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Reply #45 - Mar 7^th, 2023 at 10:35am

Ok let’s get back to the topic.

(Hopefully Drunk, Methra and Frodo will ping off as they struggle to cope with buying anything AFTER wasting their dole hand out on their alcohol/drug addictions)

For those who may not know ... I’m essentially charting our monthly expenses so as to check out how much it costs to get a family consisting of mum n dad, 4 kids (2 older and 2 younger) as well as 2 pets (a canary and a golden retriever who are treated and respected as much loved members of our family) across the line wrt the typical stuff a family would buy at both Woolworths and Big W. I get that other families might prefer Coles and Target but I don’t. I guess my previous experiences as a professional shopper with the Woolworths brand has left me somewhat biased.

Note : I do grow a lot of vegetables and herbs and fruit and so do my neighbours. (Thanks to Covid19 lockdowns we developed a bond which has helped us relate to each other as much more than just neighbours so we share/exchange our organically grown produce. Some of us are better at producing certain veges compared to others so we exchange those types of veges. I’m the person who always has plenty of cherry tomatoes, chokos, passion fruit, red grapes, healthy grape leaves for making dolmades of course and leeks, onions, garlic and all herbs. Oh and amaranth (the fresh leaves are cooked up like spinach) oh and spinach, silver beet, potatoes and sweet potatoes too. Winter cos lettuce and beetroot are more easy to grow veges here. Essentially these veges which I’ve just listed JUST GROW with ease and I do believe it’s because of position wrt sun, the quality of the soil and the right amount of water. These are hand picked my me and the kids as they slowly ripen and we blend them into our weekly lunch/dinner menu.

Ok so with all this background info (for context of course) ...let’s jump into SPENDING AND SAVING! It’s possible to do both if you’re clever.

For me this involves :

• THINKING & PLANNING ahead ie medium to long term

• SMART SPENDING ie buying what you need and will definitely use when on sale/clearance.

• SAFELY STORING what you can wherever possible.

This was my last Woolworths shopping spend (refer post 👇)

Today I’m going to finalise my Big W spend for the month.

Remember THINKING & PLANNING?

My Plan

1. Woolworths shopping - every fortnight.
2. Big W shopping - every month.

At this point I’m only PLANNING to do my very best at maximising my after tax dollar because inflation is still rising so it’s hard to stick to a definite budget right now. Very soon though I will get a fair idea of just how much money leaves our domestic budget each month just on Woolworths and Big W UNDER current inflation/stagflation conditions.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 6^th, 2023 at 10:00pm:

Hubby and I went shopping yesterday. Our Woolworths supermarket bill came in at approx $361 yesterday. (It was around $401 but I get a 10% discount because I hold 1 car insurance policy with Woolworths as I found I could get an awesome excess/premium deal with them).

Anyway ...that filled up 2 shopping trolleys with everything we would need for a fortnight. Groceries/fruit/veg/meat/pantry/cleaning products/bathroom products/laundry products .. everything.

* The rule we stuck by was this : anything we placed into our trolleys had to be something we definitely knew we needed and used PLUS it had to be on sale or the cheapest in its product category.

* Re meat - we stuck to the cheaper meats ie whole chooks were on sale so we grabbed a few to roast up plus some gourmet sausages plus some lamb loin chops were also on sale. So we bought up those sale items.

* Re milk and bread - we stuck to sliced bread on sale and 5 loaves are in the freezer. We buy long life milk to use up after our 3 litre full cream fresh milk has finished.

Now.... the challenge is this : Let’s see if we can stay away from Woolworths for 2 weeks.

Just picked up my 4 wheel drive (scheduled service as per warranty requirements) : $1200

Hubby called to say his dentist’s appointment involved fillings : $550

I just paid the gas bill : $350

So all up that’s around $2500 gone in 48 hrs.

That Big W shop can wait until tomorrow.

Actually no! That’s not happening either as our fortnightly mortgage repayments come out tomorrow. That’s another $3000 gone!

I honestly do not know how long term nasty global cyber junkie trolls like Methra, Frodo and Drunk cope with just their Centrelink handouts. I guess their respective long term drug and alcohol addictions help them cope with their well deserved misery as bona fide lonely failures.

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Reply #47 - Mar 7^th, 2023 at 10:45am

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 10:35am:

Ok let’s get back to the topic.

(Hopefully Drunk, Methra and Frodo will ping off as they struggle to cope with buying anything AFTER wasting their dole hand out on their alcohol/drug addictions)

For those who may not know ... I’m essentially charting our monthly expenses so as to check out how much it costs to get a family consisting of mum n dad, 4 kids (2 older and 2 younger) as well as 2 pets (a canary and a golden retriever who are treated and respected as much loved members of our family) across the line wrt the typical stuff a family would buy at both Woolworths and Big W. I get that other families might prefer Coles and Target but I don’t. I guess my previous experiences as a professional shopper with the Woolworths brand has left me somewhat biased.

Note : I do grow a lot of vegetables and herbs and fruit and so do my neighbours. (Thanks to Covid19 lockdowns we developed a bond which has helped us relate to each other as much more than just neighbours so we share/exchange our organically grown produce. Some of us are better at producing certain veges compared to others so we exchange those types of veges. I’m the person who always has plenty of cherry tomatoes, chokos, passion fruit, red grapes, healthy grape leaves for making dolmades of course and leeks, onions, garlic and all herbs. Oh and amaranth (the fresh leaves are cooked up like spinach) oh and spinach, silver beet, potatoes and sweet potatoes too. Winter cos lettuce and beetroot are more easy to grow veges here. Essentially these veges which I’ve just listed JUST GROW with ease and I do believe it’s because of position wrt sun, the quality of the soil and the right amount of water. These are hand picked my me and the kids as they slowly ripen and we blend them into our weekly lunch/dinner menu.

Ok so with all this background info (for context of course) ...let’s jump into SPENDING AND SAVING! It’s possible to do both if you’re clever.

For me this involves :

• THINKING & PLANNING ahead ie medium to long term

• SMART SPENDING ie buying what you need and will definitely use when on sale/clearance.

• SAFELY STORING what you can wherever possible.

This was my last Woolworths shopping spend (refer post 👇)

Today I’m going to finalise my Big W spend for the month.

Remember THINKING & PLANNING?

My Plan

1. Woolworths shopping - every fortnight.
2. Big W shopping - every month.

At this point I’m only PLANNING to do my very best at maximising my after tax dollar because inflation is still rising so it’s hard to stick to a definite budget right now. Very soon though I will get a fair idea of just how much money leaves our domestic budget each month just on Woolworths and Big W UNDER current inflation/stagflation conditions.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 6^th, 2023 at 10:00pm:

Hubby and I went shopping yesterday. Our Woolworths supermarket bill came in at approx $361 yesterday. (It was around $401 but I get a 10% discount because I hold 1 car insurance policy with Woolworths as I found I could get an awesome excess/premium deal with them).

Anyway ...that filled up 2 shopping trolleys with everything we would need for a fortnight. Groceries/fruit/veg/meat/pantry/cleaning products/bathroom products/laundry products .. everything.

* The rule we stuck by was this : anything we placed into our trolleys had to be something we definitely knew we needed and used PLUS it had to be on sale or the cheapest in its product category.

* Re meat - we stuck to the cheaper meats ie whole chooks were on sale so we grabbed a few to roast up plus some gourmet sausages plus some lamb loin chops were also on sale. So we bought up those sale items.

* Re milk and bread - we stuck to sliced bread on sale and 5 loaves are in the freezer. We buy long life milk to use up after our 3 litre full cream fresh milk has finished.

Now.... the challenge is this : Let’s see if we can stay away from Woolworths for 2 weeks.

Just picked up my 4 wheel drive (scheduled service as per warranty requirements) : $1200

Hubby called to say his dentist’s appointment involved fillings : $550

I just paid the gas bill : $350

So all up that’s around $2500 gone in 48 hrs.

That Big W shop can wait until tomorrow.

Actually no! That’s not happening either as our fortnightly mortgage repayments come out tomorrow. That’s another $3000 gone!

I honestly do not know how long term nasty global cyber junkie trolls like Methra, Frodo and Drunk cope with just their Centrelink handouts. I guess their respective long term drug and alcohol addictions help them cope with their well deserved misery as bona fide lonely failures.

So that’s $5500 gone in 3 days.

And we only just paid the land tax bill last week: $5000 gone.

Anyway ... anyone else notice how the drug and alcohol fuelled co trolls Methra and Drunk lack the ability to read and comprehend what’s actually typed in posts? That there ought to be enough of a clue as to where their misery is at.

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Reply #48 - Mar 7^th, 2023 at 10:49am

“plus some sausages” right? Junk meat you screamed when I mentioned I had bought some? Memory failing, Larry? Get off the drugs then.

And nobody believes your crap about hubbies and children and real estate investments.

I reckon the tubes of fat you bought might be the only thing you have actually cooked for quite some time!

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Reply #50 - Mar 7^th, 2023 at 10:56am

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 10:45am:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 10:35am:

Ok let’s get back to the topic.

(Hopefully Drunk, Methra and Frodo will ping off as they struggle to cope with buying anything AFTER wasting their dole hand out on their alcohol/drug addictions)

For those who may not know ... I’m essentially charting our monthly expenses so as to check out how much it costs to get a family consisting of mum n dad, 4 kids (2 older and 2 younger) as well as 2 pets (a canary and a golden retriever who are treated and respected as much loved members of our family) across the line wrt the typical stuff a family would buy at both Woolworths and Big W. I get that other families might prefer Coles and Target but I don’t. I guess my previous experiences as a professional shopper with the Woolworths brand has left me somewhat biased.

Note : I do grow a lot of vegetables and herbs and fruit and so do my neighbours. (Thanks to Covid19 lockdowns we developed a bond which has helped us relate to each other as much more than just neighbours so we share/exchange our organically grown produce. Some of us are better at producing certain veges compared to others so we exchange those types of veges. I’m the person who always has plenty of cherry tomatoes, chokos, passion fruit, red grapes, healthy grape leaves for making dolmades of course and leeks, onions, garlic and all herbs. Oh and amaranth (the fresh leaves are cooked up like spinach) oh and spinach, silver beet, potatoes and sweet potatoes too. Winter cos lettuce and beetroot are more easy to grow veges here. Essentially these veges which I’ve just listed JUST GROW with ease and I do believe it’s because of position wrt sun, the quality of the soil and the right amount of water. These are hand picked my me and the kids as they slowly ripen and we blend them into our weekly lunch/dinner menu.

Ok so with all this background info (for context of course) ...let’s jump into SPENDING AND SAVING! It’s possible to do both if you’re clever.

For me this involves :

• THINKING & PLANNING ahead ie medium to long term

• SMART SPENDING ie buying what you need and will definitely use when on sale/clearance.

• SAFELY STORING what you can wherever possible.

This was my last Woolworths shopping spend (refer post 👇)

Today I’m going to finalise my Big W spend for the month.

Remember THINKING & PLANNING?

My Plan

1. Woolworths shopping - every fortnight.
2. Big W shopping - every month.

At this point I’m only PLANNING to do my very best at maximising my after tax dollar because inflation is still rising so it’s hard to stick to a definite budget right now. Very soon though I will get a fair idea of just how much money leaves our domestic budget each month just on Woolworths and Big W UNDER current inflation/stagflation conditions.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 6^th, 2023 at 10:00pm:

Hubby and I went shopping yesterday. Our Woolworths supermarket bill came in at approx $361 yesterday. (It was around $401 but I get a 10% discount because I hold 1 car insurance policy with Woolworths as I found I could get an awesome excess/premium deal with them).

Anyway ...that filled up 2 shopping trolleys with everything we would need for a fortnight. Groceries/fruit/veg/meat/pantry/cleaning products/bathroom products/laundry products .. everything.

* The rule we stuck by was this : anything we placed into our trolleys had to be something we definitely knew we needed and used PLUS it had to be on sale or the cheapest in its product category.

* Re meat - we stuck to the cheaper meats ie whole chooks were on sale so we grabbed a few to roast up plus some gourmet sausages plus some lamb loin chops were also on sale. So we bought up those sale items.

* Re milk and bread - we stuck to sliced bread on sale and 5 loaves are in the freezer. We buy long life milk to use up after our 3 litre full cream fresh milk has finished.

Now.... the challenge is this : Let’s see if we can stay away from Woolworths for 2 weeks.

Just picked up my 4 wheel drive (scheduled service as per warranty requirements) : $1200

Hubby called to say his dentist’s appointment involved fillings : $550

I just paid the gas bill : $350

So all up that’s around $2500 gone in 48 hrs.

That Big W shop can wait until tomorrow.

Actually no! That’s not happening either as our fortnightly mortgage repayments come out tomorrow. That’s another $3000 gone!

I honestly do not know how long term nasty global cyber junkie trolls like Methra, Frodo and Drunk cope with just their Centrelink handouts. I guess their respective long term drug and alcohol addictions help them cope with their well deserved misery as bona fide lonely failures.

So that’s $5500 gone in 3 days.

And we only just paid the land tax bill last week: $5000 gone.

Anyway ... anyone else notice how the drug and alcohol fuelled co trolls Methra and Drunk lack the ability to read and comprehend what’s actually typed in posts? That there ought to be enough of a clue as to where their misery is at.

So in 7 days - we’ve gone through $10 500 cash. And we’ve been careful where we’ve spent our money.

Bottom Line? It’s time to balance the budget and increase the rent payable on all 5 rentals.

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PAY THE RENT!
Reply #53 - Mar 7^th, 2023 at 11:02am

So yep....in 7 days - we’ve gone through $10 500 cash. And we’ve been careful where we’ve spent our money.

Bottom Line? It’s time to balance the budget and increase the rent payable on all 5 rentals.

So for those renting (like long term global cyber junkie drug loving lonely psychopath trolls like Methra) ....when your rent goes up ... PAY THE RENT! And you better make sure you pay up or you’ll be evicted ASAP!

😂🤣😆

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Reply #54 - Mar 7^th, 2023 at 11:03am

Tell us Larry. We are all ears. How do you feed a family of six on $400/fn?

These must be some ground breaking savings.

I know you mentioned you $45 lamb leg ... and while you do grow your own chokos ... but how on earth do you manage to feed a family of six on $400/fn?

Beans and rice with the one lamb roast as a special treat?

And while i have your attention, why are your 30+ year olds still living with you?

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Reply #55 - Mar 7^th, 2023 at 11:04am

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 11:02am:

So yep....in 7 days - we’ve gone through $10 500 cash. And we’ve been careful where we’ve spent our money.

Bottom Line? It’s time to balance the budget and increase the rent payable on all 5 rentals.

So for those renting (like long term global cyber junkie drug loving lonely psychopath trolls like Methra) ....when your rent goes up ... PAY THE RENT! And you better make sure you pay up or you’ll be evicted ASAP!

😂🤣😆

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Reply #56 - Mar 7^th, 2023 at 11:05am

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 11:00am:

And the “kids” don’t help around the house as poor old Larry is always doing those imaginary three loads of laundry a day! So Larry does all the dishes? (more like—Larry uses plastic plates so he doesn’t have to get up and wash dishes.)

All dressed by Big W. They're probably resentful.

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Re: PAY THE RENT!
Reply #57 - Mar 7^th, 2023 at 11:08am

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 11:02am:

So yep....in 7 days - we’ve gone through $10 500 cash. And we’ve been careful where we’ve spent our money.

Bottom Line? It’s time to balance the budget and increase the rent payable on all 5 rentals.

So for those renting (like long term global cyber junkie drug loving lonely psychopath trolls like Methra) ....when your rent goes up ... PAY THE RENT! And you better make sure you pay up or you’ll be evicted ASAP!

😂🤣😆

Poor Methra....too stoned to read and comprehend simple English. Too broke to pay rent. Karma is a bitch eh global cyber junkie troll! 😂🤣😆

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Reply #59 - Mar 7^th, 2023 at 11:10am

Larry, please tell us how you feed a family of six on $400/fn. It's really most extraordinary. Impossible, one would have thought.

What are your secrets? Do share. Please enlighten this little community. I'm sure if you have such life hacks, you'd want to share, no?

Oh, and why are your 30+ year old kids still living with you?

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