first attempt at a shopping budget - £20/week

want2bmortgage3

all those 3 items were on offer.. think they were all half price or near enough...

before_hollywood

did my monthly tins and stuff that will keep shop

£36

including 6 tins of john west tuna for £3

i already had 2 asda tins meaning i now have 8 :eek:

how much tuna pasta will i be eating this month? lol

well i guess at least 2 kilos worth lol

want2bmortgage3

before hollywood (go betweens song?) - how do you make your tuna pasta?

regarding toothpaste are the own brands any good? i kind of like knowing i've got a decent toothpaste...for a fresh mouth and the whitening claims!

blue_ashleigh

want2bmortgage3 wrote: »

i already have a fair bit of stuff in the cupboards

You've said you've been shopping on 23rd, 25th, 27th, 28th June and buying 6 yoghurts on 27th and another 4 on the 28th.

My advice is to go through your cupboards, fridge and freezer so you know what you have.

Write a meal plan for each day of the week
I.e. Mon - Breakfast: cereal; Lunch - tuna sandwich; Tea (or dinner depending which part of Britain you're from!) - Mince stir fry with rice
and so on. Then make a shopping list so you know exactly what you need to buy so you will have enough for each day of the week. Take meal list and shopping list (if sausages are on offer then buy that instead of mince and change that meal).

I think you should try and choose a day to go shopping, Monday for instance, and then every Monday go shopping BUT NOT BEFORE!!! That way, rather than going 4 times in 5 days you're just going once a week and aren't tempted to buy little bits and bobs.

Good luck

want2bmortgage3

today 29/6 spend £0
eaten:
corn flakes + s/s milk
double decker
jam sandwich
banana
baked potato and grated cheese
2 veggie sausages + 1/2 tin baked beans + slice buttered bread
yoghurt
4 cups tea
1l water

Penny-Pincher!!

You are doing really well. Budgeting on such a limited amount when you're not used to it can be VERY difficult and will get easier.

Make a list of all the food you have in and write down meals you can make from it, then initially just buy what you need to make up meals. Here are some cheap basics:

Breakfasts:
Porridge, cereal, toast. Try and get a fruit in here too.

Lunches:
Leftovers (from night before), soup/roll, baked spud + cottage cheese (value one is lovely!), beans or spagetti on toast, sarnie with cheese, vegemite, egg or jam etc.

Dinners:
Veggie shepherds pie, egg & chips, omelette, quiche, cheesey mash & toms, quorn. Bulk out with spuds (mash, new pots, baked, roasties, chips), rice or pasta. Have you tried couscous.....delish and very cheap! Tuna pasta, tuna rice salad.

Snacks:
Yogurts, fruit, toast, noodles, cheese & crackers etc etc.

Try and drink a little more water too. Recommended to drink 2ltrs min each day.

HTH

PP
xx

pstones578

michaelboyd2 wrote: »

That should be easy. We have a budget of £120 per month for two of us. However this excludes lunch at work.

All the best.

We do £260 per month or £60 per week (we do a weekly shop), this includes everything, lunches, breakfast, tea, toileries etc. How much do you spend per day each for lunch? This can make the £120 grow quite considerably as it's a lot of lunches for the two of you per week. My GF has sandwiches and I have soup which we get in the £60 shop.

mysterycreature1

I have just started budgeting myself like this, am reporting the results (and the meals I cook) on my food blog. With exception for budget items, everything I buy is reduced , on sale, or in offers!

Hopefully it should be fine to keep up!

diggingfortruffles.wordpress.com

KimYeovil

Penny-Pincher!! wrote: »

Try and drink a little more water too. Recommended to drink 2ltrs min each day.

Nonsense! If you are drinking two litres of water then go see your doctor - you have diabetes.

Fire_Fox

KimYeovil wrote: »

Nonsense! If you are drinking two litres of water then go see your doctor - you have diabetes.

You are the one who is talking nonsense. Guidelines are for two litres of fluids (not alcohol sadly!) per day - more if you exercise regularly, in hot weather, if you have a very physical job etc.