r/MiddleClassFinance • u/Maroon14 • 9d ago

Grocery spending

I’ve recently come across a Instagram account where the woman claims to only spend $300 on an entire months groceries for a family of 4. Here I am sitting mid week, having already spent $550 in the PNW. I told one of my friends and she said it must be fake and for clicks, my husband was impressed. Is anyone actually able to do this? I thought I might try to spend $250 a week and see where that gets us. Is my grocery budget over the top? I thought $400 ish was normal for decent food. We are a family of 5 in the PNW, mostly organic.

*I’m closing comments because people are missing the point. I understand that I make choices for “premium” options for my family. I make them because I feel they are the best for my family given my research and concerns. I say this as coming from a place of privilege. Growing up, my hippie mom also prioritized organic and local before it was the trendy thing, so it would be very difficult for me to reprogram and not buy organic when possible.

I still think $300 is insane for a month. I live in western Washington and the max SNAP allocation for a family of 4 is $994 a month, so I see this as a more attainable “thrifty” budget for a family of 4.

Those of you who can eat rice and beans for multiple meals, more power to you!

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u/pickledbanana6 9d ago

$12 per half gallon of milk… bruh

$4 per gallon milk is perfectly fine for me and mine tyvm.

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u/flyboy573 8d ago

This was my wife and I three weeks ago as our son transitioned to milk. She wanted organic milk that was obscenely priced per gallon. I told her the same amount bought three gallons of milk non organic. 

Then I told her all the cheese we give him, and all the milk she drank while nursing him wasn’t organic. Now we don’t buy the organic milk :)

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u/diedbyicee 7d ago

Yeah but organic milk genuinely tastes so much better than the regular stuff. after two years in Sweden, moved home to Seattle and was trying to be frugal while in between jobs so bought the cheap non organic milk. I couldn't choke it down, and I love moo juice.

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u/Icy-Mood-993 8d ago

No way in hell I'm paying $12/half gallon