My underspending diary

Kavanne

63.37 + 4.50 + 2.77 doesn't equal 64.64?

ecoelle

whoops!!!
Maths never was my strong point
Updated weekly spend
70.64

That makes much more sense, as have just been to the cash jar and realised that i'd lost a fiver somewhere...now i know it wasn't lost just spent!

Kavanne

O.o Budgeting ain't budgeting if you don't get it right.

Have you been popping this all into a spreadsheet? That way excel can do all the hard work for you

ecoelle

no, not very good with computers and don't really understand how excel works

Kavanne

http://www.ehow.com/how_9695_sum-column-row.html

No harder than registering for an internet forum, I promise!

staffie1

chuckley wrote: »

why u spendin £160 on groceries for 2 people and no kids?!

where u shoppin?! m&s?!

I think £160 a month on groceries for 2 adults and 2 cats is really good. Its only £40 a week. I'm single and would struggle on that (and no I don't shop extravagantly at all).

ecoelle

thanks staffie

had a no spend day today

going shopping for the weekly stuff tomorrow, thinking of trying lidl, i need tinned stuff anf fruit and veg, never been to lidl before. I have looked on my supermarket but a lot of the deals at present seem to be multi buys and its lots of processed food which i don't buy so i think lidl will be the best option. I have a morisons, sainsburys, somerfield, tesco, aldi, asda all nearby so have lots of choice. Just need to figure out which is the cheapest for what i need. Any advice/tips for the weekly shop much appreciated.

ecoelle

ok, weekly shop didn't go quite as well as i had hoped, i spent about 18 pounds in lidl then about 14 in morrisons because i couldn't get evrything i wanted in lidl. So a total of 32 for the week on groceries. However, i have done my menu and know that i have enough basics for the next two weeks as i tend to cook in bulk. For example thai red curry last night but made 4 portions instead of 2 so froze 2 for next week, am making chilli another night but it makes 5 portions so 3 to freeze. So spent more than i wanted to but have enough for a couple of weeks instead of 1. We'll see how it goes.