£16.15 in co-op today . ( thats why im down to my last £4 on my food budget ) .but as well as veggies eggs and dairy there was a was a 'good' chicken that ive poached in the slowcooker and which has made lots of Chinese-y flavoured stock.. I intend to restart my 5:2 regime this week and before found that chicken and veggie noodle-y soups are were the way to go)
Am Pleased with how my YNAB budgeting i has been working out ., im on month 4 now and have drastically reduced my spending, have paid off my credit card and now even have over £400 savings!!
(This is so unlike how i used to be having ended last year £3000 in debt and lots due to to this thread )
So Now im going to tackle what DH refers to my Nuclear Winter Store (NWS) 
Im going to make a BIG confession here: I am a serious food and grocery horder and I have to stop and I'd like your support, so please dont ridicule me .. (I date this from many years ago when my first husband walked out and i was suddenly left with two week old baby and I went from having an ok life to relying on benefits .. However this is not my life now and i need to stop this madness)
So next month im going to try something different . I have gone through the stuff we have.. and I have just placed an online order with Waitrose (yes i know I can do much cheaper .. but having really good food - and 
-at weekends is our 'thing' .. We dont eat out or go out much )
Have spent £125.00 but that includes 4 bottles of something good (on a good offer) and meat, dry goods and household stuff (everything is their 'essential' range). I have costed it against Sainsburys and bought nothing more expensive than there and have free Saturday delivery ..)
But have worked it all out carefully so that it all compliments what i have already in the NWS as I am determined to get it down
What I have bought should be enough to add to the exisiting bits and pieces of meat items too small to use in freezer and make them usable for a meal . Ill go to Sainsburys for the cat food ( My cat will only eat Whiskas ) and Persil which DH insists on , as its cheaper there. This - apart from a few bits of fresh veg and dairy - is going to be my food/ household things budget for next month
So....heres the confession . The true extent of my 'Nuclear Winter Store' ....
The Freezer inventory wasnt too bad , it produced: lamb chops/chicken legs and breasts/pork steaks and a couple of small packets of mince, some sausages, chicken livers and some random fish fillets and prawns . Plus a packet of smoked salmon and 2 packets of cheesy jalepeno bites left over from Christmas .. pittas, chinese pancakes , beans, peas and tons of blackcurrants ..).
But the Cupboards are bursting full of odd half used packets of rice. couscous, lentils etc as well as sauces, cereals , jams, honey etc and many tins of beans, fish, tomatoes etc as well as loads of jars and packets of our beloved Indian, Mexican and Chinese condiments and sauces .. (plus enough fruit, flour sugar and nuts to make several christmas cakes it seems..) .
The other Household cupboards have many and various cleaning things, probably bought for specific purposes and never used , s several packets of black and blue clothing dye (why?) lightbulbs , oven cleaner , enough bin bags to last us for years .. We have enough loo rolls to see us through several months .. it seem . I also have whole Welsh dresser base full of of jams chutneys and pickles ive made in the last few years
( not to mention a secret chocolate stash , that only I know about )
OK i admit it I AM a hoarder[blush blush bliush] ..
So Im planning that next month we will now actually start to use all the odds and ends and eat into some of the 'stores' .