Last year I sort of took part in a challenge to live below the line, spending only £1 a day on food and drink. When I say sort of, I mean I had all best intentions to do it, but then really didn’t 
This year I’m wondering about trying it with a variation. I’ll have an 8 week old baby (fingers crossed), so there are some corners I just won’t be willing to cut. So what I was thinking was budgeting it out for a family of 6, as we will be then, and then confessing our sins on a daily basis.
Tbh, I think the challenge is more relevant than ever. Prices are going up all around us. Benefits, including in work benefits such as tax credits are being cut. Jobs aren’t there to be found, and times are hard in our developed country. And yet we are rolling in the lap of luxury compared to some countries in the developing world. So thinking about what we spend, how we can cut back and what it really means to have no money is more and more something I think we should all be doing.
So, would anyone fancy joining in with a blog version of this? If I can get linkytools to recognise that I’ve paid for my subscription, I will add a linky here for anyone blogging about it (ETA done!), or if you’re just interested but not blogging about it yet, leave me a comment, and then when it comes around in May, we can have a carnival 
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It is definitely something worth thinking about. A great way to raise awareness.
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Thank you.
Not sure about 1pound a day but I’ll definitely blog about how I’ve cut right down on food bills by going back to basics – if that’s allowed on the blog hop?
Absolutely. I think anything that gets us thinking about the issues is a good post to pop in.
I’m interested. I can be a bit of a food snob, so it might be a bit tearful (or rife with cheating), but I did feed myself for a week on £2.47 once so I know I can do it.
The biggest challenge now will be the (very) fussy mister and the (then) 18mth old.
Definitely up for it though!
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That’s great. I think that dealing with fussy will be an issue here too!
Great idea! As a single jobless mum of 3 children I know how to budget.I do spoil myself with craft magazines though.
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We all need little treats to keep us going.
I think it’s something that I need to keep in focus as I tend to wander round the supermarket in a bit of a stressed haze (Aprilia really does not cope well with supermarkets and usually transforms from the bright bubbly girl that you know into a rocking sobbing ball in her chair – it’s horrid and worse in some supermarkets than others for some unknown reason!) so really budgetting and planning before I get there is something I need to get better at as I can’t do it on the fly. I’ll join in!
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