£5 for five days

anguk

Winchelsea wrote: »

anguk :

"dum spiro spero" - is that "while I breathe I hope"?

Good motto if so!

Yes. I was a massive fan of "Spooks" and it was one of the tattoos Lucas (the wonderful Richard Armitage :blushing: ) had. I was intrigued and googled it's meaning, it seems to sum up so many things in life now.

maman

anguk wrote: »

I think I could do it for 5 days but I've got a well stocked kitchen and time to search out bargains so I could take advantage of cheaper deals and reduced items. And even if I didn't have the stocked kitchen and time to shop around I could probably still do it because it's only for 5 days, even something basic like baked potatoes, egg and chips, instant noodles and toast for 5 days isn't going to harm you.

It would be an entirely different situation if I was starting from scratch and I had to live on £1 a day for a long period of time, you couldn't just fill yourself with cheap stodge because it would have an impact on your health.

I think anyone could do £1 a day for 5 days but it would be a nightmare if that really was your life and you had to sustain it for longer.

I agree totally.

I'm sure it wasn't the OP's intention but this thread got me thinking along those lines exactly. It's a very different thing to come up with a menu for £1 a day with a storecupboard and maybe several people but another thing if it's just one person being given just £1.

It got me thinking that (aside from the homeless) there are lots of people that don't manage as when they have a little money it 'burns a hole in the pocket'. I so admire those that come on the boards so eager to learn how to budget, plan, shop and cook. They're such useful skills, vital even.

MrMadhatter

porridge oats are great, and beans on toast is hard to beat for the price!

cleggie

If it was JUST for me, i think i could do it.
Although i'd miss wine and cheese!

JBD

Thankyou, op , I think I will try this.
As I am vegetarian I think I should be able to manage it. I think the main difficulty for me will be getting my '5 a day'

DundeeDoll

JBD wrote: »

Thankyou, op , I think I will try this.
As I am vegetarian I think I should be able to manage it. I think the main difficulty for me will be getting my '5 a day'

5 peas :rotfl:

modern_millie_2

Hi, i had a look at this the other day, can't remember the exact costings now, but I was thinking of chilli - basically tinned rk beans, 19p, passata, 29p, an onion a carrot, spices, value rice 49p, enough for 2 dinners, beans on toast one night , curry with an onion, tin of butter beans 39p?, carrot and either spices from larder or value curry sauce - value rice as before, should do 2 dinners. Would probably go for soft cheese on wholemeal toast for lunches - approx £1.30 for loaf and soft cheese in Lidl - porridge, value teabags, 1 litre longlife milk, and a banana or two if possible.

Wouldn't get fat, would you? Nutrition not too bad but low on f and v. Winchelsea's idea for dried peas/sprouted peas would work well.
You could probably do better with whoopsies, but can't rely on these I guess. Just glad I don't have to think like this all the time.

LE3

I'm sure there are lots of MSE'ers who are particpating in the live below the line challenge (https://www.livebelowtheline.com/uk) in a couple of weeks time.
I hoped we could share ideas?

As I'm away from home on the 7th, and not able to cook my own food etc, I will be doing it from 8-12th May instead, so a day behind everyone else, but I'm sure nobody will mind that! I will also have a much more difficult time than most of you due to some allergies/severe food intolerances which limit what I can eat!

LE3

I am hoping that Aldi's super6 that week are things I can eat - this week was good, fresh pineapple, and apples are things I can eat and do a lot with - yummy!

LE3

Nobody trying this? I would have thought there would be some takers in the Mse world, even if just to prove it can be done! I have a few ideas, need a trip to Iceland and aldi this weekend to check prices there as they aren't online like tesco!