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Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?

 
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Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
So I am in Michigan and went to Meijer.

Purchased just for one day. We are super cheap and have a large family. So as an experiment out of our normal coupon, bulk buy I wanted to see if I shopped on a daily basis like I know most people do. I did this over a three year span.

Two years ago it was in and out for about $20.

Again this last summer and was able to get out of the store for about $25 with a full dinner, and a few extra items.

So based on this past week it is on average $35-$40! This was really hunting based on prices. Steak are $10 per pound and up! Pork chops, forget about it unless on sale or you find a local country store. Burger is around $3.99 per pound when on sale. Ham steaks are cheap, but mostly water and salt. Roasts, again forget about it!

Mashed potatoes in a container are now almost $4 an increase of $1.50 from when I first did this two years ago. Gallon of milk up from $2 per gallon to now $3.29!

Everything has gone up dramatically. Based on this over the next three years you will be lucky to get out of the store under $60! How in hell are people making it in this mess of a country.

Add Gas which is always around $4 per gallon and a pack of smokes for $7 bucks! (Which is a crime) and no wonder so many are saying screw it and getting benefits.

We really are approaching a point of no return. Thank God my garden is huge!
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I too have noticed prices escalating.

I shop once a month because I detest shopping for groceries weekly. I have found that I spend less doing this. My main shopping day runs me around $400. I do have to grab eggs and couple of misc. items after a couple of weeks. I spend around $500 per month and we eat very well.

Without a doubt, prices are rising very quickly.
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
I also live in Michigan and shop at Meijers + im SUPER CHEAP. Only 2 people I average 150 a month. I shop smart and do ALOT 10FOR10 deals.Even tho we have the money id rather Save.
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my hubby kept saying holy shit when i would tell him how much the grocery bill was....until i sent HIM shopping.
i had already TOLD him prices went up and this was the only way he could fully understand.

it worked.
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
I too have noticed prices escalating.

I shop once a month because I detest shopping for groceries weekly. I have found that I spend less doing this. My main shopping day runs me around $400. I do have to grab eggs and couple of misc. items after a couple of weeks. I spend around $500 per month and we eat very well.

Without a doubt, prices are rising very quickly.
 Quoting: HollyWho


That's still $6000 per year.

A family of five with little to no income will receive about that in food stamps in Michigan. So that's my point why work? I asking it looking at it from their perspective, so many probably just figure work part-time and give up rather than work full time and be on a tight budget and see a large percentage of your income go to food.
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
If these prices continue, we will be starving soon.


Starve us, see what happens.
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Some of the items I buy are health specific and run a little more. I cringe at the amount of money it takes to eat right. We eat very little junk food if any and don't drink soda of any kind.
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Without a doubt, prices are rising very quickly.
 Quoting: HollyWho


And Gas Prices Also. It will take some time but sooner or later WERE SCREWED!
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
$220 on my last trip to Whole Foods. And that will last for almost 2 weeks for me and the two ducklings.


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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
With garden cache, an average trip to the grocery store for one dinner for 4 costs me around $13
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
Under $50.
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
It's an illusion...
It's not that the prices are going 'up' it's the purchasing power of the Dollar going down.


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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
I spend about 400$ a month.


I have found that I can greatly reduce the cost of my food purchases by going to local farmers markets. I get better quality and its now the same price or cheaper than the grocery store.

If you are having problems affording food. I suggest a change in your diet may be the answer.

Stop with the boxed foods and pre packaged stuff. Eating alot of Asian style dishes is VERY cost effective in the USA, when I see people's grocery carts its filled with nothing but sugar, and maybe a few sad bags of veggies.

Eat more stir fry, and pastas with lots of veggies. I was able to reduce my shopping bill by over 200$ a month simply by purchasing more organic vegetables, hitting the farmers market once a week, and eating more asian inspired dishes as the ingredients are very cheap and go a long way.


The only prices I see increasing in the store are for boxed and non-organic foods.

I was there yesterday and the prices for organic wonderful smelling tomatoes was only 33 cents a pound more than gmo not even red tomatoes.

Heirlooms at the store are like 4.99 a lb Heirlooms at the farmers market are like 1$ a lb
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
If my gas tank was a quarter the size it is now, yes.
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
Went to the store the other day and for the first time, I saw three sections of boneless chicken, 3lb, 4lb, 5lb. I have a family of 5 (Mother living with me) so I need to get the 5lb bag, and it is now 12 dollars.


I spend about 600 a month for perishable and non perishable and luches for two kids for school.

I'm so broke. :(


Gas is also killing us, it's 3.53 in Virginia, and my husband has to fill up every week, as he has to drive an hour each way to have a job.



Food packages are getting smaller, prices are rising, and no jobs that offer decent salaries or benefits, temp agencies are allowing people to stay a temp forever, and

NO FRIGGIN RAISES!!!


Sorry, I'm just tired of the GREED in our Country.

hf
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
Went to the store the other day and for the first time, I saw three sections of boneless chicken, 3lb, 4lb, 5lb. I have a family of 5 (Mother living with me) so I need to get the 5lb bag, and it is now 12 dollars.


I spend about 600 a month for perishable and non perishable and luches for two kids for school.

I'm so broke. :(


Gas is also killing us, it's 3.53 in Virginia, and my husband has to fill up every week, as he has to drive an hour each way to have a job.



Food packages are getting smaller, prices are rising, and no jobs that offer decent salaries or benefits, temp agencies are allowing people to stay a temp forever, and

NO FRIGGIN RAISES!!!


Sorry, I'm just tired of the GREED in our Country.

hf
 Quoting: JenJen 14857774


I think you are correct. It is becoming more and more about GREED and less and less about the ability for those at the bottom to be able to climb the ladder.
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
Ugh....

I think we spend about 1K a month at the store -- and I am only there on Friday and Saturday, so most of that is by my wife and two kids. We spend at least $500 going out a month too.

I will certainly have to show her THIS thread while in front of the refrigerator. Last week, there were like 5 kinds/brands of juice, the half gallon containers, taking up half the freakin' fridge. It is not like that crap is any good for you -- all fake flavors and corn sweeteners.

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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
I always look to see what other people have in their carts. I'm not the shopping police or anything but wow! One woman obviously doesn't cook at all. She had only frozen dinners, no fresh vegi's and soda.

Another had all fresh

Yet another had kids in her basket! I couldn't find that aisle.

Strange too that the health of the person matched the contents of the basket. I'm sure that's not always the case. The person with all the frozen food and soda could have been having a party or something I suppose.

I haven't been down the frozen food aisle in a long time so I wonder if it's less expensive to buy processed foods?
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
it cost me exactly..

wait for it...

wait for it..

fuck u datamining feds and pigs lol
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My favorite is when it's Food Stamps time, you see all these people with their carts full of cases of sode. Don't they know a 2 liter is only a dollar??? I guess when it's not their hard earned money, they don't care??

I think soda, and chips and candy should be forbidden on food stamps and Toilet paper, soap, and laundry detergent should be allowed.

I help those who have food stamps by giving them sometimes the major non perishables because food stamps doesn't allow it. That to me is sad. (I'm talking about those people who are getting food stamps because they really need them)



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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
~$100, but it's just me. I go every couple of weeks unless I need something specific. Things are getting pricey though.
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On a college budget I can squeeze two weeks of food in for $30

That's two meals a day, no snacks, soda, non-bulk items.
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
Mashed potatoes in a container?... $4.00 ? I think I see some saving in your future if you mashed em yourself.

One insight I have is from talking to old people on a regular basis in my old job. I had one nice old lady go off about soup. Not the cost, but the fact that people think soup is supposed to come in cans. We pay big bucks for stuff that we ought to be making ourselves. In fact, you could work less cook more and break even, then mothers would be home ahhh I digress, who wants to cook?
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
I cant walk into that sum bitch without spending 10-20 bucks...

thats just for a loaf bread... gallon of milk... lunch meat... eggs... thats generic brands...

If I do my "main" shopping...

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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
We spend $200 a week on groceries for a family of five. This includes all cleaning and paper products. Mind you, we barley use paper products because we use "un-paper towels" "family cloth" and cloth diapers. The baby doesn't drink formula either.

Can't imagine how much we would spend if we did use that stuff.
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Food prices are crazy. I am envious of the squirrels, rabbits and raccoons. They eat well for free. I have been seriously thinking about joining them. We can eat what they eat right? Nature provides food for them for free.
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
$500 - $600 per month

Prices are rediculous and much elevated even from a couple years ago.

Around here a gallon of local no name milk is just over $4. Name brand milk is over $6.
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Ugh, I can't believe we spend $10,000 a year on groceries!
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
We spend $200 a week on groceries for a family of five. This includes all cleaning and paper products. Mind you, we barley use paper products because we use "un-paper towels" "family cloth" and cloth diapers. The baby doesn't drink formula either.

Can't imagine how much we would spend if we did use that stuff.
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$100 per week 2 adults.smoked ribs tonight with potato and fresh corn on the cob. Great now I am hungrydribble
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Re: Just Curious. How much does a single trip to the grocery store cost you daily?
ca. 25-30 $ a Day for two People!

But we try to do it Eco-friendly and Fair-trade.

We grow Vegetables too (Since 3/11 we eat mostly homemade Sprouts)





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