Andy Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I salute anyone who can eat nutritiously on £15 per week. Please give details. I suspect it would be a diet defiicient in protein, but I would love to be proved wrong. I think this would be possible. It's basically £2 a day - 50p for cereal and milk for breakfast, 50p for a sandwich for lunch and £1 for dinner. If you cook from scratch and use your freezer (to take advantage of buying larger packs), take advantage of special offers/reductions and are not a fussy eater then it should be achievable. It's something I'm glad I don't have to do, and you wouldn't get many "treats" - but I think it would be possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat owl Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I have to 'doff my cap' to many of you on this thread. When I was first married (1985) we struggled for money and had a budget of approx £80 per month (£20 per week) for supermarket/food shopping. How people are still managing on that today is beyond me but I do appreciate that some have no choice. I spend on average £10 per working day just on teas and lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 If you are so smart tell me how sides there are on a 50pence piece-no looking please. What does that have to do with intelligence? That's memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scousemouse Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I admit to not being a good shopper. I think I have won the lottery if I get something from the reduced counter!! I live alone so don't always feel like the food I bought, so it goes to waste. I spend at least £40 per week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avidcameron Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 What does that have to do with intelligence? That's memory. If you say so.I would imagine there may be some correlation between memory and intelligence-what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hots on Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I worked out that I'm spending £60 a month on food at the canteen at work. I'm going to cut that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 If you say so.I would imagine there may be some correlation between memory and intelligence-what do you think? I'd suggest that there was a lot more of a correlation between basic mathematics and intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPTP Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I spend £80ish, a good proportion of that is on good wine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchcoll Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I left home at 16 (1986) and had £67 per fortnight to live on, lucky me. I maximised my income by buying necessities from shop lifters at 25%/50% of the retail price. Immoral maybe, but when did morality ever enter into big business ? Shoplifters are an excellent source when it comes to cheap protein. Their wares that is, not their flesh. I left home at 18 (2000) and had £68 a week to live on. £35pw rent £15pw bus fare to work & the rest was split between food & £1 coins to drop into the electric meter. I spent more on food in the summer & more on electric (heater, or it was 5c in my room otherwise) in the winter. Bet managing like that today is impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 If you are so smart tell me how sides there are on a 50pence piece-no looking please. None as they are all slightly rounded! And no, I didn't look.. (But commonly, there are 7) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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