2cuteboys...Yes you are right. It all depends what you buy and where you buy it. Out of household expenses, groceries is the one where most families overspend. It is also one of the easier ones to decrease though. I do this by shopping sales (this helps with variety as well) and couponing(and NO couponing isn't just junk food ). I also have a friend and an aunt who give me garden produce in the summer from time to time. (speaking of which....I don't think I claimed any of the food I bought at farmers markets this summer...I will try to remember to do that this year and ask them for receipts!!) And like you said it all depends on where you live!! Even a friend of mine who lives 30 mins away from me pays almost double what I do for a jug of milk for example. Crazy!!

crayola kiddies....I am close to you what you claim. I separate mine a bit differently but together my groceries and supplies(tp,kleenax, paper towel etc, art) are $4500-$4800.