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Any ideas from you money savers?

Tracey04
Tracey04 Posts: 389 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
Right I begin with trying to get on track of things (I do not and have never owed money but the gap is getting ever nearer). I need ideas on meals, shopping,school lunch boxes and running a household on a very tight shoestring. There are my 2 boys aged 5 and 7 and myself. Also 2 guinea pigs but they seem to live of all the scrapes of fruit and veg etc.

How much do you spend etc..

thanks Tracey

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  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    Check out the "Getting started" section of the MEGA Index thread at the top of the Old Style forum listing. There's also a "Shopping" section which includes budgets. The "Cooking" section has lots of ideas on sandwiches and lunches.

    Then, if you check the blue bar at the top of every page there's a link to our Monthly Challenges, one of which is the grocery challenge. Reading the current one, and browsing the older ones will also give you ideas and tips.

    The blue bar looks a bit like this:-

    pagetop.gif
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