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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2925 on: January 30, 2015, 09:46:23 am »
love the meat bargains. I love to barter for food too. :)
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2926 on: February 01, 2015, 06:14:00 am »
$200 today, but that was about $40 for Mum & Dad in that too :)
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2927 on: February 01, 2015, 09:13:07 pm »
This week I will try not going shopping at all.

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2928 on: February 01, 2015, 09:34:45 pm »
Well today is the day to try and get back on track......

There are now 4 of us to feed, we have a lovely Japanese lady staying wit us for 3 months, we need to work out a doable budget for 4 adults (yes cp eats like an adult). If its not doable I will give up.

What do others use for 4 people?

I have a pantry full of lots of goodies and freezers packed to the rafters. I have no fresh fruit or veg as we have been away. So I need to stock up in that area.

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Mum to Crown Prince......

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2929 on: February 06, 2015, 07:30:25 am »
I've managed a few lean weeks, using the freezer and just buying milk, eggs and veg. Off to the wholefood store today, that's not quite such a lean week LOL.

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2930 on: February 09, 2015, 03:16:35 am »
The last few weeks I have been cutting back my lists to bring it in under $200!  Although last week included some booze for the long weekend, but this week didn't and was still $193.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2931 on: February 11, 2015, 02:03:57 am »
I had a $0 last week, this week I have so far spent $10 - on a 10kg bag of potatoes.  ;D
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2932 on: February 15, 2015, 09:24:18 pm »
Whew, finally a better week. $112.75 :)
Jo

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2933 on: February 19, 2015, 08:05:01 pm »
You girls with families are doing really well.
The home grown veggies and fruit have saved me a lot. 
Yesterday made 14 jars of Blackberry and Apple jelly. Will give this as hostess gifts instead of buying chocolates or flowers.
$60 this week.

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2934 on: February 20, 2015, 04:10:59 am »
I will whisper this so no one knows. $145 at the shops and $80 for fruit and Vegies.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2935 on: February 20, 2015, 04:26:33 am »
We won't tell anyone cookie LOL
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2936 on: February 20, 2015, 05:15:34 am »
We won't tell anyone cookie LOL
Me neither, Cookie.  ;D

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2937 on: February 20, 2015, 05:36:17 am »
Thanks girls. :-* :-*
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2938 on: February 20, 2015, 10:29:37 am »
Sounds like my bill Cookie and now I have to throw all my jam out because of the berries (not happy about that but don't want to get sick).

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #2939 on: February 20, 2015, 11:23:02 am »
Troupie I saw in the paper the other day that if the berries had been cooked for over 10 minutes at more than 90 degrees they were ok. Check with the Health Dept.
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