Weekly Budget - Food/Drink/Home Essentials

Hey,

I’ve decided that I should budget better for 2nd year.

When I budget it all out I reckon I’ll spend around £60 per week when averaged, for food/non-alcoholic drinks and house essentials (e.g. toilet paper/mouthwash).

Scrolling through here, I see people reckoning they spend £20 a week. Am I missing a trick here or are people over exaggerating how cheap they shop?

Disclaimer: I don’t and won’t shop in Lidl/Aldi (personal preference), I just believe the marginally cheaper price isn’t worth the poor quality. I shop mostly in Sainsbury’s and buy a few things from M&S (not a lot).

Any advice is great.

Thanks

Reply 1

registered-pleas

Original post by KaneG29

Hey,
I’ve decided that I should budget better for 2nd year.
When I budget it all out I reckon I’ll spend around £60 per week when averaged, for food/non-alcoholic drinks and house essentials (e.g. toilet paper/mouthwash).
Scrolling through here, I see people reckoning they spend £20 a week. Am I missing a trick here or are people over exaggerating how cheap they shop?
Disclaimer: I don’t and won’t shop in Lidl/Aldi (personal preference), I just believe the marginally cheaper price isn’t worth the poor quality. I shop mostly in Sainsbury’s and buy a few things from M&S (not a lot).
Any advice is great.
Thanks

Personally, some things from Aldi and Lidl are now branded, but maybe try Tesco if you have a clubcard? Are you including clothes in you budget as well?

Reply 2

KaneG29

Original post by registered-pleas

Personally, some things from Aldi and Lidl are now branded, but maybe try Tesco if you have a clubcard? Are you including clothes in you budget as well?

Thanks for the reply. Maybe I’ll pop into a Lidl near me and see if they’ve improved since I last shopped there. As for Tesco, I only really go in there if they have alcohol of clubcard price and no I don’t include clothes in that budget. I hardly buy new clothes if I’m honest and if it want something I’ll pick up a couple hours extra work for the week to cover it