Aug 11: Summary

Train into work costs my £6.80 as per usual. I spent a further £4.29 on this chicken/bacon salad @ McDonalds. Not healthy, eh?

Aug 10: Summary

Grocery shopping only and that came out to £19.92. Threw away the bill already though. Also KFC at £4.29. Those are essentials, really.

Aug 9

I think I am going to drop the food thing now...
I only spent £13.00 playing pool and £14.99 on a new scratching post for the cat. Both luxuries!

Aug 8: Summary

Food/Drink
Food/Drink
Scrambled egg
Roast chicken and chips
Chicken fillets, rice, corn and salad

Expenditure
Item	Ess/Lux	Cost (£)
Train ticket	Ess	6.80
Roast chicken and chips and j20	Ess	7.45
Oyster card top-up	Ess	10.00

Summary
08/08 Essentials	£24.25
08/08 Luxuries	£0.00
Total Essentials	£125.00
Total Luxuries	£105.86

Aug 7: Summary

Food/Drink
Food/Drink	Cost (£)
Oats so simple	0.20
Beef in black sauce with tea	5.10
Crayfish and mango salad	4.60
Onion rings	0.99
Water & fruit	0.00

Expenditure
Item	Ess/Lux	Cost (£)
Train ticket	Ess	6.80
Train ticket	Lux	7.00
Beef in black bean sauce and tea	Ess	5.10
Crayfish and mango salad	Ess	4.60
Onion rings	Lux	0.99
drinks (whisky/coke)	Lux	7.42

Summary
07/08 Essentials	£15.50
07/08 Luxuries	£15.41
Total Essentials	£100.75
Total Luxuries	£105.86

Aug 6: Summary

Food/Drink
Food/Drink	Cost (£)
Lucozade alert	0.75
Red bull	0.75
Water	0.00
Oats so simple	0.00
Cottage pie & chips	3.50
Cherries, Grapes, 2 plums	2.00~
Fish & chips	4.90

Expenditure
Item	Ess/Lux	Cost (£)
Train ticket	Ess	6.80
Lockets	Ess	0.65
Cottage pie & chips	Ess	3.50
Fish & chips	Ess	4.90
Golf driving range	Lux	3.50
2 shots of jamieson whiskey	Lux	3.90

Summary
05/08 Essentials	£15.85
05/08 Luxuries	£7.40
Total Essentials	£85.25
Total Luxuries	£90.45

Aug 5: Summary

Food/Drink
Food/Drink	Cost (£)
Lucozade alert	0.75
Red bull	0.75
Water	0.00
Maize	0.00
Chicken salad (leftovers)	0.00
Blackberries, Banana, 2 plums	2.00~
Chicken fried rice	0.00

Expenditure
Item	Ess/Lux	Cost (£)
Golf Club shopping	Lux	28.24
Train ticket	Ess	6.80

Summary
05/08 Essentials	£6.80
05/08 Luxuries	£28.24
Total Essentials	£69.40
Total Luxuries	£83.05

Aug 4: Summary

Food/Drink
Food/Drink	Cost (£)
Lucozade alert	0.75
Water	0.00
Oats so simple	0.00
Egg salad	0.39
Chicken Salad Deli Meal	3.29
Blueberries, Banana, 3 plums	2.00~
Chicken fillets, Brown Rice, Salad	3.25

Expenditure
Item	Ess/Lux	Cost (£)
Grocery shopping	Ess	13.14
Lockets/Fishermen's friend	Ess	1.31
Train ticket	Ess	6.80

Summary
04/08 Essentials	£21.25
04/08 Luxuries	£0.00
Total Essentials	£62.60
Total Luxuries	£54.81

Aug 4: Tesco's Shopping

I went to the Tescos near to work and picked up some more groceries. Hmm it appears that shopping at Tescos is a little bit cheaper. For example, that two pack of romaine lettuce is only 75p versus Morrisons at £1.19.

Shopping list (Total = £13.14):

• Asparagus tips (£1.39)


• 2 boxes of fresh mini breast fillets (£5.00)


• Romaine hearts (£0.75)


• 4 Sweetcorn cobs (£1.99)


• Blackberries (£1.49)


• Blueberries (£1.00)


• Clementines (£0.85)


• Cucumber whole (£0.68)

Aug 3: Morrison's shopping

Today I finally did some grocery shopping and went to Morrison's. I was in a hurry and realise that I'll probably have to go back and get some meat and some salad items. But ah well. I did notice that I got a two pack of romaine lettuce for 99p a week or two and it's now gone up to £1.19. Not good.

Shopping list (Total - £16.93):

• 4x Kitchen Roll (£1.19)


• Go Cat Food (£1.70)


• Salad (£0.39)


• 2 litre milk (£0.80)


• Water (£0.28)


• Sausages (£0.84)


• Almonds (£1.69)


• Blueberries (£1.48)


• Plums (£1.00)


• Cherries (£1.48)


• Lucozade alert (£2.99)


• Braeburn apples (£1.29)


• 3 bananas (£0.41)


• Sandwich (£0.39)


• Red/green grapes (£1.00)

Aug 3: Summary

Note: Today visited my folks, some would say, free food, tsk!
(tables in www.blogger.com still suck...)

Food/Drink
Food/Drink	Cost (£)
Gammon & egg Sandwich	0.39
Lucozade alert	0.75
Water	0.00

Expenditure
Item	Ess/Lux	Cost (£)
Grocery shopping	Ess	16.83

Summary
03/08 Essentials	£16.83
03/08 Luxuries	£0.00
Total Essentials	£41.35
Total Luxuries	£54.81

Aug 2: Summary

(tables in www.blogger.com suck)

Food/Drink
Food/Drink	Cost (£)
Bottled water (2 litre)	0.00*
Oats so simple	0.00*
Apple/Bananas	0.00*
Turkey Salad Roll	1.85
Orange chocolate slice bar	0.35
Mixed Grill/Diet Coke	9.28
Wispa Mcflurry/French fries	2.18
Apple Mango J20	2.00

Expenditure
Item	Ess/Lux	Cost (£)
Turkey Salad Roll	Ess	1.85
Orange chocolate slice bar	Ess	0.35
Mixed Grill/Diet Coke	Ess	9.28
Wispa Mcflurry/French fries	Ess	2.18
Apple Mango J20	Lux	2.00
Euromillions Lotto	Lux	-7.90
Travelcard	Lux	4.80
Games Machine	Lux	5.00?
Clothes	Lux	27.00
Club Ticket	Lux	15.00
Club Locker room	Lux	1.00

Summary
02/08 Essentials	£14.18
02/08 Luxuries	£44.90
Total Essentials	£24.52
Total Luxuries	£54.81

August - Watch myself on a credit crunch

Greetings... I've decided to make this month, the "let's count the cost" as I try to make note of what I eat and spend on everything (aside from bills).

August 1
I had:
1 sausage roll (0.59)
1 turkey salad roll (1.85)
1 orange lucozade (1.00)
1 orange/mango juice (1.00)
1/2 Milkshake*
2 litre bottled water*
Tinned Salmon*, Tinned Tomatoes*, Brown Rice*
2 Apples*
2 Bananas*

I spent:
The above food items = 4.44
Train ticket into work = 5.90
50 blank cd's = 5.41
euromillions lottery tickets = 4.50
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Essentials Total = 10.34
Non-Essentials Total = 9.91