Life With Tiny Humans

I tracked every cent we spent on food and household bits this week as a family of five… and I am actually shook 😳

In my head, I thought we were spending around €250 a week.

The actual total?

€342.04

That’s around €1,368 a month — nearly €400 more a month than the number I had in my head.

And before anyone comes for me, we didn’t go wild.

We didn’t eat out. No alcohol.
We didn’t get a takeaway.
My husband and I mostly work from home.
I do a loose meal plan.
Two of the boys get hot lunches in school twice a week — although they still bring sandwiches and snacks because apparently lunch now has several instalments.

And just to note, it’s like the famine here again today and there is no food left.

HOW?

We do eat a lot of meat, and we’re in our late 30s trying to eat protein-rich foods in the hope of saving ourselves… which appears to be a pricey game.

I’ve tried the different supermarkets and honestly, it’s expensive no matter where you go. But I do think I need to do a proper deep dive now and see where the money is actually going. I don’t want to get rid of all the little things we all enjoy, because life is expensive enough without making everyone miserable - but there's definitely room for improvement.

Is it the meat? The snacks? The top-ups? The “few bits” that somehow cost €40?

Because feeding a family is just so expensive now.

Is this shocking, normal, or what you expected?

And if you’ve made changes that actually helped lower your food shop, please tell me everything - I'm now a woman on a mission 💪🏻

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