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My closest supermarkets are Sainsbury's & Asda. Asda is actually the closest and without fail the cheapest way so far.
There are not any local shops around, but when I visit a small town nearby for the bank, then I stock up on cheaper fruit/veg.
I am yet to find a chinese grocery, I think there must be one somewhere as there is a reaonable chinese population here. If there is, I would love to find... coming from Asia I picked up some good recipies, the same for Indian food.
Did my weekly shop for today.. doesn't look like much food as such, fortunately the freezer and things like pasta, rice etc I am stocked up on.
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CORALREEFGYAL
6/6/06 9:51 A
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| Yesterday I was on a quest looking for mac and cheese in the packets. No such luck. Stopped in at asda. The ones in the tins did not look so good. Walked away with 3kg of pasta for £1.44 which was not bad. I also go to a chinese grocery and buy all my beans and seasonings in bulk. Recently went to an Indian shop and got 10kg of basmati rice for £5.80. Do you get lots of bargains where you shop.
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CORALREEFGYAL
6/6/06 9:42 A
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Hi.
From the carribean living in northern ireland with irish husband. Saving funds right now to move to Englandas soon as possible.
My kids are too old for nappies. When I used to buy them they were expensive. Happy I do not have to use them again. I was happy when they came off my list.
today the weather is 24 degrees. Feels like the tropics. First time since I got here that I can wear a vest without a jacket. I normally feel cold even on a hot day in the tropics. Everyone says that I have no blood.
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Hi,
Where is 'here' for you? Have you moved within the UK or have you come from overseas?
I was thinking after I posted, does your budget include nappies, because if it does that's hard. We have nappies on our list and can't wait till they get crossed off the list, they add up!
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CORALREEFGYAL
6/5/06 7:39 A
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| I shop at Lidl mostly for regular items and vegetables plus fruit. Iceland for cheaper sausages and chicken breast and american mustard. Hate english mustard. Tesco for meats. I have been living here for 18 months now and still trying to get accustomed to shopping. My husband is a big meat eater but he says otherwise. I cook double most times but it gets eaten.
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Hi there,
Well I don't have a big family, but just moved back to the UK where I am getting my head around shopping in pounds again, feeding my son, and husband who is a real meat eater, plus one cat and myself on a weight loss goal!
I empathise how hard it is to buy fruit and veg etc, though we are smaller our budget is 50 a week. Initially I was spending much more.. but am getting a grip on the spending.
I have resorted to a change of supermarket, buying frozen veg mainly, checking the reduced/quick sale section, and bulk cooking (which is not as painful as I had imagined!) Am growing toms with my son (well not quite at the outside stage yet but hoping!)
Take care.
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CORALREEFGYAL
6/4/06 9:45 A
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| I have been reading the small budget and big family post for american families. I live in the UK and want to start a forum to chat with families from the UK so we can all help eachother while dieting on a budget. I have a family of five and a budget of £60 per week for grocery. I have found it very hard to buy fruit and vegetable and meat plus other household items on that budget. It is frustrating and right now I am in a quandary.
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