How to make ££ last a week ...

[cushionstar]

Hi it's just me and my dd and recently my ex has stopped paying csa so I always budgeted but now even more so. I have
£120 for food and petrol to last me , I work from home but have to a few hospital trips too for medical reasons. So I'm asking how would you budget This amount to last ?
Any tips and advice
Thanks 🙏🏻

£120 for a week or month? What other bills?

For 2 people you can spend £50 on food and eat well leaving enough for petrol, parking and other miscellaneous expenses.

Assuming you eat meat i would make a big lasagna (costs approx £8 for 6 portions) and have it twice freezing 2 portions for another time when things are tight, have a baked potato and toppings meal (£4) baking 2 extra potatoes to then make fish (coley is about £2.50 for 2 fillets) with the left over potatoes fried off to reheat, peas (so £3 in total). Mushroom risotto is a great option (onion chopped, packet fresh mushrooms, garlic, cup of risotto rice, veggie stock cube, half packet dried mushrooms (£1.60 from Lidl), fresh parsley, dried oregano and whatever cheese you have, dried up end fine. About £4 for 2 very generous portions. I would do a curry maybe use half a pack of chicken thighs on bone, tikka paste, yogurt then use other half to roast with potatoes, and veg for a roast. Our typical spend for 3 adults is £80 and we eat well, mostly from scratch.

How old is DD? Does she eat adult sized portions or is she a toddler? Does she need any of the money for her travel, pocket money or to go out with her friends?

Is £120 for a week or a month? Just for food and petrol or for other bills as well?

Food wise, sandwiches, omelettes, jacket potatoes or beans on toast are cheap, quick and filling. Dinner - batch cook what you can, spag bol, chilli, curry, lasagne, shepherd's pie. Don't buy any fizzy or fruity or alcoholic drinks or any takeaway coffees.