By the way. tracking is working well. our personal spend budget is working well. As in, it is making a difference, bringing more awareness around what we are doing and what we are spending on. And making a difference in this way: we stop and think, do I really need this. Both of us do. I have finally included my darling lovely Hub in this! its not something you can really do on your own. Not when you run a joint household. So am mightily pleased to have brought him into the fold.
Our food budget is high, particularly as I follow quite a few frugal bloggers and seriously, they really work it. One lady feeds herself and her toddler on £10 a week. And another family made a chicken last a whole week, in various - and still delicious looking- guises. Not so for us, but then we are currently working an organic if possible, local only shopping policy. And I really am pleased to have avoided the supermarket this week completely. IN fact the last time I set foot in a supermarket was on the 1st of Jan. Shame I didn't make it the 31st then I would have avoided them all of 2013 so far! We have been using Abel and Cole, Museli Mountain Market, Archers Butchers, the Post Office, Andy's shop (its on Southover St, not entirely sure what is is really called) Butlers Wine Cellar and at last resort the slightly dodgy corner shop.
Our food budget is £90 per week at the moment. And I am sure that we can bring this lower. I am not going to be going as far as £10 a week. I am pretty fussy around food. But I wonder how much we can get it down by. I am going to do a super market run soon - prices of some basics are a bit steep at the corner shop. But am pleased to have reduced our visits so much. Of course the snow has helped too. Can't go anywhere in a car at the moment!
So hum. What else? I have a very busy week. busy busy busy.
3 comments:
I think food budgets are things you trim down over time (about 3 years in our case)- if you do it too quickly you come over feeling all deprived.
In our family it is now a game to eat as well as we can for as little money, so my boys forgive me our daft challenges like #rubberchicken.
Also motivates them to help me grow what I can - herbs and sprouts at this time of year but soon we will be back into the garden.
Gently does it until you find your perfect balance.
aw, thanks for your feedback elaine
Our food budget (what budget) has been our most unchecked expenditure for many a year. However like you I have picked up some great habits from the blogger sphere which I am now putting into practice and yet still eating well.
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