To all of you who have followed this blog over 2011, thank you! In case you had not realised, I have decided to no longer post on this lovely blog. What a project and inspiration it was to spend 2011 on such a tight budget and share with you the challenges that went with it.
It was all worth it and we are finishing off the construction of our new home. With that comes the loss of my tight budget and moving out of the rental property with the 1950s kitchen that inspired this project in the beginning.
So thank you all for your contributions, it has been a wonderful experience. If I find inspiration of another kind online anytime soon I will be sure to let you know. In the mean time make sure you follow http://lifein500words.wordpress.com/ which will no doubt fill any writing void I may find.
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This year we are building a house; that means paying rent and making payments on a mortgage. Up until now, I have never really thought about how much money we spend on food and groceries. I thought I always shopped wisely, compared prices and generally planned ahead. But when I stopped and really looked at what we were doing I could not believe how much money we were wasting. So here are the rules:
1. $350 a fortnight for all food, grocery expenses, this means lunches and coffees too!
2. I will not sacrifice healthy eating and no one will go hungry (except don't ask my husband his opinion on that one!)
You might think its easy, but there are a few complications. I work 4 days a week, I don't have time to drive around and pick up bargains or grow my own vegetables. The 3 boys in this house are extremely fussy eaters, I spend loads of time disguising vegetables in my cooking. We need to buy special milk for a couple of us, this costs more and we go through about 8-10 litres of milk in a fortnight. But the biggest budget buster is BANANAS! I usually go through about a dozen in a week.
1. $350 a fortnight for all food, grocery expenses, this means lunches and coffees too!
2. I will not sacrifice healthy eating and no one will go hungry (except don't ask my husband his opinion on that one!)
You might think its easy, but there are a few complications. I work 4 days a week, I don't have time to drive around and pick up bargains or grow my own vegetables. The 3 boys in this house are extremely fussy eaters, I spend loads of time disguising vegetables in my cooking. We need to buy special milk for a couple of us, this costs more and we go through about 8-10 litres of milk in a fortnight. But the biggest budget buster is BANANAS! I usually go through about a dozen in a week.
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