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anyone intrested in this challenge?

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  • Zebedee69
    Zebedee69 Posts: 1,034 Forumite
    mumzyof2 wrote: »
    That when you go food shopping you by the own brand makes as much as you can, as i know some people dont like say tesco own toothpaste or toilet roll? Or Aldi's cheapest spagetti hoops? You get my drift.
    Iam up for it, Think it would be intresteing to see how much we would save if we were shopping the way we noramly do

    Also once you been shopping add all the own brands up and put them on here so we know how much you spent/saved.

    Let me know.

    I mostly shop at Lidl:beer: you cant get cheaper than that:D
  • painted_lady
    painted_lady Posts: 1,020 Forumite
    500 Posts
    I think there was a thread about this a while back - people tried getting only white label products. Lidl and Aldi is just as a cheap. I have been getting white label or lidl and aldi for a while now. Cant tell the difference.
  • mumzyof2
    mumzyof2 Posts: 3,343 Forumite
    When we have a few more we will do the challenge im well up for it. My budget will be £50 a week but i will try and keep it lower than that but have a hungry partner and myself and two small children! Let us know what ya budgets are!
    Sealed Pot dec 08 - dec 09 so far £27.67, Live off £4k Spent £330.20 GC £1,200 for 2009 Spent £50.78 PaD so far £650.07
    Debts: L/woods £154.00 C/One PAID O/D £649.90 Next £299.95 O/D PAID Gas £72.60 Electric £155.73 Mum £640.00 Orange £490.32
  • us,thecat&thedebt
    us,thecat&thedebt Posts: 859 Forumite
    tesco beans taste the same with a bit of butter!

    also buy cheap ceral and put it in plastic containers if they dont see the box they wont tell the difference! (with the ex of kellogs cornflakes :confused: )

    rice krispies --- tesco rice snaps

    coco pops --- tesco choco snaps

    sugar puffs --- tesco honey puffs

    best tesco value thing we buy is th OJ it tastes better than the branded stuff
    :beer: :j OFFICIAL DFW NERD NO 159 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH OUR DEBTS:beer: :j

    If you do a job well, people won't be sure you've done anything at all :rolleyes:

    Must claim back bank charges!!!:rolleyes:
  • mumzyof2
    mumzyof2 Posts: 3,343 Forumite
    OJ? whats that?
    Sealed Pot dec 08 - dec 09 so far £27.67, Live off £4k Spent £330.20 GC £1,200 for 2009 Spent £50.78 PaD so far £650.07
    Debts: L/woods £154.00 C/One PAID O/D £649.90 Next £299.95 O/D PAID Gas £72.60 Electric £155.73 Mum £640.00 Orange £490.32
  • Petal_3
    Petal_3 Posts: 779 Forumite
    Orange Juice

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  • Kaz2904
    Kaz2904 Posts: 5,797 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    orange juice
    Debt: 16/04/2007:TOTAL DEBT [strike]£92727.75[/strike] £49395.47:eek: :eek: :eek: £43332.28 repaid 100.77% of £43000 target.
    MFiT T2: Debt [STRIKE]£52856.59[/STRIKE] £6316.14 £46540.45 repaid 101.17% of £46000 target.
    2013 Target: completely clear my [STRIKE]£6316.14[/STRIKE] £0 mortgage debt. £6316.14 100% repaid.
  • pavlovs_dog
    pavlovs_dog Posts: 10,217 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Shineyhappy wrote: »
    I try and swop around things quite a bit, maybe we could offer alternatives to people struggling to brand swop?

    I am having problems replacing:

    Ribena
    Marmite
    Walkers crisps

    If anyone has any good suggestions I will happily try them out!

    Thanks!

    have your tried hi-juice blackcurrant squash as a ribena alternative?
    know thyself
    Nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus...
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    I was going to suggest Tesco Hi-Juice too, just as nice and very often on offer. Think it's 2 bottles for £1.90

    We've switched to Tesco Healthy Living beans which are actually nicer than Heinz. And Tesco Cola (37p) instead of Coca Cola (£1.45) - saves a fortune the way the lads drink it!
    No longer using this account for new posts from 2013
  • JHKE
    JHKE Posts: 61 Forumite
    Shineyhappy wrote: »
    I try and swop around things quite a bit, maybe we could offer alternatives to people struggling to brand swop?

    I am having problems replacing:

    Ribena
    Marmite
    Walkers crisps

    If anyone has any good suggestions I will happily try them out!

    Thanks!

    I get Tesco Yeast Extract for Dh instead of marmite.. had no complaints... personally I hate the stuff..:D
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