Tinned potatoes versus fresh. Which do you think are the cheapest?There are many views on this, one being that you can buy a tin of potatoes for about 59p in Aldi whereas a bag costs more.Obviously, there is the convenience of a tin, ready peeled and ready cooked.Some will also mention the cost of cooking […]
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With the price of butter and other spreads rising rapidly many people are looking for alternatives. This is easy and the ingredients are really simple. You will need: A mixing bowl Balloon whisk or electric mixer spatula Ingredients 250g of butter. salted or unsalted. Real butter not any other type of spread Salt if desired
An adult portion of Fruit and Veg is classed as 80g (or 30g of dried fruit). Beans and Fruit Juice also count (but can only be counted as 1). Based on current Tesco Value prices all these are less than 10p a portion… 80g Baked Beans = 5p 30g Sultanas = 5p 80g Carrots =
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This site is to compliment the very popular Facebook Group “Feed Yourself for a £1 A Day”:https://www.facebook.com/groups/651859231575794/ Budgeting, frugal shopping, using leftovers, bulk cooking to name but a few things you will find here. The group and the website have the aim of providing ideas for cheap recipes and meal plans for those with a
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I have worked on a scenario of actually going out with £1 each day-for one person-assuming nothing in the house-assuming only £1 each day can be acquired. It will be tough going for the first few days as there won’t be much variety. If there is money left from one day it will be carried
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The great thing with Bananas is that they generally store well and come in their own cute little wrappers. Yes-those skins totally cover them and are quite durable. Very often Bananas which are a little overripe are given away or sold very cheaply. Whilst there are some great recipes to use up Bananas, sometimes time
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This is an example of a really cheap menu you could use if you only had £10 for food. Shopping in Aldi Everyday Essentials Rice Pudding (400g) x2 40p Corale Baked Beans with Sausages in Rich Tomato Sauce (420g) 3 tins £1.20 Corale Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce (4x425g) 99p (or the everyday ones at
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Reduced Stickers There are many methods of saving a little on your shopping. The most used is probably looking for reduction at the end of the day or on markdowns. Commonly known as “Yellow Stickers” or, as we say in our groups, YS. Every store has slightly different times for reducing and some stores are
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