Shopping for one

candygirl

freyasmum wrote: »

Hiya,

I think that was just for cleaning and toiletries

Lx

Oh right, didn't see that bit sorry.well that sounds like a lot for that:p

Penny-Pincher!!

Sorry...I did mean £75 plus cleaning etc...so £100 was what I was thinking.

PP
xx

freyasmum

Hi Rachel

What I have seen suggested before is.....
Do you have a friend who you could cook for one night and they could cook the next night? Saves you eating the same thing twice in a row and you also halve your cooking. Don't know if that would be viable. I don't mind eating the same thing and dd is too little to either know that she doesn't or to say anything about it.

Lx

Roz_V

Hi I'm in exactly the same situation, and plan to spend around £50/month on food & cleaning products. Toiletries I tend to buy in bulk when on offer from Boots, or I buy with the points on my AC. When I was living as a couple we budgeted £100 per month and usually only spent around £75-£80 with the rest going on a takeaway as a treat.

I don't have any freezer space at all so shop once a week, meal planning before I go and sticking to my list. To avoid things getting repetitive I have something different each night of the week (Mince based, Chicken based, On Toast, Fish Based, Pasta Based, Sausage based, Jacket Potato) and any leftovers I eat for my lunch the next day (I'm careful to only cook small quantities at a time so nothing gets wasted as I can't freeze things)

Hope this helps a bit, and :grouphug: - it feels rubbish doesn't it?!

miss_corerupted

would u want him back????

debbiedeejay

My dear Dad was very much like yourself when my Mum died- did not know how much to cook-what to cook etc,how much to buy-takes a bit of time and experimenting to get it right!
But then he started to cook "proper"meals for himself,freezing left over portions and always treated himself to a bottle of wine at the weekend.
I think he found it easier to cook and eat on his own when he got rid of the kitchen table and installed a breakfast bar so his meals seem always to be relaxed with the papers around him and a radio on in the background.
We always go round on a Sunday now for a huge Sunday lunch and that has happened for the past 13 years and only then do we sit at the table in the dinning room-in fact my kids rate my Dad a better cook than me!

cheerleader

miss_corerupted wrote: »

would u want him back????

Secretly I would, we've been together 3 years and I love him to death ( it was his idea to go but now I've said I'm sorting putting the house just in my name and stuff he doesnt like it, I think he wants me crying over him)

Thanks for all the help and advice, I just cant imagine walking around asda with my small trolley

I like the sharing with friends thing. Good idea!