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Offline gertbysea

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #585 on: June 19, 2012, 04:58:10 am »
Quote from: goldfish on June 19, 2012, 03:10:32 am
Not quite sure I could do this - but who knows?!? . . interesting reading.


http://www.smh.com.au/money/extreme-budgeting-life-on-21-a-week-20120616-20gu9.html

Interesting but I don't think I would like to live like that. Life is too short and full of good stuff to eat.

Gert
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #586 on: June 19, 2012, 06:20:20 am »
So far $43.30, still need fruit & veg, veg oil but am using my rice bran oil instead & will need milk later in the week.

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #587 on: June 19, 2012, 07:43:22 am »
Week 4 started for me today, spent a total of $107.17 but after taking off the non-food items it was down to $74.17 - $33 for a box of nappies!! So far I have been amazed at how little I can spend, tho I can see quite a few empty places in my freezer and pantry now, which is good!!! :)
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #588 on: June 19, 2012, 07:59:46 am »
DH shouts out as I leave the house this morning. Please buy a packet of ginger nuts.  The new me shouted back that I will make you some. DH nearly fell on his ass laughing. So I came home and made some . So there .First time ever as  I rarely do anything sweet. The turned out great.

Also went to SAMS Warehouse and bought some containers to sort the pantry. Need more but looking a bit better.

Made  dog food today and thanks to Amy made a meatloaf so leftovers tomorrow the comes the Chicken.

Frugal Gert
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Gretchen in Cairns, Australia

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #589 on: June 19, 2012, 08:16:45 am »
Doing very well frugal Gert.
I'm into day 3 of my week and have spent $16.45. Have got 15yr stepdaughter this weekend so will have to get fruit (she's my little fruit bat) and probably milk in for the weekend.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #590 on: June 19, 2012, 08:37:58 am »
Quote from: Gertbysea on June 19, 2012, 07:59:46 am
Made  dog food today and thanks to Amy made a meatloaf so leftovers tomorrow the comes the Chicken.

Glad to be of service, Young Elder Gert ;)

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #591 on: June 19, 2012, 09:02:43 am »
My dad called me to say he got some tinned tomatoes for 59c a can & did I want some? :D

My new favourite soup from the tinned tomatoes is on the menu this week!

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #592 on: June 19, 2012, 09:33:04 am »
Everyone is doing really well. My DH visited his brother today at the butcher shop. He gave us a huge stick of metwurst and some frankfurts. DH also bought some flavoured snags and some meat for the cats. I need to get the receipt from him, but it was less than z$10, so I'm still under budget with a couple of days to go.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #593 on: June 19, 2012, 09:46:10 am »
Is this someone from here doing the challenge?
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #594 on: June 19, 2012, 09:57:58 am »
That ass is too small to be mine..


Tell your dad Blue Wren I'll have a case.

Gert
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #595 on: June 19, 2012, 10:59:08 am »
Gretchen, glad you showed DH you are not all talk.  Might have made a rod for your back now though - he may refuse to eat bought ones after tasting your delicious home made with love biscuits.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #596 on: June 19, 2012, 11:26:58 am »
I am always amazed when I cook something in the TMX I have never done before and it turns out  ok.

They weren't too bad for a made up recipe done by someone with no idea .
Gert
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #597 on: June 19, 2012, 11:36:41 am »
Ooohh that could be e CP ;D

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #598 on: June 19, 2012, 11:37:57 am »
Surely the $21 challenge wouldn't be for every week!  I think it would be something you could do occasionally when the fridge/pantry/freezer had plenty in them.  I know that since I have been challenging myself to live on less my attitude to the freezer in particular has been better. I used to chuck stuff in the freezer and think I was wonderful BUT I never really used it. I kept it for I don't know when!  Now I think of the freezer in more of a shorter term way. Instead of keeping stuff in te fridge and then chucking out because it has spoiled I tend to freeze right away and use within three weeks and it works much better from a savings point of view.  Even little bits and pieces go into the freezer and they can be mixed with other sall amounts for a casserole or for stock.  I'm loving this because I always have something  flavorsome to pop into a dish.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #599 on: June 20, 2012, 05:53:46 am »
Nearly at the end of my week, thursday being the last day and I've only spent $68.00.  Might go shopping tomorrow and spend $30 just to take it up to $100.  Need a few pantry basics and a bit of veg. 

This challenge has me rethinking all our other expenses.  Have started to do a detailed budget just to keep track of all our spending.  Want to start saving for a holiday next year and also pay some extra off the mortgage.  So come July 1st will be tracking everything.
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