I finished my challenge of not spending more than 40 GBP a month on groceries and these are the results.
It's not possible! It was difficult but what I did learn was that I could survive on 40 GBP for about 16-20 days.
There are some things that I had to buy more often for example eggs/bread/milks. Things that expired sooner rather than later.
I looked over all the receipts for the last month and it looks like I spent a total of 85 GBP for the month on groceries and other non-perishables. That's not too terrible considering that we started with nothing.
I went shopping the last day in October for groceries because my refrigerator was literally empty as was my pantry. Picture below. I had one chicken left that I roasted and used for the next few days.
We had a friend stay with us for a week so I had to buy a few more items to take into consideration that this person probably wanted to eat something different and fresh.
I did try to BBQ in my oven and it worked out well. I used a yogurt curry indian marinade and skewered the chicken and it came out really well. It was very tasty and I'll probably try to do it again.
I bought a total of 50 GBP worth of groceries. My goal it to not spend more than 80 GBP for the month but we will see how it goes. My husband's parents are coming for about 10 days so I don't know how well I can keep that goal but you never know.
Things I've learned about stretching the dollar.
Buying fresh vegetables is a gift and cooking them and storing them the minute you get home keeps them around longer.
Milk goes bad very quickly.
Meat is overrated and we are learned to eat less meat and more greens.
My husband really has a sweet tooth and loves chips, granola and sweets. Things I don't usually buy because it is not in the budget but when I do buy them they are gone in minutes. (its a problem.)
Below are pictures of some of the dishes I made, if you are interested in the recipe drop me a line.
My way of stretching the dollar. I had very little roast chicken left but I had some spinach, and puff pastry left so I just combined it and rolled it up. They were really good and my husband loved it. This cost .25 pence to make per serving!
Made a beef stroganoff for my husband. Very good!
BBQ some chicken, yogurt flavored. Very nice.
Fresh made pita bread with a nice salad and the chicken. Great meal!
Our very empty fridge. The yogurt I bought was on reduced clearence. We need to get our protein somehow.
My first time making yorkshire pudding. I was very proud!
A lovely roast chicken.
Roasted veggies with steamed kale topped with a savory lemon dressing.
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