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carbon20
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Posted: August 11 2020 at 6:00am |
Just watching USA news, about food banks...... And it was said $50 dollars would feed a family of four for a week ? Would that be correct in the US ? Our average food bill is $250+ (grog) per week, only 2 of us here now.... Fuel is $1.30 per litre I know Our fuel is cheaper than the UK . |
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ViQueen24
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I feed my mother and I on about $150-$175 a week. I shop at Giant Eagle, and they have a program where you can also buy gas at their Get-Go markets, so if you spend on groceries and/or gas, you get Food or Fuelperks that can be spent either on food or fuel. Once you spend $500, you get 20% off food, or so many cents off a tank of gas. (Not quite as sure about that since I only buy gas once every 4-6 weeks, and I never use Fuelperks, always Foodperks.) |
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Three people, 3 dogs (two big) 5 cats; total about £100 - 120 per week. That excludes fuel, clothing, bills and chicken food. But I am obsessively mean! If I pay for something and then find it a penny cheaper elsewhere, it will haunt me for a week or more. Bernard makes jokes about my squeaking when I walk. ("Tighter than a duck's ..... And that's watertight.") Currently, no fuel bills except electric as we are in isolation and NE Scotland has no gas (household). TV licence, telephones, broadband, farm insurances and chicken food come to double the food bill. No rates/land tax as we are exempt. Food delivery and booze* included in food bill, - as is prepping; which I still increase even under current conditions. There is no margain at all in UK welfare payments. I don't know how those on jobseekers survive at all. I feel for the poor s***s even whilst marvelling at other people's profligacy. *We drink, but not often. |
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WitchMisspelled
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$50 a week to feed a family of four is SO not correct. I'm one person and my food bills are about $100 a week with the recent price increases. That being said, food banks receive steep discounts on food purchases, not to mention donations from manufacturers and private interests so it may be that they can feed a family of four for a week with a $50 private donation. |
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I spend around $150-$200 a week for my family of four, a cat, a large dog, a snake, and two tanks of fish. This typically includes paper goods such as toilet paper and paper towels as well as pet food. I do try to manage my costs by using the “once a month shopping” strategy, where I plan out all of my family’s meals for a month, create the shopping list based upon that, and do my major shopping when we get our first paycheck. I go back when we get our second paycheck for fresh items like fruits, veggies, milk, and similar items. This approach keeps me OUT of the grocery store and definitely helps save money! |
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carbon20
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cheers for that, just curious, Our goods are more expensive Due to shipping cost to here, Local produced goods cheap enough The instant coffee I prefer is $10.00 for 250gms.... Take out coffee is, $5.00 long black with milk on side .....(thanks that will do nicely...lol π) Take care all π·π |
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WitchMisspelled
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We Americans are spoiled in that our food costs are cheap compared to that of other countries. |
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KiwiMum
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Carbon, if you think Australia's expensive, then come to NZ. I was in the UK last July and food is so cheap there. I pay about 3 times as much here. I generally spend between $70 and $150 a week. About $50 of that is on tropical fruits and veges that we don't grow. We produce our own milk, cream, yoghurt and butter, and all our own protein. Also most our own green veg. I bought a watermelon in the UK for 2 pounds, which is $4 NZ, and it was huge. Here they are $7.99 per kilo. The one in the UK was the size of a football. Lettuce is $3 in the summer. It's cheaper to buy NZ butter in central London than it is to buy it here. I have friends who regularly spend $750 a week to feed a family of 5. |
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