The 'I want it NOW!!' debt/savings thread - Part 3

jenjade

i have been comping i looked at the photos of what people won and it made me want to get back into comping

mariagti

Jen - oppps!! Nearly double of budget! But seeing you bought extra non food items its not so bad.
I too love looking at what people win on the i won thread! I gave up comping months ago now its takes up so much time. It was so much easier when they listed the ending 2moz comps.

Food is the one thing im not sure how to budget for when we move out, how much do you guys roughly spend month on food in your household's??

jenjade

I could spend a lot less but i see food as my treat. There is me and dd who is 7 years old. I don;t eat out and she takes packed lunches to school the freezer and fridge are always well stocked. I spend about £170 a month that is food, tolietries and cleaning products. i know i could reduce it if i meal planned and really wanted to spend less

yukkibear

I spend about £70 per week for two adults, two kids and a cat. We always run out of food though

mariagti

Thanks guys, i really want to pay as little as possible with food once moved out! lol, i may have to start watching how my mum cooks things from scratch. As my OH is over 6f tall, always hungry and trying to put on weight!

lilmissmup

I am a cr%p cook, Iceland is great for bargains though and they do a lot of fresh foods too.

I want to cut down on our food budget, don't want to be spending over £150 at very most per month.

Takeaways are my vice though, not good for wallet or my wasteline!

mariagti

I always forget about Iceland. That is the figure im hoping will be the max we would be spending too £150 a month.
I think what i might do is do a pretend online shop of Tesco see how much it comes to! lol

wendz86

At least you got some useful stuff when you were shopping Jen and could be a lot worse. We try our best to keep it low but when my OH comes he usually ends up putting loads in the trolley.

We usually spend about 50 quid a week between 3 of us. Although I do end up popping out and buying little bits still occassionally.

jenjade

what are you all doing this evening? i am so bored

lilmissmup

Eating and feeling bad for doing so as need to lose some weight!

All I have done since last Wednesday is eat lots of cakes as people got me them for my birthday and I had to buy some for work too.

I really need to lose some weight so thats my next aim as well as getting back on the money making bandwagon!