Frugally Challenged said. And what I have said is the time has come to have a low spend month for food.
I've had a Sainsbury delivery (to use up some vouchers) which has cost me £24.61 and I shall allow myself another £50 to last the month. I've got a fairly well stocked freezer and tins cupboard as well as quite a bit of fresh veg, so with a little ingenuity I should eat well. I don't want to let anything get too low as the gaps on supermarket shelves are a little worrying so I've allowed more than I usually do for low spend.
I've actually been doing quite well on curbing food spending. Last year my daily average food spend was £6.22 and so far this year it has been £4.32 which isn't bad in a time of rapidly rising prices. Things were a little out of hand last year, I must admit! However, I have started to go out for the odd meal so the daily average there has gone up from 7p in 2021 to 37p in 2022. Hardly a fortune even then and it will be going up considerably by the end of this month as I have a couple of catch-up lunches with friends.
I have a major (secret!) project in mind which is going to need quite a few pennies. Just cutting the food bill won't pay for it, but it will help!
You are doing very well at lowering your costs, especially the way prices are rising. I went shopping today and spent way too much and hardly bought any meat at all. Mind you the boys will be home and that makes a difference with three grown men to feed.
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Yes, it's just me. I'm trying to keep my grocery spend below the national average for a single person.
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