Missy's spend £10 a week on groceries get the house sorted & hit this debt hard diary

laurenh1

So far i have spent

2.49 on coffee
1.49 milk
1.00 on mini cheddar

So 4.98 so far!! I am hoping not to need tp go again until friday when I will need fruit more milk & nappies. I have managed to sell some things on face book which ill put towards halloween costumes for the boys. If i cant stick yo budget while hubs away I never can.
Have you any suggestions for milk reducing with Littlies? I go through a bottle a day!! Xx

redofromstart

Are you more likely to do impulse purchases in T? I would find that far harder to resist in a bigger store, too easy to just look while you are in and then self -justify a need or a bargain.

redofromstart

laurenh1 wrote: »

Have you any suggestions for milk reducing with Littlies? I go through a bottle a day!! Xx

I had the other extreme, one who hated milk and one who didn't eat but would have milk so was unrestricted

It depends how old they are - under two they should be on whole milk iirc, over two semi-skim. I might be wrong though, might be over 5 A lot of people on old style swear by buying whole milk and then adding water to make it into semi skimmed. Might be worth checking the guidelines to see how much milk they should have. Offer water as a drink instead, its what they will get at school after all. Glass of water first and then a glass of milk.

HTH

Hiddenidenity

See that's some impressive list of positives and things done. Even if you'd like to have done more x

Have a lovely day x

missymoo81

Thanks hidden X

And well done on the spends Lauren. Mine have hot milk in the morning and milk on cereal but have cheese etc. We only go through about 10pts a week. Try watering whole milk down a little if they are also getting their calcium etc from cheese and yogurt. Mine are perfectly healthy and we've had stints if veganism too do not using cows milk at all!

Have had the worst morning, shouting. And everything taking 4 times longer than it should, ended up bawling at May for no good reason. Well we were late and she wouldn't stand still for me to do her hair. Did my make up in 2 minutes flat and went to school with the worst hair style ever as I hadn't put mousse on it! I have a mass of curly hair and I like wild if I don't take it with something! Forgot Mays book so had to walk all the way back again after I had dropped them off.

Right have sent my work email and have hassled nutrition guy, washing is on line (go me) and I have hung shopping bags, trousers to take back and letter to post on door so I won't forget them. Need to get out of the house, feeling a bit wobbly today about being on my own without the children.... Trouble is this is usually when I satisfy myself by spending.... Need to curb it Ss have no spare cash with all these birthdays etc.

Going to get fuel, walk into MR T with 50p so just enough for reduced bananas if any. Then go and see my friend. Think I may need to start doing a fitness class or something on a Monday, really hate this quiet :,(

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Sounds like a fun morning Missy

Have a lovely day x

LavenderBee

You'll think I'm insane, but if I want exercise, have time by myself to do it (sadly no kids for us) and need a few bits from the shops and don't want to come out with a trolley-load, I run to the shops There's nothing like the fact that I'm going to have to run home uphill with anything I buy (in a backpack!) to make me put down any non-essentials! That way:


Workout achieved
Shopping done
No unnecessary spending


Bananas are probably not the best fruit to do this with though


Have a lovely day, Missy. I give you a round of applause for two family visits on the weekend! :T That's as much as I struggle with in a month!


Just out of curiosity, what's the energy app your OH uses?

LavenderBee

Oh and pears - how about drying them? I've read various ways on drying fruit without special equipment (all you need is an old Fairy Washing Up bottle and some sticky back plastic... no, wait, that's Blue Peter!) but not actually tried any out. Dried pears are delicious and would make a great sweet treat for the small ones (and not so small ones too)

greenbee

How about poaching pears as they then freeze well? They're nice done with cinnamon in the poaching liquid?

LB - I like the idea of running to/from the shop, but I think the backpack would annoy me too much... so I end up going for a run, not bothering shopping and then having to be creative with what I've got!

missymoo81

Hey lovely peeps!

Nice to see you purple and thanks Green bee! I have never poached pears! Oooh dried pears too, thanks lavender! Love your blue Peter comment :rotfl: will look into both!

I like your running to the shop thoughts, wondering how safe is be on a 60mph road with no path though..... Will check out the fields that run along side next time I drive by and decide!! Good thoughts.

Ok have had a good and bad day.

Bad first, I spent £11 on coffee and cake and I bought some Xmas presents/birthday presents and a card for £27.50.

But I actually took the scratch cards I've been hoarding from MIL putting them in birthday cards, and got £8 cash.
I did my food shopping and came in at £9.34!!!!

I got
About 30 bananas reduced for 90p!!!
Bourbon biscuits
Rich tea biscuits
2 X 4pt milk
Golden syrup - for flapjacks
White chocolate for raspberry and white chocolate muffins
Tomato ketchup
Herb passata
Pasta
Super noodles- work
Cuppa soup - work
Veggie rice - work
Mango
Cinnamon

Go me!!!!

Also managed to post letter and change Roo's trousers!!!!