Sick of spending more than I should

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Middy wrote: »

I don't do a weekly shop. I just buy things when they are on offer, got YS on them or like things like dried herbs and spices when I run out.

This is how i shop, i find i dont waste any food this way. I also know whats in my fridge/freezer and cupboards and plan around what i have and also buy YS veg to use on the night as well as fruit if i can get it.

mummyroysof3

perhaps if you want to try online shopping you could do just 1 each payday for stuff you know will run out such as loo roll and cubourd essentials and 1 weeks fresh stuff then the other 3 weeks do a meal plan and just get what fresh stuff you need

Meadows

pinkl0ve27 wrote: »

So everytine I go shopping I always buy more than I should. It is pointless me making lists because even though most people say it works I always tend to stray. I would buy online but it is not worth it for something as minor as toilet roll and milk and I need to stop because that is what is biting most of my monthly budget and I am not eating what I already have just restocking like a squirrel.
Any ideas or helpful hints?

Shop less often, have a list, go only to those aisles if you can not trust yourself not to pick up only what you need.
By doing a bigger shop less often you can then perhaps shop on line and be even less tempted than walking around a store.

Nothing wrong with restocking as long as you know what you have and when it need to be used by, if you overstock make sure you rotate and make a point of using. Also keep a list in the house of things you are running out on and take that with you shopping, if it's not on the list then you don't need it!

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Fire_Fox

Debt_free_soon wrote: »

If you just need a couple of items as someone else said just go directly there & don't look at anything else.Also don't get a trolley use a basket you'll be more aware of what you're buying or if you just need a couple of things carry them in your hands without a basket!
Or perhaps if you just need a couple of things the local shop might hold less appeal to pick up things you don't need, although each item will probably cost more than at the SM.
Good luck! :-)

I need to do this, thanks!

Middy

pinkl0ve27 wrote: »

I want to do the challenge but I'm finding it hard to work out as I get paid every 4 weeks (almost the last Friday of every month) can anyone help me work something out please.

I get paid every 4 weeks. I have two bank accounts. When I get paid, I work out which direct debits are going be paid between now and 4 weeks time, round it up to the next £5 and transfer the difference of my pay and the bills amount to another bank account. In this 2nd bank account, this is my money that I can spend on what I want.

For example, last month, I got paid on the 25th and this month, its the 22nd so I didn't add any DDs that come out between 22nd and 25th as they will been taken from Feb's pay.