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To ask you how to make £30 last

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tearsandtiaras · 10/01/2025 20:02

I have £30 to last until Wednesday
Im ok for petrol for work
My DD needs £8-10 on Monday
I have £22 to make meals from tomorrow - Tuesday night and one packed lunch Wednesday

Please help. I have porridge, brown rice , eggs, and a little bit of pasta

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GrannyAchingsShepherdsHut · 10/01/2025 20:08

Have you a Coop near you? DB buys this deal often, it seems very good value

https://www.coop.co.uk/products/deals/freezer-fillers

Pardon Our Interruption

https://www.coop.co.uk/products/deals/freezer-fillers

CoastalCalm · 10/01/2025 20:08

Pasta and tomato sauce
Egg fried rice
Dal and rice
Soup and sandwich
Egg and beans on toast
French toast

ItsCalledAConversation · 10/01/2025 20:08

2l of milk and 6 apples = overnight oats each night
cheap veg (onion,carrots) make egg fried rice
with the eggs and brown rice

Tagyoureit · 10/01/2025 20:06

Pasta, beans on toast, scrambled eggs.

It may not be the most exciting menu for the next few days but it is doable.

AppleDumplings · 10/01/2025 20:05

So what meals do you need to make? And does your daughter really need so much of your weekly budget?