WINE AND DIME YOUR WAY THROUGH THE GROCERY STORE TOGETHER   Couples grocery shopping almost sounds like a romantic date and for some of us, it is which can prove a costly one if you’re not careful. Today more than ever we are seeing more and more couples heading to the grocery store because shoppers are taking interest in what they are putting on their plate and how much it is costing them. Food purchased from stores 5,564 5,718 5,880 6,126 6,176 The above Stats Canada food purchased from stores numbers are per year, per household beginning in 2012 to 2016 where $514 a month is average in 2016 and likely even more in 2018 given increases in food prices across the board in Canada. Take the number and and divide it by the number of people in your household and that’s how much is being spent per person, per year. Let’s do the math… (2016) 6176/number of people in the household (let’s say 2) = $3088 per person, per year or $257 per month per person. Obviously this will vary based on your family size but this is the run down on average grocery prices in Canada. For our […]