sammy_kaye's £100 a month food budgetting

maz1964

hiya all

what a wonderful thread,,, fab and i already do buy only in cash and it really makes you think what you are actually buying

also i tot up as i go along and the in words in our house are "have we still got anything left in the budget" lol

i hate breaking my budget, and it seems more when darling daughter comes along,,,;)

anyway good luck and keep at it

have a fun weekend cheers maz

clutterydrawer

lilmoi1985lm wrote: »

i still find this post so much of an inspiration and always come back to it! still cant get my shopping down to this level though i think we are getting worse not better!

Ah I wouldn't say that - remember that this was posted january 2008, prices have gone up so much since then.

calleyw

clutterydrawer wrote: »

Ah I wouldn't say that - remember that this was posted january 2008, prices have gone up so much since then.

Since I moved in to my first house with husband in 1997 we have always had a budget of £100 and still do now 12 years down the line.

Don't find it that much of problem even with prices going up. Actually I find it easier now as I have a chest freezer and have more access to reduce to clear items. e.g occasionally getting £8 beef joints for 80p.

That is for feeding two adults for a month. Alcohol and sweets etc are bought from own money.

Not saying that on the odd months when stocking up we don't go over. For May I had £3 left over.

And I have a chest freezer bulging at the seams.


Yours

Calley

sillyinthepast

Have been reading this post and wow!!! I am so inspired I have just sat down and done a months meal plan and am so inspired. Thank you so much for this thread.

Bitsy_Beans

I just don't seem to be able to get the whoopsies that everyone goes on about. My local Sainsburys it tends to be ready made stuff and when I've been to Tesco it's stuff like Organic sausages and not really a bargain.
Where do you all shop to get these deals and what times?!

cheerfulness4

Bitsy- It really does change per store but I find that my local Asda has incredible bargains around 6.30-7pm in the eves.
Friday nights we've had meat reduced by approx 75% and lots of dairy. (butter, cream, yoghurts, altho this does vary from week to week).
Sunday afternoon is good, too, in most supermarkets round here - tescos, morrisons etc.
My local Netto seems to reduce first thing in the morning, not in the eve.

Bitsy_Beans

cheerfulness4 wrote: »

Bitsy- It really does change per store but I find that my local Asda has incredible bargains around 6.30-7pm in the eves.
Friday nights we've had meat reduced by approx 75% and lots of dairy. (butter, cream, yoghurts, altho this does vary from week to week).
Sunday afternoon is good, too, in most supermarkets round here - tescos, morrisons etc.
My local Netto seems to reduce first thing in the morning, not in the eve.

No Asda near me unfortunately :mad:
I think my biggest problem is night time reductions are just when kids are going to bed so last thing I can do is go shopping.
I might try Morrisons one Sunday afternoon as I never seem to get anything worthwhile (except bread) in Mr S.

clutterydrawer

calleyw wrote: »

Since I moved in to my first house with husband in 1997 we have always had a budget of £100 and still do now 12 years down the line.

Don't find it that much of problem even with prices going up. Actually I find it easier now as I have a chest freezer and have more access to reduce to clear items. e.g occasionally getting £8 beef joints for 80p.

That is for feeding two adults for a month. Alcohol and sweets etc are bought from own money.

Not saying that on the odd months when stocking up we don't go over. For May I had £3 left over.

And I have a chest freezer bulging at the seams.


Yours

Calley

thanks, now i feel useless again

binsky

I know it's a pain, but would you be willing to post a shopping list/meal plan? It'd be very much appreciated.

Thanks
Binsky

calleyw

clutterydrawer wrote: »

thanks, now i feel useless again

How dare you say that and put yourself down. And it makes me sad that you do say it.

It has taken me years to get it fine tuned and as I said I have more access to reduced items then I ever did. And with the price rises get bags of citrus fruit or apples etc for 20p really makes the budget go further.

I can't get all my stuff that way. But all that I can.

This is not a competition and you do the best you can. And would never purposely try upset or make people feel useless.

So you are not useless repeat after me 100 times "I am not useless"

Don't forget that is a £100 for food no alcohol, cleaning stuff, loo rolls or personal stuff such as razors, sanitary towels etc. Which all make it rise.

Next time you go shopping look at the receipt and mark off all the food items and add them up. You will find that it is a lot less than you think.

Take care.

Yours


Calley