Feed a family of four for £20 a week challenge

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JackieO wrote: »

B/B you are right, sadly the thing that always seems to boost the economy is a war,even though it cuts the population.

Except that war seems to be fought in a very different way these days - not sending loads of men to foreign parts and "feet on the ground". More a state of Endless War (Isis, preceded by Al Queda, preceded by Iraq Wars, etc, etc).

The Endless War Society doesn't even have the virtue of boosting the economy - its just a constant nagging drain on our resources/risk to ourselves in our own homeland (ie terrorism)/the latest thing being these mini-invasions at Calais.

But - back onto food costs - and I only recently got rid of a budget cookbook (from the 1980s?) and the ingredients were costed out and I recall thinking that many of those foodstuffs cost not too dissimilar prices only a few years ago. Thus food has come down in price one heck of a lot in real terms (all that pressure by supermarkets on farmers/battery hens instead of "real chickens"/etc/etc).

Butterfly_Brain

I can remember in the 1996, when my two were small, baked beans were 3p, there was a price war for some reason, I think it was because Kwik Save or Netto, I can't remember which one started it, went up against the big six and reduced their prices to the bone and the others followed.

tessie_bear

we were just married when the beans were 3p...we were skint and they came in very handy....we used to go to aldi in 1997 and spend £20 on the food for a week and some treats...aldi only took cash then and the cashiers knew all the prices

Butterfly_Brain

tessie_bear wrote: »

we were just married when the beans were 3p...we were skint and they came in very handy....we used to go to aldi in 1997 and spend £20 on the food for a week and some treats...aldi only took cash then and the cashiers knew all the prices

We had a very high stock pile of them:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
We had a mortgage with high interest rates and two small children, so beans went in everything to stretch it out, they were always put in mince, in stews, on toast with rice and veggies or just good old egg beans and chips. The sad thing is that my husband is now earning the same wage as he did back then.

tessie_bear

beans are very useful and can be used in all sorts of dishes....we used to share a tin of beans for breakfast with toast...from a reduced loaf of course...very cheap

boultdj

I could never get hold of the bean's all the pensioner's use to clear the shelf in the morning.

tessie_bear

oh dear thats the trouble with a bargain isnt it ? i got mushy peas last year i think for 3p a tin all gone now but they were really enjoyed

Butterfly_Brain

Yes we got the cheap mushy peas as well, and I picked up jars of mincemeat for 10p in Sainsbobs earlier this year and a half price Aldi posh Christmas pud which are fabulous, did the same last year, saved a mint on Christmas

tessie_bear

yes love the christmas bargains...i have about 50 jars of 10p mincemeat purchased over a couple of years and loved the aldi post christmas bargains...best one was truckles in wax of cheese 100gm 25p so £2.50 a kg froze really well...also got dundee cakes for 50p and some packs of smoked slamon for £1 with 3 packs inside...my favourite bit of christmas

Butterfly_Brain

tessie_bear wrote: »

yes love the christmas bargains...i have about 50 jars of 10p mincemeat purchased over a couple of years and loved the aldi post christmas bargains...best one was truckles in wax of cheese 100gm 25p so £2.50 a kg froze really well...also got dundee cakes for 50p and some packs of smoked slamon for £1 with 3 packs inside...my favourite bit of christmas

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