Making every penny count

jasperconran

hiya 40sm, how are you doing today?

good luck with your budgeting for food, im sure you will be fine.

hope you have a great day, take care of yourself.

speak soon x

40somethingmum

Different_Corner wrote: »

40sm, just want you to know you are not alone. CT got paid by the skin of teeth (don't understand that phrase but hey ho). Then the car tax appears...always something.
My food budget is always my weak spot. I could quite happily live on jackets, salads, garlic mushrooms (don't ask !) and fish. My food bill would be £30 a week. But these two boys eat anything and everything.
Sending positive budgeting vibes.

Hi DC,

Yes i could quite happily live on all of the above ( even the garlic mushrooms!;)) Positive vibes gratefully received:)

40somethingmum

3_kids_2_jobs_1_dog wrote: »

Hi All

I have just subscribed to your thread, can I join the 'GANG'?

I am also a mum with 3 of my own (ages DS1 16, DS2 11 and DD5) and 1 borrowed (DS1's best mate also aged 16). I work 2 jobs (as per my name) and DH works 2/3 jobs.

My main employer has just gone through a restructure and jobs and locations have changed meaning I will be loosing £100 per week. MAJOR PANIC as we never seem to have enough money anyway.

I am still reading through all of the posts, got to page 13 so far so off to read some more!

Back later

321xx

Hi 321, Welcome to the gang;)

£100 a week is a lot to lose. Any ideas what you are going to do ??

40somethingmum

Hi JC:hello:

Now got to go and get DS3 ready for the party is going to at 12 . DS1 is driving the other 2 mad.... I wish it was him who was going to the party:o

taxi73

Would writing a menu plan for the month help you spend less?Have you had a look on the OS board it's amazing how far they can stretch money and food .

40somethingmum

Well i withdrew £125 from bank and have put it in household pot.

Cash in Pot £125.00

Spends
Food £24.41
Washing powder £2.94
Sweets £.0.93
Pepsi Max £1.69
Biscuits/cakes £2.09

Sandwich (DH) 2.65

Cash left in Pot £90.29

macgirl

Looks good so far! I need to pull my finger out there too - so will join you in the grocery budget challenge

40somethingmum

macgirl wrote: »

Looks good so far! I need to pull my finger out there too - so will join you in the grocery budget challenge

Good. I will look forward to your company. I have also put a list of things we still have to buy this week ( ie Dog £7.50) so that if we are tempted by a bottle of wine etc we will see if we really can afford it.:)

Have a good weekend:D

40SMxx

In_my_dreams

Glad you're taking control of your food budget. Amazing how you take control of one thing and everything else will start to feel better. Dealing in cash is also a lot better as you physically see what you have left.

OH has taken £140 out of the bank today and spent £60 on the weeks food and we have £80 left to last us for the rest of the week, £10 left for food and £70 for everything else - £70 sounds a lot but it ends up going one way or another, on things like childcare, stuff for kids, stuff for house - but once it's gone it's gone!

40somethingmum

Hi IMD,

Just been reading your diary. Sounds like you had alovely day yesterday:)

I am really hoping the pot will work for us. I am at work at the moment trying to earn us some more money;). I have left DH with strict instructions that any money taken out of the pot must be accounted for with receipts and the change has to go back in the pot ( he wanted to keep it last night:rotfl:)

Have a good day.;)

40SMxx