Cutting The Food Bill

[poliphilo]

We borrowed a hell of a lot of money to get the house fixed.

(Mortgage- a sinister word; doesn't it mean something like "hand of death"?)

And Ailz proposes that it is merely sensible, merely decent, that we limit our spending in the run-up to Christmas.

£40 a week on food. And we've been spending something like £120. 

Can we do it? 

It's either cut the food bill or stop buying DVDs.

Hmm. That concentrates the mind. 

Fancy cheeses or a  newly released Bunuel? 

I think I know  myself well enough...

I hope I do.

This is going to be quite a test of character.

Comments

[sunfell.livejournal.com]

You can do it. If food coupons are something you get, use them. Shop with a list, and build a good solid stock of staples to use for your recipes. Shop for things in bulk, and shop for things on sale. If you build up a good backstock pantry, all you have to do is refresh it and get fresh things to top it off.

This works well for me, and although food prices have climbed so where my average shop is now $50 instead of $30 or $40, I can get through the 'short' times OK.

I buy my dvds pre-viewed at the local video store. That saves me tons.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the advice.

We went to the supermarket this morning, bought two bags of groceries and spent a mere £11.25. A pretty good start, I think.