What cut backs have you made recently?
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Carbon Sasquatch said:
anonymous said:
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I really need to figure out where we're going wrong - I'd be happy if we only spent double that.Does that include all cleaning products etc and not just food ?
I know we spend too much on alcohol.....
ARHarh said:
I spend about £55 a week for 2 including all cleaning and washing products, and £10 for dog food as well. We rarely eat out or get take aways. All food is home made, no ready meals. This is for 3 meals each a day, and we don't try to save money, that's just how much it costs. There is no waste which probably helps a bit.
Good man . Food waste is my pet hate . Makes my blood boil seeing food being shovelled in the Bin
okgo said:
We have averaged in the region of £710 per month on supermarkets (monzo is good for this) in the last two years which is about £17k. I’d imagine at least 7k of that is booze. It really makes a huge difference to a shop. A nights booze easily outstrips the food in most cases and if you like to drink often you get the idea of the way your hills will look.
I also get 10% off Tesco where £11k of that is from and have also used a lot of 15/20% weekends too. Scary really.
The most annoying thing is that I know I could live on the numbers mentioned above without a wife
You're absolutely right.I also get 10% off Tesco where £11k of that is from and have also used a lot of 15/20% weekends too. Scary really.
The most annoying thing is that I know I could live on the numbers mentioned above without a wife
Edited by okgo on Thursday 30th June 19:54
We are around £650 for the two of us, plus dog (£30 a month is just on treats for him, very fussy).
It helps the BIL works at Morrisons, so we get the usual ten percent off and a few times a year they do a twenty percent weekend bonanza, off everything (except petrol). To think at one time i would turn my nose up at anything that wasn't Waitrose/M&S. I now like a bargain and after trying Sainsbury, Asda, Tesco, they're just much more than Morrisons, even without the discount. Aldi/Lidl are very good for the basics, but you're limited.
p.s. started Deliveroo for shopping/takeaways during lockdown and kept it going. After transposing the data into Excel, i saw we were spending on average £557 a month on top of the main shop (mainly booze). That stopped in march. It was a mixture of laziness, convenience and a 'shall we just order a few bits'.
First world problem, but I've had to massively cut back on gigs and live music.
It's my main hobby with a group of mates based around London and the South East. Pre-Covid I would be going to 2-3 gigs a month on average.
Now it's had to be massively scaled back. Ticket prices have gone through the roof (70 quid to stand to watch your average band at Brixton Academy) plus train fares and a few beers all add up. If my wife and I go, add in a babysitter, it's soon a £200/£250 night out.
That's quite a high song to the pound rate. Hence festivals are far better VFM, but they involve time off work.
It's my main hobby with a group of mates based around London and the South East. Pre-Covid I would be going to 2-3 gigs a month on average.
Now it's had to be massively scaled back. Ticket prices have gone through the roof (70 quid to stand to watch your average band at Brixton Academy) plus train fares and a few beers all add up. If my wife and I go, add in a babysitter, it's soon a £200/£250 night out.
That's quite a high song to the pound rate. Hence festivals are far better VFM, but they involve time off work.
The Count said:
okgo said:
We have averaged in the region of £710 per month on supermarkets (monzo is good for this) in the last two years which is about £17k. I’d imagine at least 7k of that is booze. It really makes a huge difference to a shop. A nights booze easily outstrips the food in most cases and if you like to drink often you get the idea of the way your hills will look.
I also get 10% off Tesco where £11k of that is from and have also used a lot of 15/20% weekends too. Scary really.
The most annoying thing is that I know I could live on the numbers mentioned above without a wife
You're absolutely right.I also get 10% off Tesco where £11k of that is from and have also used a lot of 15/20% weekends too. Scary really.
The most annoying thing is that I know I could live on the numbers mentioned above without a wife
Edited by okgo on Thursday 30th June 19:54
We are around £650 for the two of us, plus dog (£30 a month is just on treats for him, very fussy).
It helps the BIL works at Morrisons, so we get the usual ten percent off and a few times a year they do a twenty percent weekend bonanza, off everything (except petrol). To think at one time i would turn my nose up at anything that wasn't Waitrose/M&S. I now like a bargain and after trying Sainsbury, Asda, Tesco, they're just much more than Morrisons, even without the discount. Aldi/Lidl are very good for the basics, but you're limited.
p.s. started Deliveroo for shopping/takeaways during lockdown and kept it going. After transposing the data into Excel, i saw we were spending on average £557 a month on top of the main shop (mainly booze). That stopped in march. It was a mixture of laziness, convenience and a 'shall we just order a few bits'.
PurpleTurtle said:
First world problem, but I've had to massively cut back on gigs and live music.
It's my main hobby with a group of mates based around London and the South East. Pre-Covid I would be going to 2-3 gigs a month on average.
Now it's had to be massively scaled back. Ticket prices have gone through the roof (70 quid to stand to watch your average band at Brixton Academy) plus train fares and a few beers all add up. If my wife and I go, add in a babysitter, it's soon a £200/£250 night out.
That's quite a high song to the pound rate. Hence festivals are far better VFM, but they involve time off work.
£70 ? What bands you seeing?It's my main hobby with a group of mates based around London and the South East. Pre-Covid I would be going to 2-3 gigs a month on average.
Now it's had to be massively scaled back. Ticket prices have gone through the roof (70 quid to stand to watch your average band at Brixton Academy) plus train fares and a few beers all add up. If my wife and I go, add in a babysitter, it's soon a £200/£250 night out.
That's quite a high song to the pound rate. Hence festivals are far better VFM, but they involve time off work.
Last month saw the score at dingwalls £14,Saturday highly suspect at electric ballroom £20,next week rival sons £30 n Jerry Cantrell £40 plenty of choice still imho
ARHarh said:
The Count said:
okgo said:
We have averaged in the region of £710 per month on supermarkets (monzo is good for this) in the last two years which is about £17k. I’d imagine at least 7k of that is booze. It really makes a huge difference to a shop. A nights booze easily outstrips the food in most cases and if you like to drink often you get the idea of the way your hills will look.
I also get 10% off Tesco where £11k of that is from and have also used a lot of 15/20% weekends too. Scary really.
The most annoying thing is that I know I could live on the numbers mentioned above without a wife
You're absolutely right.I also get 10% off Tesco where £11k of that is from and have also used a lot of 15/20% weekends too. Scary really.
The most annoying thing is that I know I could live on the numbers mentioned above without a wife
Edited by okgo on Thursday 30th June 19:54
We are around £650 for the two of us, plus dog (£30 a month is just on treats for him, very fussy).
It helps the BIL works at Morrisons, so we get the usual ten percent off and a few times a year they do a twenty percent weekend bonanza, off everything (except petrol). To think at one time i would turn my nose up at anything that wasn't Waitrose/M&S. I now like a bargain and after trying Sainsbury, Asda, Tesco, they're just much more than Morrisons, even without the discount. Aldi/Lidl are very good for the basics, but you're limited.
p.s. started Deliveroo for shopping/takeaways during lockdown and kept it going. After transposing the data into Excel, i saw we were spending on average £557 a month on top of the main shop (mainly booze). That stopped in march. It was a mixture of laziness, convenience and a 'shall we just order a few bits'.
The below receipt lasted less than a week and looking down the items it's large joints of meat, BBQ meats, smoked salmon. I would say the split is a hundred on food, fifty on decent booze.
brickwall said:
Quick google suggests traditional dryer uses ~5kWh per load, vs a heat pump dryer at ~2kWh. At 30p/kWh that’s a saving of 90p per load.
(Which also implies you’re using your dryer just under once a week)
So I guess depends how often you use the dryer - if you’re using it twice a week then makes sense to worry about the difference. If (like me) you probably use it twice a month then it’s £20 a year…hardly worth thinking about.
We use it about 3 times a week and it uses way less than 1kw a time. I couldn't believe how efficient it is. Plus I'm one of the lucky ones who fixed their energy for 3 years last summer so I'm on 20p until Sept 2024...(Which also implies you’re using your dryer just under once a week)
So I guess depends how often you use the dryer - if you’re using it twice a week then makes sense to worry about the difference. If (like me) you probably use it twice a month then it’s £20 a year…hardly worth thinking about.
MaxFromage said:
brickwall said:
Quick google suggests traditional dryer uses ~5kWh per load, vs a heat pump dryer at ~2kWh. At 30p/kWh that’s a saving of 90p per load.
(Which also implies you’re using your dryer just under once a week)
So I guess depends how often you use the dryer - if you’re using it twice a week then makes sense to worry about the difference. If (like me) you probably use it twice a month then it’s £20 a year…hardly worth thinking about.
We use it about 3 times a week and it uses way less than 1kw a time. I couldn't believe how efficient it is. Plus I'm one of the lucky ones who fixed their energy for 3 years last summer so I'm on 20p until Sept 2024...(Which also implies you’re using your dryer just under once a week)
So I guess depends how often you use the dryer - if you’re using it twice a week then makes sense to worry about the difference. If (like me) you probably use it twice a month then it’s £20 a year…hardly worth thinking about.
paralla said:
Oh I see, you're one of 'those' people 
MaxFromage said:
We use it about 3 times a week and it uses way less than 1kw a time. I couldn't believe how efficient it is.
Also a heat pump dryer here. Average kWh used is easily less than 1 kwh, and more like 0.8 kwh per load as measured with a plug in meter.The cycle isn't even any longer than the crappy washer-dryer at my old house.
gazapc said:
MaxFromage said:
We use it about 3 times a week and it uses way less than 1kw a time. I couldn't believe how efficient it is.
Also a heat pump dryer here. Average kWh used is easily less than 1 kwh, and more like 0.8 kwh per load as measured with a plug in meter.The cycle isn't even any longer than the crappy washer-dryer at my old house.
paralla said:
If by “those people” you mean people that know the difference between a kilowatt and a kilowatt hour then yes I am.
Yes, yes of course it was. It's a shame some people feel the need to be so condescending online. Funnily enough I'm spending a lot of time reviewing client's solar panel installs, so I'm fully aware of the difference. It's just not second nature to me yet.
https://fb.watch/e4XQObZeP4/
Interesting thread from a mates car dealership. Lots of the usual heroics, but some people are changing driving habits or which car is being used.
They specialise in performance and higher end stuff, so their statement that cars with engines over 3 litres are getting harder to move on is quite concerning.
Interesting thread from a mates car dealership. Lots of the usual heroics, but some people are changing driving habits or which car is being used.
They specialise in performance and higher end stuff, so their statement that cars with engines over 3 litres are getting harder to move on is quite concerning.
anonymous said:
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We don't have gas on the street so also have an electric boiler and log burner in the lounge. I was worrying the cost would be horrendous but it's actually not too bad. We don't have a bath though, just an electric shower. I do miss a bath but dread to think the cost of filling one using our hot water system!Gassing Station | Finance | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff