please help me

lynzpower

mouseymousey99 wrote: »

I did notice Tesco had a big sign saying the prices in Aldi - actually on some things they are cheaper (than Aldi). Knew it wouldn't be too long before they started matching prices - no one is allowed to compete with mighty Tesco. (Yeah I do shop there and save the points - for wine, I am so easily bought)...

Even better, Ocado and waitrose also sent me an email a few weeks back- they too are tesco price matching....

stressed_mother_of_one

i told my son theyd sold out an he went to his nan crying so shes gone an bought him one an my family think im evil. i was goin to try n make 1.

Trinny

stressed_mother_of_one wrote: »

i am really struggling with reducing the price of my trolley in asda. any suggestions? the more i try the worse it gets. i need to get it belw £50 including delivery. is it mission impossible?

Stir fry sauce - chow mein 3£1.50 can u alter to choose curry sauce (mr T - Stir fry sauce - oyster 2£1.00 4-p a jar? or sauce on offer, or chinese suprmarkt
Egg tagliatelle1£0.95- choose smart price pasta - 1kg bag
Baked beans 3£1.86 - smart price or aldi/lidl
Spaghetti loops2£0.28 as above - squirt of ketchup in the sauce helps value
Coco rice1£0.66
Cornflakes1£0.69
Muesli1£0.58
Baby wipes - fragrance free4£2.80
Size 5 - Nappies1£1.47
Eggs - minimum net weight1£1.45
Tiger complete with duck, rabbit and vegetable1£1.97
Litter1£1.16
Sandwich baps - white1£1.00
Fish fingers 40s1£3.008
Beef burgers1£1.00
Bananas1£1.25
Mushrooms2£2.92buy big punnet value mushrooms
Chow Mein noodles1£1.58 b&m have these for 28p
Stir fry - beef1£3.00
Irish recipe pork sausages - thick 8s 2£1.94 frozen saus are cheaper
Mild white cheddar (price displayed is average price per pack)1£3.94
Cheese slices 10s4£2.00 why not cut your own or grate - goes further
Thin sliced Danish salami1£0.58
Cornish pasties 2£3.76m make your own or buy in lidl/aldi
I can't believe it's not butter 2£2.28
French set yogurts - assorted1£1.11
Yogurt - strawberry and raspberry1£0.43
Cheeky Monkey cake1£6.98
Crumpets 6s 2£1.26
White loaf - medium3£1.14 value loaf?
Chicken breast - fillets1£3.20buy a chicken roast and use the meat.
Chicken goujons1£3.00see above
Curly Chips Oven Cook1£1.34 hm chips/ baked potato/ wedges
American style fries1£1.40 as above
Potato waffles1£0.98 as above
Freshly Frozen Baby Carrots1£0.98
Freshly Frozen Garden Peas1£1.48
Crispy potatoes1£0.74hm as above
Southern Fried Potato Wedges1£0.52hm as above
Giant Yorkshire pudding 3£1.23
buy a sack of spuds and make your own potato products
subtotal£70.41

multisave discount-£3.83

estimated total £70.08:eek:

meals are =>
wednesday- sons bday so chicken goujons, cheesey waffles and spaghetti
thursday- beef in mushroom sauce with tagliatelle
friday- pasty, curly fries and beans
saturday- chicken chow mein
sunday- sausage, yorkshire, crispy potatoes and veg
monday- cheeseburger and wedges
tuesday- fish fingers, fries and peas

please help.

Hi There

My comments are in pink - its a case of making small changes. What about smart price/ value ranges. it may be worth trying to buy everything you can at smart price level - and only increasing to stores own brand if the family dont like that particular item.

The other thing i notice is that the shopping list doesnt give you much flexibility - if oyster sauce isnt on special offer but black bean is for example - there is money to be saved by altering the menu to suit the special offers / whoops items available.

Lastly - what about trying to buy as much as possible from ALdi/ Lidl. Topping up at Asda where necessary.

You can do it

Good luck

Trin

carriebradshaw

stressed_mother_of_one wrote: »

i told my son theyd sold out an he went to his nan crying so shes gone an bought him one an my family think im evil. i was goin to try n make 1.

don't worry about what your family think hon,they aren't the ones having to deal with the practicalites of balancing your budget and getting by on it.
Look at this way,this year nan has bought the birthday cake so you don't have to and you've got more money for other shopping now.

Next year you can do the cake making thing together :cool: So try not to beat yourself up about it ok?

clutterydrawer

I would try and do it bit by bit and not change every single thing all at once, cos you'll gt overwhelmed - unless you absolutely have to cos of financial constraints of course. I think the area you'll save most on is by making things like sauces, yorkshire puddings etc rather than buying pre prepared...good luck anyway!

mgardner

MrsAnnie wrote: »

Not nessesarily. How old is your little one? If still quite young, can you tell him the shop has run out? (I know...a lie, but a little white lie is not too too bad!) He will probably soon forget about the monkey cake in a few days. And as the other posters have said,promise him a super home made cake with his own decorations - he will be so proud of it!!

After all the monkey cake is almost 10% of your grocery bill :eek:!

Bless you I did think of trying that but my ex daughter in law uses the same store and would have been delighted to tell him that nanny was telling him lies and theres no such thing as a white lie when you get caught out by a little un.

mgardner

stressed_mother_of_one wrote: »

i told my son theyd sold out an he went to his nan crying so shes gone an bought him one an my family think im evil. i was goin to try n make 1.

Oh so sorry, families can be so GRRRR at times. Look on the bright side love, your son has the cake he wants and you have saved the money. You are not evil just a lovely mum tryig to do her best, Dont think much of his Nan for doing that she should have asked you first. Hope it all goes well for you

stressed_mother_of_one

thanks everyone. all i want is for little boy to have a nice day. id even looked up how to make a similar cake. family can be such a pain sometimes! ive juts wrote notes down from all your fantastic advice and got the shopping down to 54 quid with delivery. so maybe now i can relax though i doubt itll last. thanks again everyone,

nopot2pin

stressed_mother_of_one wrote: »

thanks everyone. all i want is for little boy to have a nice day. id even looked up how to make a similar cake. family can be such a pain sometimes! ive juts wrote notes down from all your fantastic advice and got the shopping down to 54 quid with delivery. so maybe now i can relax though i doubt itll last. thanks again everyone,

Well done :T:T:T

I am sure, that you will be able to get closer to your budget, every time you do it.
You have done well so far !!

As everyone else says... small steps, one at a time. A
nd before you know it you will be putting that extra 2 quid or whatever is left from your budget in a little tin/bank, for a rainy day, or pay something off.

Again, well done :j:beer:

donny-gal

"Real" Carrots are much nicer than tinned or frozen ones, and are easy enough even for me.

Don't worry about "Nan" buying the cake if she has the money to spare why didn't she offer in the first place.

Do try out some of the recipes, Yorkshire Puddings are very easy and you can overmake so have somein the freezer for another day for you to uselike bought ones.
DG