I’ve just finished my weekly Supermarket shop (Woolworths Online - to be picked up tomorrow afternoon by the hubby on his way home from work).

Observation - Everything has gone up again.

I always look for sale items PLUS I use my accumulated Rewards points which essentially takes $10 off each shop’s total. I always boost all my offers and I type in my special discount codes which are sent through.  Tonight’s discount code which was sent to me took $15 off the total.

Still -  every single item is expensive.

Is this what you are experiencing also??

Who buys food from a supermarket? {shudder}

Jovial Monk wrote on Feb 24^th, 2023 at 7:17am:

Who buys food from a supermarket? {shudder}

Normal Australians who have money and don’t steal money from other people online. Essentially every person OzPol but you Dumbarse Drunk!

Only people who don’t care about what they put in their mouth buy from supermarkets.

I buy from greengrocers, butchers, bakers etc.

Supermarkets are OK for organic unhomogenised milk, Golden North ice cream etc. NOT meat/fruit/veg!

Larry buys takeaways mostly and stuff like frozen ready-to-heat meals.

Ask to see the fruitcake recipe he makes all the time yet didn’t really know what the ingredients are  ;D

Steak is back to $70 per kilo at Coles:


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Avocados are getting too expensive in Melbourne.
This was at Coles.

$3.50 for one avocado.

https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/126/906/811/original/f7141a837ec61591.jpg

I speared a nice big Snapper yesterday late arvo.
Collected two abalone also.
Yum yum - x2 meals.

Jasin wrote on Feb 24^th, 2023 at 8:16am:

I speared a nice big Snapper yesterday late arvo. Collected two abalone also. Yum yum - x2 meals.

That's what Abbos do.   :)

Bobby. wrote on Feb 24^th, 2023 at 8:19am:

Jasin wrote on Feb 24th, 2023 at 8:16am: I speared a nice big Snapper yesterday late arvo. Collected two abalone also. Yum yum - x2 meals. That's what Abbos do.   :)

Yeah 😳

Bobby. wrote on Feb 24^th, 2023 at 8:10am:

Avocados are getting too expensive in Melbourne. This was at Coles. $3.50 for one avocado. https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/126/906/811/original/f7141a837ec61591.jpg

Avocados are good for your heart. I recently planted my own Avocado tree. I grew the plant from a seed. Now all I need to do is wait (apparently 5+ years) before I see 1 avocado ffs!

Bobby. wrote on Feb 24^th, 2023 at 8:09am:

Steak is back to $70 per kilo at Coles: https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/127/574/076/original/9d6ff962e8692de4.jpg

$70/kilo is pretty vile hey.

I slow roasted a lamb leg yesterday (oh gosh it was tender and yummy) and I threw in some spuds which I had growing in the garden. I also threw in some home grown cherry tomatoes (they’re still growing here and don’t my neighbours know it because I keep seeing them crawling around my gardens picking them and giving me a wave lol). I also found I had heaps of carrots in the fridge so I threw 6 into the roast later on too.

Anyway THAT lamb leg cost me $45. It fed 6 people (I did sneak some of the inner meat which escaped my Mediterranean marinade for our Golden Retriever who sat faithfully in the kitchen guarding the oven from afar thinking that roast was all his).

Absolutely no left overs though.

I’m currently trying to work out tonight’s dinner. My husband is picking up our online shop on the way home from work later on this afternoon. Some of those items would have come in handy right NOW.

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Prices are definitely going up. (Mainly shop at Coles)

Captain Nemo wrote on Feb 24^th, 2023 at 9:57am:

Prices are definitely going up. (Mainly shop at Coles)

Insurance premiums are a shocker too! I’m looking at a few renewals atm ☹️

food prices should continue to rise

we are eating last years grain and russia and ukraine are world leaders in grain.
without them, supplies should be running out about now.

beef and milk require energy inputs and milk especially needs labour.

so big hikes there.

pork has seen some nasty swine flus as has chickens.
i think eggs are now up to $27 a dozen in USA

all in all, hard times ahead.

food production and energy production are the key drivers of a good standard of living.

the west doesnt value farmers or miners and does quite a lot to sabotage their efforts.

you reap what you sew.

or in the current case, what you dont sew.

living standards peaked in 2019.

its all downhill from here \for the urban chode.

maybe see if clauss schwab will buy you some groceries.

Jovial Monk wrote on Feb 24^th, 2023 at 7:17am:

Who buys food from a supermarket? {shudder}

Do you actually think an Australian grown orange from Colesworth is any different from one from a vege shop?

You don’t????

I suppose you think supermarket tomatoes have plenty of taste and nutrition? Geez!

Jovial Monk wrote on Feb 24^th, 2023 at 1:37pm:

You don’t???? I suppose you think supermarket tomatoes have plenty of taste and nutrition? Geez!

My supermarket, AND my local fruit shop BOTH stock a variety of tomatoes with a choice of Bowen QLD grown, green picked gas ripened tomatoes (worst), LOCAL vine ripened hydroponic (good) vine ripened heirloom (best)

They're probably all from the same grower/s but just sourced thought different agents.

You really are thick eh, drunko?

Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2023 at 11:25pm:

I’ve just finished my weekly Supermarket shop (Woolworths Online - to be picked up tomorrow afternoon by the hubby on his way home from work). Observation - Everything has gone up again. I always look for sale items PLUS I use my accumulated Rewards points which essentially takes $10 off each shop’s total. I always boost all my offers and I type in my special discount codes which are sent through.  Tonight’s discount code which was sent to me took $15 off the total. Still -  every single item is expensive. Is this what you are experiencing also??

I have a quick look at the fruit and vege section of Coles, Aldi and Harris Farm and buy what's best/cheapest. I don't often buy fresh stuff from Aldi because it's pretty low quality.

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2023 at 1:55pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 23rd, 2023 at 11:25pm: I’ve just finished my weekly Supermarket shop (Woolworths Online - to be picked up tomorrow afternoon by the hubby on his way home from work). Observation - Everything has gone up again. I always look for sale items PLUS I use my accumulated Rewards points which essentially takes $10 off each shop’s total. I always boost all my offers and I type in my special discount codes which are sent through.  Tonight’s discount code which was sent to me took $15 off the total. Still -  every single item is expensive. Is this what you are experiencing also?? I have a quick look at the fruit and vege section of Coles, Aldi and Harris Farm and buy what's best/cheapest. I don't often buy fresh stuff from Aldi because it's pretty low quality.

Aldi IS crap when it comes to fresh fruit/veg and meat.

As you know I’m a Woolworths girl however I only ever shop at the large super stores which have their own butchery/bakery/fishmonger/deli etc. These stores also have a HUGE fruit/veg market and HIGH TURNOVER! So everything IS fresh.

I do try to grow my own fruit/veg where possible because home grown organic food always tastes the best as it’s SUPER fresh and pesticide free.

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2023 at 1:52pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Feb 24th, 2023 at 1:37pm: You don’t???? I suppose you think supermarket tomatoes have plenty of taste and nutrition? Geez! My supermarket, AND my local fruit shop BOTH stock a variety of tomatoes with a choice of Bowen QLD grown, green picked gas ripened tomatoes (worst), LOCAL vine ripened hydroponic (good) vine ripened heirloom (best) They're probably all from the same grower/s but just sourced thought different agents. You really are thick eh, drunko?

And having worked in various Food manufacturers. I can tell you that all the labels are different for different Retailers, but the products are the same.
Only Stall Markets sell a guarranted out of the garden choice. But it has been known that some Stallers just sell leftover Supermarket stuff on the side.

Buying from Corner Shops can be unhealthy in the higher prices they charge for exploiting Community wellbeing.

Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 24^th, 2023 at 3:44pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24th, 2023 at 1:55pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 23rd, 2023 at 11:25pm: I’ve just finished my weekly Supermarket shop (Woolworths Online - to be picked up tomorrow afternoon by the hubby on his way home from work). Observation - Everything has gone up again. I always look for sale items PLUS I use my accumulated Rewards points which essentially takes $10 off each shop’s total. I always boost all my offers and I type in my special discount codes which are sent through.  Tonight’s discount code which was sent to me took $15 off the total. Still -  every single item is expensive. Is this what you are experiencing also?? I have a quick look at the fruit and vege section of Coles, Aldi and Harris Farm and buy what's best/cheapest. I don't often buy fresh stuff from Aldi because it's pretty low quality. Aldi IS crap when it comes to fresh fruit/veg and meat. As you know I’m a Woolworths girl however I only ever shop at the large super stores which have their own butchery/bakery/fishmonger/deli etc. These stores also have a HUGE fruit/veg market and HIGH TURNOVER! So everything IS fresh. I do try to grow my own fruit/veg where possible because home grown organic food always tastes the best as it’s SUPER fresh and pesticide free.

Meat from a supermarket, only if desperate. The only time fruit/veg is good in Aldi is when there's an obvious glut of one particular product on the market but I'm convinced their strategy is to buy cheap and 2nd rate. Harris Farm has the best fruit and veg every time and that's reflected in the price.

The only thing I go into Aldi for is their cheese, yogurt, a few random deli items all which are BETTER than supermarket brands.

So to summarise.

Meat - Meat Emporium, Vics
Fruit/Veg - Harris Farm and a bit Coles when good
Aldi - Dairy and a bit of random stuff

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. 

Oh dear, what a tanged web we weave when we set out to deceive.

You can believe whatever of that rigmarole of lies you like, but consider this bit:


Quote:

plus some gourmet sausages

Yet when I said 3-4 weeks ago that I had bought some sausages the author of the farrago of lies started screaming that I bought rubbish food! Now Larry admits to buying snags. Oh how the flighty fall crashing down on their fat face!

The sausages I bought would be 2000% better than the tubes of fat Woollies sells. Only the very poor, the ignorant or the druggies buy sausages from Woollies/Coles/Aldi/IGA/Foodlands etc. I doubt a known drug addict would be allowed to drive.

Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2023 at 11:25pm:

I’ve just finished my weekly Supermarket shop (Woolworths Online - to be picked up tomorrow afternoon by the hubby on his way home from work). Observation - Everything has gone up again. I always look for sale items PLUS I use my accumulated Rewards points which essentially takes $10 off each shop’s total. I always boost all my offers and I type in my special discount codes which are sent through.  Tonight’s discount code which was sent to me took $15 off the total. Still -  every single item is expensive. Is this what you are experiencing also??

You accidentally bought another half dozen bottles of hair conditioners again, because you were mouthing off to Monk online again.

Of course, the only items I bought today for my showering were 2 Pears soap bars for $1.75 each and 3 coconut soaps for $1.50 each. But, then again, I bought a 90 cap fish oil and glucosamine for $20 and Vitamin D3-K2 tablets in the 60 tablet pack for the upcoming winter for $26. So, I am not above reproach.

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:04am:

Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 23rd, 2023 at 11:25pm: I’ve just finished my weekly Supermarket shop (Woolworths Online - to be picked up tomorrow afternoon by the hubby on his way home from work). Observation - Everything has gone up again. I always look for sale items PLUS I use my accumulated Rewards points which essentially takes $10 off each shop’s total. I always boost all my offers and I type in my special discount codes which are sent through.  Tonight’s discount code which was sent to me took $15 off the total. Still -  every single item is expensive. Is this what you are experiencing also?? You accidentally bought another half dozen bottles of hair conditioners again, because you were mouthing off to Monk online again.

WTF are you on about tosspot?

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 6^th, 2023 at 10:54pm:

Oh dear, what a tanged web we weave when we set out to deceive.

Dear God not you again Drunk! Haven’t you had enough of having your arse pwned for 1 evening? The webs of deception are in your tangled up dementia driven head.

Over here Drunk. You’re STILL being pwned for all your online deceptive games AND for stealing other posters’ money.

https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1677195384/90

Larry the Loudmouth Liar decried me buying some excellent sausages from a great Italian butcher shop.

Today, having forgotten his previous lies re sausages Larry admitted to buying supermarket tubes of fat aka crap sausages. Oh dear‚ how we tie ourselves up when inexpert liars try to deceive!

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:41am:

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:37am: When you “remember” it you can likely figure out the PO I sent it to. “When I dropped the envelope into the APO letterbox my responsibility ended.” Why do you pretend to struggle with that. You are an inveterate doxxer, You know Aussie’s name. Freediver has only ever warned everyone on OzPol about YOU Drunk! In fact .. Freediver even changed OzPol’s rules to specifically NAME YOU!

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AHAHAHAHAHAH! You forgot what YOU said about sausages earlier and here you are buying—YUCK!—supermarket tubes of FAT!

You have no comeback to that, have you, junky?

For the benefit of all Ozpol members:

I no longer read anything our 80 yr old forum drunk spews all over OzPol.

I just post over the nutter.

Here is a warning by Freediver regarding the 80 yr old tosspot :


Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:41am:

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:37am: When you “remember” it you can likely figure out the PO I sent it to. “When I dropped the envelope into the APO letterbox my responsibility ended.” Why do you pretend to struggle with that. You are an inveterate doxxer, You know Aussie’s name. Freediver has only ever warned everyone on OzPol about YOU Drunk! In fact .. Freediver even changed OzPol’s rules to specifically NAME YOU!

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Yet it is HERE that bulk doxxing occurred. HERE!

My name and address

Agnes’ name, address and telephone number

Aussie’s personal, professional and family life doxxed here and published here. The undoubtedly late Neferti copped a 12 month ban for that but she would not have been the only one doxxing Aussie.


BE CAREFUL REVEALING ANY PERSONAL DETAILS HERE!

A bit of advice to anyone: do NOT use the email addy your ISP gave you that no doubt includes your name. Set up an anonymous email addy with hotmail/gmail/yahoomail or whoever. NEVER use your ISP addy anywhere and certainly NOT here.

Oh yes: Larry has hinted he knows I “bludged off my Mum living at her house my entire life.” Who gave you that misinformation, Larry? I am pretty sure I know who and what he searched out.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 5:44am:

For the benefit of all Ozpol members: I no longer read anything our 80 yr old forum drunk spews all over OzPol. I just post over the nutter. Here is a warning by Freediver regarding the 80 yr old tosspot : Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:41am: Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:37am: When you “remember” it you can likely figure out the PO I sent it to. “When I dropped the envelope into the APO letterbox my responsibility ended.” Why do you pretend to struggle with that. You are an inveterate doxxer, You know Aussie’s name. Freediver has only ever warned everyone on OzPol about YOU Drunk! In fact .. Freediver even changed OzPol’s rules to specifically NAME YOU!

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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.

$401 for 6 people for 2 weeks? Get your hand off it. Impossible. Not even close.

And while we're at it, why are your 30+ kids still living at home?

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.

Fresh fruit and veg is still really cheap.

Blueberries have gone up in price and down in quality and right on time to replace them are beautiful plums. I scored 2kg of those dark red queen garnet plums for $3/kg...

Twice a week Harris Farm has broccoli for $3/kg and kale 1.50 eack.

Probably head to the meat wholesaler tomorrow

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 8:12am:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 6th, 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.  $401 for 6 people for 2 weeks? Get your hand off it. Impossible. Not even close. And while we're at it, why are your 30+ kids still living at home?

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.

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 8:35am:

mothra wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 8:12am: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 6th, 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.  $401 for 6 people for 2 weeks? Get your hand off it. Impossible. Not even close. And while we're at it, why are your 30+ kids still living at home?

Gordon wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 8:32am:

Fresh fruit and veg is still really cheap. Blueberries have gone up in price and down in quality and right on time to replace them are beautiful plums. I scored 2kg of those dark red queen garnet plums for $3/kg... Twice a week Harris Farm has broccoli for $3/kg and kale 1.50 eack. Probably head to the meat wholesaler tomorrow

Ha! My sister and a few of my cousins keep raving on about Harris Farm. I guess they’re right....they do have very competitive deals. Here and there. And I think you’re doing the right thing too....in watching out for deals without compromising on quality. 👌

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 8:37am:

mothra wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 8:35am: mothra wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 8:12am: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 6th, 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.  $401 for 6 people for 2 weeks? Get your hand off it. Impossible. Not even close. And while we're at it, why are your 30+ kids still living at home?

I loved how the junky bought snags after screaming at me that sausages were crap food! Oops, guess drug use affects memory? Hence the 80+ yo junky making mistakes like that. MY sausages were from a very good Italian butcher in the Central Market, Marinos. The junky of course got some tubes of fat from s supermarket, YUCK!

Like the Woolies snags she eats, she is full of shiit as usual!

;D ;D

All i know is $400 for 6 people for a fortnight is impossible.

And we must remember, four of those six people are fully grown adults ... Larry's two oldest children still living with him into their 30s.

Imaginary children.

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.

Multimillionaires, shopping at Big W.

And feeding a family of 6 on $400 a fortnight.


Even if two of those six are children over 30 still living at home.

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 6th, 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.

“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!

I'd like to know how Larry feeds a family of six on $400/fnt.

And i'd like to know what is wrong with his children that they are still living with him in their 30s.

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

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 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 6th, 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.

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 10:53am:

I'd like to know how Larry feeds a family of six on $400/fnt. And i'd like to know what is wrong with his children that they are still living with him in their 30s.

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.)

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!

😂🤣😆

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?

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! 😂🤣😆

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.

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! 😂🤣😆

Big W and the Le Target.

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?

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 11:10am:

Big W and the Le Target.

I think Target is out of the price range.

It goes K-mart, Big W. Target.

Larry has pimped the lower two.

Yet is still a millionaire.

I'm genuinely bemused.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 5:44am:

Here is a warning by Freediver regarding the 80 yr old tosspot :

Gee, only a moron would take heed of Fd trying to scare others from a competitors forum whilst ignoring the doxing on his own forum .... congrats, you more than qualify

Jovial Monk wrote on 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!

growing silverbeet and spinach in Sydney at this time of year sounds like more of her crap :D :D

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! 😂🤣😆

Her best mate : Drunk an unhinged selfish demented ethically bankrupt alcohol dependent Labor voting 80 yr old cyber junkie troll who lies at every turn (to save his grubby face of course) and only thinks of himself and doesn’t give a toss about his siblings or long time friends.

FMD and you’ve even got the unemployed 5 ft 5 Frodo nutter for added psychopath effect no doubt. An uneducated unhinged drug addict who struggles to read and comprehend what’s posted 😂🤣😆

Behold The 3 Stooges of OzPol everyone 👆

mothra wrote on 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?

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! 😂🤣😆

Her best mate : Drunk an unhinged selfish demented ethically bankrupt alcohol dependent Labor voting 80 yr old cyber junkie troll who lies at every turn (to save his grubby face of course) and only thinks of himself and doesn’t give a toss about his siblings or long time friends.

FMD and you’ve even got the unemployed 5 ft 5 Frodo nutter for added psychopath effect no doubt. An uneducated unhinged drug addict who struggles to read and comprehend what’s posted 😂🤣😆

Behold The 3 Stooges of OzPol everyone 👆

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 11:27am:

mothra wrote on Mar 7th, 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?

I reckon Larry and her imaginary family eat bread, margarine and sugar for 6 out of the seven days of the week. Larry did not buy nearly enough bread, notice? Six people for two weeks > 5 loaves of mostly air which is what the supermarkets sell.

Talking of bread, time to toast some, salmon pate on some this superlative jam I bought on another bit of toast. Nice solid rye sourdough bread, chockfull of taste and nutrition.

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! 😂🤣😆

Her best mate : Drunk an unhinged selfish demented ethically bankrupt alcohol dependent Labor voting 80 yr old cyber junkie troll who lies at every turn (to save his grubby face of course) and only thinks of himself and doesn’t give a toss about his siblings or long time friends.

FMD and you’ve even got the unemployed 5 ft 5 Frodo nutter for added psychopath effect no doubt. An uneducated unhinged drug addict who struggles to read and comprehend what’s posted 😂🤣😆

Behold The 3 Stooges of OzPol everyone 👆

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 11:46am:

mothra wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 11:27am: mothra wrote on Mar 7th, 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 so there's a fair bit gone  ... but 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?

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! 😂🤣😆

Her best mate : Drunk an unhinged selfish demented ethically bankrupt alcohol dependent Labor voting 80 yr old cyber junkie troll who lies at every turn (to save his grubby face of course) and only thinks of himself and doesn’t give a toss about his siblings or long time friends.

FMD and you’ve even got the unemployed 5 ft 5 Frodo nutter for added psychopath effect no doubt. An uneducated unhinged drug addict who struggles to read and comprehend what’s posted 😂🤣😆

Behold The 3 Stooges of OzPol everyone 👆

mothra wrote on 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 so there's a fair bit gone  ... but 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?

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! 😂🤣😆

Her best mate : Drunk an unhinged selfish demented ethically bankrupt alcohol dependent Labor voting 80 yr old cyber junkie troll who lies at every turn (to save his grubby face of course) and only thinks of himself and doesn’t give a toss about his siblings or long time friends.

FMD and you’ve even got the unemployed 5 ft 5 Frodo nutter for added psychopath effect no doubt. An uneducated unhinged drug addict who struggles to read and comprehend what’s posted 😂🤣😆

Behold The 3 Stooges of OzPol everyone 👆

I am not 80 years old. I gather you are, congrats!

No surprises. How can Larry possibly answer the question when Larry has been utterly lying?

Not even an attempt to answer the question, mind you. Just absolute defeat.

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:03pm:

I am not 80 years old. I gather you are, congrats!

Larry generally projects.

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! 😂🤣😆

Her best mate : Drunk an unhinged selfish demented ethically bankrupt alcohol dependent Labor voting 80 yr old cyber junkie troll who lies at every turn (to save his grubby face of course) and only thinks of himself and doesn’t give a toss about his siblings or long time friends.

FMD and you’ve even got the unemployed 5 ft 5 Frodo nutter for added psychopath effect no doubt. An uneducated unhinged drug addict who struggles to read and comprehend what’s posted 😂🤣😆

Behold The 3 Stooges of OzPol everyone 👆

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:04pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:03pm: I am not 80 years old. I gather you are, congrats! Larry generally projects.

Exactly.

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:09pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:04pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:03pm: I am not 80 years old. I gather you are, congrats! Larry generally projects. Exactly.

Never can answer questions though. Utterly incapable.

That would come from everything he says being a lie i suppose.

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! 😂🤣😆

Her best mate : Drunk an unhinged selfish demented ethically bankrupt alcohol dependent Labor voting 80 yr old cyber junkie troll who lies at every turn (to save his grubby face of course) and only thinks of himself and doesn’t give a toss about his siblings or long time friends.

FMD and you’ve even got the unemployed 5 ft 5 Frodo nutter for added psychopath effect no doubt. An uneducated unhinged drug addict who struggles to read and comprehend what’s posted 😂🤣😆

Behold The 3 Stooges of OzPol everyone 👆

I am not 80 years old. I gather you are, congrats.

Larry, do you mind awfully telling us how you manage to feed a family of six, four of them being adults and two of them being teenagers, on $400/FN?

I mean, this is revolutionary stuff.

Have you approached channel 7 with this?

And while i'm asking questions, what are your two 30+ kids still doing living with you?

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! 😂🤣😆

Her best mate : Drunk an unhinged selfish demented ethically bankrupt alcohol dependent Labor voting 80 yr old cyber junkie troll who lies at every turn (to save his grubby face of course) and only thinks of himself and doesn’t give a toss about his siblings or long time friends.

FMD and you’ve even got the unemployed 5 ft 5 Frodo nutter for added psychopath effect no doubt. An uneducated unhinged drug addict who struggles to read and comprehend what’s posted 😂🤣😆

Behold The 3 Stooges of OzPol everyone 👆

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I am not 80 years old. I gather you are, congrats.

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:15pm:

Larry, do you mind awfully telling us how you manage to feed a family of six, four of them being adults and two of them being teenagers, on $400/FN? I mean, this is revolutionary stuff. Have you approached channel 7 with this? And while i'm asking questions, what are your two 30+ kids still doing living with you?

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! 😂🤣😆

Her best mate : Drunk an unhinged selfish demented ethically bankrupt alcohol dependent Labor voting 80 yr old cyber junkie troll who lies at every turn (to save his grubby face of course) and only thinks of himself and doesn’t give a toss about his siblings or long time friends.

FMD and you’ve even got the unemployed 5 ft 5 Frodo nutter for added psychopath effect no doubt. An uneducated unhinged drug addict who struggles to read and comprehend what’s posted 😂🤣😆

Behold The 3 Stooges of OzPol everyone 👆

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0x9aOW5-WA

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:17pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 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! 😂🤣😆 Her best mate : Drunk an unhinged selfish demented ethically bankrupt alcohol dependent Labor voting 80 yr old cyber junkie troll who lies at every turn (to save his grubby face of course) and only thinks of himself and doesn’t give a toss about his siblings or long time friends. FMD and you’ve even got the unemployed 5 ft 5 Frodo nutter for added psychopath effect no doubt. An uneducated unhinged drug addict who struggles to read and comprehend what’s posted 😂🤣😆 Behold The 3 Stooges of OzPol everyone 👆

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*testing*

Larry is calling me a thief tho the money, all of $60, is there for Aussie to collect.

There IS a rule about personal abuse isn’t there? Is that ever enforced?

Oh well done Monk. Way to get Larry to obsess about a change of subject.

Now we'll never know how he feeds a family of 6 on $400/fn.

Or why a millionaire shops at Big W.

Or why 30+ year old kids are still living a home.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:17pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 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! 😂🤣😆 Her best mate : Drunk an unhinged selfish demented ethically bankrupt alcohol dependent Labor voting 80 yr old cyber junkie troll who lies at every turn (to save his grubby face of course) and only thinks of himself and doesn’t give a toss about his siblings or long time friends. FMD and you’ve even got the unemployed 5 ft 5 Frodo nutter for added psychopath effect no doubt. An uneducated unhinged drug addict who struggles to read and comprehend what’s posted 😂🤣😆 Behold The 3 Stooges of OzPol everyone 👆

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Jovial Monk wrote on Feb 24^th, 2023 at 7:17am:

Who buys food from a supermarket? {shudder}

Woolworths all the way. Fruit and veg shops may be cheaper. But, the convenience of every thing else is just there for me.

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:57pm:

Oh well done Monk. Way to get Larry to obsess about a change of subject. Now we'll never know how he feeds a family of 6 on $400/fn. Or why a millionaire shops at Big W. Or why 30+ year old kids are still living a home.

Or why an 80yo fat single male pretends to be a woman, wife and mother. A pretend mother who at age 70-odd gave birth to two full term twin babies six months after conception.

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:11pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:09pm: mothra wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:04pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:03pm: I am not 80 years old. I gather you are, congrats! Larry generally projects. Exactly. Never can answer questions though. Utterly incapable. That would come from everything he says being a lie i suppose.

Yeah, i think so too. He cannot keep his lies 100% straight.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:17pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 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! 😂🤣😆 Her best mate : Drunk an unhinged selfish demented ethically bankrupt alcohol dependent Labor voting 80 yr old cyber junkie troll who lies at every turn (to save his grubby face of course) and only thinks of himself and doesn’t give a toss about his siblings or long time friends. FMD and you’ve even got the unemployed 5 ft 5 Frodo nutter for added psychopath effect no doubt. An uneducated unhinged drug addict who struggles to read and comprehend what’s posted 😂🤣😆 Behold The 3 Stooges of OzPol everyone 👆

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Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:17pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 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! 😂🤣😆 Her best mate : Drunk an unhinged selfish demented ethically bankrupt alcohol dependent Labor voting 80 yr old cyber junkie troll who lies at every turn (to save his grubby face of course) and only thinks of himself and doesn’t give a toss about his siblings or long time friends. FMD and you’ve even got the unemployed 5 ft 5 Frodo nutter for added psychopath effect no doubt. An uneducated unhinged drug addict who struggles to read and comprehend what’s posted 😂🤣😆 Behold The 3 Stooges of OzPol everyone 👆

Aussie never said he felt coerced into silence. So your calling me a blackmailer is unfounded abuse. I accept your humble apology.


See what I mean about Larry not being able to keep the lies straight?

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:02pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Feb 24th, 2023 at 7:17am: Who buys food from a supermarket? {shudder} Woolworths all the way. Fruit and veg shops may be cheaper. But, the convenience of every thing else is just there for me.

Fruit and veg shops are run by Chinese here. Piss poor quality too. Yuk!

I have expressed my sincere appreciation of one of my sisters. Despite having a (real) hardware store to run she was there helping me on her day off from the store for weeks.

Larry can’t read properly.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 12:17am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:04am: Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 23rd, 2023 at 11:25pm: I’ve just finished my weekly Supermarket shop (Woolworths Online - to be picked up tomorrow afternoon by the hubby on his way home from work). Observation - Everything has gone up again. I always look for sale items PLUS I use my accumulated Rewards points which essentially takes $10 off each shop’s total. I always boost all my offers and I type in my special discount codes which are sent through.  Tonight’s discount code which was sent to me took $15 off the total. Still -  every single item is expensive. Is this what you are experiencing also?? You accidentally bought another half dozen bottles of hair conditioners again, because you were mouthing off to Monk online again. WTF are you on about tosspot?

Ridiculing your history of "accidental purchases" because you were too busy social media-ing, penis face.

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:16pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:17am: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:04am: Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 23rd, 2023 at 11:25pm: I’ve just finished my weekly Supermarket shop (Woolworths Online - to be picked up tomorrow afternoon by the hubby on his way home from work). Observation - Everything has gone up again. I always look for sale items PLUS I use my accumulated Rewards points which essentially takes $10 off each shop’s total. I always boost all my offers and I type in my special discount codes which are sent through.  Tonight’s discount code which was sent to me took $15 off the total. Still -  every single item is expensive. Is this what you are experiencing also?? You accidentally bought another half dozen bottles of hair conditioners again, because you were mouthing off to Monk online again. WTF are you on about tosspot? Ridiculing your history of "accidental purchases" because you were too busy social media-ing, penis face.

The Pantene incident. That was hilarious.

Aldi
olive oil
condiments
bread
free range eggs
greek yogurt,cheese,dairy,
cleaning products
fruit & veg, seldom, ONLY if perfect. Aldi is cheap but usually garbage.
meat NEVER

Colesworth
Usual grocery stuff
fruit & veg, about 25% of the time
meat NEVER

Harris Farm
75% for fruit & veg

Meat wholesaler
100% for meat

Hope this helps

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:16pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:17am: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:04am: Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 23rd, 2023 at 11:25pm: I’ve just finished my weekly Supermarket shop (Woolworths Online - to be picked up tomorrow afternoon by the hubby on his way home from work). Observation - Everything has gone up again. I always look for sale items PLUS I use my accumulated Rewards points which essentially takes $10 off each shop’s total. I always boost all my offers and I type in my special discount codes which are sent through.  Tonight’s discount code which was sent to me took $15 off the total. Still -  every single item is expensive. Is this what you are experiencing also?? You accidentally bought another half dozen bottles of hair conditioners again, because you were mouthing off to Monk online again. WTF are you on about tosspot? Ridiculing your history of "accidental purchases" because you were too busy social media-ing, penis face.

WTF is that?? You mean 80 yr old alcoholic Drunk?

Gordon wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:21pm:

Aldi olive oil condiments bread free range eggs greek yogurt,cheese,dairy, cleaning products fruit & veg, seldom, ONLY if perfect. Aldi is cheap but usually garbage. meat NEVER Colesworth Usual grocery stuff fruit & veg, about 25% of the time meat NEVER [url]Harris Farm[/url] 75% for fruit & veg Meat wholesaler 100% for meat Hope this helps

2 observations:

1. Mum used to shop like that lol.

2. She was VERY good with money.

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 6:25am:

A bit of advice to anyone: do NOT use the email addy your ISP gave you that no doubt includes your name. Set up an anonymous email addy with hotmail/gmail/yahoomail or whoever. NEVER use your ISP addy anywhere and certainly NOT here.

I use my real name in facebook posts to public newspaper feeds all of the time. There is no pseudonyms or any reason to hide my identity. Even if some moderators/admins from OzPol or PolAnimal do know my name, what are they going to do? As long as I do not post private details about my life, things should be fine. And in the event of fraud, I simply have to deny any wrong doing.

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 8:12am:

$401 for 6 people for 2 weeks? Get your hand off it. Impossible. Not even close. And while we're at it, why are your 30+ kids still living at home?

I am not sure if you think this is bad or good about $400 for 6 people's groceries for 2 weeks. Last Monday (actually the one before yesterday), I spent about $200 for groceries for myself. And if I ignore the non-food items, food is about $150 for me for the fortnight. Someone with 6 in the family who spends $400 for groceries for the fortnight is doing very well.

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

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 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 6th, 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.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:25pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 1:21pm: Aldi olive oil condiments bread free range eggs greek yogurt,cheese,dairy, cleaning products fruit & veg, seldom, ONLY if perfect. Aldi is cheap but usually garbage. meat NEVER Colesworth Usual grocery stuff fruit & veg, about 25% of the time meat NEVER [url]Harris Farm[/url] 75% for fruit & veg Meat wholesaler 100% for meat Hope this helps 2 observations: 1. Mum used to shop like that lol. 2. She was VERY good with money.

My primary objective is for best quality at best price.

Every time I've bought broccoli from Aldi, even if it looks good it just doesn't taste fresh and my little bloke won't eat it. Coles broc is sometimes as good (or nearly) as good as Harris farm.

Meat/seafood are non neg. Wholesaler or fishmarkets only.
   

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 10:00am:

All i know is $400 for 6 people for a fortnight is impossible. And we must remember, four of those six people are fully grown adults ... Larry's two oldest children still living with him into their 30s.

I ate out 5 times in the last fortnight and did not cook for the night. So far, I have crumbed chicken sitting in the freezer awaiting for me to thaw for the remainder of the week's meals. I bought that 3 weeks ago. Perhaps there is a grocery bill of $400. But, eating out is not factored into the groceries' cost.

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:30pm:

Someone with 6 in the family who spends $400 for groceries for the fortnight is doing very well.

I agree! I’ve yet to do that though! It was merely my objective.

Reply 106 could not be read and comprehended by Manic Methra or Dumbarse Drunk. This is why these 2 tosspots need to stop taking drugs and boozing up on alcohol before logging onto OzPol.

Gordon wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:33pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 1:25pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 1:21pm: Aldi olive oil condiments bread free range eggs greek yogurt,cheese,dairy, cleaning products fruit & veg, seldom, ONLY if perfect. Aldi is cheap but usually garbage. meat NEVER Colesworth Usual grocery stuff fruit & veg, about 25% of the time meat NEVER [url]Harris Farm[/url] 75% for fruit & veg Meat wholesaler 100% for meat Hope this helps 2 observations: 1. Mum used to shop like that lol. 2. She was VERY good with money. My primary objective is for best quality at best price. Every time I've bought broccoli from Aldi, even if it looks good it just doesn't taste fresh and my little bloke won't eat it. Coles broc is sometimes as good (or nearly) as good as Harris farm. Meat/seafood are non neg. Wholesaler or fishmarkets only.

Yep...mum shopped like that lol.

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:30pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 8:12am: $401 for 6 people for 2 weeks? Get your hand off it. Impossible. Not even close. And while we're at it, why are your 30+ kids still living at home? I am not sure if you think this is bad or good about $400 for 6 people's groceries for 2 weeks. Last Monday (actually the one before yesterday), I spent about $200 for groceries for myself. And if I ignore the non-food items, food is about $150 for me for the fortnight. Someone with 6 in the family who spends $400 for groceries for the fortnight is doing very well.

Someone with 6 in the family who claims to spend only $400 a fortnight on food is lying.

And lying hard.

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 11:05am:

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7th, 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.

I know people know that I earn something like $25,000 to $30,000 a year, which would explain my clothing choice. But, what is your point about bagging out Big W? You go get a bunch of t-shirts at $20 a shirt. The t-shirts last you years of wear. That is, unless you are dumb enough to wash your shirts in hot water and shrink them.

If you are a multimillionaire, you might want to buy from high end stores. But, giving a clothing store like Big W a bad rep is not going to give you any more credibility. I would not be surprised if you buy your clothes from Kmart. Heck, I have a couple dress shirts from Vinnies and I am not embarrassed.

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:41pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 1:30pm: mothra wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 8:12am: $401 for 6 people for 2 weeks? Get your hand off it. Impossible. Not even close. And while we're at it, why are your 30+ kids still living at home? I am not sure if you think this is bad or good about $400 for 6 people's groceries for 2 weeks. Last Monday (actually the one before yesterday), I spent about $200 for groceries for myself. And if I ignore the non-food items, food is about $150 for me for the fortnight. Someone with 6 in the family who spends $400 for groceries for the fortnight is doing very well. Someone with 6 in the family who claims to spend only $400 a fortnight on food is lying. And lying hard.

No one ever stated that though Manic Methra. Except for you! Despite the many times I attempted to get you to wake up from your drug induced psychosis you just kept going with the contents of a post which never existed. Which is exactly what you used to do on Yahoo every single day. God you must feel like such a serious piece of $h1t now. You have no insight into how damaged your drugged fried brain really is. ESP at your age.

Who shops at Vinnies???

I would never shop there!!

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:19pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 1:16pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:17am: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 12:04am: Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 23rd, 2023 at 11:25pm: I’ve just finished my weekly Supermarket shop (Woolworths Online - to be picked up tomorrow afternoon by the hubby on his way home from work). Observation - Everything has gone up again. I always look for sale items PLUS I use my accumulated Rewards points which essentially takes $10 off each shop’s total. I always boost all my offers and I type in my special discount codes which are sent through.  Tonight’s discount code which was sent to me took $15 off the total. Still -  every single item is expensive. Is this what you are experiencing also?? You accidentally bought another half dozen bottles of hair conditioners again, because you were mouthing off to Monk online again. WTF are you on about tosspot? Ridiculing your history of "accidental purchases" because you were too busy social media-ing, penis face. The Pantene incident. That was hilarious.

That was it! "Pantene". Pantene conditioner, as I recall. "I'll just use my credit card, as I look away from the screen".

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.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:53pm:

Who shops at Vinnies??? I would never shop there!!

I go get dvds and books from there. Clothing is not an item I would pass up just because it is from Vinnies.

mothra wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:41pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 1:30pm: mothra wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 8:12am: $401 for 6 people for 2 weeks? Get your hand off it. Impossible. Not even close. And while we're at it, why are your 30+ kids still living at home? I am not sure if you think this is bad or good about $400 for 6 people's groceries for 2 weeks. Last Monday (actually the one before yesterday), I spent about $200 for groceries for myself. And if I ignore the non-food items, food is about $150 for me for the fortnight. Someone with 6 in the family who spends $400 for groceries for the fortnight is doing very well. Someone with 6 in the family who claims to spend only $400 a fortnight on food is lying. And lying hard.

It can be done. Even if I take people's suggestions and not buy cheap sausages, I could buy meat products from a supermarket, along with the vegetables, cereals, milk (not so much nowadays, compared to 25 years ago), and frozen foods, I could have the food cost down to below $100.

And if you are paying attention to Lisa's strategy, she is getting meat from the butchers. That cuts the cost of meat significantly.

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:55pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 1:53pm: Who shops at Vinnies??? I would never shop there!! I go get dvds and books from there. Clothing is not an item I would pass up just because it is from Vinnies.

It’s too expensive (for what you get) apparently. I can’t handle the smelly old shops and the used stuff there. To be fair I’m talking from just 1 experience I had when I was waiting for my husband years back. I wasn’t impressed with anything there in terms of value. And the place is meant to be for those struggling ???

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:35pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 1:30pm: Someone with 6 in the family who spends $400 for groceries for the fortnight is doing very well. I agree! I’ve yet to do that though! It was merely my objective. Reply 106 could not be read and comprehended by Manic Methra or Dumbarse Drunk. This is why these 2 tosspots need to stop taking drugs and boozing up on alcohol before logging onto OzPol.

Methra ... now where’s that apology you owe me for being a tosspot??

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 6th, 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.

Nope still can’t find where I said that I shop every fortnight and only spend $400. It’s just not there! It was merely an objective. To see if it can happen.

So where is my apology Manic Methra?

I could either fishpond my books and dvd purchases online. Or I could walk in to Vinnies and get a bargain from there. Otherwise, I wait until the book fair comes to town and I go on a spending spree there.

There is no shame walking in to a charity store to buy stuff. And the stores here are airconditioned and clean.

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:55pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 1:53pm: Who shops at Vinnies??? I would never shop there!! I go get dvds and books from there. Clothing is not an item I would pass up just because it is from Vinnies.

Take a look at this recent news article on Vinnies.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/shock-over-350-t-shirt-on-sale-at-vinnies-ridiculously-expensive-043048456.html?utm_source=Content&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Facebook&utm_term=Lifestyle&ncid=facebook_facebook_dj1p5b1kwbc

Expensive clothing from designer labels being sold at Vinnies does not detract from the discount price of other clothes that can be purchased there. And I don't know anyone who would spend $350 for a t-shirt, let alone $1000+ for one.

I pop into vinnies now and again for toys, can get cool stuff for pennies then I donate it back when the kid gets bored of them.

I also have a sneaky peak at the clothes.

Last year I got a near new Politix jacket for $40.00

But yeah I heard some shops have been over charging

(From my earlier link)

Shock over $350 T-shirt on sale at Vinnies: 'Ridiculously expensive'

People claim charity shops are becoming too expensive after this high-priced item got shoppers riled.

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 2:18pm:

Expensive clothing from designer labels being sold at Vinnies does not detract from the discount price of other clothes that can be purchased there. And I don't know anyone who would spend $350 for a t-shirt, let alone $1000+ for one.

Look if it works for you then that’s great.

I buy the T shirts for my hubby and sons from Big W. Lots of official merch stuff sold there.

Gordon wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 2:18pm:

I pop into vinnies now and again for toys, can get cool stuff for pennies then I donate it back when the kid gets bored of them. I also have a sneaky peak at the clothes. Last year I got a near new Politix jacket for $40.00 But yeah I heard some shops have been over charging

I buy brand new. Those items which look very worn out get turned into rags for cleaning the house and car.

Clothes which still look fine after 2 years of wear get donated to our church or a charity.

In general I don’t feel comfortable wearing someone else’s used clothes. The only exceptions? Clothes which once belonged to my sister or mum (all their stuff is pretty much from Myers or David Jones so it’s good quality).

Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2023 at 11:25pm:

I’ve just finished my weekly Supermarket shop (Woolworths Online - to be picked up tomorrow afternoon by the hubby on his way home from work). Observation - Everything has gone up again. I always look for sale items PLUS I use my accumulated Rewards points which essentially takes $10 off each shop’s total. I always boost all my offers and I type in my special discount codes which are sent through.  Tonight’s discount code which was sent to me took $15 off the total. Still -  every single item is expensive. Is this what you are experiencing also??

YES - 100%.

Every time I pick up a few items I get something extra and the cost is through the roof. All boosts etc included.

Dnarever wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 3:26pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 23rd, 2023 at 11:25pm: I’ve just finished my weekly Supermarket shop (Woolworths Online - to be picked up tomorrow afternoon by the hubby on his way home from work). Observation - Everything has gone up again. I always look for sale items PLUS I use my accumulated Rewards points which essentially takes $10 off each shop’s total. I always boost all my offers and I type in my special discount codes which are sent through.  Tonight’s discount code which was sent to me took $15 off the total. Still -  every single item is expensive. Is this what you are experiencing also?? YES - 100%. Every time I pick up a few items I get something extra and the cost is through the roof. All boosts etc included.

https://www.almostallaldi.com/what-is-the-aldi-aisle-of-shame/

Derryn Hinch wouldn't be impressed with the aisle that looks the same as a $2 Shop.

Oh dear, Lying Larry forgot one member of his imaginary family—the Golden Retriever! Poor Fido can eat the breadcrusts the humans throw away, I suppose but that is not a good diet or a sufficient diet for a big dog, even an imaginary one!


BUSTED!

Gordon wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 3:41pm:

Dnarever wrote on Mar 7th, 2023 at 3:26pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 23rd, 2023 at 11:25pm: I’ve just finished my weekly Supermarket shop (Woolworths Online - to be picked up tomorrow afternoon by the hubby on his way home from work). Observation - Everything has gone up again. I always look for sale items PLUS I use my accumulated Rewards points which essentially takes $10 off each shop’s total. I always boost all my offers and I type in my special discount codes which are sent through.  Tonight’s discount code which was sent to me took $15 off the total. Still -  every single item is expensive. Is this what you are experiencing also?? YES - 100%. Every time I pick up a few items I get something extra and the cost is through the roof. All boosts etc included. https://www.almostallaldi.com/what-is-the-aldi-aisle-of-shame/

Interesting.

My bil, aged 73, three years younger than me, LOVES Aldi.

For his birdhday one of his sons gave him a mug that had the Aldi logo on it and underneath that was printed “Oldie.” He thought it was hilarious.

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 4:52pm:

Oh dear, Lying Larry forgot one member of his imaginary family—the Golden Retriever! Poor Fido can eat the breadcrusts the humans throw away, I suppose but that is not a good diet or a sufficient diet for a big dog, even an imaginary one! BUSTED!

👆 Next level dementia driven delusion which clearly shows its author is unable to read, comprehend and retain information he reads.

I have bought some great books at Vinnies and Salvos. I have to laugh at all the vegetarian or fat free cookbooks got donated looking brand new  ;D ;D ;D

My sister actually bought me a leather coat there for $1! come in handy when the cold weather starts.

Mum bought me a big pan for $4.00 from Salvos that I use only for preserving/jam making etc—never burned nothing in that pan!

I do have a large pan that I do not remember buying but I am going to use it for some part mash and small brews. It was in the shed at Mum’s house so maybe I didn’t buy it myself but very handy anyway. Hmmm I may have bought it 30 years or so ago for part mash brewing (a small, 3kg, mash supplemented with liquid or dry malt extract.

Ha! Early on in the shop this old duck would come into my shop and buy 1Kg of light liquid malt extract. I did ask her how she used it—as liquid sugar “and when nobody was around I would take a spoon full and down the hatch it went!”  ;D ;D

Light liquid malt instead of golden syrup might make a radical Anzac biscuit!

So you bought your imaginary golden retriever an imaginary bag of kibble did you?

LOL you clearly forgot Fido!

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 13^th, 2023 at 12:24pm:

I have bought some great books at Vinnies and Salvos. I have to laugh at all the vegetarian or fat free cookbooks got donated looking brand new  ;D ;D ;D My sister actually bought me a leather coat there for $1! come in handy when the cold weather starts. Mum bought me a big pan for $4.00 from Salvos that I use only for preserving/jam making etc—never burned nothing in that pan! I do have a large pan that I do not remember buying but I am going to use it for some part mash and small brews. It was in the shed at Mum’s house so maybe I didn’t buy it myself but very handy anyway. Hmmm I may have bought it for part mash brewing (a small, 3kg, mash supplemented with liquid or dry malt extract. Ha! Early on in the shop this old duck would come into my shop and buy 1Kg of light liquid malt extract. I did ask her how she used it—as liquid sugar “and when nobody was around I would take a spoon full and down the hatch it went!”  ;D ;D Light liquid malt instead of golden syrup might make a radical Anzac biscuit!

I got pretty much this exact jacket. I wasn't looking for clothes but it jumped out at me, and was a perfect fit and like 99% new.  $40

https://www.politix.com.au/regular-stretch-jersey-check-tailored-jacket/EJ06_Blue+Check.html?dwvar_EJ06__Blue%20Check_color=Blue%20Check#srule=Price+High+To+Low&start=1&sz=24&modalOpen=false

Aldi today.

3 tubs of greek yogurt  (if you want a body like a greek god you have to eat greek yogurt)
ricotta cheese
olive oil
light rye bread
free range eggs
salmon fillets (thats the only meat I buy from Aldi)
Broccoli was $4/kg but looked wilted

Coles
brocolli
beurre bosc pears (new season very fresh)
avos
frozen blueberries (Aust grown)
A few other things I can't remember

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 13^th, 2023 at 12:25pm:

So you bought your imaginary golden retriever an imaginary bag of kibble did you? LOL you clearly forgot Fido!

LOL you clearly forgot my earlier POSTS on what I buy for our Golden Retriever who is viewed/treated like a human member of our family.

Oh and here’s another LOL for the road. Ya demented tosspot!

Gordon wrote on Mar 13^th, 2023 at 1:17pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 13th, 2023 at 12:24pm: I have bought some great books at Vinnies and Salvos. I have to laugh at all the vegetarian or fat free cookbooks got donated looking brand new  ;D ;D ;D My sister actually bought me a leather coat there for $1! come in handy when the cold weather starts. Mum bought me a big pan for $4.00 from Salvos that I use only for preserving/jam making etc—never burned nothing in that pan! I do have a large pan that I do not remember buying but I am going to use it for some part mash and small brews. It was in the shed at Mum’s house so maybe I didn’t buy it myself but very handy anyway. Hmmm I may have bought it for part mash brewing (a small, 3kg, mash supplemented with liquid or dry malt extract. Ha! Early on in the shop this old duck would come into my shop and buy 1Kg of light liquid malt extract. I did ask her how she used it—as liquid sugar “and when nobody was around I would take a spoon full and down the hatch it went!”  ;D ;D Light liquid malt instead of golden syrup might make a radical Anzac biscuit! I got pretty much this exact jacket. I wasn't looking for clothes but it jumped out at me, and was a perfect fit and like 99% new.  $40 https://www.politix.com.au/regular-stretch-jersey-check-tailored-jacket/EJ06_Blue+Check.html?dwvar_EJ06__Blue%20Check_color=Blue%20Check#srule=Price+High+To+Low&start=1&sz=24&modalOpen=false

I don’t like that. It looks gay 🥺

Gordon wrote on Mar 13^th, 2023 at 1:22pm:

Aldi today. 3 tubs of greek yogurt  (if you want a body like a greek god you have to eat greek yogurt) ricotta cheese olive oil light rye bread free range eggs salmon fillets (thats the only meat I buy from Aldi) Broccoli was $4/kg but looked wilted Coles brocolli beurre bosc pears (new season very fresh) avos frozen blueberries (Aust grown) A few other things I can't remember

OMG you shop just like my Mum! I bet you buy the same brands too 😳

Looks pretty healthy though.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 13^th, 2023 at 4:03pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 13th, 2023 at 1:22pm: Aldi today. 3 tubs of greek yogurt  (if you want a body like a greek god you have to eat greek yogurt) ricotta cheese olive oil light rye bread free range eggs salmon fillets (thats the only meat I buy from Aldi) Broccoli was $4/kg but looked wilted Coles brocolli beurre bosc pears (new season very fresh) avos frozen blueberries (Aust grown) A few other things I can't remember OMG you shop just like my Mum! I bet you buy the same brands too 😳

I'm not brand loyal because I mostly buy whole foods.

Gordon wrote on Mar 13^th, 2023 at 5:24pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 13th, 2023 at 4:03pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 13th, 2023 at 1:22pm: Aldi today. 3 tubs of greek yogurt  (if you want a body like a greek god you have to eat greek yogurt) ricotta cheese olive oil light rye bread free range eggs salmon fillets (thats the only meat I buy from Aldi) Broccoli was $4/kg but looked wilted Coles brocolli beurre bosc pears (new season very fresh) avos frozen blueberries (Aust grown) A few other things I can't remember OMG you shop just like my Mum! I bet you buy the same brands too 😳 I'm not brand loyal because I mostly buy whole foods.

good stuff gordon.

i find that certain combos give you a good flow of energy


avacado and salmon

banana and cashews

eggs and ham

tuna and sweet potato.


if ive had a really big day, i will grab some chicken (just any bits) , a bit of bacon, a couple of eggs, some tomatos, some mushrooms, some onion and fry the whole lot up in olive oil and hit with the salt.   and then when you get thirsty 30 minutes later,  a nig iced water with 2 beroccas.

when you work hard physically , dont undo the good work by chowing down on a bunch of processed carbs.

my go to meal at the pub is always the ceasar salad  and i think i have eaten several thousand of them but chuck the croutons out  ;)

aquascoot wrote on Mar 13^th, 2023 at 6:07pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 13th, 2023 at 5:24pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 13th, 2023 at 4:03pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 13th, 2023 at 1:22pm: Aldi today. 3 tubs of greek yogurt  (if you want a body like a greek god you have to eat greek yogurt) ricotta cheese olive oil light rye bread free range eggs salmon fillets (thats the only meat I buy from Aldi) Broccoli was $4/kg but looked wilted Coles brocolli beurre bosc pears (new season very fresh) avos frozen blueberries (Aust grown) A few other things I can't remember OMG you shop just like my Mum! I bet you buy the same brands too 😳 I'm not brand loyal because I mostly buy whole foods. good stuff gordon. i find that certain combos give you a good flow of energy avacado and salmon banana and cashews eggs and ham tuna and sweet potato. if ive had a really big day, i will grab some chicken (just any bits) , a bit of bacon, a couple of eggs, some tomatos, some mushrooms, some onion and fry the whole lot up in olive oil and hit with the salt.   and then when you get thirsty 30 minutes later,  a nig iced water with 2 beroccas. when you work hard physically , dont undo the good work by chowing down on a bunch of processed carbs. my go to meal at the pub is always the ceasar salad  and i think i have eaten several thousand of them but chuck the croutons out  ;)

Something I've been eating a lot lately, the staple of body builders world wide.
Poached chicken breast and boiled potatoes. I poach the chicken first then boil the potatoes in the same water. I dunno why but I can eat that 5 days a week and not get sick of it.

Of course I accompany it with limitless amounts of salad and about 3 bits of fruit with greek yogurt.

But yeah, when people complain about the cost of groceries I feel unaffected because I mostly buy FOOD not groceries.

honestly gordon,

food is a tiny cost for most people.

they blow 10 grand on a set of meg wheels or 10 grand on a tattoo collection or 10 grand on smokes or booze per year but cant afford to buy a dozen eggs, some chicken breast and some tins of 99c tuna.

i'm calling BS .

i dont even look at the supermarket bill.

it comes out of petty cash

Gordon wrote on Mar 13^th, 2023 at 6:17pm:

aquascoot wrote on Mar 13th, 2023 at 6:07pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 13th, 2023 at 5:24pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 13th, 2023 at 4:03pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 13th, 2023 at 1:22pm: Aldi today. 3 tubs of greek yogurt  (if you want a body like a greek god you have to eat greek yogurt) ricotta cheese olive oil light rye bread free range eggs salmon fillets (thats the only meat I buy from Aldi) Broccoli was $4/kg but looked wilted Coles brocolli beurre bosc pears (new season very fresh) avos frozen blueberries (Aust grown) A few other things I can't remember OMG you shop just like my Mum! I bet you buy the same brands too 😳 I'm not brand loyal because I mostly buy whole foods. good stuff gordon. i find that certain combos give you a good flow of energy avacado and salmon banana and cashews eggs and ham tuna and sweet potato. if ive had a really big day, i will grab some chicken (just any bits) , a bit of bacon, a couple of eggs, some tomatos, some mushrooms, some onion and fry the whole lot up in olive oil and hit with the salt.   and then when you get thirsty 30 minutes later,  a nig iced water with 2 beroccas. when you work hard physically , dont undo the good work by chowing down on a bunch of processed carbs. my go to meal at the pub is always the ceasar salad  and i think i have eaten several thousand of them but chuck the croutons out  ;) Something I've been eating a lot lately, the staple of body builders world wide. Poached chicken breast and boiled potatoes. I poach the chicken first then boil the potatoes in the same water. I dunno why but I can eat that 5 days a week and not get sick of it. Of course I accompany it with limitless amounts of salad and about 3 bits of fruit with greek yogurt. But yeah, when people complain about the cost of groceries I feel unaffected because I mostly buy FOOD not groceries.

Do you drink, oh what do they call it, a protein shake with dried corn syrup added? Dried corn syrup is sold a lot by cheap nasty homebrew shops but I would not have it in MY shop—puts a disgusting taste in a beer but adds body because it is not very fermentable.

Anyway, this day a guy walks in my door—sort of sideways through the half door I have open—very broad shoulders you know. Asks for that, I say I don’t have it but can get it—hey, he doesn’t want it for brewing so who cares? My supplier, who knows my thoughts on DCS was VERY surprised to get an order from me for 5Kg of the stuff  ;D ;D

Yes, pretty soon I can buy more food less groceries—kitchen be set up properly soon!

Grocery bill came to $229 for the fortnight.

Soon as I finish the unpacking (about 98% done) and do some rearranging of furniture I will start on the garden, veges, herbs and some flower beds that will feature tansy prominently! plus the trees—5 cherry and 3 peach trees and HUGE raspberry bed!

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 12:00am:

Grocery bill came to $229 for the fortnight.

Did that include all fruit, veg and meat?

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 2:12pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 7th, 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 6th, 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. Nope still can’t find where I said that I shop every fortnight and only spend $400. It’s just not there! It was merely an objective. To see if it can happen. So where is my apology Manic Methra?

Up for the Meth Head!

I have to do a Big W shop today. There’s no escaping that reality. Unfortunately I’ll have to sneak a few items in the list which I’d normally grab from Woolworths.

My objective? Stick to a budget of $100. It’s not going to happen of course esp once I click on sales items/clearance items etc. The tab will probably come in at around $200.

(For those of you who know me and are alert - you will have realised that my topic is really about trying to work out how other people on fixed incomes are coping given the current economic climate - rising interest rates and rising inflation rates).

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Will visit the wholesale butcher today. Not sure HM you get but he used to sell a pack of beef—various steaks, mince etc—for $60 or so. Want to see if I can get more blade/chuck steak or even beef cheeks for stews and curries for the standard price.

Have found a better recipe for hachee so need some beef soon! Meantime might make beef stock—the bought stuff is flavorless!

https://www.daringgourmet.com/hachee-dutch-beef-onion-stew/

Red cabbage, braised, is the veg to use with this. Suits me, I love it!

Woolworths, blade steak, $25.83/Kg, $51.66 for 2 kilos. Less 10%, $46.94/2Kg

https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/search/products?searchTerm=blade%20steak

I got 2Kg blade for $39, $14.5/Kg

Woolworths, minced beef, lean, $16/Kg, $32/2Kg. Less 10% $28.8

https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/577862/woolworths-lean-beef-mince

I got 2Kg lean beef mince, $20.

And the dog got a big beef bone, must have been 1/4Kg meat on it, gratis.

Bulk butcher can supply me a small pigs head or half a bigger pigs head with a little bit of notice. No other cut of pork gives a stock as thick and tasty for pea soup than a pigs head.


Supermarkets are for losers.

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That Global cleaver cut 1.1Kg of steak into cm cubes no trouble. Not the best shape for slicing, I will order a Global chef’s knife I reckon. $100 but makes prep so easy.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 6:37am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 12:00am: Grocery bill came to $229 for the fortnight. Did that include all fruit, veg and meat?

The groceries all totaled $229. I was trying to find the receipt as I was unpacking the goods, last night. I think it was only the fabric softener and the two packs of citronella tea lights that were not food related. $200 for food for the fortnight.

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 4:44pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:37am: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 12:00am: Grocery bill came to $229 for the fortnight. Did that include all fruit, veg and meat? The groceries all totaled $229. I was trying to find the receipt as I was unpacking the goods, last night. I think it was only the fabric softener and the two packs of citronella tea lights that were not food related. $200 for food for the fortnight.

larry can do $600 for 6  :D :D :D

John Smith wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 5:29pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 4:44pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:37am: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 12:00am: Grocery bill came to $229 for the fortnight. Did that include all fruit, veg and meat? The groceries all totaled $229. I was trying to find the receipt as I was unpacking the goods, last night. I think it was only the fabric softener and the two packs of citronella tea lights that were not food related. $200 for food for the fortnight. larry can do $600 for 6  :D :D :D

👆 Five Foot Five Frodo’s well known nick name on the streets of Kings Cross 😂🤣😆

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 4:44pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:37am: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 12:00am: Grocery bill came to $229 for the fortnight. Did that include all fruit, veg and meat? The groceries all totaled $229. I was trying to find the receipt as I was unpacking the goods, last night. I think it was only the fabric softener and the two packs of citronella tea lights that were not food related. $200 for food for the fortnight.

So far so good. Let’s see if you need to do any top up shopping. Keep as posted.

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Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 6:48pm:

John Smith wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 5:29pm: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 4:44pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:37am: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 12:00am: Grocery bill came to $229 for the fortnight. Did that include all fruit, veg and meat? The groceries all totaled $229. I was trying to find the receipt as I was unpacking the goods, last night. I think it was only the fabric softener and the two packs of citronella tea lights that were not food related. $200 for food for the fortnight. larry can do $600 for 6  :D :D :D 👆 Five Foot Five Frodo’s well known nick name on the streets of Kings Cross 😂🤣😆

That your “professional” name?

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Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 6:48pm:

John Smith wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 5:29pm: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 4:44pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:37am: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 12:00am: Grocery bill came to $229 for the fortnight. Did that include all fruit, veg and meat? The groceries all totaled $229. I was trying to find the receipt as I was unpacking the goods, last night. I think it was only the fabric softener and the two packs of citronella tea lights that were not food related. $200 for food for the fortnight. larry can do $600 for 6  :D :D :D 👆 Five Foot Five Frodo’s well known nick name on the streets of Kings Cross 😂🤣😆

You're the expert on the cross Larry

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 7:08pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:48pm: John Smith wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 5:29pm: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 4:44pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:37am: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 12:00am: Grocery bill came to $229 for the fortnight. Did that include all fruit, veg and meat? The groceries all totaled $229. I was trying to find the receipt as I was unpacking the goods, last night. I think it was only the fabric softener and the two packs of citronella tea lights that were not food related. $200 for food for the fortnight. larry can do $600 for 6  :D :D :D 👆 Five Foot Five Frodo’s well known nick name on the streets of Kings Cross 😂🤣😆 That your “professional” name?

Oi BusinessMong of the year .... your unemployed arse is being pwned again. BIG TIME 😂🤣😆

👉 https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1678695644/65

"You have a $200 budget. Let's see how many vegetables you can get in, Lisa".

I like to eat good food so cost doesn't worry me it's one of the essentials with life.

Blade steak and Lamb shanks are dog food they are things i don't eat the dogs like it.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 8:37pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 7:08pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:48pm: John Smith wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 5:29pm: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 4:44pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:37am: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 12:00am: Grocery bill came to $229 for the fortnight. Did that include all fruit, veg and meat? The groceries all totaled $229. I was trying to find the receipt as I was unpacking the goods, last night. I think it was only the fabric softener and the two packs of citronella tea lights that were not food related. $200 for food for the fortnight. larry can do $600 for 6  :D :D :D 👆 Five Foot Five Frodo’s well known nick name on the streets of Kings Cross 😂🤣😆 That your “professional” name? Oi BusinessMong of the year .... your unemployed arse is being pwned again. BIG TIME 😂🤣😆 👉 https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1678695644/65

I noticed the pileon in Relationshits. gave me a laugh. As to you lot pwning my arse—LOL as if! A cowardly pileon in my absence, oh how brave, how manly from you manky mongrels!

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 11:16pm:

I like to eat good food so cost doesn't worry me it's one of the essentials with life. Blade steak and Lamb shanks are dog food they are things i don't eat the dogs like it.

You have no idea about food! Blade or chuck steak or beef cheeks simmered slowly for some time have a flavor TBone etc completely lack. Never had lamb shanks? You are missing out! Lamb shanks are muscle that the lamb uses to move around the paddock, makes them tough but tasty.

There is a whole flavor dimension you are missing out on.

John Smith wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 8:25pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:48pm: John Smith wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 5:29pm: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 4:44pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:37am: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 12:00am: Grocery bill came to $229 for the fortnight. Did that include all fruit, veg and meat? The groceries all totaled $229. I was trying to find the receipt as I was unpacking the goods, last night. I think it was only the fabric softener and the two packs of citronella tea lights that were not food related. $200 for food for the fortnight. larry can do $600 for 6  :D :D :D 👆 Five Foot Five Frodo’s well known nick name on the streets of Kings Cross 😂🤣😆 You're the expert on the cross Larry

The Cross not the cross—nothing christian about Larry!

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 15^th, 2023 at 7:44am:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 8:37pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 7:08pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:48pm: John Smith wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 5:29pm: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 4:44pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:37am: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 12:00am: Grocery bill came to $229 for the fortnight. Did that include all fruit, veg and meat? The groceries all totaled $229. I was trying to find the receipt as I was unpacking the goods, last night. I think it was only the fabric softener and the two packs of citronella tea lights that were not food related. $200 for food for the fortnight. larry can do $600 for 6  :D :D :D 👆 Five Foot Five Frodo’s well known nick name on the streets of Kings Cross 😂🤣😆 That your “professional” name? Oi BusinessMong of the year .... your unemployed arse is being pwned again. BIG TIME 😂🤣😆 👉 https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1678695644/65 I noticed the pileon in Relationshits. gave me a laugh. As to you lot pwning my arse—LOL as if! A cowardly pileon in my absence, oh how brave, how manly from you manky mongrels!

Oh look everyone the Drunk who ran away in cyber fear  last night has quietly crept back in.

😂🤣😆😂🤣😆😂🤣😆😂🤣😆😂🤣😆😂🤣😆

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 11:16pm:

I like to eat good food so cost doesn't worry me it's one of the essentials with life. Blade steak and Lamb shanks are dog food they are things i don't eat the dogs like it.

WTF buys blade steak? Not fit for a dog IMO!!! 😳🥺

John Smith wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 5:29pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 4:44pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 6:37am: UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 12:00am: Grocery bill came to $229 for the fortnight. Did that include all fruit, veg and meat? The groceries all totaled $229. I was trying to find the receipt as I was unpacking the goods, last night. I think it was only the fabric softener and the two packs of citronella tea lights that were not food related. $200 for food for the fortnight. larry can do $600 for 6  :D :D :D

👆 Five Foot Five Frodo’s well known nick name on the streets of Kings Cross 😂🤣😆

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 15^th, 2023 at 8:40am:

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 11:16pm: I like to eat good food so cost doesn't worry me it's one of the essentials with life. Blade steak and Lamb shanks are dog food they are things i don't eat the dogs like it. WTF buys blade steak? 😳🥺

I guess even blade/chuck steak is out of your reach.

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 15^th, 2023 at 8:52am:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 15th, 2023 at 8:40am: Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 11:16pm: I like to eat good food so cost doesn't worry me it's one of the essentials with life. Blade steak and Lamb shanks are dog food they are things i don't eat the dogs like it. WTF buys blade steak? Not fit for a dog IMO!!! 😳🥺 I guess even blade/chuck steak is out of your reach.

Most poisons are.

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 15^th, 2023 at 8:55am:

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 15th, 2023 at 8:52am: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 15th, 2023 at 8:40am: Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 11:16pm: I like to eat good food so cost doesn't worry me it's one of the essentials with life. Blade steak and Lamb shanks are dog food they are things i don't eat the dogs like it. WTF buys blade steak? Not fit for a dog IMO!!! 😳🥺 I guess even blade/chuck steak is out of your reach. Most poisons are.

Yes, I imagine your domiciliary care workers take care to keep bleach, metho, Drano and the like out of your reach—when desperate for drugs junkies like you will try anything for a “high.”

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Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 15^th, 2023 at 7:47am:

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 11:16pm: I like to eat good food so cost doesn't worry me it's one of the essentials with life. Blade steak and Lamb shanks are dog food they are things i don't eat the dogs like it. You have no idea about food! Blade or chuck steak or beef cheeks simmered slowly for some time have a flavor....

The flavour of poison.

To be fair .... that poisonous flavour would go quite well with the cheap nasty alcohol you bootleg Drunk.

Checkout this huge haul of food for just $20.00
Taking a punt with the sausages but I'm sure they'll be fine and I deliberately bought a mix of very ripe and greener tomatoes because these ones ripen up so fast.

Dinner tonight, I'll do the sausages and eggplant in a roasting pan in the oven, probably with some cherry tomatoes.

https://i.ibb.co/fpWnWmS/20230315-113356.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/k9qnPDw/20230315-113422.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/89Vmpbx/20230315-113431.jpg

Yes, and the beef in the sausages you bought, and the tubes of fat Larry bought from Woolies, would have blade steak in them, something like blade anyway.

They say never buy a pie that has mincemeat inside it—lips and arseholes—always get a pie with chunks of (blade) steak.

I don’t bootleg any booze, what idiocy has your drug addled mind come up with now?

Hmmm, looking at his last couple of posts, I think Larry doesn’t know what blade steak is! Like I thought, looks like Larry buys frozen pre-prepared meals for himself.

Gordon wrote on Mar 15^th, 2023 at 11:16am:

Checkout this huge haul of food for just $20.00 Taking a punt with the sausages but I'm sure they'll be fine and I deliberately bought a mix of very ripe and greener tomatoes because these ones ripen up so fast. Dinner tonight, I'll do the sausages and eggplant in a roasting pan in the oven, probably with some cherry tomatoes. https://i.ibb.co/fpWnWmS/20230315-113356.jpg https://i.ibb.co/k9qnPDw/20230315-113422.jpg https://i.ibb.co/89Vmpbx/20230315-113431.jpg

Is that from Harris Farm market on Old South Head rd?

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 15^th, 2023 at 6:07pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 15th, 2023 at 11:16am: Checkout this huge haul of food for just $20.00 Taking a punt with the sausages but I'm sure they'll be fine and I deliberately bought a mix of very ripe and greener tomatoes because these ones ripen up so fast. Dinner tonight, I'll do the sausages and eggplant in a roasting pan in the oven, probably with some cherry tomatoes. https://i.ibb.co/fpWnWmS/20230315-113356.jpg https://i.ibb.co/k9qnPDw/20230315-113422.jpg https://i.ibb.co/89Vmpbx/20230315-113431.jpg Is that from Harris Farm market on Old South Head rd?

Aye..

I'm rating the sausages 6/10 against hand made artisan sausages, but I'll give them a 9/10 if up against other supermarket sausages.

Just got back from Moles and they had 10 mouthfuls of meat called Cutlets for $26.  ::)

Gordon wrote on Mar 15^th, 2023 at 6:13pm:

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 15th, 2023 at 6:07pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 15th, 2023 at 11:16am: Checkout this huge haul of food for just $20.00 Taking a punt with the sausages but I'm sure they'll be fine and I deliberately bought a mix of very ripe and greener tomatoes because these ones ripen up so fast. Dinner tonight, I'll do the sausages and eggplant in a roasting pan in the oven, probably with some cherry tomatoes. https://i.ibb.co/fpWnWmS/20230315-113356.jpg https://i.ibb.co/k9qnPDw/20230315-113422.jpg https://i.ibb.co/89Vmpbx/20230315-113431.jpg Is that from Harris Farm market on Old South Head rd? Aye.. I'm rating the sausages 6/10 against hand made artisan sausages, but I'll give them a 9/10 if up against other supermarket sausages.

I drive past that one when visiting a relative.

The imperfect stuff is probably better than ALDI quality at a much cheaper price. I saw imperfect apples at $2kg they still looked alright i didn't buy any i prefer perfect. Those on a tight budget can do well there.

I like HFM the range is excellent very little mass produced full of preservatives commercial garbage.

It's one of the few places that sell Blood Orange juice. :)

Gordon wrote on Mar 15^th, 2023 at 11:16am:

Checkout this huge haul of food for just $20.00 Taking a punt with the sausages but I'm sure they'll be fine and I deliberately bought a mix of very ripe and greener tomatoes because these ones ripen up so fast. Dinner tonight, I'll do the sausages and eggplant in a roasting pan in the oven, probably with some cherry tomatoes. https://i.ibb.co/fpWnWmS/20230315-113356.jpg https://i.ibb.co/k9qnPDw/20230315-113422.jpg https://i.ibb.co/89Vmpbx/20230315-113431.jpg

Ha! We only buy the extra lean gluten free sausages (it’s really great for when the kids have their friends over for a sausage sizzle).

I personally have had years of trouble with eating/keeping down sausages (and mince). It matters not how lean or gluten free it is...I just can’t tolerate the stuff.

If I eat red meat it must be a decent cut like Scotch fillet or rib eye etc.

Anyway ....my Big W bill for this week came in at just under $250. Last week my Woolworths bill was around $400. Some of the items in my Big W shop could have been purchased from Woolworths.

So roughly $650 spent in a fortnight.

Less 10% discount(as I have a car insurance with Woolworths).

$650 - $65 = $585

Less $20 EverydayRewards cashback

$585 - $20 = $565 for the fortnight.

• $282.50 all up for 1 week

If I didn’t have the highlighted discounts my figures would look like this :

$650/2 = ....

• $325 all up for 1 week

Jasin wrote on Mar 15^th, 2023 at 7:43pm:

Just got back from Moles and they had 10 mouthfuls of meat called Cutlets for $26.  ::)

😂🤣😆

How much a kilo?

They are bloody delicious hey!

Note : No vegetarians at our house. No chance...esp when lamb cutlets are thrown on the bbq. That smell...it’s just next level hmmmmm mmmmmm.

Hmm I’ll just double check my figures.

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.

Yep that’s 👍

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 14^th, 2023 at 6:52am:

I have to do a Big W shop today. There’s no escaping that reality. Unfortunately I’ll have to sneak a few items in the list which I’d normally grab from Woolworths. My objective? Stick to a budget of $100. It’s not going to happen of course esp once I click on sales items/clearance items etc. The tab will probably come in at around $200. (For those of you who know me and are alert - you will have realised that my topic is really about trying to work out how other people on fixed incomes are coping given the current economic climate - rising interest rates and rising inflation rates).

Yep I knew I’d get carried away with the clearance icon on my Big W screen. The tab came in at around $250 because I bought up big time (again) on certain products which I know I’ll use AND I know I can easily store away here.

Note : even though these products are available through Woolworths they are cheaper at Big W because in the latter store..they’re sold at larger bulk quantities plus multi buy discount offers are available at Big W also.

Oh and I just remembered: I bought all my stuff for Easter too.

Overall I think I did ok. $282.50 all up (including discounts of course as I’ve outlined above for 1 week at both Woolworths AND Big W).

Ok I’ve now jotted down that fortnightly $565 spend figure. It would have been a fortnightly $650 spend had I not had my discounts.

Next fortnight my overall spend for Woolworths and BigW will be more I reckon because  : inflation is still climbing + I’ve checked through all the new catalogues and I immediately noticed that prices have gone up again on stuff I normally put into my trolley.

I swear to God it’s making me think we ought to start posting up the great deals we come across.

That way we can keep tabs on prices so we aren’t being insulted/taken advantage of.

(Gordon has in fact already started doing that in this topic anyway and it was good for me to see a few price comparisons)

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Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 15^th, 2023 at 9:58pm:

Jasin wrote on Mar 15th, 2023 at 7:43pm: Just got back from Moles and they had 10 mouthfuls of meat called Cutlets for $26.  ::) 😂🤣😆 How much a kilo? They are bloody delicious hey! Note : No vegetarians at our house. No chance...esp when lamb cutlets are thrown on the bbq. That smell...it’s just next level hmmmmm mmmmmm.

Get more of a feed from 10 Prawns with no eyes.

Jasin wrote on Mar 15^th, 2023 at 11:07pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 15th, 2023 at 9:58pm: Jasin wrote on Mar 15th, 2023 at 7:43pm: Just got back from Moles and they had 10 mouthfuls of meat called Cutlets for $26.  ::) 😂🤣😆 How much a kilo? They are bloody delicious hey! Note : No vegetarians at our house. No chance...esp when lamb cutlets are thrown on the bbq. That smell...it’s just next level hmmmmm mmmmmm. Get more of a feed from 10 Prawns with no eyes.

Yep. There has to be a better way of buying quality fresh meat at a decent price. It’s not through a supermarket and even butcher shops are terribly expensive.

I don't believe the "Lean Sausage" tag for beef sausages. I used to buy the 24 for $10 beef sausages when they were on special. But, having cooked up the first couple of sausages, they were so fatty that you could clog the toilet with the oil. I bought an 8 pack of sausages on my recent grocery shop. But, I intend to grill them, then boil them for 2 minutes, just so the fat content is tolerable. I am making a curried sausage meal next week.