hello im new and need help!

Pink.

Hi littlemissclumsy,

Welcome to Old Style :hello:

If you have a look at Martin's Budget Planner, that should help you to find out if/where you are overspending and give you ideas on how you could cut back. He's also written an article on Supermarket Shopping which has lots of hints and tips on saving money on groceries.

As others have said meal planning and using food from your storecupboard is a good idea. Have a look at The Complete Menu Plans Collection for some ideas and the Grocery challenge is a good thread where you'll get lots of support...the new thread for January will start on 28th December.

Finally, if you manage to get through that lot here are some threads with lots of ideas for cheap meals:

Cheapest recipes???

Meal for two for 50p. Suggestions?

The Cheapest Healthy Meal Ever!

Feed 6 for £1.62

Cheapest meal

Your Cheapest Evening Meal.

cheap, easy family meals

Good luck, and if you need any more help just come back and ask...there is always someone who will be able to help.

Pink

frogga

Just wanted to add my tuppence worth ~ Welcome littlemissclumsy :j

There will be LOADS of helpful people on here that will make your debtfree journey alot more fun!

Hope 2008 is your year and you get yourself back on track

annie123

beware, this site is addictive!
If ever i am stuck there is always someone who can help, I wish I had more skill/knowledge to contribute more myself, but I am getting there!

This year is the first time I have cooked xmas dinner without any problem or burnt anything! and its all down to reading this forum, the search function should be my homepage

Everyone here is so kind and helpful, no question is left unanswered.
You will be a regular on here in no time.

littlemissclumsy

you are all right - this is addictive. I have had a little budget boost today so am even more determined to plan ahead and spend this well.

lots to read about on here, then i will post back with a few OS recipes of my own to share! and join some of the challenges...

back soon

Penny-Pincher!!

Hi littlemissclumsy
Just wanted to welcome you to OS:hello:

We dont bite and love a challenge...well sometimes anyway:D

Nice to meet you.

PP
xx

OddjobKIA

Make A Menu
Make A Shopping List

Stick To Them Like Glue

littlemissclumsy

kazmeister, so inspired about how you have turned things around. I feel so relieved that I have spoken to OH today and it was so positive.starting to change things, gone so far in just one day...

Olliebeak

Welcome littlemissclumsy

this place is really addictive - for many things. I actually have my breakfast every morning sitting at the comp reading all the posts from the previous evening. I always check out this board and, more recently, the Christmas board as well. So many ideas that I found too late for this Christmas - but are now copied into a folder on my comp for next year.

You will find lots of friendly folks on here who are only too willing to share their recipes and ideas to help you get out your problems. We've all been there to some degree or other - so it proves that there is light at the end of that long dark tunnel that it feels like you're in at the moment.

Good luck and keep talking to your OH - you need to be doing this together and it WILL make you stronger as a family.

Ollie

jcr16

welcome to the board.

there is some fantastic information on here. and if u have any questions about anythign , just post and u know it will get answered asap.

i don't apply everything i learn on here, but it great knowing if i do need to tighten the belt one month i can just pop on here for some wonderful advice without feeling like i'm missing out on anything.

Chollita

If you can cook veggie meals - might not please all eight of you though! - you can buy big bags of lentils and chickpeas,which will go a long way. Soya mince is cheap and filling as well. You could also use any of these to 'pad out' a meal by adding them to a little decent meat, and it's a lot healthier than making a meal out of cheap meat.