We had an incredible piece of luck with the shopping again this week. G received another coupon offering £12 off a second £60 online shop which was just too good to pass up. I ordered extra bits and pieces like tinned stuff and food for the freezer as well as extra paper goods. It will keep us going for some time so, hopefully, this will be the last shop for March. The total spent was £48.45 making the total for the month £203.27 which is well under budget. We are really pleased with that. It has been well worth the effort of seeking out bargains and using up leftovers......
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I will sweep £50 into the savings account and contribute extra to the food bank trolley and the Ukraine Aid bucket over the coming weekend.
We have been pleasantly surprised how much we could cut back despite rapidly rising prices in the shops and will continue to do so next month too. Any future food budget savings are likely be swallowed up by energy costs from 1st April though as we will have to pay £120.99 by direct debit instead of the £95 -£100 we have been paying on a monthly basis but I do feel we can cope at the moment 👍
With Spring already here we are going to have to spend some money on the garden as well as the allotment. We can already see rising prices there too. The bucket of blood, fish and bone meal, for example, is currently priced at £16 and the ticket on our almost empty bucket from last year shows £7.50 for the same quantity, which is more than double 😕 but we have drawn a plan for crop rotation and will try to make the most of our growing space including pots at home. At the allotment G has put in potatoes, onions and a few salad-y bits so far. At home we have a pot with breakfast radishes and I want to put in some cut and come again lettuce leaves. We are having to be careful and not get carried away by the lovely spring weather only to be caught out by frost! Our cold frame at home is in full use!
I'm hoping we will have some forced rhubarb soon. We placed a big plastic tub over a different clump to last year so fingers crossed for rhubarb crumble 😃
Thanks so much for popping in and stay safe wherever in the world you happen to be x
Praying for peace in Ukraine 🙏
March Food Shop Challenge:
£203.27/ £275.00
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