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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2745 on: July 15, 2014, 05:00:26 am »
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2746 on: July 17, 2014, 11:59:50 pm »
I am really finding it hard to get even close to my $150 budget lately!
My budget is for all shopping - meat, vege, groceries, toiletries, cleaning products. But I seem to be lucky to keep it under $200 most weeks. Just over $180 this week, and nothing exciting in there. There were a couple of more expensive items (sack of spuds, bulk raw sugar) but there is always something needing to be stocked up. The only "luxury" item is a jar of my fave olives as I want to try the crispy olives recipe!  Not sure where I am going astray, or if prices are really higher.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2747 on: July 18, 2014, 12:08:53 am »
Are you shopping from a menu plan Jo?
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2748 on: July 18, 2014, 03:16:17 am »
I kind of do the menu plan at the time I order (online) once I see what is on special. I see what meats are on special, plan meals for those, plus usually 2-3 meat-free dinners, and add the ingredients I need, then go back and double check in the pantry and cross off anything that's lurking in there! Then make sure I have added enough fruit and vege for the week etc.
And now I don't even have pet food to add to the bill :( so surely it should be cheaper!
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2749 on: July 18, 2014, 03:39:22 am »
Hi Jo, i thought most people were excluding non food items on this thread. I would have thought $180 for a family including non food items would be on the lower side of average.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2750 on: July 18, 2014, 03:43:56 am »
A lot of us include the lot Wonder, even with my low figures - everything is included.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2751 on: July 18, 2014, 05:56:54 am »
Jo, I went through this for about 4 weeks. Will be back on trying to stay in budget come Monday. First week will be hard but we are heading off to Bali again and need spending money....
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2752 on: July 18, 2014, 06:15:17 am »
Will just keep trying...
I have looked through my figures for this time last year (thinking it might be seasonal), and we are definitely well up on what we were spending.  And then I was fitting in the odd bottle of wine etc, which I haven't done in a while now. 

Sounds a good goal, Hally!  Maybe I need to plan a "reward"!!  ;D
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2753 on: July 18, 2014, 06:35:36 am »
yes a reward is great, works well.

i will be menu planning from all our resources and sometimes adjusting to suit :)

we can do it together :)
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2754 on: July 18, 2014, 06:54:43 am »
Jo I find that the price of food has gone up heaps. I only buy meat when it is on special and plan my menu round that. The prices haven't gone up by a few cents, it is 20-30 cents. I can't remember what it was but something that I buy regularly had gone up by 37 cents last week.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2755 on: July 18, 2014, 07:03:00 am »
sorry for the miss information Jo  :-\
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2756 on: July 18, 2014, 07:14:19 am »
I am having to adjust my budget as things go up and up. Anyone notice butter has gone up to $1.42 from $1.38 both in Woolies and Coles.

I spent $125 today but I did need a lot of pantry items.

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2757 on: July 18, 2014, 07:20:59 am »
Quote from: cookie1 on July 18, 2014, 06:54:43 am
Jo I find that the price of food has gone up heaps. I only buy meat when it is on special and plan my menu round that. The prices haven't gone up by a few cents, it is 20-30 cents. I can't remember what it was but something that I buy regularly had gone up by 37 cents last week.

I keep putting things back theses days. Takes me twice as long as I am so careful.

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2758 on: July 18, 2014, 08:17:00 am »
Yes the prices have really risen, $120 is more realistic now but I will try and stay in the $100 budget. :)
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2759 on: July 18, 2014, 09:16:21 am »
$87 and change... :)  Better than last week!!
Yes, Jo... I'm finding things going up - and not just by a few cents, either!!
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