£1 a day Challenge
Veggie Offline
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Now I know this is not a Challenge that most/all of you will join me in. However, it would be remiss of me not to share it with you. Big Grin

As you know, I try to keep my daily food spend to £1 a day but I don't have a way to be accurate about it - so, in October, I'm going to give myself £31 to spend on food. If I go to the shop, I'll keep the till receipt and add up what I've spent on MY food - not anyone else's, like the dog. Big Grin

Anything that I eat from stock (cupboard/freezer) is FREE. I'm hoping that this will free up some cupboard & freezer space  and make me use more homegrown fruit & veg. 
I'll probably need to buy butter & yogurt out of my £31 which will mean a visit to the shop, and, when I do, I'll try not to be led astray unless I can "afford" it. 
Its a bit like returning to the Covid lockdown days, when we were unable to go shopping and lived on whatever we had in the cupboard. I'm going to try it again, without the fear of running out of toilet rolls.
The Moneyless Chicken says:- 
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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Vinny Offline
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Life's too short and we all haven't all got a 'Prawn Lady' though? Rolleyes
"I'd rather be the oldest in the gym rather than the youngest in the nursing home" 
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The way you eat you'd only get a sausage a day. Big Grin
The Moneyless Chicken says:- 
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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Vinny Offline
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(29-09-2025, 05:51 PM)Veggie Wrote: The way you eat you'd only get a sausage a day. Big Grin
That's all I've had today, sausages, which wee horrible! Cry Kato liked them though! Big Grin I caught a rainbow trout today though so it could be on the menu for supper, if not it will be eaten tomorow?
"I'd rather be the oldest in the gym rather than the youngest in the nursing home" 
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I've put £31 in a jar to last me the month. I won't actually be taking the jar shopping with me - I'm not that daft! Its just a visual reminder of my Challenge. All Till receipts will also go in the jar and, hopefully, there'll be enough money to "pay" for my food. There may even be some money left for a treat. Big Grin
I have to Challenge myself regularly, however ridiculous it seems to you all. It makes my mundane life more interesting. Wink
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Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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Vinny Offline
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(Yesterday, 12:03 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've put £31 in a jar to last me the month. I won't actually be taking the jar shopping with me - I'm not that daft! Its just a visual reminder of my Challenge. All Till receipts will also go in the jar and, hopefully, there'll be enough money to "pay" for my food. There may even be some money left for a treat. Big Grin
I have to Challenge myself regularly, however ridiculous it seems to you all. It makes my mundane life more interesting. Wink
You ae a martyr to the cause veggie Rolleyes
"I'd rather be the oldest in the gym rather than the youngest in the nursing home" 
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(Yesterday, 12:03 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've put £31 in a jar to last me the month. I won't actually be taking the jar shopping with me - I'm not that daft! Its just a visual reminder of my Challenge. All Till receipts will also go in the jar and, hopefully, there'll be enough money to "pay" for my food. There may even be some money left for a treat. Big Grin
I have to Challenge myself regularly, however ridiculous it seems to you all. It makes my mundane life more interesting. Wink

It lends  a little something to our lives too.
Gardening is an excuse not to do housework
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