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atypicalblonde

Hiya hypno, just a quick post to say I'm glad your first week has gone well, and that the voucher reached you safe and well. Have a good day xx

Karmacat

Hiya hun

I think you're right to alter egg-buying first - the toxins that battery eggs put into your system don't bear thinking about. I must confess that even on my new low budget, I've stuck with organic free range eggs, and although I'll eat the occasional egg sarnie from a shop, I'm much happier if its from somewhere like M&S, where they've advertised the eggs are free range. I did make the concession to stop buying organic soya milk - 40p difference per litre, but I've just found out that at Asda the difference is only 2p per litre, so I'll be bulk buying there from now on. It is a dilemma in general tho, isn't it.

Just realised your "walk to the shop" post was over an hour ago, I wanted to share my cup of coffee with you! Well, anyway, I'm going to make another one, and since I've done my m.b. qualifier for today, I might actually get out into the garden!

Have a good day.

hypno06

Well, I feel some level of success and have done more thinking on the way to/from the shop!

I did find organic milk, and it was 30p a litre more than non organic. I did buy it though, and will continue to do so on the basis that until very recently we had our (non-organic) milk delivered which was more expensive than going to the supermarket for it. I have also only visited the village shop - I am assuming that when I do a "main" shop at the supermarket, I will be able to get it cheaper.

I also bought free range eggs. Egg and chips for dinner is one of my faves, and still works out cheap even with free rangers.

Finally, I bought two local red onions for my curry, and picked up some leaflets on locally sourced food.

I have to balance this all out - OH loves his meat, and won't be fussed where it comes from. If I go all "holier than thou" about it, he will not be impressed, so I will have to just be a savvy shopper, and a bit more of an "old styler" with my cooking!!

pania

MOrning sweetie!!!!! sounds like you've had abusy morning so far!! I too was glued to my bed until 11 am, it isn't only students!! :-)
Karma, go make another cup of coffee and come back into the cheers bar, aka hypnos diary and have a good natter.

Gemmzie

Karmacat wrote: »

:rotfl: :eek: :rotfl: Meeting hypno's students in a bar!!!! Nooooo! Laughed a lot at this thread - poor gemmzie, putting the youth viewpoint! I wonder if you'll go for the chickens? My house was built in the early 60s, but it deffo has a clause about no chickens. I don't think I'd want to at the mo, to be honest - the freedom thing that ZTD mentioned is important, even with a local person to look after them, I had so many years with the cats, and my life after the next few years could be very, very different.

Lazy morning, yum.... just a bit of time on m.b.ing, and then thats me too, mind you m.b.ing feels kind of lazy, I'm into it now! Hope your day goes well.

I work with them and really enjoy it, they are great

hypno06

Morning P!!! Alright for some sleeping in til lunchtime - OH has just woken up too!!

As for me, I have to be going to work in half an hour........

Vegetable curry is bubbling away - smells fab! Will finish cooking it for dinner when I get home from work.

Gemmzie

Just a thought, goat's milk/cheese/yogurt is organic, the St Helens farm range. Think it's a bit cheaper than organic cow's if you can make the switch.

debrag

me I'm still in bed, on the laptop with the tv on lol

I want some eggs & cheese, should I get them? I'm gonna be over my budget this month anyways.

ZTD

hypno06 wrote: »

I have to balance this all out - OH loves his meat, and won't be fussed where it comes from.

He will be. Since buying from the local farm, me, my parents, and the XOH have sworn to never buy meat from a supermarket again. They aren't fussed where it comes from, but they are fussed about the taste.


And for the benefit of all our "listeners" out there - time to plug this thread...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=369405

hypno06

Debrag, have you got anything you can have in place of eggs and cheese? If so, save your budget for another day!!

Gemmzie - I have never tried goats milk, although I lurrrve goats cheese. I will look into it. Thank you!!