Future Proofing my life: Deposit saving then MFW journey in under 13 years

LadyWithAPlan

So I emptied my fridge and freezer before I went away and turned them off, so came home to no food. There were cupboard basics like oil, beans, canned beans/tomatoes/puree, tuna , oil, etc still in  but no Home made pre-cooked stuff or GF bread, portions of coconut milk frozen in muffin cases etc. 
I am now needing to restock - I also emptied a lot of the open sauces, my fridge freezer really looks like the cupboard is bare! 
however I am off again to side hustle (which I am officially renaming  as my mission / lucrative career ) in Europe on Wed til Monday so will limit my purchase to fresh spinach etc and maybe frozen veggies 

I also was able to buy groceries abroad on my trip as part of the cost of doing business - so tax deductible and cheaper as not in ££. So I am in shock on my groceries bills in the last few days back home. I will be tracking that next month here
I tracked my food out and grocery spend on my  abroad trip and it came to :
(Over 2 months) 
£625.01  inc restaurants, all food & snacks bought, groceries for so £78.13 per week ... 
Entertainment - drinks etc £113.6 so £14.20 per week!!! - 
(i bought 2 glasses red wine Friday with  a pack of crisps for £21 in London)


I did buy a FR chicken from Al**, which I have yesterday turned into stock. I made a chicken bean soup with spinach from the leftovers and now I have with 60% of the stock and some chana dal  beans I soaked yesterday  a dal on the go in the pressure cooker - have loads spices in which probably all need replacing asap) and need some things in like onions etc..

Also bought some snacks with competitions on and of course I ate them, so ... had some junk food on my return.

I am also catching up with friends this week  so... ate at a Thai restaurant last night  to see friend and his parents plus couple other gf's so that was £25.50 for a pad Thai - with water
 Still its part of the me reacting to only spending $14.20 a week on going out in the last 2 months.. 

South_coast said:

My last tea towels were about £7 for a pack of 10 😳 BUT, I will say that I was looking for something functional and practical, rather than fabulous!

!! Think primar& are £5 for 3? Mine are truly fabulous 

I have realised my teatowel are at least a third bigger if not quite 50% bigger than the size of a normal teatowel - you could wear them as a short skirt !  
I ordered them from a uk manufacturer as well not china etc 

Queen_of_the_Hive said:

Love all the mystery LaPlan! But love hearing of your successes. It is inspiriing. 

£10 would be my max for a tea towel. 

Tx _ I am realising with this feedback that I need to be pricing it as merchandise / Kylie sells books for £250 so I will  reframe my teatowel as part of my mission merchandise and being part of that universe  rather than just a teatowel - it also has a hidden fun game on it  
I will see how I sell them in Europe after my events and that price point in euros 

happy Sunday all - seeing a friend for a walk this afternoon