Single Money Saver living on my own

gravitytolls

Slow cooker ~ cheap cuts, cheap veg, pearl barley etc., a tasty, but cheap stew could be in there for three days.

hot.chick

start off by doing a list of all of the things u have in the cupboards and fridge/freezer.

Then only buy the things u need for meals.

And meal plan (using the tings u have in first) for the week so you know what you are going to have.

Maybe post this list and the wonderful people on here will help make suggestions of what u can make a plan out of

Rebekah24

Food can easily be done for under £10 a week, adding maybe £1 a week for cleaning/toiletries

If you make a list of things you like to eat then work from there
Cleaning/toiletries can be simplified - Post xmas lots of smellies about, but 18p value showergel and a bottle of stardrops will last a long time

I make a lot of soup -freeze that, works out very cheap , under 50p a serving. Then get shopping for reduced items etc.

Simplify and cut down ... if you can splurge to £15 a week you could have a few extra's


Deffinately join the grocery challenge great idea's and motivation!

hot.chick

of interest?

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/blackburn/8246006.Frugal_Blackburn_friends_living_on___1_of_food_a_day/

Theres a blog at the end if it's of interest to anyone

jammy_dodger

i agree with other posters read the grocery challenge a wealth of info there and if you look up weezels posts they were living on 50p meals and some really tasty recipes to be found shall try and do a link for you also students have some great odeas cooking on a budget and for 1
hth

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2256959

valk_scot

What does the £65 have to cover? Utilities/council tax/fares/clothes/travel/toiletries/entertainment? What exactly is the budget for food? And why can't you do some bulk buying with your daughter? Things like toilet rolls, washing powder, rice and pasta/dried foods etc?

Also, what cooking and storage facilities do you have? Freezer? Slow cooker? And what kind of meals and foods do you like/dislike?

Butterfly_Brain

Try looking at student food ideas - you can get books from the library
These sites are good as well:

http://www.beyondbakedbeans.com/

http://www.studentcook.co.uk/EatingOnABudgetCategory.html

http://loolt.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/budget-meals-for-one/

Have a good basic stock cupboard of rice, pasta, tinned foods etc

Buy a chicken and rubberise it: Don't buy pieces they really are not economical

Roast one day, followed by a stew, stir fry, curry, pie, or pasties and use the carcase to make a soup
A whole chicken in Aldi is only £2.99

Eggs are a cheap source of protein and only 99p for 10 in Aldi = Omelette, boiled eggs, quiches fritatta - they always have good deals on fruit and veg as well.
Mince = Shepherds pie, chilli, spag bol, meatballs etc
Sausages = Toad in the hole, Honey glazed, sausage stew, sausage pasta

mrs-stressed

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Buy a chicken and rubberise it:

What does that mean? I have a good rubber sledgehammer in shed.....!!!!!

OrkneyStar

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Alwaays from a fruit and veg stall, never a supermarket if you really want to save money.

Sadly not an option for us , no fruit a veg stalls here, good tip though!

kitschkitty

Hi, you said your daughter was a student, living at home. I think she needs to be made acutely aware right now that circumstances in your household have changed drastically and that your standard of living for the time being must change too.

You need to pool all the resources you have and she needs to help you out so if that means sharing food budgets to make savings then you need to do it. I do understand that as she is an adult you may feel you don't want her to have to change her lifestyle, but if she is a responsible adult she needs to "work with you" right now to get through this so that you don't end up with terrible debts that you can manage.