How Do We Afford Groceries in Washington State?

How much do you spend in a month on groceries? In a week?

The question I honestly don't even want to even ask myself. Seems like anytime I go to the grocery store, I am anticipating a "higher than expected" bill, even with sticking to a grocery list. So, what does the average WA State resident spend on Groceries?

"The study found that Washington households are spending an average of $287.67 on groceries each week." - Source

According to HelpAdvisor, the National Weekly average is about $270.21 (Source)

What are us residents actually spending though?

We can know an average any day.

What does your household grocery budget look like?

This question was asked via Reddit:

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WA Reddit responded! And honestly, I didn't feel so alone in the budgeting. Here's What you said:

A comment from "Empty Nesters" -

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A Family of 3 -

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A Family of 5 -

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Seattle Living -

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To keep costs lower, where should we be doing our spending? How do you budget?

I personally like to shop the dollar store deals, always looking for the "buy 1, get 2" deals, but sometimes just picking a store that tends to run cheapest in your area with a shopping list (that you don't waiver from) has worked best for me. Here's what reddit had to say.

Managing to Stay on Track -

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Now matter how you choose to budget, find one that works for you!

For more information about WA Grocery budgets plus other states, click here.