.

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over a year ago

"For the sake of experimenting how many of you are willing to write down how much you spend in a month it might surprise you !

On what? On all outgoings? I have mine in a spreadsheet!

I even tracked back through 4 years of gas and electric meter readings to graph out my past usage vs cost per unit. Its useful when changing suppliers every year!

I need a life.

Haha don't worry the reason I know how much I spend is when I managed to pay 3k for a holiday in 5 weeks and thought how the fuk did I manage that where did it come from then started totting up everything and nearly died yeah I know I've got a good wage but when I added up what goes on childcare and bills then looked at what I was spending rest in I nearly died lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sometimes I think maybe if I wasn't single and liked staying in more I'd spend less but I doubt it lol

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over a year ago

"For the sake of experimenting how many of you are willing to write down how much you spend in a month it might surprise you !

On what? On all outgoings? I have mine in a spreadsheet!

I even tracked back through 4 years of gas and electric meter readings to graph out my past usage vs cost per unit. Its useful when changing suppliers every year!

I need a life.

I know a woman you should meet. She does this too and is in the market for some fun right now."

Nothing like getting warmed up for fun with a few Pivot Tables!

By the way, is Tempura Prawns and such like common fair in London Fish and Chip takeways?

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"For the sake of experimenting how many of you are willing to write down how much you spend in a month it might surprise you !

On what? On all outgoings? I have mine in a spreadsheet!

I even tracked back through 4 years of gas and electric meter readings to graph out my past usage vs cost per unit. Its useful when changing suppliers every year!

I need a life.

I know a woman you should meet. She does this too and is in the market for some fun right now.

Nothing like getting warmed up for fun with a few Pivot Tables!

By the way, is Tempura Prawns and such like common fair in London Fish and Chip takeways?"

It is for the chippy I go to. Venison pie too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hate to think as I shop at m&s and Sainsbury's and waitrose .....god it will be a lot

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over a year ago

"Hate to think as I shop at m&s and Sainsbury's and waitrose .....god it will be a lot "

I got M&S vouchers and I went food shopping with them and actually think I got more for my money than tescos ! Not in terms of quantity which was actually alot more than i expected but quality, I didn't have to throw anything out because it kept fresher longer

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By *thwalescplCouple
over a year ago

brecon

Our shopping bill varies depending on whether we need to buy cleaning products etc, as we tend to bulk buy, as well as stocking the chest freezer. We cook a huge amount at home, with only the occassional take-away, and as a rough guess, bearing in mind there are four of us all over 17 (make it 5, son eats for two lol!)its about 2,500 a year. Seems like we are doing ok, looking at some expenditure on here lol!

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Hate to think as I shop at m&s and Sainsbury's and waitrose .....god it will be a lot

A lot of Waitrose products are priced at the same level as Tesco and Sainsburys too. I know where I'd rather shop.

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By *all-Eddies QosCouple
over a year ago

wirral

about £5000....but there is 5 of us and thats cleaning and toiletries included

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over a year ago

"Hate to think as I shop at m&s and Sainsbury's and waitrose .....god it will be a lot

A lot of Waitrose products are priced at the same level as Tesco and Sainsburys too. I know where I'd rather shop."

Well not to sound like a snob I never buy shops own products or anything which has been reduced

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over a year ago

"Hate to think as I shop at m&s and Sainsbury's and waitrose .....god it will be a lot

A lot of Waitrose products are priced at the same level as Tesco and Sainsburys too. I know where I'd rather shop.

Well not to sound like a snob I never buy shops own products or anything which has been reduced "

I was the same bit have been trying to venture into cheaper products did try when kids were younger to swap Heinz brand for shops own and kids took allergic reaction oooops and decided to stick to what I knew lol trying now with lidl to reduce the shopping bills but its a chore to go there I think I need intervention I'm feeling more and more down reading this thread I need to get some of you to come teach me how to shop !

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over a year ago

"I fell into watching Super Scrimpers. The family being featured has been spending nearly £20k a year on food!

That's a salary.

What do you think your annual food bill is?"

Including eating out about £3000 maybe a bit more.

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"Hate to think as I shop at m&s and Sainsbury's and waitrose .....god it will be a lot

A lot of Waitrose products are priced at the same level as Tesco and Sainsburys too. I know where I'd rather shop.

Well not to sound like a snob I never buy shops own products or anything which has been reduced

I use a good little local butcher for most of my meat products and we both work for supermarkets so get 10% off in both tesco and asda

but still spend a fortune! I went to morrisons on Sunday to pick up chicken breasts and somehow managed to spend £56

Thats when it's dangerous - if I do a meal planner and write a list then I don't do too badly but if I pop in ad hoc i spend a bloody fortune xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

£2-2.5k inc eating out for the pair of us.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

about 2000 a month .. but i do have 10 here some nights in the week , I have my 4 one 19 20s with other halfs living here and 2 just moved into there new house ... two more go in next 6 weeks as doing up there new home .. we pay for everything when living here so thay save for houses and things .. will feel weird when all go , lol

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

"I fell into watching Super Scrimpers. The family being featured has been spending nearly £20k a year on food!

That's a salary.

What do you think your annual food bill is?"

On average I spend £100 per week

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

I was on holday in the US once and saved more than I spent. The total food bill was $100 or something and we payed $40 or so.

All we did was buy the offer items. I actually get a cheap kick out how many items Ive got in respect to how much ive paid.. you can usually get 50 plus items for less than £40 - which means less than £1 each, makes me happy - as very naff as that sounds!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

flippin eck reading some of these posts I was quite shocked at how much people spend on shopping!!!!!!! under tens eating lobster, spending more than I get paid a month on one meal, Give them a treat by all means bit lavish if I may say so!!! Its nice to see though that children are eating healthy, sea food is good for the brain plenty of omega 3

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Not a huge amount, i hate wasting food and cook most things from scratch in advance using fresh ingredients.....so save quite a bit.

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