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

Penelope_Penguin

weezl74 wrote: »

The bit about me reads a bit strangely too now. I had 2 posts deleted cos I wasn't aware of the new rules. I was a bit perplexed I didn't get a warning from the forum team, but I know they are very busy:A.

I'll go and find the new rules for you and anyone else who'd not seen them

Forum Rules thread is here - please discuss rules on that thread and not this one, thanks.

Please read them, as there are several changes, and some rules have been tightened up

Penny x

mark55man

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

This post now looks a bit odd :



It was edited (not by me) but was originally a response to this post:



The OP declined to answer, in a post which has also been deleted, so I was aiming to assist PTT.

Apologies for any confusion

Hello - I didn't decline to answer - I merely told PTT (rather rudely I will admit) that the information she wanted was earlier in the thread and I wasn't going to repeat myself.

being a little ruder than normal in tone (I am not made of patience) didn't really seem worth moderator intervention, but I suppose I am glad my little spat isn't immortalised, but I am not going to repeat myself - its barely exciting enough the first time

now ending the 3rd day without heating, so forgive me if I am still a little cold intone - it could be worse I could be turning blue (utter !!!!! that I am).

weezl74

Oh Mark! No heating! Grim

*weezl wraps a parcel of hot water bottles and fleece blankets*

mark55man

weezl74 wrote: »

Oh Mark! No heating! Grim

*weezl wraps a parcel of hot water bottles and fleece blankets*

Thanks Weezl - could be worse - we are already accustomed to about 3 degrees less than last year!! on account of other meannesses

Weds 3rd March

Breakfast - Sausage or Veggie Sausage in bread - 6/6
Lunch - Cheese or ham sandwiches + fruit 6/6
Supper - Cauliflower cheese (£1 tesco for 2 portions) = 6/6

(Bag of chips to share with all after picking DS2 up from cubs - priceless = 0p :rotfl:)

18/18 - first for a while

mark55man

Thu 4th - Breakfast 6/6 - Lunch 1/6 (Hot dinners) - Supper : 3/6 (veggie Pizza + meat Lasagna)

Fri 5th - Breakfast 6/6 - Lunch 1/6 (Hot dinners) - Supper : Takeout 0/0

Still no central heating but have 2 fan heaters going all day - so is warming up - buying the kitchen units today - wahey

kezlou

Mark, all i can say your doing fantastic so far. I;'ve been reading through the thread and its amazing. I'm trying to do the same thing here but its so hard especially with pack lunches and so forth.So hope you don't me pinching a few ideas off you . My grocery budget is £166.67 or £2000 annual that's for 2 adults, 2 children and 2 cats, so your thread is helping me keep up the momentum
Just wanted to say good luck with it!You've got my support and will be here along the way! :j:T:j

mark55man

Sat 6th - Breakfast 6/6 - Lunch 3/6 (Veggie Lasagna/Bacon sandwiches) - Supper 0/6 (Ready meals)
Sun 7th - Breakfast 6/6 - Lunch 3/6 (cauliflower cheese (V), sausage sandwiches (C) - Supper - (Hot roast chicken 0/3, vegetable pies 0/3)

Big day at work today - and at home - if we are lucky the heating will be back on - but may be tomorrow

Enjoy

boredofbeingathome

Hi Mark just popping in for a quick update. Glad to see everything is going well and only marred by the minor interruption of your kitchen and heating going . As ever very inspirational

x

mark55man

Mon 8th - 6/6 brekkie - 4/6 lunch - 5/6 supper (Jackets and beans - + OH had caulie cheese on hers)

Heating due on today - had 5 white vans outside - god I'm glad they're doing it quickly

ps thanks bob - sorry i've been a bit quiet, but lots to do and the microwave is on my computer table so a bit awkward :-(

mark

pondskater_2

Hi Mark, I am one of those lurky types and have been following your thread from the beginning and have to say I have been very impressed by your tenacity and determination to keep on going (even under fire) This thread is a wonderful tool to help you achieve your aims and if anyone else can glean anything from it to help themselves as well, then more power to your arm. :T
Hope the heating is now ON.