Our budget is 150 a week, to feed mam, dad, 2 teens and 2 tots.
General shopping/cooking/budgeting tips
Show people how much shampoo is needed to wash your hair - teens are brutal for this.
Buy the biggest packet of food that will keep for a while. (Rice, pasta,spaghetti etc..) Cheaper by weight.
€330/week 2 adults 2 teens.
I know I buy the bacon in Dunnes Stores at the moment, its a prepacked off cuts 1kg for 1.99. Not salty etc. Large turnip 35cent and 1kg baby roosters in Dunnes at moment for 50cent. Dinner for less than €2.50 and meat left over for sandwiches the next day for lunch. (2 adults/three kids)
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This drives me nuts. My girls in particular think that they need half a bottle of conditioner to make their hair soft. I've taken to using large bottles (1 litre) with pumps that I refill with shampoo/conditioner/shower gel and this has cut consumption dramatically (and removed the problem of empty bottles scattered on the shower floor) - while they will happily squeeze half a bottle out of a regular dispensing bottle, they won't press the pump 20 times - usually give up after 2 or 3 pumps - which is probably still more than they need but an improvement.Show people how much shampoo is needed to wash your hair - teens are brutal for this.
Truthseeker I realise you posted on this before, any chance you know of a good Irish cook book that shows a family how to do simple Irish meals or indeed any meals for a family that are healthy and reasonably priced.
Luckily I'm not on a budget, but I hate to see waste.
MABS actually have a cookbook with practical recipes, I am sure you can get it in any of their office, it's free as far as I know.
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