Feeding the Family for $10 per head / per week . . . On Track

Who would have thought that this was possible. I am on track for feeding four people for $10 a head per week. $40 per week - and the gerls aren't laying so we had to BUY eggs! Only got lettuce in the veggie bed. What is with that???

Any way . . .

We have all been doing the $21 Pantry Challenge with Simple Savings - and we set the bar to see what we could do. There is a post at the end of last month and a little more at the start of this month - and the side bar is the menu plan so you can see what we are eating. I might put the relevant info in a post too.

So having done one of the smallest BIG shop ever - $112ish / $300ish - we are going to aim for $21 Challenge through to payday - 15th July, showing that this was done without having done a stockup before we started.

Doing The Math

Feeding four people, NOT rabbit food.
$10 per person per week = $40 per week
$40 per week for six weeks =

== $240 Food Budget ==


Week 1:
1st - 7th : Had $21 ~ spent $3.20 (saved: $18.80)
Week 2:
8th - 14th : Had $21 ~ spent $16.35 ~ remaining: $4.65
Week 3:
15th - 21st : Had $100 ~ spent $112.80 ~~ $12.80 over
Week 4:
22nd - 28th : Have $21
Week 5:
29th - 5th : Have $21
Week 6:
6th - 12th : Have $50
Week 7:
13th - 19th - Pay week

Food, Animal & General Shopping Budget $240.00
Current spending : $132.35

Meals to end week 3

Thurs
- breakfast - muesli / cereal
- lunch - DH leftovers / DS lavash meat & salad / me & DS17 lavash toasted with chicken
- dinner - tuna and rice
Fri
- breakfast - muesli / cereal
- lunch - DH leftovers / DS8 salad lunch box / me soup and toast
- dinner - homemade pizza
Sat
- breakfast - muesli / cereal
- lunch - Pies / toasted sambos
- dinner - chilli con carne
Sun
- breakfast - Pancakes
- lunch - savoury muffins
- dinner - Roast Chook