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canidothis wrote: »mmm not sure that will work for me - I get paid on the last thursday of each month, so its either 28 or 35 days between pay days - Im def gonna go over to the os board and see if I can stretch my food budget cos thats the only outgoing that can be variable and I can play around with.
I did my shopping in A*da today and Mrs Red bought pasta shapes for 9p a bag! Yes, 9p (I'm sure the packaging must cost more than the contents!). You should also consider looking at the value range in the supermarkets, as some of the prices are staggeringly cheap:T. You should consider slow cooking, pasta dishes and look for bogofs etc.
RedIf you've nothing decent to say, perhaps you shouldn't say anything.
£2 savings jar £300:D
Total credit card debts £1250:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: - Will I ever learn!!0
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