Money Saving Experts?

[Blackbriar 8,569]

 

The 'challenge' is a little different each week, but it is generally to feed a family of 4 for a week between £50 and £. One Mum in the last series spent £35 a week on chocolate for herself!

When you consider that, on average, we throw away around 1/3 of all the food we buy, it's no wonder people are so frivolous with their money - I mean if even food has become a disposable item.........

 

Jesus the world really has gone to shit if it has become a 'challenge' to feed you family on quid a week

 

I bet they arent even including washing up power etc

 

For the families on the programme it's a challenge, because they spend up to £300 a week and throw a lot of it away. For me and Mrs.B, £ a week would be a spending increase, that's why we laugh when they say it can't be done!

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

i used to spend next to nothing on shoping ect! i once because the boss went away and never paid me went 2 month and never spent a penny ok i lost a bit of weight but never went hungry

[Wxm 1,638]

1 x Tesco Everyday Value 20 Sausages 1Kg £1

1 x Tesco Everyday Value 3 Way Cook Chips 1.5Kg 82p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Baked Beans In Tomato Sauce 420G 25p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Medium Sliced Wholemeal Bread 800G 47p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Spaghetti In Tomato Sauce 410G 15p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Mash 120G 20p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Mushy Peas 300G 15p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Gravy Granules 200G 20p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Cornflakes 500G 31p

1 x Creamfields Semi Skimmed Milk 2.272L/4 Pints £1

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Pasta Sauce 440G 39p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Spaghetti 500G 19p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value 4 Battered White Fish Portions 400G 85p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Teabags 250G 27p

1 x Trade Aid Uk Granulated Sugar 500G 79p

1 x Tesco Sunflower Spread 500G 75p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Eggs Minimum Weight Box Of 15 £1.34

 

with 12p spare if 4 people couldnt servive on £10 then theres something wrong you live by your means

Edited July 17, 2013 by Wxm

[Blackbriar 8,569]

1 x Tesco Everyday Value 20 Sausages 1Kg £1

1 x Tesco Everyday Value 3 Way Cook Chips 1.5Kg 82p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Baked Beans In Tomato Sauce 420G 25p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Medium Sliced Wholemeal Bread 800G 47p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Spaghetti In Tomato Sauce 410G 15p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Mash 120G 20p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Mushy Peas 300G 15p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Gravy Granules 200G 20p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Cornflakes 500G 31p

1 x Creamfields Semi Skimmed Milk 2.272L/4 Pints £1

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Pasta Sauce 440G 39p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Spaghetti 500G 19p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value 4 Battered White Fish Portions 400G 85p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Teabags 250G 27p

1 x Trade Aid Uk Granulated Sugar 500G 79p

1 x Tesco Sunflower Spread 500G 75p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Eggs Minimum Weight Box Of 15 £1.34

 

with 12p spare if 4 people couldnt servive on £10 then theres something wrong you live by your means

You've clearly stolen my shopping list, but those cheap tea bags are truly sickening. We always but decent ones (when they're on special of course.We buy fresh fruit and veg from the market twice as week and there's a good butcher there too! "Live according to your means" is probably the best advice there is!!

[Wxm 1,638]

 

1 x Tesco Everyday Value 20 Sausages 1Kg £1

1 x Tesco Everyday Value 3 Way Cook Chips 1.5Kg 82p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Baked Beans In Tomato Sauce 420G 25p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Medium Sliced Wholemeal Bread 800G 47p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Spaghetti In Tomato Sauce 410G 15p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Mash 120G 20p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Mushy Peas 300G 15p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Gravy Granules 200G 20p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Cornflakes 500G 31p

1 x Creamfields Semi Skimmed Milk 2.272L/4 Pints £1

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Pasta Sauce 440G 39p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Spaghetti 500G 19p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value 4 Battered White Fish Portions 400G 85p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Teabags 250G 27p

1 x Trade Aid Uk Granulated Sugar 500G 79p

1 x Tesco Sunflower Spread 500G 75p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Eggs Minimum Weight Box Of 15 £1.34

 

with 12p spare if 4 people couldnt servive on £10 then theres something wrong you live by your means

You've clearly stolen my shopping list, but those cheap tea bags are truly sickening. We always but decent ones (when they're on special of course.We buy fresh fruit and veg from the market twice as week and there's a good butcher there too! "Live according to your means" is probably the best advice there is!!

 

I dont think mines far off maybe £5 more and thats to feed me the missus and 4 kids, and the dearest would prob's be her coffee £1.99

[Nik_B 3,790]

I find supermarkets a rip off.

 

Sure the value stuff is cheap but only because your average butcher or grocer couldn't get away with selling that stuff.

 

We buy our veg from the grocer, meat from the butcher but we eat less and try to waste nothing.

 

I like to make a stock from a ham shank or chicken and make soup which can provide loads of lunch time meals for nothing. We avoid buying anything from a packet as well

[Nik_B 3,790]

Also what does my nut in is that our gardens are full of free food. If you took a few woodies and squirrels you could be eating for next to nothing

[the_stig 6,614]

 

1 x Tesco Everyday Value 20 Sausages 1Kg £1

1 x Tesco Everyday Value 3 Way Cook Chips 1.5Kg 82p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Baked Beans In Tomato Sauce 420G 25p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Medium Sliced Wholemeal Bread 800G 47p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Spaghetti In Tomato Sauce 410G 15p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Mash 120G 20p

2 x Tesco Everyday Value Mushy Peas 300G 15p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Gravy Granules 200G 20p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Cornflakes 500G 31p

1 x Creamfields Semi Skimmed Milk 2.272L/4 Pints £1

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Pasta Sauce 440G 39p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Spaghetti 500G 19p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value 4 Battered White Fish Portions 400G 85p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Teabags 250G 27p

1 x Trade Aid Uk Granulated Sugar 500G 79p

1 x Tesco Sunflower Spread 500G 75p

1 x Tesco Everyday Value Eggs Minimum Weight Box Of 15 £1.34

 

with 12p spare if 4 people couldnt servive on £10 then theres something wrong you live by your means

You've clearly stolen my shopping list, but those cheap tea bags are truly sickening. We always but decent ones (when they're on special of course.We buy fresh fruit and veg from the market twice as week and there's a good butcher there too! "Live according to your means" is probably the best advice there is!!

 

the market lads and your butcher will always do you a bit off for cash--