Stock up vs Use up?

parsonswife8

Check use by dates and buy mostly basic stuff that you will be sure to use.

tinypawz

It is a fabulous idea to stock up......but be sure you have enough storage for everything:rolleyes:

Pitlanepiglet

Sorry to hear about your job...

Do you have any debt? I'd probably chuck money at paying debt before spending it all on store cupboard stuff at this stage, you've got a couple of months and I'd try to really knuckle down, spend as little as possible and either pay off or save as much as you can.

I'd also suggest you pop across to the Grocery Challenge and join in, if you're like us you'll find that you can save a lot of money by shopping, cooking and eating better than you do now and you might find that things you stock up on now don't turn out to be of much benefit to you.

Good luck xxx

sb44

superscholesy wrote: »

We have 2 freezers, one we get our bread at the beginning of the month so we always have bread for the month, been looking at meat, will try and cut back aswel and bulk food out more with veg and other bits

I would perhaps use the freezer space for things like cheap meat, poultry that are on special offer now. If need be you can always buy value bread at a push. Will be far better to have some decent meal making stuff in to choose from.

Penelope_Penguin

superscholesy wrote: »

Hi
currently doing my monthly shop, I found out yesterday that it looks likely I will lose my job in the new year. I am thinking now whilest I can afford it we should be getting some extra food in our monthly shop.

Have you thought about not stocking up, but putting any spare money into a savings account That way you can buy what you need and have no worries about storage or food going off (for instance mites in flour :eek: ).

We have an existing thread on the merits of stocking up. I'll merge this thread with it to keep ideas together

Penny. x

superscholesy

Pitlanepiglet wrote: »

Sorry to hear about your job...

Do you have any debt? I'd probably chuck money at paying debt before spending it all on store cupboard stuff at this stage, you've got a couple of months and I'd try to really knuckle down, spend as little as possible and either pay off or save as much as you can.

I'd also suggest you pop across to the Grocery Challenge and join in, if you're like us you'll find that you can save a lot of money by shopping, cooking and eating better than you do now and you might find that things you stock up on now don't turn out to be of much benefit to you.

Good luck xxx

Thanks, only small debts which I have arranged to pay extra off over the next 2/3 months, so they will be cleared.
We cook 95% of meals from scratch, as I love cooking, I aslo really like cleaning (which the better half thinks is funny but doesnt complain!)

superscholesy

tinypawz wrote: »

It is a fabulous idea to stock up......but be sure you have enough storage for everything:rolleyes:

I am having a good clear out at the weekend (when oh is at work so cant tell mw what to keep!) I know I can get one cupboard free, also need to see if I can fix bread maker as it didnt work last time I went to make pizza bases

superscholesy

mum_of_4 wrote: »

for similar reasons i did a big big shop and this is what i got with £300 budget.

30.00 - 10x packs of fresh mince (buy 2 1kg for £6)
£20.00 -20x packs of walls sausages £1.00 each
£20.00 -20 x bags of 800g peas £1.00 each
£00.00 - 6 x Salmon 8 pieces £5.00 a bag not on offer yet so will wait
£15.60 - 8 x value white fish pieces 800g £1.95 + 1 in freezer
£21.42 - 6 x whole 1.55kg chickens £3.57 + 4 in freezer
£3.98 - 2 x whole chickens 1.55kg reduced to £1.99
£8.73 - 9 x Lamb mince 500g reduced to 97p

£12.40 - 4 boxes of Tesco 240 tea bags £2.48 each
£1.98 - 2 boxes of Tesco 160 tea bags reduced to 99p
£13.34 - 23 bottles of tesco squash 58p each
£11.60 - 10 baked beans pack of 4 £1.16 each
£24.00 - 50 x 1.5kg Strong white flour 48p each
£1.58 - 2 daisy 1l washing up liquid 79p each
£12.64 - 16 x sugar 1kg 79p each
£0.99 - 1 x suger 2kg reduced to 99p
£8.40 - 10 x Tesco Red Split Lentils 500g 84p
£7.60 - 5 x 1kg red lentils £1.52
£12.50 -5 x Pasta dried 3kg £2.50
£4.72 - 4 x Cous cous 1kg £1.18
£14.50 - 25 x 1kg Value porrige oats 58p
£6.60 - 20 x P flour/SR flour 33p
£3.45 - 5 x honey 69p
£1.86 - 2x caster suger .93p
£4.44 - 4 x Value Toilet roll £1.11
£2.32 - 4 x Tesco cream bath 58p
£3.80 - stork 250g 38p

Total £268.45 once i've got the salmon i'll have £1.55 left

Getting the same sort of things but less over 3 months. Job isnt 100% going but want to be prepared and senisible for once in my life just in case

Butterfly_Brain

I always defrost my freezer at this time of year and stock up for Christmas after that, I do have quie a lot towards Christmas anyway but the freezers are more energy efficient if they are not iced up - therefore saving on extortionately priced electricity.

superscholesy

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

I always defrost my freezer at this time of year and stock up for Christmas after that, I do have quie a lot towards Christmas anyway but the freezers are more energy efficient if they are not iced up - therefore saving on extortionately priced electricity.

Thats another job for the weekend then