Could 25 quid last you a full week?

[BrightnessFalls]

If you only had yourself to th

[BrightnessFalls]

Yourself to think about? Can it be done? I'm working five nights.

[FoofFighter]

Just for food is this?

[ChippingInLovesEasterEggs]

What does it need to cover?

[noddyholder]

Yes absolutely. Pasta and jacket potatoes etc. No ready food essentially veggie everything. I would probably have egg and chips every night and use teh budget as an excuse

[Gumby]

No
It costs me £4.50 for bus fare to work every day & back
And I'm going to pub with girls Friday might and that'll cost at least £40 plans to get wasted

[WyrdMother]

Assuming main bills are paid and this is literally for work lunches and frivoling then yes, especially if I invested £5 on basic packed lunch stuff or (as I used to do on nights) a pint of skimmed milk at the beginning of the night and a pint of orange juice during the night would keep me going.

That was 20 years ago though.

[BrightnessFalls]

Luckily I'm on nights so I won't need any wine. I only eat one main meal and have loads of cereals in. I'm guessing this would be a good week to quit the fags!! I've never been this broke in my life. It's embarrassing.

[WyrdMother]

If you need to do main meals then agree with noddyholder I've lived on pasta, jacket spuds, tinned toms and beans for a similar period before, get the budget variety in everything and you should be okay, bored, but okay.

[gigglepin]

Yes.
Somthing on taost and eat what you have in, look in fridge, freezer, cupboards and eat out of them.

try it, i can go a week without picking up my purse even.

But then i HATE spending money! (tightarse)

[ilovebabytv]

is this just for food? My sis feeds herself and dd(3) for £25 a week, every week. tbf there isn't many treats but neither sis or dn is malnourished or anything. Dsis could probably stand to lose a few lb if anything :) Get plenty of veg (thinks she buys frozen or reduced) but probably not that much fruit. She isn't working at the moment though so cant afford to splurge. Although I did hear that CAB say the minimum amount a person needs to spend on shopping a week is £40 per person, although I personally dont think this is realistic in rl for people on low wage/benefits.

[OnlyANinja]

Yes, unless the cupboards were completely empty to start with.

(assuming no travel costs..)

[OnlyANinja]

Even if the cupboards were completely empty I could do it, but it'd be less pleasant.

[gigglepin]

a loaf of bread in the freezer lasts a week for me, i live on sandwiches, NEVER buy one, they cost more than a loaf of bread.
omlets, egg butties, jacket spuds, beans on toast, pasta and tin of toms garlic and fridge bottom vegies. A whole chicken can make several meals and butties.

also stuff like curry, chilli, corned beef hash i amke huge pan full and freeze half, that then is a free meal the following week.

[TwllBach]

Me and DP have done the last four weeks on £30 a week, includIng £10 a week for petrol, so yes. But it hasnt been fun check the discount aisles in the supermarkets, and the promotion ends. Good luck!

[Theas18]

If we were talking food then easily. But then I can feed 4/5 of us from the store cupboards for a week- though we'd be onto dried milk in the porridge lol

[teahouse]

Quorn is cheaper than meat and goes further so a Quorn chilli can eaily serve 4 portions. Straight from freezer to pan too so quick which is useful.

Have you a slow cooker as cheaper cuts of meat do really well in them.

[TwoStepsBack]

If it was just for food, and only for me - I think I could do it on less.

I wouldn't want to do it long term though.

[RedBlanket]

Have you and boots advantage points? I had clocked
£10 worth without really noticing, that would be 2 meal deals and you
Can get fruit with it.

[inmysparetime]

The four of us spend £40-£50 a week on food, I spent a year living on £7 a week for food (just for me). Value pasta, tinned tomatoes, reduced short dated veg, tins of beans etc can keep you full for well under £10.
Lentils are a cheap way to bulk out food, and baked potatoes with cottage cheese are a filling dinner.
Value tinned peaches and instant custard make a nice cheap pudding, as does bread and butter pudding.
HTH

[Fluffycloudland77]

oh yes, not hard.

Lots of basics/smartprice/aldi veg, fruit and pasta rice etc.

Have you seen the credit crunch section on here?

[Fluffycloudland77]

Sorry thought I was in Chat

[BrightnessFalls]

I'm so annoyed I've been low carbing and have lost loads of weight. It's all going to go back on now. I've got tins of tomatoes in, beans of every kind, loads of tinned fish and four baking potatoes.