tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post3795143463381112616..comments2023-09-14T13:54:56.939+01:00Comments on Challenging Myself: For the Price of a Coffee - Day Three - The ShoppingSue http://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-72872523429525183252019-10-20T13:26:36.576+01:002019-10-20T13:26:36.576+01:00Thank you :-)Thank you :-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-66335251848173305402019-10-20T13:26:13.458+01:002019-10-20T13:26:13.458+01:00It is very possible to have most or all of the rec...It is very possible to have most or all of the recommended minimum 'five a day' if you plan carefully and can shop around a little bit. Rooting around for the largest of the broccoli heads and butternut squashes while other folk just grabbed one quickly highlighted this even more. I bet I got another of my 80g portions of each vegetable by simply taking my time with my shopping.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-16256374344182482472019-10-20T13:22:27.508+01:002019-10-20T13:22:27.508+01:00Have a go yourself, even if it's in a small wa...Have a go yourself, even if it's in a small way to start with, this sort of limited spending challenge is very addictive. I love your post about your vintage sewing machine :-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-21773926606484667922019-10-20T13:15:42.263+01:002019-10-20T13:15:42.263+01:00I wonder why I thought you lived in Canada, you mu...I wonder why I thought you lived in Canada, you must have told me you lived in Oz previously. I have no idea of the wage levels in Oz. Alan has never been offered a job there … there's no jobs in the nuclear industry in Australia!Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-65275166395835662482019-10-20T11:43:14.055+01:002019-10-20T11:43:14.055+01:00You are doing really well, great choices. You are doing really well, great choices. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-5528705321412834692019-10-20T11:42:00.514+01:002019-10-20T11:42:00.514+01:00I'm so pleased you are including vegetables in...I'm so pleased you are including vegetables in your restricted budget because it is possible to eat for less and still have an great element of healthy. So many people say to eat healthy you need money, I personally think you need to work a little harder on your meal plans and shopping list. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-69468895724029651572019-10-20T10:20:46.344+01:002019-10-20T10:20:46.344+01:00This is inspirational. I love reading things like ...This is inspirational. I love reading things like this, always inspires me to try. xxThe Love Of Nostalgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070391861450946548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-87407642126221230052019-10-20T09:11:00.047+01:002019-10-20T09:11:00.047+01:00Hi Sue, I've lived on the Gold Coast, Queensla...Hi Sue, I've lived on the Gold Coast, Queensland in Oz since 1991 although I lived in the US for 9 years and the UK for 28 years oh dear I'm cracking on:( My son has been living in Canada for the past 2 years and is due home next month, very excited. I'm wondering if your moved to Canada would have been a temporary one? I would love to move back to the UK but with my children and grandchildren here it's very hard as I have still have a lot of my immediate family living in the UK (Glossop Derbyshire). In a perfect world 6 months in Oz and 6 months in the UK:) Manchester Lass, Now and Thenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946068658998389838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-13117183212334197272019-10-20T08:37:27.760+01:002019-10-20T08:37:27.760+01:00You should have seen me rooting around for the lar...You should have seen me rooting around for the largest squash and head of broccoli, as they were priced 'each' and not by weight. I did well 😃Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-21998878412953799462019-10-20T08:36:16.791+01:002019-10-20T08:36:16.791+01:00What should be pointed out though is that wages ar...What should be pointed out though is that wages are usually higher in Canada, so higher food prices tie in with this. We found this out when we almost relocated when Alan was offered a job in Canada a few years ago.<br /><br />Naughty, naughty Doris, she is one very lucky turkey with her own fresh snack bar 🤣🤣Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-76306724375955166682019-10-20T08:33:09.849+01:002019-10-20T08:33:09.849+01:00Thank you, it's good to be back in Challenge m...Thank you, it's good to be back in Challenge mode. 🙂Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-82210536910811195292019-10-20T07:49:19.475+01:002019-10-20T07:49:19.475+01:00Brilliant choices of spends so far, well done. Brilliant choices of spends so far, well done. Soozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762391472811785736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-78070133809094236792019-10-20T07:36:05.932+01:002019-10-20T07:36:05.932+01:00I'm so impressed with what you were able to bu...I'm so impressed with what you were able to buy Sue, even with a tiny 3p overspend:) DH went to the supermarket today and for 16 items we spent $53.20, like your Canadian and USA readers prices over here are over the roof:( We have now established our little veggie plot, just one problem we have a resident bush turkey who I've called Boris only to find out she is a girl so we have renamed her Doris♥ She eats the strawberries and has dug up a few plants so far, we are happy to share with her:) Manchester Lass, Now and Thenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946068658998389838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255134196392270372.post-3147621523035310202019-10-20T07:08:54.313+01:002019-10-20T07:08:54.313+01:00That's such a tiny overspend! You're doin...That's such a tiny overspend! You're doing so very well.<br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.com