Saving on ingrediants?

Sea78

Hi,

great advice already - back to the mince thing - do check the reduced section for mince - I love it so I managed to get 4 packs for 60p each and each pack will make about 4 ish portions...

Good luck with the food - are you going to do a grocery challenge?

Sea xx

leanne11

What a grocery challenge?!

I will start checking the reduced section regulary!

Tescos or SomerField? We have both. We normally go to Tescos as its bigger.

xx

Sea78 wrote:

Hi,

great advice already - back to the mince thing - do check the reduced section for mince - I love it so I managed to get 4 packs for 60p each and each pack will make about 4 ish portions...

Good luck with the food - are you going to do a grocery challenge?

Sea xx

lynzpower

My local somerfields often has the best bogofs and the most reduced stuff out of all the supermarkets that I go to.

I tend to use tescos predominatly as a) its closer b) i get the clubcard points

You can get mags subscriptions with CC points too - a little treat for yourself.
Dont people jsut leave mags on the plane, Ive always had a little recky round to snaffle old mags off the plane when Ive flown long haul

Also I dont know if they are still recruiting but pincecone research is an online consumer survey and for each one you do they send £4 luncheon vouchers accepted in all the main supermarkets along with resturaunts, beefeaters, macDs costas etc. Nice for a little treat

leanne11

Thanks! Off to SomerField this weekend then!

Yes, passengers to tend to leave a few magazines on the plane. Its a race though! Fighting against 15 other cabin crew to find a good mag! You ahve to be quick!

I will look into pincecone research aswell. thanks for that!

xx


=lynzpower]My local somerfields often has the best bogofs and the most reduced stuff out of all the supermarkets that I go to.

I tend to use tescos predominatly as a) its closer b) i get the clubcard points

You can get mags subscriptions with CC points too - a little treat for yourself.
Dont people jsut leave mags on the plane, Ive always had a little recky round to snaffle old mags off the plane when Ive flown long haul

Also I dont know if they are still recruiting but pincecone research is an online consumer survey and for each one you do they send £4 luncheon vouchers accepted in all the main supermarkets along with resturaunts, beefeaters, macDs costas etc. Nice for a little treat [/QUOTE]

Sea78

leanne11 wrote:

What a grocery challenge?!

I will start checking the reduced section regulary!

Tescos or SomerField? We have both. We normally go to Tescos as its bigger.

xx

On the old style board - usually monthly challenge where you set yourself a ££ target (for me it was £200 for me, OH, dd and baby ds (milk,nappies etc) and then see if you can stick to it - it really helped me focus.

I go to tesco as the somerfield near me is so foul I can't bear to go in there!

Sea xx

leanne11

haha! Sounds a bit like the Somerfield I have here!

Thanks! I will try the grocery challange!

x

Sea78 wrote:

On the old style board - usually monthly challenge where you set yourself a ££ target (for me it was £200 for me, OH, dd and baby ds (milk,nappies etc) and then see if you can stick to it - it really helped me focus.

I go to tesco as the somerfield near me is so foul I can't bear to go in there!

Sea xx

black-saturn

You could have a look at my menu planner for some cheap food ideas. I feed a family of 3 for a week on what you spent on one meal!!!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=157526&highlight=black-saturns+menu

leanne11

Blimey! I spend loads!! I'am having a look at your menu planner at the moment and it looks great!

Thankyou

leanne x

black-saturn wrote:

You could have a look at my menu planner for some cheap food ideas. I feed a family of 3 for a week on what you spent on one meal!!!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=157526&highlight=black-saturns+menu

emp501

MinnieSpender wrote: »

It's so easy to pop into Tesco on the way home every other night and then yikes! :eek: overspend! Could you try doing a weekly shop and planning meals?

I used to do this too! I used to work at a Sainsbury's Local three times a week, and ended up spending nigh on £20 after each shift. I was hungry, I was tired, I'd seen nice food coming through the tills for hours, and I was RIGHT THERE WITH MONEY - it was a disaster! Now I flatly refuse to go on little trips to the supermarket mid-week unless I desperately need something - it's just so easy to slip up. Shop less and make a list - or better, do an online shop. You can add all you like to the basket, but when you see the total at the bottom it's a big motivator to comb through and delete things you don't really need (something that's much more difficult in a supermarket aisle!). Plus you can edit your shop if you forget anything at the last minute, thus avoiding those little emergency trips that prove so utterly fatal to will-power! I'm on my way to being a shopping angel now... :A