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  • She just spent £110 quid in Asda and then ordered a takeaway *shudders*
  • Floxxie
    Floxxie Posts: 2,853 Forumite
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    edited 5 August 2009 at 7:11PM
    How much a year? Shocking. It wouldn't take much to reduce that.
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  • Meal planning, cooking with mince......its like the MSE Old stylers have taken over BBC2.
  • kippers
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    Why do these women that never cook have massive, well kitted out kitchens....it's not fair, you can't swing a cat in mine!
  • robpw2
    robpw2 Posts: 14,044 Forumite
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    i like the bedrock idea .. freezing it and then using it for meals in week


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  • robpw2
    robpw2 Posts: 14,044 Forumite
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    kippers wrote: »
    Why do these women that never cook have massive, well kitted out kitchens....it's not fair, you can't swing a cat in mine!
    ooh i know ..

    im loving the tortilla wrap

    im a man btw ..


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  • robpw2
    robpw2 Posts: 14,044 Forumite
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    ooh they are practically my neigbours lol .. well in same town ..


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  • robpw2
    robpw2 Posts: 14,044 Forumite
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    no its you will like it or youll go with out !!!!!!!


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  • Floxxie
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    Did I just see in that folder that their budget is £130 for the week?!
    Mortgage start September 2015 £90000 MFiT #06
  • cw18
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    Floxxie wrote: »
    Did I just see in that folder that their budget is £130 for the week?!
    Yep! And that's a £90/week saving on what they've been spending :eek:

    The annual saving is the equivalent to her salary, so covers the loss of her job - and presumably if she's home they'll also save on child-care for the twins :confused:
    Cheryl
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