Shoestringing, or at least an interest in personal finance, is on the up. I went to my local library last week and picked up a few books. These days my first port of call is a tiny section on finance. When I first discovered this section about 6 months ago it literally had about 4 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘eating on a budget’
Runner bean chutney, sucking eggs & Food diary: Day 7
Posted in Shoestring Fun, Shoestring Meals, tagged budget food, eating on a budget, reading, recipes, shoestring food on August 10, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Going BOGOF crazy and Food Diary: Day 4
Posted in Shoestring Meals, tagged eating on a budget, food shop, frugal food, shoestring food on August 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I just spent a bit more than planned doing my weekly shop in the Co-op but they had some good offers on things that I use so I’ve gone BOGOF crazy for the second day in a row! I spent £40 and something pence so I have roughly £42 left for the last two weeks [...]
Bathroom Basics BOGOFs and Food diary: Day 3
Posted in Saving?Spending, Shoestring Meals, tagged budget food, eating on a budget, frugal food, shoestring food on August 6, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I had to go and do some stocking up in Boots today – why does everything run out at the same time? I’m almost out of mouthwash so that was first on my list. I found a BOGOF deal on ‘Plax’ so I went with that one (they had the same offer on an own-brand [...]
Food diary: Day 1
Posted in Shoestring Meals, tagged budget food, cooking, eating on a budget, shoestring food on August 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Following yesterdays post, Mo asked how I managed to get the food shop down to an average of £30 per week for both Husband and I (see the comments section of yesterdays post – I had quite a burble about it). Other than the ways I listed I’m not exactly sure so I’ve decided to keep a food [...]
