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Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Wow, that's much cheaper than here! Paid £1.51 yesterday and our local Tesco was £1.52.9 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Shame no increase in the personal tax allowance anytime soon. Unleaded fuel is 147.9p in my area and has been for a few days. Hope it drops again9 -
E: 21/07 Win a family ticket for official London Theatre's kids week
http://hearstmagazines.co.uk/best2626 The prize is four (4) tickets (where one child aged 17 or under must be included in the party) to see Brainiac Live at the Garrick Theatre in London, which can b…23 -
Re: NST June 2026: Onwards and Upwards
Still stupidly hot, forecast is for a high of 30 degrees (which is better I suppose than the 35 we had yesterday) and no possibility of rain. I held off watering this morning but will inspect everyth…5 -
Re: July 2026 Grocery Challenge
very interesting read on a hot sat afternoon - thank you. I enjoyed the ideas very much a salad sandwich is delicious and i loved the tip about keeping salad fresh by putting it in a lidded pan on a …6 -
Re: July 2026 Grocery Challenge
I like some tinned chick peas or red kidney beans in a salad, and use a selection of whatever I have, raw carrot and cauliflower, white cabbage, celery and cucumber, lettuce, cooked beetroot and sala…8 -
Re: July 2026 Grocery Challenge
Yes thank you for running this thread. My third month I would like to join again please. I have given myself a talking to and am going to increase by £15 as I was too ambitious! So adjusted budget to…7 -
Re: July 2026 Grocery Challenge
Count me in, please, @JingsMyBucket . Thanks for the new thread. My budget will be: £180 It won’t need changing this month - we’ve only pennies left of June’s money. That’s for all supermarket shoppi…7 -
Re: July 2026 Grocery Challenge
Thank you @JingsMyBucket half of the year done. Grocery Budget for July for 2 Pensioners at £5 a day, £155.7 -
Re: July 2026 Grocery Challenge
Going to try for £225. Did a payday top up shop with a few treats in Asda. £35! Posh tinned fish is over £2! That's why it is a payday treat. Need to go over the receipt. Will do an Aldi shop an…7
