trying to stay on track

lollyred1

hi there i have decided that if im going to manage on maternity pay im going to have to be really brutal with myself and that starts by starting a thread on here that i will hopefully update frequently, any tips and advice along the way would be fantastic. My first step this wekk is going to be using up everything we have before going shopping again, my list of stuff i have is
8 tins tuna
5 tins tomatoes
3 kidney beans
6 baked beans
2 cannelini beans
5 soup
1 sweetcorn
1 chick peas
1 spaguette
3 tins mackeral in tom sauce
tuna bake sauce 1
1 madras sauce
3 stir fry sauces
1 jar beef tonight
2 soup and broth mixes
3 bags pasta
2 sausage caserole mixes
1 fajita mix
2 savoury rice
smash 1 1/2 packets
pasta n sauce 1
noodles
spaguette
1/2 bag macorroni
9 eggs
mushrooms
onions 2
3 peppers
2 packets chips
5 packets of chicken thighs and legs
2 pork mince
1 pork cubes
3 beef mince
2 beef(stews)
1 small steak pie
2 garlic bread
cheese
12 frozen pitta breads

i have a bread maker and all essentials for that
also have store cupboard basics such as flour all kinds and herbs,

I just need to make meal plan for next week then will post that on here also
I hope im posting in hte right place but i have gained so much info from the threads on here that i didnt know here else to put it.:A

lollyred1

ok this weeks meal plan is-
Sat- tuna pasta bake
Sun-omelletes and chips
Mon-chilli
tue- stir fry
Wed- pork burgers and wedges
thurs- home made pizza
Fri- Spanish chicken and HM Crusty Bread

so only stuff should really need to buy from shops is milk and formula oh and big bag potatoes but will be walking to lidls to get this.
Also going to have a go at making biscuits etc to curb my sweet tough

lollyred1

I suppose on a plus note christmas this year is sorted thanks to this web site i have managed to get 95% of christmas presents and been saving nectar points etc to pay for food:T

meanmarie

Good for you Lollyred, you seem to be way ahead with your menu planning...have you a budget that you need/would like to stick to, it can be helpful I find, in curbing those moments of madness when you are in the supermarket and something which is not on your list catches your eye...you know the feeling 'but its only £? '

Good luck and welcome

Marie

lollyred1

havent yet set budget as wanted to use everything up first, i now do my shopping online and get same stuff everytime so no picking bits and pieces up, i also did a balance transfer of cc to a tesco one so all tesco purchases are 0% until next year as tescos say every little helps.

I just cant seem to stop spending money on rubbish i.e magazines and lunch out. Have given my partner my cashcard and he is under instruction to only give me £40 next month and to then hide the card as my outgoings will far exced my incomings due to drop in pay.:eek:

squeaky

Hi lollyred

We have some threads around that have been set up especially for people wanting to keep track of their spending on groceries, use up things in the fridge or freezer, and basically have a diary of what they want to do / have done for any given day.

(If we had individual threads for everyone we'd end up with hundreds of them, honest )


So you might find the following threads very helpful to join in with:-

September 2007 Grocery Challenge
(keeping track of your spending)

September PMS challenge.
(keeping track of savings by shopping wisely)

store cupboard challenge
(using up all the stuff that's otherwise hiding at the back)


And finally there's a daily diary thread where you can post about how things are going when they may not fit into any of the threads above. You'll find today's thread here:-

OS 8th September 2007


Do please make use of them - you'll find them to be a great help.

HTH