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How little money can a person live on?

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DeusXM said:
This is a monthly shop for two people in London - everything we need for the whole month, including booze. I genuinely don't know whether around ?100 a month or so for groceries would be considered a lot but I do know I'm saving enough to mean I essentially get 4 months' worth of groceries for free.
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When you explain it like that then no, it's not a lot at all. Just the opposite in fact.
 
Northerner said:
I never have ?40-50 to spend on a shop, let alone save that amount! 😱
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on the last Thursday of every month there is a ?5 off ?40 voucher for ALDI. 12.5% off. ( oops it was yesterday).

I get it to stock up on dry goods for the month. I
But I tot up 40 in my head as I go round to get the full value of the voucher.

A pub nearby was converted into a Co-op - really handy but pricey. The annual divvy might get me a couple of milks one day.

I have been impressed by Iceland recently provided you don't get the frozen s***e in a bag.
My next doors make a trip there for the cheapest milk.
 
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When you explain it like that then no, it's not a lot at all. Just the opposite in fact.
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The other thing with web shopping is if you happen to be the sort of person who gets embarrassed buying supermarket 'value' goods, no-one else ever actually sees what you've bought! On a more serious note, I found once I started buying online, you do start to see products more as commodities and you don't get distracted by the packaging. Probably around 60% of our shopping is now value stuff, which means we can afford to spend more on produce where quality is really important (meat and cheese in particular).

Although never buy budget bin liners, that's a real lesson in false economy!
 
Filling up on starchy foods and cheap fruit and vegetables is key. Think lots of baked potatoes, hearty soups and pasta bakes
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How very diabetes friendly 😱
 
Deus-you do a months worth of food shopping for ?100? That's incredible. Or did I read that wrong?
 
Mine is between ?25-35, depending on what I've run out of. I mostly make my own ready meals, pasta sauces, soups and sandwich fillings.
 
Ours ranges between ?100-?140 a week (adding the month up and dividing by 4 as I don't do one big weekly shop each week, I pop in for fresh stuff more often)

That's a family of 2 adults & 2 children age 6 & 3 plus a cat & hamster lol. And my son is very fussy which is frustrating.
 
Complete shop for food and household stuff is ?60/month. Obviously this doesn't cover the cost of fuel to collect though. (20 mile round trip to nearest supermarket)
 
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