Thriftuary (Part One)

It been a while since I've provided you with a chart on this blog.  (In fact, it's been a while since I've provided you with a post on this blog).  But here's one for you:

I suppose I'd better tell you what it's all about, then?

Well, it all started a couple of weeks ago, when Ben and I...  no, wait - it started earlier then that.

It started in December, when I spent over twice as much on groceries than my 2012 average. Twice as much. No idea how it happened. My brother did Christmas and my only contribution to that was 5 boxes of mince pies which I forgot to take over, anyway. I wonder what happened to those...

So then a couple of weeks ago, Ben and I were discussing this phenomenon in the office and came to the conclusion that what we needed to do was spend as little on food in February as we possibly could (whilst still keeping ourselves scurvy-free, obviously...).  Don't ask me why that seemed reasonable at the time, because it sure as hell doesn't now!  Our respective partners have been dragged kicking and screaming into this ridiculous scheme as well.

So yeah.  We're three days in.  I've had a bolognese made from some very suspect mince, (I'm pretty sure I saw that mince in a line up on Crimewatch last week...)  a pretty awesome toad in the hole (relatively speaking) and some liver and onions (which are always delicious!).

And so far I'm winning! Pretty sure that won't last.

Here, for anyone who cares, is Dr K and my diet for the last 3 days (I won't post Ben's as I think this post invades his privacy enough as it is!):

Date	Item	Cost	Day Total
1/2/2012	2x mini pork pies	0.38	2.30
	250g frozen mince	0.75
	1 onion	0.19
	4 cloves garlic @ 3p each (est)	0.12
	Teaspoon oregano	0.02
	1 tin tomatoes	0.31
	7x tea @ 3p a cup (est)	0.21
	Approx 30g greek yoghurt	0.15
	80g spaghetti	0.17
2/2/2012	2 eggs (pricey ones from last month!)	0.72	4.10
	100g value cheese	0.44
	250g cooking bacon (probably actually 150g once i trimmed the fat off it!)	0.41
	6x tea	0.18
	Kiwi fruit	0.15
	Banana	0.14
	2x home grown chillies	0
	Small avocado	0.38
	4 sausages (toad in the hole!)	0.83
	1 egg	0.36
	1 carrot	0.09
	1/4 white cabbage	0.21
	100ml milk	0.06
	16g gravy granules	0.04
	100g plain flour	0.09
3/2/2012	2 slices of toast & butter (5p loaf)	0.02	3.08
	50g value porridge oats	0.04
	100ml milk	0.06
	6x tea	0.18
	2x jacket potatoes	0.37
	50g cheese	0.22
	Leftover Bolognese from 1st	0
	2 small apples	0.27
	Onion	0.19
	Liver	0.71
	3 small carrots	0.12
	1/2 Sweet potato	0.15
	1/4 white cabbage	0.21
	16g gravy granules	0.04
	1/4 Christmas pudding	0.5

Mmm. That Christmas pudding was delicious!

Expect an update next weekend, when the tables may have turned! There will be some challenges during the week as I'm visiting both brothers and have a friend coming over to stay.

Toodle pip!