Hi all
Most with decent paying jobs and not many out goings will find this not as helpful, but due to a few unfortunate events Ive had to really look at my spending and re thinks how i do things
State to State this will vary quite a bit i think but im from Sydney NSW so i kick it off
Ive always shopped at the big two chains, Mind its very rare that i walk up and down the isles, I find everything that i need and want is on the outskirts
Even now meat, veg and eggs are very exxy at the big chains.. $11 a Kg for beef mince....That is crazy!
A few items at woollies yesterday found me $62, after that i went to a local fruit shop and spent $20 on my vegies for the week including about 1 months of potatoes so not bad at all
My aim from now on is to cut out the big chains all together, i did a fair bit of looking around yesterday and found some really good buys that alot of you could probably get your hands on
So after being fed up at the prices at woolies, really we are just paying premium price to have everything in one convenient locations, Lamb at $48 a kg, eye fillet $42 a kg...
So... I went down to Eastwood and scored the following
Bananas - 0.80c a kg
Beef mince - $4 a kg
Pork mince - $3 a kg
boneless/skinless chicken thighs for $6 a kg
Next door was an Asian super market, bug bunches of fresh bok choy, Choy sum for 80c each
Garlic at 0.30c a bulb, this would cost you about $6 at the big two
On the way home i found a fruit shop in West Ryde, selling 2 dozen eggs for $4, I paid $6 for a dozen a few days before at woolies so this was great
Next stop was Costco - Were i picked up 4.5kg of Quakers old fashioned oats for $8.50
I did find punnets of strawberrys at Woolworths for $1 which was unbeatable
Next week i will head to a wholesale butcher and stock up on a bit of meat, there is about 4 i will head to and compare quality and prices and report back, also underway is the herb garden at home which can save quite a bit, nothing worse then paying $4 for a bunch of parsley, using a bit then tossing the rest.
any tips and hints you have please add them in, im really trying to budget $100 a week for me and the missus.
Most with decent paying jobs and not many out goings will find this not as helpful, but due to a few unfortunate events Ive had to really look at my spending and re thinks how i do things
State to State this will vary quite a bit i think but im from Sydney NSW so i kick it off
Ive always shopped at the big two chains, Mind its very rare that i walk up and down the isles, I find everything that i need and want is on the outskirts
Even now meat, veg and eggs are very exxy at the big chains.. $11 a Kg for beef mince....That is crazy!
A few items at woollies yesterday found me $62, after that i went to a local fruit shop and spent $20 on my vegies for the week including about 1 months of potatoes so not bad at all
My aim from now on is to cut out the big chains all together, i did a fair bit of looking around yesterday and found some really good buys that alot of you could probably get your hands on
So after being fed up at the prices at woolies, really we are just paying premium price to have everything in one convenient locations, Lamb at $48 a kg, eye fillet $42 a kg...
So... I went down to Eastwood and scored the following
Bananas - 0.80c a kg
Beef mince - $4 a kg
Pork mince - $3 a kg
boneless/skinless chicken thighs for $6 a kg
Next door was an Asian super market, bug bunches of fresh bok choy, Choy sum for 80c each
Garlic at 0.30c a bulb, this would cost you about $6 at the big two
On the way home i found a fruit shop in West Ryde, selling 2 dozen eggs for $4, I paid $6 for a dozen a few days before at woolies so this was great
Next stop was Costco - Were i picked up 4.5kg of Quakers old fashioned oats for $8.50
I did find punnets of strawberrys at Woolworths for $1 which was unbeatable
Next week i will head to a wholesale butcher and stock up on a bit of meat, there is about 4 i will head to and compare quality and prices and report back, also underway is the herb garden at home which can save quite a bit, nothing worse then paying $4 for a bunch of parsley, using a bit then tossing the rest.
any tips and hints you have please add them in, im really trying to budget $100 a week for me and the missus.