1st budget shop, Help!!!

timbstoke

One thing I do is my weekly 'offer run' - basically, visit the big 4 near me (Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Iceland), and buy *only* the stuff thats on offer (and that I actually need, of course), Once that's done, then I review my list and buy the stuff I still need. Usually, I'll have substituted a few things on the list with things that are on offer, and possibly stocked up on a few non-perishables. Also, if you're doing your offer shop seperately to your full-price shop, you'll often find your receipts will give you a bit of a discount off your next shop when you run them through the Tesco/Asda price checkers.

los72

Might also be worth visiting Tesco's etc late in the evening when they knock the prices down a bit on certain items. My sister does this, she has to feed 3 very hungry boys. The bargains she gets is sometimes mind blowing.

MoneyMax

Well I went for the shop last night, spent £80 but ive easily got enough for 2 weeks (not including bread, milk & fresh fruit/veg top ups)!!
I did a meal plan for 2 weeks and im gonna give it a go, will put a menu up on the board at home so everyone knows what they are getting :-)

MoneyMax

Still going strong on the meal plans, I havnt bought another single thing yet, not milk not bread! Nothing :T

Very proudly made a yummy cheesecake last night too

Learning2Budget

Excellent, well done!xxx