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6000 meals under 50p in 2010; feeding your family on a low budget

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 17,413 Forumite
    10,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped!
    What an excellant idea, I think it can be done with a bit of inventiveness and a thorough scouring of shops available.I shall watch with intrest .I have some recipes in my Online Misers cookbook that I scavenged from this site ,so I think there will be a few people who once they get their thinking caps on will be posting their recipes
  • kunekune
    kunekune Posts: 1,909 Forumite
    Is that 50p per person? Or a total of 50p for the whole family?
    Mortgage started on 22.5.09 : £129,600
    Overpayments to date: £3000
    June grocery challenge: 400/600
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,225 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    mark88man wrote: »
    Breakfast was cereal but 3 of us missed it - (late night)
    Lunch was cold leftover salmon sandwich and/or eggy bread
    Supper was leftover salmon (it was a big salmon) heated with Peas and pototoes (+ DS1 had curried peas and potatoes )

    Will you be able to put up a list of costings please :confused:

    Penny. x
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Right..got it now...serving of salmon at 39p each.

    http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/bargains-and-rip-offs/article.html?in_article_id=495571&in_page_id=5
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • Hardup_Hester
    Hardup_Hester Posts: 4,800 Forumite
    Looks like an interesting thread, I think prices vary around the country, I live in an expensive area, but it will still give me some new ideas.

    Never let success go to your head, never let failure go to your heart.
  • HappyLottie
    HappyLottie Posts: 103 Forumite
    Really like the idea of this thread- will be following with interest and hopefully picking up tips along the way.
  • Sublime_2
    Sublime_2 Posts: 15,741 Forumite
    A great thread. Its nice to pick up tips.
  • tjp70
    tjp70 Posts: 477 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Good luck.
    If Plan A fails, remember there are 25 more letters
  • scintus-macbintus
    scintus-macbintus Posts: 13 Forumite
    Sounds interesting will be following this ......Good Luck
  • learn2cope
    learn2cope Posts: 87 Forumite
    good luck .... I'd love to be able to do this but sadly too unorganised and rubbish in the kitchen xxx
    Nerd No. 1245
    2014 Challenges:
    Attempting to snowball to freedom!
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