Help! £40 to feed family for the month

mummysaver

mbaz - well done, you made it! Hope you enjoyed your Starbucks this morning! If your oh thinks you should be able to do this every month, then how about giving him £20 and challenging him to do it! My oh is always asking how much we spend on food, well this half of the we is trying hard not to spend too much at all, his half of the we still grabs and runs in the supermarket! No more though, cos I now ask him how he's going to cook whatever he buys as it doesn't fit our meal plan - still I don't mind the bottles of wine that he magically produces lol!

Elona - I do a spinach and ricotta canelloni with pancakes, I love it but you're right, they take flippin (get it, lol!) ages to make! Sounds nice done with chicken and so much cheese sauce though, might give that a go for the kids.

Dazza32 - nice to know you're keeping up with this thread still, it'd be lovely if you'd share your wisdom about feeding your family so well on your benefits, since you seem to be such an expert at stretching them.

Boodle

I hadn't had a chance to post but have read this thread and am sooooo impressed and inspired by you - well done! The fact the family hasn't even noticed just shows how successful you were! I have heard people use not wanting their kids to feel deprived or whatever by a tight budget as an excuse to buy brands, etc, but this just sums it up: they don't have to know! Why would you worry your kids with your finance troubles by letting them know about it?! They don't have to know!

Well done mbaz! Fantasic!

theunknownstuntman

Ignore the troll. It's been reported, removed (and if I had my way, taken outside and given a damn god thrashing)

Caterina

Mbaz well done, congratulations and hugs, enjoy your fab treat, you soooo deserve it!

Meanwhile this lovely thread has inspired my dinner for tonight, I was going to make pasta with chopped veg (no tomatoes for a change) but all that talk of cheese sauce has slightly changed my direction and I shall make macaroni-veg. cheese bake!

Love to all

Caterina

White_Boots

mbaz very, very well done! You have inspired so many people. Thank you.

Enjoy your treat!

patentgirl

Well done mbaz knew you could do it this has been the best thread for ages learnt so much from you and everyone here offering advice
thanksxxx

4Moneysaver

Welshwoofs wrote: »

So glad to hear you're eating better than the hard working, hard-up thread starter on your benefits.

As you're doing so well, perhaps you'd like to make a donation back to us workers who are keeping you. I paid £364 in National Insurance this month and I have to admit that I'm getting pretty fed up of supporting those who can physically work, but don't.

I work hard for my pay too but I don't begrudge anyone who is trying hard to keep body and soul together in this cash/job strapped economy.

septemberblues

Nooooooooooooo I can't believe it's all over! Well done mbaz, I've been following this thread with interest, it's been inspiring. :T

choccyface2006

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS MBAZ!!! :beer:

Well done on your successful challenge! :T

Sarah x

mbaz

Hiya

thanks everyone! I didnt make it to costa i ran out of time but I nipped out of playgroup and got a pain au chocolate and made myself a coffee. it was lovely! Had a blow out lunch with the boys instead - they've had mini cheddars and smartie yoghurts and were thrilled!

Thanks again to everyone. I havent seen what dazza said anyway and looks like it's been deleted now - I dont really want to know anyway!

Mx