Is $200.00 a week, every friday, enough money for groceries and gas for my beautiful wife?

Yar! Its K

Our family is 2 adults, and 1 toddler and 1 infant who is breastfeeding.
My wife is a stay at home mommy, a great one at that, so she doesn't a gasoline need like me, (work 7 days a week :D ).

Answer
diapers $17.99 per package - lasts almost 2weeks.
$8.99 per package lasts almost 1week/
wipes - $2.79 per package - avg 3 packages a week

*ALWAYS ORGANIC*
fresh fruits and veggies
frozen fruits and veggies - $2.50 per package - avg 3 packages a week
chicken - $3.00 - $7.00 per package
pork - $3.00 - $7.00 per package
beef $4.00 - $7.00 per package
ground beef/chicken/turkey (whatever is cheaper) - $5.00
lunch meats/ cheese - $4.00
bread - $3.00


o.j. - $3.00
milk - $4.00 per gal
almond milk - $2.50 per 1/2 gal
cranberry juice $3.00
water - $.79 per gal - 5gal a week
vinegar - $2.79 per gal - 8 gal per month
laundry soap - $12.00 - 125 loads
borax - $3.00 - 3 boxes per month
dish-soap (hand) - can't remember - bought it back in January(ish)
dishwasher soap - $6.00 - 25 loads
dr bronner's soap - $12.00 - lasts 2 adults, toddler, and 1 baby about 2months
dog food - $.99 per can - 16 cans per week
toilet paper - $2.60 per package of 4 or $7.00 per package of 12
paper towels - $3.00
paper plates - $2.00
paper bowls - $2.00
cereal - $2.99
Spry gel for the girls - $6.00
hair pomade - $10.00 - have had it for 6months, still almost full
coconut oil (lotion/ hair conditioner (only bought when we can afford it...maybe every 3months) $10.00
trash bags - $5.00
deodorant - $3.00
toothpaste - $3.00
toothbrushes - $2.00
contact solution - $6.00
hair gel - $6.00

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$223.05--- did not calculate fresh fruits/ veggies b/c it varies.
I rounded most of everything off, unless i could remember the exact cost

if there's anything left for treats...ice cream, nutella, etc. i get that (occasionally)

gas for Expedition - $120.00 per tank. fill up once a month(ish)

trying to save anything extra for:
dentist for dd1
cloth training pants/undies for girls
dd2's well check appts
clothes/ shoes for the girls
dd2's surgery
Christmas
Birthdays

Is $200.00 a week, every friday, enough money for groceries and gas for my beautiful wife?

Yar! Its K

Our family is 2 adults, and 1 toddler and 1 infant who is breastfeeding.
My wife is a stay at home mommy, a great one at that, so she doesn't a gasoline need like me, (work 7 days a week :D ).

Answer
diapers $17.99 per package - lasts almost 2weeks.
$8.99 per package lasts almost 1week/
wipes - $2.79 per package - avg 3 packages a week

*ALWAYS ORGANIC*
fresh fruits and veggies
frozen fruits and veggies - $2.50 per package - avg 3 packages a week
chicken - $3.00 - $7.00 per package
pork - $3.00 - $7.00 per package
beef $4.00 - $7.00 per package
ground beef/chicken/turkey (whatever is cheaper) - $5.00
lunch meats/ cheese - $4.00
bread - $3.00


o.j. - $3.00
milk - $4.00 per gal
almond milk - $2.50 per 1/2 gal
cranberry juice $3.00
water - $.79 per gal - 5gal a week
vinegar - $2.79 per gal - 8 gal per month
laundry soap - $12.00 - 125 loads
borax - $3.00 - 3 boxes per month
dish-soap (hand) - can't remember - bought it back in January(ish)
dishwasher soap - $6.00 - 25 loads
dr bronner's soap - $12.00 - lasts 2 adults, toddler, and 1 baby about 2months
dog food - $.99 per can - 16 cans per week
toilet paper - $2.60 per package of 4 or $7.00 per package of 12
paper towels - $3.00
paper plates - $2.00
paper bowls - $2.00
cereal - $2.99
Spry gel for the girls - $6.00
hair pomade - $10.00 - have had it for 6months, still almost full
coconut oil (lotion/ hair conditioner (only bought when we can afford it...maybe every 3months) $10.00
trash bags - $5.00
deodorant - $3.00
toothpaste - $3.00
toothbrushes - $2.00
contact solution - $6.00
hair gel - $6.00

_____________________________
$223.05--- did not calculate fresh fruits/ veggies b/c it varies.
I rounded most of everything off, unless i could remember the exact cost

if there's anything left for treats...ice cream, nutella, etc. i get that (occasionally)

gas for Expedition - $120.00 per tank. fill up once a month(ish)

trying to save anything extra for:
dentist for dd1
cloth training pants/undies for girls
dd2's well check appts
clothes/ shoes for the girls
dd2's surgery
Christmas
Birthdays

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