We needed so many things this month, school clothes for dd, a new pan, haircuts for dh and dd etc, that the rest of the month will be quite tight. We should have about Ă‚ÂŁ200 for food and laundry, pets etc - we are myself, dh and dd13. Dh usually takes hm soup to work, dd takes a pack up to school, I work from home and have soup or salad. We don't drink, except a glass of wine if we can afford. We have a dog and 2 cats, dog is fed raw food and I think I have enough in the freezer for this month. The cats eat tinned food that I buy each week with my asda shop or from morrisons for approx Ă‚ÂŁ5 per week.
I have some dvds I could sell on eBay, possibly someclothes, not sure it's worth it though.
I usually shop online at asda, but may shop at Aldi this month, although the advantage of shopping online is I know exactly how much I'm spending.
I've just filled up the freezer with veg from Farmfoods and I have enough meat to last a week.
I think I need to meal plan, so that I don't spend unnecessarily.
Any ideas what else I could do to raise a bit of cash?
Also SIL is coming for the weekend on the 13th and we have promised to take her to the nearest city, so will end up spending a little then, hopefully not too much. Any ideas for cheap easy meals that will be suitable for a visitor?
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Very little money for the rest of the month!
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nowitsenough · 03/03/2015 23:03
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