Catching Up - the First Shopping Trips of the Month

 

I'm playing catch up with my blog posts at the moment, so here's the shopping that I've picked up since we got back from our little holiday.  

Ginger needed some cat food so we called into the big Sainsbury's near Mum's care home on our way home from visiting her on Sunday.  Alan went and got the cat food and I picked up a loaf for myself.  It's usually £1.25 but it's nearly always on my 'Sainsbury's Offers' on the Nectar card, so I get it for £1.

Then on Tuesday Alan needed a few things, and with one early morning meeting, and then one late in the afternoon he decided he wanted to decompress and go for a light lunch at Booths, who was I to object.

After a simple lunch, Alan had a fish finger sandwich and salad, and we shared bowl of chips with mayonnaise, and of course some nice cups of coffee. I picked up my usual offerings from downstairs in the shop.  Just buns and eggs ... gosh I am really turning into a creature of habit!!

A total spend of £6.40 ... but Alan paid for this and the the bread in the top photo as he was buying more than me.  His generosity is really helping my budget.  💖

Then he wanted to go to Aldi, which is just through the carpark from Booths, as you can see it was lovely and quiet in there.  He needed quite a few things, I simply needed some Weetabix and fish.

This is what ended up in my trolley.  

The things I needed plus some treats for Ginger and chocolate for me.

It was quite a bit more than I meant to spend, but I had the cash in my purse, so it worked out okay.

I'll get six meals from the fish fillets (the salmon and the lightly breaded portions), which will work out at around £1.66 per portion and served with something like potatoes or rice and with vegetables, will probably give me a meal below £2 each time.  

I seem to have a background 'budget plan' working in my brain at all times these days. 😃

While Alan was paying for our shopping in Booths, I tidied up the charity books shelves and table, they were in a dreadful mess.  I always think when it's like that people just won't bother to have a look and the charity will get a lot less money, so I like to leave it looking neat and tidy.  Just as I was finishing I came across this book buried under a pile of others and it looked really interesting.  

So I was rewarded for my efforts, a really nice book for just a £1 donation ... and yes I paid this time, not Alan. 

Sue xx