Bragging! And I'm not ashamed of it.

muselover

Here we go then. Decided to challenge myself as cash is is short supply and I am currently redecorating my living room....... getting that done at less than £100!!! Dang I'm good.

Anyway, grocery shopping. I have previously tried own brand, Aldi stuff etc. This month I went down another 'level' and have done an on-line shop (I spend less this way anyway) at Tesco, I usually shop at Asda.

I have done a full month's shop (I am a single person) for ........... drum roll please............ £49.05. This includes laundry detergent, toilet roll etc. I have bought pretty much 70% everyday value items, so tinned fruit, rice pudding, cereal, cereal bars, laundry detergent (I splurged £1 on fabric conditioner), I bought 3 packs of meat for £10 and got a bargain there too buying lamb and steak.

I have no problem buying own brand and value brand stuff, because when it comes to tinned tomatoes, fruit etc, there really isn't much, if any, difference.

So, all in all, quite chuffed with my little self!

[Deleted User]

Hi, ive managed to get mine down to £40 per month. Over the last two months. I buy a lot of yellow stickered reduced fruit/veg/fresh/meat/fish and anything else and work around those for my meals. I don't do all my shopping in one hit, I do it daily as I work in a supermarket but I also shop elsewhere too. Mine also includes toiletries, and all non food stuff oh and a bottle of wine or two. Doesn't it feel good when you can eat healthily and save money to spend on other things.

Coopdivi

muselover wrote: »

Here we go then. Decided to challenge myself as cash is is short supply and I am currently redecorating my living room....... getting that done at less than £100!!! Dang I'm good.

Anyway, grocery shopping. I have previously tried own brand, Aldi stuff etc. This month I went down another 'level' and have done an on-line shop (I spend less this way anyway) at Tesco, I usually shop at Asda.

I have done a full month's shop (I am a single person) for ........... drum roll please............ £49.05. This includes laundry detergent, toilet roll etc. I have bought pretty much 70% everyday value items, so tinned fruit, rice pudding, cereal, cereal bars, laundry detergent (I splurged £1 on fabric conditioner), I bought 3 packs of meat for £10 and got a bargain there too buying lamb and steak.

I have no problem buying own brand and value brand stuff, because when it comes to tinned tomatoes, fruit etc, there really isn't much, if any, difference.

So, all in all, quite chuffed with my little self!

What's the betting you get three weeks into eating this rubbish before giving in and going out and buying some proper food?

I honestly don't understand why people scrimp on food expenditure to these ludicrous levels. Food is there to be enjoyed not endured.

~~Diane~~

muselover wrote: »

Here we go then. Decided to challenge myself as cash is is short supply and I am currently redecorating my living room....... getting that done at less than £100!!! Dang I'm good.

Anyway, grocery shopping. I have previously tried own brand, Aldi stuff etc. This month I went down another 'level' and have done an on-line shop (I spend less this way anyway) at Tesco, I usually shop at Asda.

I have done a full month's shop (I am a single person) for ........... drum roll please............ £49.05. This includes laundry detergent, toilet roll etc. I have bought pretty much 70% everyday value items, so tinned fruit, rice pudding, cereal, cereal bars, laundry detergent (I splurged £1 on fabric conditioner), I bought 3 packs of meat for £10 and got a bargain there too buying lamb and steak.

I have no problem buying own brand and value brand stuff, because when it comes to tinned tomatoes, fruit etc, there really isn't much, if any, difference.

So, all in all, quite chuffed with my little self!

Coopdivi wrote: »

What's the betting you get three weeks into eating this rubbish before giving in and going out and buying some proper food?

I honestly don't understand why people scrimp on food expenditure to these ludicrous levels. Food is there to be enjoyed not endured.

I'm not being funny but there are plenty of threads like this, people saying they spend so little on their weekly/monthly shop. I have yet to see anyone put up a complete shopping list with prices.

I just don't know how anyone can spend £10 per person per week on shopping including cleaning and toiletries. I can spend that on coffee each week. Before someone comes along and says drink own label I'd rather go and seive some soil out of the garden first and brew that.

I shop online so don't get any reduced/yellow sticker food and even if I did physically go to the supermarket I cannot go in the evening when they reduced stuff. I don't have the time in the day to spend going from shop to shop either looking for cheap items.

meanmum

"I'm not being funny" either, but there are a lot of people on here who simply could not afford to spend £10 a week just on coffee. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should belittle someone for managing a great budget shop - well done OP!
I always think it's worth trying the budget brands, as the OP says, very often the difference is marginal, if any (although I'll admit there are a few things where quality can vary significantly, e.g. ham, olives, coffee). Anyone who thinks you always need to buy premium brands has clearly fallen for the advertising (that you are paying for by buying the product).

bcl999

But £1.33 a day for food and including "toiletries, all non-food stuff and a bottle of wine or two" (see post 2), seems a bit dubious to me.

Sequeena

Well done OP

abailey54

~~Diane~~ wrote: »

I just don't know how anyone can spend £10 per person per week on shopping including cleaning and toiletries. I can spend that on coffee each week. Before someone comes along and says drink own label I'd rather go and seive some soil out of the garden first and brew that.

I shop online so don't get any reduced/yellow sticker food and even if I did physically go to the supermarket I cannot go in the evening when they reduced stuff. I don't have the time in the day to spend going from shop to shop either looking for cheap items.

I agree about cheap coffee, I tried own brand for a while and decided that the £6 or less a month I spend on nice coffee wasn't worth losing any sleep over - but it's trial and error, you can't know whether you like own brand stuff until you try it.

If you don't get yellow stickered stuff and don't price compare across supermarkets then it's easy to see why you don't know how people can survive on so little. I never used to bother either until I was forced into a situation where if I didn't put the effort in, I wouldn't have anything to eat - as simple as that - and under those circumstances, you make time.

I don't really need to bargain-buy anymore, but I do it because I get a buzz out of it and it gives me more money to spend on treats

What I don't have time for is typing up the details of my multiple shopping trips, just to prove to someone that you can buy things cheaply. But perhaps if you ask then someone will find some time to put up a shopping list up for you

Couponing can help - I have a freezer full of pizzas that I got for 25p each. Granted, not very healthy, but I enjoy eating them and it freed up a bit of cash to spend on salad to have with them (which, incidentally, I bought reduced for very little money) :money:

abailey54

Sorry - forgot to say well done OP!

Roxy07

It doesn't sound a very health diet.

Can you list each meal?

Roxy07

bcl999 wrote: »

But £1.33 a day for food and including "toiletries, all non-food stuff and a bottle of wine or two" (see post 2), seems a bit dubious to me.

I agree.. unless he's living on beans on toast each day I'd really like to know.

According to him he spends only £485 a year on food doing it this way.. well done though.