Wages Paid Incorrectly causing time off work!!

BobQ

denla wrote: »

£0.11 for 65g noodles. 2 packs per meal x 2 meals per day x 7 days x 4.4 for the month. That's £13.55. Add 2x £1.50 for 1kg frozen mixed vegetables from Tescos. That's £16.55 for the month at the moment. We have noodles and some mixed vegetables. How about a little meat? Add 2x Hessy's 10 hot dogs 350g from Tescos to the list for £0.99 each. .......
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And the award for the most sanctimonious, patronising and unhelpful posting of the year goes to ...... denla

MissSarah1972

denla wrote: »

That's why I said £30-40 is more than enough for a month. Don't forget if you're buying for two people you'll be buying larger packs of food, saving money from bulk buying. £50 is actually quite a good budget for 2 persons to eat in a month.

£50 a month for 2 people? Budget processed food springs to mind there.

denla

MissSarah1972 wrote: »

£50 a month for 2 people? Budget processed food springs to mind there.

If I must I can include £1 for a 500g packet of fresh 3 leeks. And maybe 2x £0.35 spagetti to add variety of meals. Add another couple packs of £0.40 long grain rice and we can go for some more fresh vegetables and it's good enough for 2 people and probably be below £40. Only going to reach £50 if I add some fish to the list.

thegirlintheattic

denla wrote: »

If I must I can include £1 for a 500g packet of fresh 3 leeks. And maybe 2x £0.35 spagetti to add variety of meals. Add another couple packs of £0.40 long grain rice and we can go for some more fresh vegetables and it's good enough for 2 people and probably be below £40. Only going to reach £50 if I add some fish to the list.

Still not enough for a varied, healthy, balanced diet in my book.

As for the poster with the 5 mile rule. Must be an area thing. I have not seen one job vacancy around here with that.

denla

BobQ wrote: »

And the award for the most sanctimonious, patronising and unhelpful posting of the year goes to ...... denla

Why thank you. Perhaps you can call me sanctimonious and patronising, but I'd say my post is very helpful as another user here did imply he's struggling financially and would love my assistance in cutting down his spending.

MissSarah1972

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

Still not enough for a varied, healthy, balanced diet in my book.

As for the poster with the 5 mile rule. Must be an area thing. I have not seen one job vacancy around here with that.

I live in Greater London and some jobs I have seen and been turned down for say you have to live within the local area. Was turned down for an interview for a job in Streatham which I can get to in 1 hr as the agency made their mind up that I could not get there.

BobQ

denla wrote: »

Go through companies' websites and look at their vacancies. Don't tell me you haven't noticed a must live within 5 miles rule when applying? Geesh. I'm not compiling a list of 10,000+ companies who auto reject people based on this 5 miles rule. Do your own homework.

I fail to see why I should have to provide evidence to support your unsubstantiated arguments.

jonjb_2

denla wrote: »

£0.11 for 65g noodles. 2 packs per meal x 2 meals per day x 7 days x 4.4 for the month. That's £13.55. Add 2x £1.50 for 1kg frozen mixed vegetables from Tescos. That's £16.55 for the month at the moment. We have noodles and some mixed vegetables. How about a little meat? Add 2x Hessy's 10 hot dogs 350g from Tescos to the list for £0.99 each.

Each meal you can have 2 packs of the noodles with some mixed veg and a little bit of diced sausages. There's your meat, veg, egg extract and wheat. Currently £18.53 altogether. Still enough for a £1.18 4 pint milk which can last a whole week or more if you drink only a small cup each day.

That's £19.71 to eat relatively ok and healthily and have some milk in addition to plain water. It's not difficult to keep food spending low when you need money to travel for that 1 month before you get the wages back. Oh wait, it's still below £20... I still have another £10 to spend... maybe 2x £0.40 for long grain rice and something else. In other words, stop whining you can't survive. It's also just for a month. You won't die from malnutrition even if you ate and drank like this for a whole year... especially if you add a £3.99 60 caps of vitamin supplements to your list. I've ate like this during uni. I'm not underweight and have energy to participate in sports.

It's one thing claiming you can't survive on £20 a month eating well, another whining you can't buy your luxury foods and alcohol because you're not willing to cut down your costs to get to work.

Am I to assume this is a serious post? There is nowhere near the needed 3000Kcal per day included in that, let alone the 5 a day recommended portions??? As for meat!!?? Really? I pity you if you class that as meat!! My budget is for proper food, home cooked and with love! I have few vices but one of them is having a decent home made meal. I may be a bloke but i can cook!!

Oh and you forgot to mention breakfast? Do you only do two meals a day?

jonjb_2

That's £19.71 to eat relatively ok and healthily

and, just to add to that, you kill your own argument by saying relatively. By that you are admitting its not right.

I will happily give you £20 and you send me shopping and a recipe list for the month. If you are up for the challenge to prove me wrong please ask for my details!!!!

MissSarah1972

denla wrote: »

If I must I can include £1 for a 500g packet of fresh 3 leeks. And maybe 2x £0.35 spagetti to add variety of meals. Add another couple packs of £0.40 long grain rice and we can go for some more fresh vegetables and it's good enough for 2 people and probably be below £40. Only going to reach £50 if I add some fish to the list.

Enough of this crap shopping list why dont you be really clever and tell us three meals a day for 7 days and tell us how much it costs, taking into account you could be muslin, jewish, veggie or have coeliac disease etc

Love to know what you are doing with them 3 leeks!? :eek: