I can't understand how anyone needs a food bank when welfare rates are relatively high. I feed 5 people with healthy home cooked meals for a shopping bill of €60 a week (that includes toiletries, washing detergent etc).Correct, if it wasn't for the food banks in London, people would be starving.
https://www.trusselltrust.org/
I feed 5 people with healthy home cooked meals for a shopping bill of €60 a week (that includes toiletries, washing detergent etc).
I feed 5 people with healthy home cooked meals for a shopping bill of €60 a week (that includes toiletries, washing detergent etc).
That is €1.71 per person per day, ( not €12 as suggested by another poster).
Frankly I find that hard to believe. I would love to hear how it is possible.
I buy a large bag and use some of them at a time. Same with carrots, onion etc.Your veg prices are really low, i.e. potatoes 1 euro, I have just paid 2.50 for a 2.5kilo bag. Are you buying them loose of something.
I buy a large bag and use some of them at a time. Same with carrots, onion etc.
I go to the discount section of the meat section in Lidl and try to get stuff that's near its use by date as it's 30% off.
Needs must; I took a 45% pay cut earlier this year.You are marvellous for budgeting so well, few can do what you do. Two of us and our grocery bill nearly touches 80 to 100 every week.
Needs must; I took a 45% pay cut earlier this year.
It's not about me, it's about what's best for the country (the medium term interest of society as a whole).Does this mean you think you should be in line for a tax hike on your income? You know, after that whole top 20% pay too much tax debacle?
It's not about me, it's about what's best for the country (the medium term interest of society as a whole).
I'm not complaining, I'm still well paid but I've a lot of fixed overheads.
Of course, fair is fair.So yes to a tax hike then if you are one of the 80% contributing to only 25% of total tax take?
Of course, fair is fair.
I buy whole spices. They last for years. A few minutes on a hot dry frying pan (Tablespoon of Coriander seeds, tablespoon of Cumin seeds, a Cardamon pod) and a blitz in a coffee/spice grinder (£18 on Amazon) and they are great. Add in a half tablespoon of turmeric and a teaspoon of chili powder and it's ready to go. I grow my own herbs so I've fresh coriander as well. Some Ginger and a the juice and zest of a lime if budget permits.You are marvellous for budgeting so well, few can do what you do. Two of us and our grocery bill nearly touches 80 to 100 every week.
Does this mean you think you should be in line for a tax hike on your income? You know, after that whole top 20% pay too much tax debacle?
I buy whole spices. They last for years. A few minutes on a hot dry frying pan (Tablespoon of Coriander seeds, tablespoon of Cumin seeds, a Cardamon pod) and a blitz in a coffee/spice grinder (£18 on Amazon) and they are great. Add in a half tablespoon of turmeric and a teaspoon of chili powder and it's ready to go. I grow my own herbs so I've fresh coriander as well. Some Ginger and a the juice and zest of a lime if budget permits.
I was one of the people who cut my pay. We lost a big customer earlier in the year due to the collapse in oil prices. The choice was cut pay and cut people on the shop floor or for all senior managers to take large pay cuts. The latter was fairer and more sustainable in the medium term. It's about fairness and the medium term interest of the company. We were the ones who weren't doing our jobs properly (i.e. anticipating what was, with hindsight, obviously going to happen)so we had to take the hit.Ha! Ha! You are a gas man!
Instead of you getting a tax hike, why not high earners take a pay cut like you? Everyone wins, a fairer tax system and increased competitveness!
Good pointYou are assuming Purple is not in the top 20% even after his paycut
I've given you the recipe, are you looking for me to cook it for you?!I don't believe you. You'll have to prove it
I've given you the recipe, are you looking for me to cook it for you?!
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