here we go!!!!

tired_mum

well i thought i would join in so i have made an inventory of all my freezer an cupboards and been to tesco this am to stock up on tins so all being well the £350 i have budgeted for the month will be enough so wish me luck as i start out on this new adventure with hubby 3 kids 1 dog and 3 cats!!!!!!

hattie_pea

Good luck!

Prudent

if you follow the tips on this board, you will probably find £350 more than enough. My total grocery bill for myself, teen daughter and two spolit cats is around £90 per month. We often feed friends too.

Rachie_B

Good luck

Chrismojam

tired_mum wrote:

....so i have made an inventory of all my freezer an cupboards.........

I did this today as well..........isn't it ridiculous just how much you can have in the cupboards/freezer......and still do a full shop without realising what you've got....:o

It was a useful excercise.........I should think my next shop will be much reduced:D ...............and given that a fair amount of freezer stuff needs using pretty quickly, thats the meals sorted for the next 2 weeks!

tired_mum

freezer so full have had to take stuff next door found 9!!!!packs of bacon in freezer cupboards full so why was i still spending £90 a week ?

exlibris

tired_mum wrote:

freezer so full have had to take stuff next door found 9!!!!packs of bacon in freezer cupboards full so why was i still spending £90 a week ?[/QUOTE

A challenge for you. See how long you can go withoout visiting a shop!

I tried this earlier in the year and found I didn't shop for a month except for fresh veg. Admittedly I have milk delivered but it was quite a challenge to see how long I could put off shopping.

A tip I saw on here: If you buy 2 pt bottles of milk, get a 6pt and decan it into 2pt containers and then freeze the surplus.

Of course you will need to make some room in the freezer first lol

Good luck with your plan and if you need inspiration for meals from strange ingredient there a roads of them on here!

susank

I actually buy the 1 pint bottles of milk and freeze them so they could be topped up better and sit upright in an upright freezer no problem.