How long can I make £187.15 last?

eamon

Haven't read all the comments but I'm hoping that somebody has asked "Whats in the freezer?". Time to get it churning.

Slinky

I use cloves in a slow cooker chicken curry recipe. The cloves must be 15 years old minimum. Maybe over 20. I keep chucking a lot in the recipe to try use them up!

sweetpea26

Thats brilliant they sure keep their potency !!
 I actually have a jar of cloves I have never opened my late mother gave them to me about 12 years ago ... I have bought others since just don't want to open those because she gave them to me isn't that daft !!!

adindas

mumtoomany said:

Hi all. This year I've been trying to keep our shopping bill, groceries, toiletries, cleaning products, etc, at £2460, for the year. I receive £1440 from DD1, we all share a house, and add £1200 to this. I am feeding seven of us at present, DD1, her husband and their three children, myself and OH. DD1 and DS-i-L1 do buy some extras, such as bits for children's pack lunches, ready meals for when they are on long shifts and wine. I cook most of the meals, and provide other stuff, e.g.toilet roll. 
In previous years, I've managed to come pretty close to my target. However with increased prices, this year I have only £187.15 left! We won't starve if I go over, but I would like to see how near to the end of the year we can get.
I've been re-reading @weezl74 thread, living on 50p a head a day,  and thought posting might keep me accountable. We have three freezers, stuffed to capacity. Cupboards that are groaning, and still have stuff growing outside.

So to start today. OH and I had leftovers from yesterday's tea, for lunch. I had jacket potatoes and cheese, OH had leftover salad. Tea for seven is sausage pasta bake, have also put some sponge in the oven to make trifle tomorrow. No money spent today.

Hugs to all, mumtoomany.xxx

Well, Everyone could defnitely live with 50p per day, per person if they want to. Just buy a package of pasta, penne, spaghetti for less than £1 every single day and add salt. This could keep up a family going for a day.
  

Floss

adindas said:

Well, Everyone could defnitely live with 50p per day, per person. Just buy a pacakage of pasta, penne spaghetti for less than £1 every single day and add salt. This could keep up a family going for a day.
  

Not particularly helpful for a longer period of time though.

Auti

adindas said:

mumtoomany said:

Hi all. This year I've been trying to keep our shopping bill, groceries, toiletries, cleaning products, etc, at £2460, for the year. I receive £1440 from DD1, we all share a house, and add £1200 to this. I am feeding seven of us at present, DD1, her husband and their three children, myself and OH. DD1 and DS-i-L1 do buy some extras, such as bits for children's pack lunches, ready meals for when they are on long shifts and wine. I cook most of the meals, and provide other stuff, e.g.toilet roll. 
In previous years, I've managed to come pretty close to my target. However with increased prices, this year I have only £187.15 left! We won't starve if I go over, but I would like to see how near to the end of the year we can get.
I've been re-reading @weezl74 thread, living on 50p a head a day,  and thought posting might keep me accountable. We have three freezers, stuffed to capacity. Cupboards that are groaning, and still have stuff growing outside.

So to start today. OH and I had leftovers from yesterday's tea, for lunch. I had jacket potatoes and cheese, OH had leftover salad. Tea for seven is sausage pasta bake, have also put some sponge in the oven to make trifle tomorrow. No money spent today.

Hugs to all, mumtoomany.xxx

Well, Everyone could defnitely live with 50p per day, per person if they want to. Just buy a package of pasta, penne, spaghetti for less than £1 every single day and add salt. This could keep up a family going for a day.
  

Or Gluten free/ wheat allergy/diabetic………………

Katiehound

adindas said:

mumtoomany said:

Hi all. This year I've been trying to keep our shopping bill, groceries, toiletries, cleaning products, etc, at £2460, for the year. I receive £1440 from DD1, we all share a house, and add £1200 to this. I am feeding seven of us at present, DD1, her husband and their three children, myself and OH. DD1 and DS-i-L1 do buy some extras, such as bits for children's pack lunches, ready meals for when they are on long shifts and wine. I cook most of the meals, and provide other stuff, e.g.toilet roll. 
In previous years, I've managed to come pretty close to my target. However with increased prices, this year I have only £187.15 left! We won't starve if I go over, but I would like to see how near to the end of the year we can get.
I've been re-reading @weezl74 thread, living on 50p a head a day,  and thought posting might keep me accountable. We have three freezers, stuffed to capacity. Cupboards that are groaning, and still have stuff growing outside.

So to start today. OH and I had leftovers from yesterday's tea, for lunch. I had jacket potatoes and cheese, OH had leftover salad. Tea for seven is sausage pasta bake, have also put some sponge in the oven to make trifle tomorrow. No money spent today.

Hugs to all, mumtoomany.xxx

Well, Everyone could defnitely live with 50p per day, per person if they want to. Just buy a package of pasta, penne, spaghetti for less than £1 every single day and add salt. This could keep up a family going for a day.
  

Not very healthy.
 Where are your veggies and fruit?

YoungBlueEyes

sweetpea26 said:

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 I actually have a jar of cloves I have never opened my late mother gave them to me about 12 years ago ... I have bought others since just don't want to open those because she gave them to me isn't that daft !!!

Not daft at all sweetpea26, 'motherless' people understand. I've got a few bits like that. I've got some 'fatherless' stuff too.

London_1

I remember @weezl74 I wonder what happened to her as she hasn't posted in several years now It was a very good thread as well. one of the old forumites from about 8-9 years ago 
JackieO x

Elisheba

Yes, I wonder. I saw on Twitter last night that Thrifty Lesley has rejigged the website they all set up with budget recipes and meal plans www.cheapfamilyrecipes.co.uk (sorry can't link on my phone for some reason). 

It had previously been archived, so great it won't be lost. So much work was done back then by people creating healthy ultra frugal meal plans. I just lurked then but remember them all fondly.