Trying to draw up a reasonable budget

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Two adults and a one year old.

Have just started doing our monthly shop at Farmfoods, our last bill was £29 and something pence once I used a £2.50 off a £25 spend voucher (always regular leaflets through the letter box with either no or long expiry date). The for the other things that we couldn't get went to Tescos spent approx £43 (this included 2 large packs of Pampers nappies 2 for £16), had a £2.50 off a £25 spend, another £1 off Pampers nappies voucher, used a free McCains chips voucher and another £9 in coupons which brought shopping down to under £30. Probably allow another £30 for nappies, powdered milk and powdered Cow & Gate branded food, plus a case of 12 tins of baby rice pudding etc. Plus another £20 for top up shopping.

So £11O maximum a month. This does allow for when I buy toilet rolls (multipack of course), washing up powder (branded and large box of course, generally with 25% extra free), the odd cleaning product.

Lots of shower gels etc from my last magazine subscription which only cost £5 for 3 magazines. Toiletries tons from birthdays etc as well as from Boots when loopholes etc.

Use to be able to spend under £40 a month for everything when my local supermarket took lots of coupons but policy keeps changing from week to week, so given up on them.