Losing One Wage! - need advise

Patchwork_Quilt

Do you eat offal? And cheaper cuts are good in the slow cooker. The other thing to do is have smaller portions of meat and more rice/potato/pasta with your meal so that you're eating more of the cheaper ingredients.

As other posters have said, being a SAHM is the best job in the world. Enjoy!

Teresita_2

Id love to be a SAHM so relish it as they grow so quick. But I do see where you are coming from with the money. I too have large outgoings mainly consisting of a mortgage for house i've been trying to sell for two years and a loan I got for a car which then blew its engine!!!

Hopefully the people on here can give more advice but just wanted you to know there are others in the same situation and its nice to not feel alone xxx

Triggles

You can use a smaller portion of mince for things that you mix the mince in with other things, so the mince will go further, such as:
- spag bol
- chili
- lasagna
- mince, baked beans, shredded cheese over rice

Try having breakfast for tea occasionally - scrambled eggs with shredded cheese in it and toast. Or french toast or pancakes.

We watch for sales of the basics chicken - such as drumsticks/thighs - and buy them then. Pop them into pan with a couple jars of basics sweet & sour sauce (about 25p per jar), a tin of basics pineapple (20p), and serve it over rice.

We make chicken and mushroom pie, using leftover chicken, basics mushrooms (which I chop up and freeze in a bag), and whatever veg I can get away with tossing in there (carrots, corn), and make the crust myself. Pretty inexpensive. And if you buy basics frozen veg, you can just use a little at a time, rather than using an entire tin - saves on waste.