Mooooving Into 2010 - Bovine Adventures In Budgeteering!

MellyB_2

Blooooming 'eck!
9p bread - that's fantastic money saving!

x

Silaqui

Fabulous shopping trip FF!
I really like hearing about how everyone mornings go, I seem to have no time for anything in the morning and I've always wondered why!

Mine is more like -

6.30am - Alarm goes off, I get straight up (normally lieing awake waiting for it anyway lol) and sort out clothes I'm wearing
6.35 - wash face, brush teeth, etc then get dressed
6.45 - make up and hair
7.00 - do any odd jobs and leave the house
7.30 - arrive at work and have my morning cuppa and lovely quiet productive time before the school day starts!

I could never fit in time for MSE or comping, I take my hat off to you guys! Don't know how I'd manage if I had kids!

xx

mooomin

MellyB wrote: »

Blooooming 'eck!
9p bread - that's fantastic money saving!

x

It was showing as 65p and I asked the Morrisons man if he could pass me the loaf. He said "I was just about to start reducing this stuff, hold on" and passed me a 9p loaf

mooomin

Inventory of Food

If I'm going to be skint this month, and it looks like I am, I need to try and feed us frugally....

Freezer

Big bag o'peas
Peppers x 3 portions roughly
Beef gravy x 2
Massive pack of bacon
Mince x 500g
Chicken breast (2 of)
Beef for stewing
Meatballs x 2 packs
Chicken thighs (Dinner tomorrow methinks)
Mixed veg
Burgers
Pork belly
Fish
Chicken soup

Cereals

Porridge x 1/3 of a pack - used to pad meals out
Special K - 2 & 1/2 boxes
Muesli - lots
Cheerios x 1 big box
Bran Flakes x 1 big box

Drinks

Coffee x 1 1/2 jars
Tea x 1 box

Storecupboard list to follow....

mooomin

Storecupboards

Lentils - 1/2 bag
Beans x 7
Chopped tomatoes x 5
Kidney beans x 4
Sweetcorn x 3
Butter beans x 1
Cannellini beans x 2
Condensed soup x 1 (tomato)
1kg macaroni
1/2 kg pasta
Noodles x 2
SuperNoodles x 6
Tuna x 2
Sweet & sour sauce x 2
Ruskoline x 1
Tomato/veg sauce x 2
Fajita mix x 2
Enchilada kit x 1

*edit* I also have spices, stock cubes etc. I'm just listing things I might need to replace!

sashybo

*Decloaking* Well done on the job! :beer:*recloaking*

Shoe_Gal

:j:j:j fab news about yoiur job

mooomin

sashybo wrote: »

*Decloaking* Well done on the job! :beer:*recloaking*

Ooh, at least stay for a cuppa before you put your cloak back on!

mooomin

Quick pre-work post (woo, overtime!!)

Today I need to work for three hours and then go to Costco and Tesco. I'm buying a massive lump o'mince from Costco and lots of essentials from Tesco. I'm using this month as an opportunity to stock up on some things so we can take from the grocery budget next month if needed. I'm planning on buying lots of tinned tomatos, veg etc. Full details of grocery spending will be unveiled on the Grocery Challenge thread later!

I spent £10 yesterday on a train ticket from Aberdeen to Edinburgh. My parents are taking me to Aberdeen in October for a short break and I needed to book my train home. Hopefully I can convince my mum to pay for the ticket though so it's not in the spreadsheet yet.

Right, time to brush teeth and find socks.

Happy Saturdays to all!

moo2moo

I have a use for the beans. Ladies and Gentlemen I present Mixed Bean Casserole.

2 onions
olive oil
500g+ dried beans (or 3+ tins beans) any ol' thing will do including baked beans although I suspect the more variety the better
2 x tins tomato
1/2 cup veg stock (I cheat and save the flavourings from the 9p noodles - I am a cheapskate)
Herbs - mint, thyme, sage and whatever else you have handy

Fry onions. Add beans and liquids, boil. Slow cook. Simples. Not a clue what it tastes like though. Tis my plan for tomorrows dinner. Will report back.