The past fortngiht I have had to come to the admission that I spend far (far far) to much money at the supermarket. We have a budget but I tend to blow it on a weekly basis when I stop in to get a “couple” of items and walk out with 3-4 bags and another 100+ gone on the credit card. Some weeks I would be spending over double what we should be and it needs to stop!
Part of it, is that I stopped meal planning for the week. Nearly every day I’d pop into my friendly Countdown (so
friendly I know most the staff by name and they know mine & Lucy’s too) on my walk home to grab a bunch of stuff and top it up with more things I think I may need – but don’t really. The other part is my love for baking…my pantry is extremely well stocked so I can bake pretty much anything the recipe book has to offer, and some items are way overstocked!
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| My menu for the week |
The last 2 weeks I have gone back to menu planning for the week – and this week have added my 4 things to bake for the week. I have my shopping list set, and now embark on a 4 week challenge to stick to the budget! Lincoln
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| The Money Man! |
To do this I have taken a lesson from the Money Man. Remember him, the sergeant major type guy who would teach people on TV how to spend their dosh – and save more in the process. My lesson… take out the budgeted grocery moola from the bank, and spend only that for the week. And once it’s gone, there is no more money allowed till the following week. It has certainly made me think a lot more and I have reduce my visits to countdown. Last week I had $4.50 left over. I am so proud of myself!
I’ll let you know how I go over the next few weeks and if it works it’ll be a plan I stick to!
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