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Reverse Meal Planning
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It's great, isn't it, when all the leftover stuff is getting used up! Off to peer in the freezer meat portions drawer ready for this evening! - OK 4 sausages out, along with a couple of good burgers for tomorrow
Save £12k in 2026 #2 I have banked £10,836.47 in 9 months, against a £10k target The Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
OS Grocery Challenge in 2026 I have a £3000 annual budget for 2026 - currently £2270.73 to the end of Oct
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the grow your own in 2027 thread brand new and sparkling - feel free to join us and say what and how you are planning
My keep within our budget diary is here1 -
Isn't it just!
Snared a 50% off sourdough loaf in Al's yesterday which is now in the freezer, and will be toasted to accompany the sweet potato & coconut soup that we're having this evening. I got some chorizo out to add to that too as I know from experience how well that does!
My low spend month is so far going fairly well - I reckon everything we spent last week (and including the 6 blocks of butter in F@rmf00ds) came to no more than £20.00 which is very respectable. This week is likely to be a little more because I know we will need a fair bit of veg, the Halloumi we use is on Lil Plus reduction (I will definitely buy 1, and maybe 2) and we'll need yogurts as well as we've finally reached the end of what we bulk-bought from Mozza's last month! I'm intending to use £5 worth of Lil's points for a voucher off the spend there though.
Debating about tea tomorrow, I think a freezer dive for odds and ends might be in order.
🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00 at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00
Balance as at 31/08/26 = £ 84,500.00
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