Do you have a January Box? whats in yours?

SalAmander_2

This idea is little short of genius! Thank you, skinters!

I tell you what else I'm thinking about, I'm thinking about the freezing weather we had last winter, too. There was a period of something like two weeks when I was stuck indoors, more or less housebound because of the snow. There's *definitely* something good in this idea that I shall shamelessly copy so it's not such a difficult winter. I nearly ran out of cat food, and that is something that just never happens...

suzybloo

The reason I am keen on this idea is that you make a point of buying products that you know you will use and are on offer, not some whimsical promotion, - some I have bought havent been on special but I have had a spare pound or two in my purse come the end of the week. My reasoning is that I wont have to go shopping in January, so I wont pick up any 'sale' items that I dont need, VAT is due to go up in January and some products I am buying now will increase, if we have a bad winter like last year I wont have to risk going out and to me spending a little now will save me a lot of time, effort and stress when I would rather be cosy and warm inside! I normally spend about £75-90 per week so if I can reduce that to £20 for fresh items and live out of my January box I will be really pleased as that should give me around about £50-60 per week, I will make a point of withdrawing from the bank and put it away in my savings account, . Thats my logic anyway!

skintbint_2

SalAmander wrote: »

This idea is little short of genius! Thank you, skinters!

I tell you what else I'm thinking about, I'm thinking about the freezing weather we had last winter, too. There was a period of something like two weeks when I was stuck indoors, more or less housebound because of the snow. There's *definitely* something good in this idea that I shall shamelessly copy so it's not such a difficult winter. I nearly ran out of cat food, and that is something that just never happens...

feel free to copy! Our snow up here in the NE of Scotland was horrendous last year and i was brought up "in the hills" thats why i've included flour in the box - that way i can make soda bread - dead easy and filling dont have to wait on it proving and can have a loaf ready within an hour! couple of tins of fruit and lo and behold have a crumble with the flour too, lentils and yellow split peas for lots of soup (lentils are getting so expensive so i do half and half and they've never noticed yet!) and remember the long life milk saves just nipping out for milk and spending a fiver (dont normally use it but if there is nothing else its fine in coffee/tea), if you can think of anything else please post.

itsallinthemind-no matter how well i budget there always seems to be a shortfall in January so am just trying to be prepared and rather than have more money in january to spend am putting things aside now and picking up the things i think i will need for a month, but worth doing anyway if we get hit with a winter like last year (god forbid!)

Roobarb_73

what a fab idea! I mercifully get paid on the 18th so it's not so bad for us!

suzybloo

Well thats 8 jars of Sainsbury's pasta bake offer into the January Stash, along with two packs of Choc biscuits from semi-chem, penguins are on at 69p for 9, and wagon wheels 99p for 9. Hoping to get some Branston baked beans from Morrisons tomorrow to add to it too.
Everyone else doing ok?

skintbint_2

yep thanks - got the beans already and also the pasta/potato bakes, supernoodles, into Lidl tomorrow for Nescafe £2.99 for 200grms, and maybe try superdrug for the tuna thats down to £2.0something for 4 tins. am not buying choccy biscuits as i would just eat them!

so far 6 tins beans,
4 tin tuna,
pasta,
washing powder,
shampoo,
conditioner,
9 loo roll,
2 pckts Flour
2 bread mixes
2 tubes toothepaste,
tin corned beef
pasta/potato bakes
supernoodles.

and everything has been on "special" so far and i would probably not be able to get as much in January so this will definately make my money spin out