Shopping on an extreme budget

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  • kimberly702
    kimberly702 Posts: 369 Member
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    Plan your meals, write a grocerie list and STICK TO IT!



    YES!!! What she said!!
  • much2gain
    much2gain Posts: 42
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    WOW.. thanks for the e-mealz.com link! How awesome is that?!!!
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
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  • fragilegift
    fragilegift Posts: 347 Member
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    That's about what I spend per month, and I can get away with less if I have to (Ok, I now have stores in the pantry). One thing I do is look at the 'reduced' section in the local green grocer. Sure things are starting to look a bit sad, but you can get really cheap veges there. Two capsicum with the yuckky bits cut off? 50c. I know I'm not going to eat it all today, so I dice and freeze everything that day. Same applies in the supermarket. A 200 or whatever gram punnet of sliced mushrooms can be half the original price. They also get frozen.

    Obviously it helps if you have a whopping great freezer :) but at the end of the day, I have stocks of 'fresh' veges waiting for me to turn into lasagna, soup, stews, etc.

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