I'm moving out of home soon and i'm trying to budget etc for food and what not. But really i have no idea what i'm doing.

Does anyone have any good tips or ideas on how to save at the grocery store?

I'm also chasing recipe ideas that are healthy and kind to my wallet aswell.

Oh good topic!

I hope to move out of home towards the end of the year - if I don't totally blow the budget on my holiday to the UK first! Will be interesting to see everyone's replies.

On a budget tip though - start by writing down EVERYTHING you buy - even the 50c freddo frogs etc.. then you get an idea of where you money goes. I recently did this (I work in a fin planning firm so hard to get away from the budget) and realised that I was spending $15.75/week on coffee - that's around $756 a year (based on a 48 week working year) Ouch! :shockedhair:

Good luck!

Hey PP - good idea.

My general rule of thumb is to set a rough weekly limit that you know you can stick to. It might take you a couple of weeks to get a feel for what you eat regularly and what you don't really need.

I stock up on the basics and buy only a few days' worth of fruit & veg, then get a fresh supply halfway during the week (otherwise they just sit there in the crisper and never get eaten). You can also save heaps of money on these if you shop at the markets i.e. local farmers' market. Plus they have a great variety. Oh, other tip - eat seasonal! Don't spend heaps of cash on fruit/veg that isn't in season unless you absolutely can't live without it - like me and bananas, I have to have 'em! Also if you're eating with the seasons you're getting the best produce available at the time plus lots of variety in your diet.

In terms of recipes etc I usually get a couple of meals out of spag bol, lasagne (which you can do with vegies & ricotta for something lighter), soup etc and they freeze really well too (you could do meal portions and stock up the deep freeze!). If we're getting to the end of the week and low on groceries these are my stock-standards:
* frittatas/omelettes
* tuna, olive and tomato pasta (these are usually somewhere in the pantry)
* minestrone (very wholesome/filling and again the ingredients are usually in the pantry and fridge - stock, tinned tomatoes, beans, zucchini or whatever other vegies you have, bacon, dash of balsamic vinegar etc; chuck in whatever you like!)
* quesadillas (grilled cheese flatbread you cut up and serve with guacamole, beans, tomato salsa and sour cream if feeling decadent, yum!)

Am sure the other Adoreables will have some excellent ideas for you. Good luck! Now I have to go and eat, this food talk is making me hungry...

PS totally agree with you NattieB, I added up my weekly cafe lunches etc and was shocked at how much I was spending. PP try to take your lunch to work as much as possible, you'll save heaps...more money for the Adore Beauty wishlist! xo

There is just me and my partner in our house and we budget for around $140.00 a week.

Try eating meatless meals, for example i get singapore noodles (really yummy fat noodles that come with a sauce) and beef it all up with vegies like spinich, mushrooms, beans etc...really yummy.

I think $140 a week would be pretty reasonable if you were careful.

Yea and that also gets things like wine, beer and body wash etc, some couples i know spend way less than this, i dont know how they do it.

I find it a struggle to stay under budget most weeks :question:

Me too PS. I sound like my nanna here, but things cost so much more than they did a few years ago! I think climactic conditions are adding more to fresh produce too.

Budgeting is the hardest and most frustrating thing about moving out - after a year, I still suck at it and am completely broke all the time. BUT having said that, I am happy to be home a lot cos I am in my own space. So no one can annoy me and I can do what I like (watch a DVD, pamper myself, cook, etc) when I don't have enough to go out places. And many of my friends still live at home, so they find it a novelty still to come over and play or have sleep-overs - which are free! On food, at the Supermarket, I tend to spend $50 a week. I go to Mum's for dinner once a week and usually eat out about once a week too. One thing I try really hard to do is bring lunch to work - buying lunch costs a FORTUNE over the week. I have also cut out buying morning coffees, and instead settle for an instant one made in the kitchen at work. But none of that bothers me too much - it is not cutting out the luxuries that kills my budget as I can't not buy them. So clothes, shoes, accessories, make up and skincare are the things that kill me the most, not food and bills!

I too have cut out the daily coffee from the coffee shop simply to save money. I bought a jar of nice coffee from the supermarket (nicer than the instant at work) and I have that - some others here at work buy plunger coffee to have at work. It does make a difference.

I also allow myself $15 a week in 'tuckshop' money.. so that normally allows me to buy one lunch a week and one coffee..and maybe a treat. Once it's gone it's gone til next Monday. I find this is good as I still get a 'treat' but I don't waste as much money.

Another cost saving idea if you catch public transport is to look at things like monthly tickets. I catch a ferry to work here in Brisvegas, so instead of buying a ticket each way every day, I buy a monthly ticket, which works out to save me a month's worth of fares a year - it might not be much but it adds up.

Just keep your eyes/eyes open for those types of deals. :typing:

I think I spend around $300 a week on groceries. Granted that is for 4 sometimes 5 people. I make all the meals & lunches from scratch. I do 2 shops a week so everything is super fresh.

I'm moving out of home soon and i'm trying to budget etc for food and what not. But really i have no idea what i'm doing.

Does anyone have any good tips or ideas on how to save at the grocery store?

I'm also chasing recipe ideas that are healthy and kind to my wallet aswell.

I have started taking my lunch to work every day. Saves me a truck load!! But I have to be tough on myself. The first couple of week is hard, but now I'm ussed to it.

In terms of spending less for dinners etc, try your local bakery. At mine, they sell a HUGE vegetarian cheque for $12. It can be cut into about 10 pieces, and frozen. Gives you heaps of meals (with salad or veg) and works out at about $1 a slice!!! BARGAIN!!!

Soup and pasta are fantastic dishes that can be frozen or taken to work for lunches, and work out cheap per meal.

Good Luck!! :)

yes i also take my lunch to work most days as it does add up and I would rather have new shoes thanks! I hadent even considered doing another shop during the week so everything was super fresh :shockedhair: thanks medusa.

I keep getting this image in my head of Erin Brokovich eating tuna or something straight out of the tin one night because she had no money, after her kids were fed properly and asleep.

I keep picturing myself like that that i'll be eating black & gold tomato soup for breakfast , lunch & tea.

Whats the grosses thing that you've had to eat because there was nothing else in the house and you didn't have money to go grocery shopping?

Ooohhhh PP, so many! As a poor uni student my cheapo meals of choice were:

2 min noodles with a tin of tuna; or come to think of it, like Erin Brokovitch - just tuna
Cereal or toast for breakie, lunch and dinner (carb overload!)
A boiled egg and a hunk of cheese. Needless to say, gross. Good on their own though.

When I lived out of home I ate a lot of toast and fozen peas for dinner. Although, that wasn't because I was poor. That's because I was lazy.
Home brand stuff isn't all bad, you just have to figure which bits are okay. Like, I wouldn't eat home brand bread, but I'd eat home brand rice or pasta. Have you an ALDI near you? They're good for cheap, quality food.

Ah, that is what credit cards are for... I've never had to eat too poorly

At our house we spend a lot of money on food. Luckily my parents pay for it! My Brother doesn't live at home anymore but he still eats at our house 90% of the time. As he is an athlete he eats so much food its unbelievable!My Mum says as I am vegeatarian I am very cheap to feed.

I must admit I spend a lot of money each week on things such as sushi. $20 just disappears everytime I buy it. Then there's the odd sub-way and all my Coke Zero 600ml bottles I randomly purchase. If I go out to dinner there's at least another $50 gone.

I think I should start allocating $20 a week for take out treats etc and once that's gone it's gone. Maybe then I can put the money I am saving towards buying an investment property.

yes i also take my lunch to work most days as it does add up and I would rather have new shoes thanks! I hadent even considered doing another shop during the week so everything was super fresh :shockedhair: thanks medusa.

Ah! Watch out for the second shop! It is probably best going to the specialist shops (fruit shop, deli etc) as a second trip to the supermarket could have you walking out with half a trolly of stuff you didnt need!

I do a massive (over-flowing trolley) every two to three weeks and then just top up on bits locally. I cant stand the supermarket but doing this killer shop (money and effort) actually saves me in the long run. Want to try the online supermarket as that way I am not swayed by "Can we get this mum?" and tempted by stuff that just shouldnt be in the home! You should check out the faces of the poor check out person who gets my trolley!:shockedhair:

I think I should start allocating $20 a week for take out treats etc and once that's gone it's gone. Maybe then I can put the money I am saving towards buying an investment property.

That's what I do - mine is $15 though.. and it can either work out to be one takeaway coffee a day or one lunch etc... but once it's gone it's gone!

Want to try the online supermarket as that way I am not swayed by "Can we get this mum?" and tempted by stuff that just shouldnt be in the home! You should check out the faces of the poor check out person who gets my trolley!:shockedhair:

Luisa a friend of ours does this every week and they swear by it; reckon it's worth paying the extra delivery money just to avoid the supermarket (as well as the convenience)! Does anyone else do the online thing? I don't enjoy the smkt experience but I do like to choose my own fruit and veg. Don't know how I'd feel about a stranger picking my apples n' such!

I've done online grocery shopping and it's great - things are usually a little more expensive but you only buy the things you need, no impulse purchases :)

RBB I agree, think I would still want to do my own fruit and veg shop! Would sure beat killing myself lugging three weeks worth of dog food and laundry powder!

So right Kate, unless you click on "junk" items, they dont end up in your "trolley" as an impulse purchase!

I keep getting this image in my head of Erin Brokovich eating tuna or something straight out of the tin one night because she had no money, after her kids were fed properly and asleep.

I keep picturing myself like that that i'll be eating black & gold tomato soup for breakfast , lunch & tea.

Whats the grosses thing that you've had to eat because there was nothing else in the house and you didn't have money to go grocery shopping?

No i have never let my food situation come to this as i love eating to much.

I do have to admit...my boy goes away for work during the week and i get lazy, having to cook for 1 (plus 1 dog :spin: ) is such a drag. Last night i had mac and cheese...but with a huge salad with sour cream dip and cashews yum yum :redcheeks:

I've used Green Grocer before & the quality was excellent. All the fruit & veg is individually wrapped in tissue. The delivery guys would bring the boxes into my kitchen & the cold items all had ice packs with them. It is a bit one expensive & can be a very slow process on the first order (make sure you have a fast line). If you buy the same stuff all the time you can just reorder from your order history.

I've used Green Grocer before & the quality was excellent. All the fruit & veg is individually wrapped in tissue. The delivery guys would bring the boxes into my kitchen & the cold items all had ice packs with them. It is a bit one expensive & can be a very slow process on the first order (make sure you have a fast line). If you buy the same stuff all the time you can just reorder from your order history.

Thanks Medusa, I jumped onto the Coles site and though comprehensive, have put off preparing that first order as it looks like such an ordeal! I suppose it does get faster once you have your master list!

When my mum was working, we did our grocery shopping online with Coles. You could choose the quality of the fruit and veg you wanted. A handy and good service if yudon't have time to go shopping and waiting in lines.

Oh, cool, I didn't realise...that's a great idea...though you know, the choosing of the fruit & veg is the only part I actually like! Maybe I need a combo of the markets and the online supermarket...I do hate those lines. And I always seem to get the crankiest checkout dudes. I guess if I had to deal with people who didn't like grocery shopping all day, I'd be pretty cranky too!

At our house we get our fruit and vegies from an organic farm. It is more expensive but the quality is amazing. We also grow a lot of fruits in our orchard and whilst not certified organic soil etc we don't use any sprays or fertilisers. We get our fish and seafood straight off the boat down at the Hobart docks. I don't eat red meat so I don't have to bother with a butcher etc.

As someone said, eating meatless is a lot cheaper. The crappy thing though is that, if you're anything like me, the second your carbs start going up so does your weight. I do a lot better with fish/chicken/meat and vegies/salad but that is a lot more expensive than pasta with tomatoes!

Packet flavour sachets are really cheap and a good way to create interest with the same old boring ingredients. The only problem is, they contain a lot of sugar and salt, but I usually use only half of what you're supposed to and just add herbs and spices for the rest of the flavour. I make casserole type things like tuscan beef, portuguese chicken, french beef casserole and devilled sausages. If you like sausages (I looove them, it's the old-fashioned part of me), they're REALLY cheap. Yeah, they're not great for you but you could probably have them twice a week for less than five bucks. Also, you can stretch out mince dishes a lot. For example, make spag bol with a small pack of mince, tinned tomatoes, tomato paste and some grated/diced vegies. You should have enough sauce for 2-3 meals.

Also, be wary of the cosmetics aisle (sacrilege I know). A shower gel, a cleanser and a body lotion can add up to 30 bucks easily. Oh, one more thing. Moving into your own place opens up a whole new world of expenditure - cleaning products! You can become as addicted and entranced by these as you are by beauty products. Keep away for your own budgetary safety!! It's easy to rationalise five different surface cleaners when all you really need is one (my favourite is the Cinderella Peppermint scented one, so lovely!).

Sorry for the length, hope it helped!

Hey Ozcat, I'm one of those girls whose body doesn't like too many carbs, so when i move it i wills till buy meat etc even though as you said potatoes and pasta a cheap. To get around this i would use brown rice and wholemeal pasta and just limit the amount eaten and had some steamed veges to your meal someone how. Although sausages are fattening and harden arteries when i cook them i always butterfly them when half cooked then let all the fat come out, drain pan and cook onion sor whatever then add sachet of stuff and simmer as reccommended. With mince sometimes it is fatty , i boil it first then drain it and fry or watever to it. Cuts down cooking time and fat.

I don't have to buy a lot of groceries but when I do I can easily spend $100 ... as suggested before, write everything down, prioritize your food, buy bulk in essentials, fresh fruit a couple of times a week, budget for eating out, try to double the size of your dinners and take left overs for lunch now and again like pastas, stir fry etc ....

Moving into your own place opens up a whole new world of expenditure - cleaning products! It's easy to rationalise five different surface cleaners when all you really need is one (my favourite is the Cinderella Peppermint scented one, so lovely!).
I just got the pink Cinderella bathroom cleaner & love it. I :hearts: the packaging & the coconut scent. Its not as good as Shower Power but I'm willing to excert a bit more elbow grease in exchange for the faint coconut smell instead of the nuclear fumes most cleaners have!

Must tell my Mum to get that one Medusa, she loves the coconut smell and I love it because it's pink!

Just a quick suggestion... buying from markets is generally cheaper and fresher.

i haven't seen this thread until now , so i will now bore u ;)

we spend about $250 a week maybe a bit more [2 adults , 2 little kids, 2 cats & an army of fish] , i try to go every 10 days or so & try to get my hubby to go if we need extras [he doesn't impulse buy]
we get some convience food & some organic stuff as well.
we eat pretty well i would say , most lunches r included as well.

we also do an big aldi shop about once a month for staples & of course their great nappies !!

before kids we would only do a HUGE shop every 5 or 6 weeks , it was great ,we would just do a bit more friut/veg ,milk/bread shopping. Very easy to keep on budget this way

most of the mums that i know that now work part time or have just had babies use online shopping , big time saver

also one of my friends is a part of a fruit & veg co-op, every week they get 1-2 boxes for $25 , then every 6 weeks they r the ones that have to do the big market shop for everone . it is great value

I've been doing the online grocery shop for the past few weeks and I love it. I detest going to the supermarket, plus the online system helps you track how much you're spending. The only thing I don't buy is fresh fruit and vegetables; much prefer to get these from the markets. It's a nice ritual going to the weekend markets; feels like you're part of a community, which you don't get much these days.

I am going to have to pull my finger out and try online grocery shopping. I have had a look at the website and it just seems like it is going to take ages to set up! I know it will be convenient when I have a basic list going though. I dont impulse shop all that much and despite having a list do come across things that we need that were not on it so I feel that if buying online I might miss "seeing" these items?

I shop every two - three weeks for basics and top up with fruit, veg, bread and milk when I need them. Saves money, things actually get used and once the chips and bickies are gone, there is no more until I go shopping again!

We dont do a huge shop very often simply because it takes 2 hours to drive there and 2 hours back and we only get every second Saturday for a day off - these days are precious to me and I would rather not spend them driving and food shopping for half the day.....

when we do get there though we easily spend around $400 - $500 - mainly stocking up on meat which gets expensive. In between the big shop we do have a little IGA here but the prices are horrific due to transport costs so its really only for little things like milk, bread, fruit and veg....

Do you ever feel self-conscious when grocery shopping? I was picking up a few things today, and included a lot of stuff to send to my Dad in East Timor (eg chocolate, lollies, nuts, jelly crystals - general junk food that he can't get up there). I also grabbed a Neutrogena oil-free anti-acne wash for my little bro (good stuff by the way). Even though it's ridiculous, I really worried that she would think all the junk food was for me, and that the anti-acne wash was for me too, and she would think "Well if you didn't eat all that junk, you wouldn't need the acne wash!". I wanted to say "it's not for me, honest!!". :chuckle:

Do you ever feel self-conscious when grocery shopping? I was picking up a few things today, and included a lot of stuff to send to my Dad in East Timor (eg chocolate, lollies, nuts, jelly crystals - general junk food that he can't get up there). I also grabbed a Neutrogena oil-free anti-acne wash for my little bro (good stuff by the way). Even though it's ridiculous, I really worried that she would think all the junk food was for me, and that the anti-acne wash was for me too, and she would think "Well if you didn't eat all that junk, you wouldn't need the acne wash!". I wanted to say "it's not for me, honest!!". :chuckle:

:chuckle::chuckle: that's pretty funny

:chuckle: Thats nothing. I shop for my boy's nan - tons of the man size tissues, monte carlos, mint slices, morning coffee biscuits, cake AND the Tena pants for incontinence :shakehead:

Who else checks out other people's shopping?
I am amazed at the amount of junk food people buy from the supermarket. I'll bet they supplement that with takeaway too. Or those people you see buying slabs of drinks or dog food etc???

Or those people you see buying slabs of drinks or dog food etc???

that would be me :whistle:

If you have loaded up 2 trolley with all sorts of things I would understand but some people buy slabs of 1 thing & thats it. What's with that? I think they resell it?

Oh we just buy the dog food in a slab. I have a very big dog. He eats lots. Saves me going to the shop every second day :chuckle:

I think the people who have about 6 kids are the ones buying food and drink in slabs. That's my theory anyway....

Do you ever feel self-conscious when grocery shopping? I was picking up a few things today, and included a lot of stuff to send to my Dad in East Timor (eg chocolate, lollies, nuts, jelly crystals - general junk food that he can't get up there). I also grabbed a Neutrogena oil-free anti-acne wash for my little bro (good stuff by the way). Even though it's ridiculous, I really worried that she would think all the junk food was for me, and that the anti-acne wash was for me too, and she would think "Well if you didn't eat all that junk, you wouldn't need the acne wash!". I wanted to say "it's not for me, honest!!". :chuckle:

Aahahahahaha... I used to work in a chemist in high school and SO many of the people buying condoms would be really self-conscious... they would sidle up to the counter and casually place the box there then step away a bit so they could pretend it wasn't theirs... I thought it was hilarious that they would think anybody gave two hoots about what they bought :chuckle:
So yeah... you don't need to feel self-conscious because nobody cares ;)

I'm also chasing recipe ideas that are healthy and kind to my wallet aswell.

This is a great thread! almost as good as checking out other people's trolleys at the supermarket!

So has anyone tried the online grocery shopping yet?

I wanted to recommend the "Destitute Gourmet" cookbook series by Sophie Gray from NZ. The recipes are great, very healthy and loads of vegie options. I have put away all my other cookbooks (apart from the Womens Weekly Cake cookbook) as I am enjoying the Destitute Gourmet books so much. They include a lot of information about seasonal fruit and veg shopping and other great money saving tips.:penguin:

You can buy the books online here (http://www.fishpond.com.au)

Sally

I've heard lots of good things about Destitute Gourmet. Been meaning to check them out but always forget...

Do you ever feel self-conscious when grocery shopping? I was picking up a few things today, and included a lot of stuff to send to my Dad in East Timor (eg chocolate, lollies, nuts, jelly crystals - general junk food that he can't get up there). I also grabbed a Neutrogena oil-free anti-acne wash for my little bro (good stuff by the way). Even though it's ridiculous, I really worried that she would think all the junk food was for me, and that the anti-acne wash was for me too, and she would think "Well if you didn't eat all that junk, you wouldn't need the acne wash!". I wanted to say "it's not for me, honest!!". :chuckle:

When we have a party/get-to-gether and I have to buy an assortment of crisps, lollies etc my trolley looks like a disaster waiting to happen. I feel compelled to say to the check out person (and within ear shot of people waiting behind me) that we are having a party! Why do I feel the need to justify myeself?:shakehead:

Who else checks out other people's shopping?
I am amazed at the amount of junk food people buy from the supermarket. I'll bet they supplement that with takeaway too. Or those people you see buying slabs of drinks or dog food etc???

Medusa I do get really self-conscious about this, because when I do a fortnightly grocery shop, it's usually full of packaged foods (pasta, tinned goods, rice, coffee, cereal etc) because I buy meat from the butcher and fruit and vegies every day or second day. I hope when people look at my trolley they don't think I only eat packaged food with no fruit or veg!

When we have a party/get-to-gether and I have to buy an assortment of crisps, lollies etc my trolley looks like a disaster waiting to happen. I feel compelled to say to the check out person (and within ear shot of people waiting behind me) that we are having a party! Why do I feel the need to justify myeself?:shakehead:
I'm so like this too!! I figure that "party food" is pretty easily recognisable, but even then I feel tempted to add in a giant packet of paper napkins and paper plates (even if I don't plan to use them) just to indicate that "Yes, this is for a party and not for my own personal consumption!".

I often have the checkout person ask me what I am cooking after scanning all my ingrediants.

when I first got my juicer I went to the shop and bought a crap load of fruit, and the checkout girl said "wow you must really like fruit' ... :chuckle:

Medusa I do get really self-conscious about this, because when I do a fortnightly grocery shop, it's usually full of packaged foods (pasta, tinned goods, rice, coffee, cereal etc) because I buy meat from the butcher and fruit and vegies every day or second day. I hope when people look at my trolley they don't think I only eat packaged food with no fruit or veg!
Oh no, I mean the trolley full of Coke, massive packs of chips, blocks of chocolate, biscuits, junky cerals (coco pops), tinned meat :vomit: Choc yogos, cakes, ice cream etc.

when I first got my juicer I went to the shop and bought a crap load of fruit, and the checkout girl said "wow you must really like fruit' ... :chuckle:

So astute!

Same when I've got baking ingredients. Like the other day - cream cheese, sour cream, eggs, sugar, Marie biscuits, butter. Chicky babe - "...making a cheesecake, are you?" Meanie RBB: "Nope, roast beef!"

So astute!

Same when I've got baking ingredients. Like the other day - cream cheese, sour cream, eggs, sugar, Marie biscuits, butter. Chicky babe - "...making a cheesecake, are you?" Meanie RBB: "Nope, roast beef!"

:chuckle::chuckle:

ohh i hate that!

if the whole family is home (usually a sunday night) and we all want 'something yummy to eat' read - lollies... one of us goes get them so there's 5 lollies - like choc bars or packs of dinosaurs or something... and they say things like, sugar hit? or bad day? arrgggh! don't ask me about it dude! :chuckle:

If you have loaded up 2 trolley with all sorts of things I would understand but some people buy slabs of 1 thing & thats it. What's with that? I think they resell it?

(sorry for the bump but I was looking for something and I thought it was in this thread!! It's not but hey may as well revive it anyway)

I think a lot of people who buy huge amounts of one thing are probably owners of cafes and restaurants. When i'm grocery shopping i often see this one Asian dude with a whole trolley of slabs of coconut milk - I think he owns a Thai restaurant! And the lady who owns the cafe right next to my local Coles is in there all the time with a trolley full of bread.

I am actually finding it more economical to just buy stuff as we need it - rather than going for the weekly/fortnightly shop.

I usually do the big weekly shop and top up with F&V, milk etc when we need it. I spend close to $400 every week. I keep trying to cut down but the weeks that I do, we seem to run out of food really quickly. There are 4 very active, sporty adults in my house, plus there's me (who's fairly allergic to sport and also very time poor), so I guess that's just how it is.

TRY AND SCAB AS MUCH FOOD AS YOU CAN FROM YOUR PARENTS :chuckle:
That's what I do anyway. Leftover pasta is sweet!

:chuckle: Nice one! I don't think that would work for me, food scabbing across states!

Can't scab from the next door neighbours, they live on coke, and I don't mean the fizzy kind! :whistle:

:chuckle: Nice one! I don't think that would work for me, food scabbing across states!

Can't scab from the next door neighbours, they live on coke, and I don't mean the fizzy kind! :whistle:

:chuckle::chuckle:
I'm sure coke is a lovley substitute of grains, fish and eggs.

Yes, and it's so fun having to introduce ourselves every time we see them as they think we just moved in (we moved in April)

Oh so your one of those people Loola! You introduce yourself when you move in. I have no idea who my neighbors are :ashamed:

Oh so your one of those people Loola! You introduce yourself when you move in. I have no idea who my neighbors are :ashamed:

Noooo! But we run into each other all the time, our balconies look onto each other, and we see each other in the lift and car park - and each time we introduce ourselves to them, it's pretty funny! Hey, as long as what they do doesn't affect me!

Wish I could afford to subsist on expensive chemicals and still afford to live a comfy life. It amazes me how people (especially here, where a lot of people's only income is from the Government) can purchase the drugs/alcohol/takeaway that seems to be the only sustenance they have, and yet still drive expensive V8's, and give their kids 100's of $$ every fortnight, buy them all the surfie clothes they want, or toss it into the pokies where I work 3 jobs, get some assistance from the Government, and struggle to make ends meet! I wish I could afford to spend $100+ on clothes every week, but I can't!

Yeah but there are certain ways they get their drugs and money from Rosie. Not everything is brought with money. You can buy drugs with your body and you can buy new clothes buy stealing someone else's VCR. I'm not saying that everyone is like that, but there are definitely ways around money that people use.

Wish I could afford to subsist on expensive chemicals and still afford to live a comfy life. It amazes me how people (especially here, where a lot of people's only income is from the Government) can purchase the drugs/alcohol/takeaway that seems to be the only sustenance they have, and yet still drive expensive V8's, and give their kids 100's of $$ every fortnight, buy them all the surfie clothes they want, or toss it into the pokies where I work 3 jobs, get some assistance from the Government, and struggle to make ends meet! I wish I could afford to spend $100+ on clothes every week, but I can't!
Yeah but there are certain ways they get their drugs and money from Rosie. Not everything is brought with money. You can buy drugs with your body and you can buy new clothes buy stealing someone else's VCR. I'm not saying that everyone is like that, but there are definitely ways around money that people use.

double post, sorry :ashamed:

Yeah, I guess. But it still sucks that I am honest and battling, and the dishonest are living the high life.

From what I know they both run their own business and do pretty well, they don't have a morgage as they rent the apartment, but it's certainly a lifestyle I wouldn't want - it's not my scene. I'm quite happy with how I'm doing!

Yeah, can't imagine destroying my body with that stuff. I may be poor, but I am generally ok with that, I came by it honestly, and I have my health.

Yeah, I guess. But it still sucks that I am honest and battling, and the dishonest are living the high life.

Oh Rosie, I'm sure they are battling! Just cos they are high doesn't mean they are living the good life.

Bump. I'd be interested to know if anyone else wants to write in this thread? :worship:

I have to say - as I sit her eon realestate.com *cough* I mean my powerpoint presentation, I am wondering how I go money wisewhen I move shortly with living alone for the first time.

I just read back and saw about how checkout people ask what you're making, reminded me of a joke..

A lady is lining up at the supermarket, and has milk, bread, some meat, some fruit and pasta. The guy behind her is peering and then goes to her, "So, single huh?" The lady is tkane aback and cna't work out what from her items screams single.

She replies to the man, "Umm, yes - how could you tell?"

He replies, "Cos you're bloody ugly".

This is a guy at works favourite joke.

:shakehead: Thats awful!

Charming

This guy isn't known for his uhhh..weeeell. He's a knob, basically.

Anyone who gets trains - do any of you drive to the station and then get the train?

We spend about $150 a week on groceries (two people). Bearing in mind that we never, ever go out for dinner and make our own lunches every day, I think this is pretty good. We do all the shopping we can at Aldi! I love Aldi!

What is Aldi?

This guy isn't known for his uhhh..weeeell. He's a knob, basically.

Anyone who gets trains - do any of you drive to the station and then get the train?

I actually thought it was funny.

I walk to the train (10-15 mins), then get a train, then a tram, then walk about 200m up the road to work. So I get the train - but I don't drive to it. I suspect that doesn't help you in the slightest

No, not at all!

Any place I find remotely suitable is at least half an hour walk to the train station which is out of the questions.

No, not at all!

Any place I find remotely suitable is at least half an hour walk to the train station which is out of the questions.

Yeah that is definitely too far. Tricky situation. I am sure you could drive and park at the station, as long as you don't go too late - I imagine the car parks are taken pretty early

That's not really my concern - i have this shocking fear of my car being stolen and leaving it there for 9/10 hours scares the beejesus outta me.

It may not even matter, at this rate I will have to live in my car, so at least I will be portable :chuckle:

I used to walk when I had to catch the train, didn't get the whole drive there thing, unless of course to live too far away to walk. But I knew people who lived 5 mins from the station (walking), and they would drive. Talk about lazy.

This guy isn't known for his uhhh..weeeell. He's a knob, basically.

Anyone who gets trains - do any of you drive to the station and then get the train?

You're in Melb too Loola arent you?
Nah, I walk. Although if I had a car, I would drive to the station, then catch the train. Or maybe I'd just drive everywhere :chuckle:

Yep in Melbourne. I want to walk, but I cna't find a place close enough to be able to do that. I can't find a place full stop :chuckle:

What area you looking at (dont need to be specific)?

Newport/Williamstown is my first preference, Port Melbourne but living there alone doesn't seem doable $$ wise.

And then anything surrounding them, so like Yarraville etc.

Oh ok. Yeah dont know about Williamstown and that area - I'm in Caulfield so other side of town. You'd have no troubles parking your car in this area (that I know of) its pretty safe. Port Melb is a lovely suburb too and not too far from the city, could easily tram it, etc. But you're right, Port Melb is expensive.

It would be fine if it was with someone, but alone I am just not willing to forego so much of my income on just rent.

Spots aren'y my issue, it's safety and people stealing my car!

I wouldn't be too concerned about your car getting stolen. It can happen to anyone at any time, there is nothing you can do about it, and you don't drive a Commodore or the 'usual' type of car which gets nicked.

You don't understand - I am like PARANOID - it's like phobia for me.

This probably sounds stupid! But maybe check with the local councils?(of the area you want to move into) I have a feeling they have done criminal research on stealing, robbery, etc and published it for public awareness/knowledge. And i specifically remember one that included parking at train stations.
So that way you might be able to avoid the 'hot spots' for stealing ,etc?

This probably sounds stupid! But maybe check with the local councils?(of the area you want to move into) I have a feeling they have done criminal research on stealing, robbery, etc and published it for public awareness/knowledge. And i specifically remember one that included parking at train stations.
So that way you might be able to avoid the 'hot spots' for stealing ,etc?

Already done hehe - great minds think alike!

:chuckle::chuckle: Was it helpful?

No really :chuckle: Told me what I basically alreayd knew, just confirmed it. I think I will just live IN my car. Then I save on rent and the heartache of finding a place to live :chuckle:

I will work the hobo chic angle.

:chuckle::chuckle:

Or you could move to sydney and live with me because the bus picks me up at the door :chuckle:

We also have a beach... Carn loola :chuckle:

Or you could move to sydney and live with me because the bus picks me up at the door :chuckle:

We also have a beach... Carn loola :chuckle:

That plan is awesome except for one thing - I'd have to live in Sydney! I don't think i could do that! We do havea massive building for work on George Street, it's very noice.

The bus from CJ's to the city would take ages though right? Don't you live near Palm Beach CJ? It took like 2 hours for me to get the bus from Palm Beach to Central Station - yuk

woah thats ages!!! but yeah it takes me an hour, I get on at Narrabeen Beach and get off just after the harbour bridge

the main reason it takes so long is traffic, when i drive on the weekends it takes me half and hour to forty mins

That plan is awesome except for one thing - I'd have to live in Sydney! I don't think i could do that! We do havea massive building for work on George Street, it's very noice.

rooly?? My firm is a melbourne firm, and I have continually thought of moving there, cos they have a massive office in melbs

DO THAT DO THAT!!!!!!!!! Melbourne is better than Sydney!

Then we can be hobo's in my car together J2.

hmm is depends if i can have the front or back.

I know i love melbourne, im always asking if there are any jobs in the melbourne office. we come down for the xmas party every year, and i walk around the city going.... wooooaaah.....

plus the office there is nicely than our haha

Where abouts is it?

haha we shouldmeet up at the one this year and paint the town red!

Melbourne and Sydney are SO different I find - I couldn't never live Sydney, I don't think.

they are different. although i do love parts of sydney, i do find melbourne has more substance... and hotter men :chuckle:

I know we should. The office is at 140 William Street. I always stay the whole weekend at the sebel. i freaking live for that weekend. and i am always looking for something to do after the party!!!

Last year we couldnt find somewhere, so we concocted a party in my room

Yes - hotter men for sure! And better shopping!

Ooooer I am so in this year. Nanna needs to get outta retirement.

I just found a piece of plastic in my bra - I have no clue how that got there???

Well is not until december, so I hope u get out of retirment before then!! :chuckle: maybe we can convince ur twin so jump on a plane at the same time.

uh... what kind of plastic?

and just for the record, i have no idea what my grocery bill is, i live across the road from the supermarket and so i go shopping every single day, i dont do a big shop. we also both buy lunch every day, and waste a lot of money. we are bad. so i will never complain about not having something cos i know i spend way too much :chuckle:

Oh I will be out of retirement way before then, don't worry! yes! Get Twinny down!

A piece of a wrapper from an M & M's packet :chuckle:

I don't know exactly either as I buy fresh stuff every few days so not sure exactly what it adds up to per pay.

Doesnt M covet M & Ms? Hmmm.... :whipcrack:

Doesnt M covet M & Ms? Hmmm.... :whipcrack:

Yes he loves them! OH! Peter Alexander have gumball machines for thier latest promotion and will be selling them once it's done, for 10$! So will get him that, probably for his Bday.

I don't know where this packet come from though, he didn't even have any last time he was over.

Your not taking stillnox and sleep eating are you? :chuckle:

Your not taking stillnox and sleep eating are you? :chuckle:

Ahah no but I do take a different sleeping pill - but I don't even have any in the house atm :chuckle:

I don't know. He probably planted it. You should have seen these pictures I found on my digital camera he took. Loser.

omg what?!!?

omg what?!!?

He must have kept going into my room when i wasn't looking or if he'd been to the toilet, and would take a picture on my camera posing. There were like 10 from last time he was over. After I dropped him off he sent me an SMS telling me to check my camera.

I must say - it was pretty damn funny.

Australias next top male model :chuckle:

Don't put ideas into his head!

Speaking of which (well not really haha), I am going to blow this joint. I am by myself at work today, half my team in Adelaide is off sick, and the boy is stuck in an all meeting with stupid "LC" trying to play footsies with him - skank. HE DOESN'T LIKE YOU. AND YOU'RE MARRIED! With a kid and another on the way!

So off to the supermarket (and probably Myer and also Melb central) haha.

ciao bella. punch that skanck

:hugs:

I don't think you're allowed to hit pregnant chicks? Even if they are skanks who hit on your man at every opportunity and hides his mail that I send to him.

I NEED RETAIL THERAPY!

Bye darling - going to watch the rest of The Break Up with our founder The Original J, and drool over the leaf neckalce and leaf earrings.

:hugs:

Loola, the plans have been approved on our house, it will be built in around 6 months and isn't far from Williams Town. If you are still living in your car you can come stay with us!:waving:

I might have to! Hobo chic will be done by then. It's in Sanctuary Lakes yes? Of course - that doesn't solve my "being able to walk to a train" problem!

I can do all the cooking!

Mine was $135 last night for just me and an 8 year old.. I buy enough fruit and veg to last the week, I'm veg but she isn't so there was some lean beef, bread, cereals, juice & milk, and (healthy) school snacks etc.. I make all the dinners, the only pre-made thing was a packet of vegie sausages. And a whole pile of things like toilet rolls, light bulbs, tampons, shoe polish...

It's the non-edible stuff that really hurts.........

I might have to! Hobo chic will be done by then. It's in Sanctuary Lakes yes? Of course - that doesn't solve my "being able to walk to a train" problem!

I can do all the cooking!

Yep, good old sanctuary lakes! Perhaps you can get a scooter and leave it at Adore Beauty and then tram it in. Don't worry about the car being stolen my Dad has taught all of us to take out a coil thingy when we leave our cars parked for long periods, this way the buggers can't start the cars to steel them! I can get you instructions if it helps.

We have a lot of trouble in our town with people damaging our cars with coins etc so we hightail it around locally in a less conspicuous car so no one targets us (a little Mazda 3). There's also a very high car theft rate which is why we disconnect things under the bonnet if we must leave the cars for long periods. Extreme measures I know but so worth it when they can't steel it. We had someone try to steel my Dad's car but they couldn't get it started Lol!

Or you could drop me off at the train station like a mum! "Have a good day at work, play nicely, eat all your lunch!"

What is this coil thing? Does insurance cover theft?

Or you could drop me off at the train station like a mum! "Have a good day at work, play nicely, eat all your lunch!"

What is this coil thing? Does insurance cover theft?

Yes insurance covers theft as long as you have comprehensive cover!

Yep I have fully comprehensive. Fully. My dad wouldn't let me do anything else.

I guess that's something.

Of course, I still need a house to live in :chuckle:

Don't worry about the car being stolen my Dad has taught all of us to take out a coil thingy when we leave our cars parked for long periods, this way the buggers can't start the cars to steel them! I can get you instructions if it helps.

We have a lot of trouble in our town with people damaging our cars with coins etc so we hightail it around locally in a less conspicuous car so no one targets us (a little Mazda 3). There's also a very high car theft rate which is why we disconnect things under the bonnet if we must leave the cars for long periods. Extreme measures I know but so worth it when they can't steel it. We had someone try to steel my Dad's car but they couldn't get it started Lol!

Yep, that would be the one thing that would be horrible about where you live right now PCC, the damn ferals:whipcrack:

Yep I have fully comprehensive. Fully. My dad wouldn't let me do anything else.

I guess that's something.

Of course, I still need a house to live in :chuckle:

I heard cardboard boxes are going cheap at Safeway!:chuckle:

Have you contacted a real estate agent and asked them to find you something to rent in your price range? This is how my friends get all their apartments and it takes the work out of it for them. All they have to do is look at the properties the real estate comes up with and say yay or nay!

Yep!!! Done that. The Hocking Stuart one the boy even gets a bit jealous about he emails me so much hahaha.

No really :chuckle: Told me what I basically alreayd knew, just confirmed it. I think I will just live IN my car. Then I save on rent and the heartache of finding a place to live :chuckle:

I will work the hobo chic angle.
Don't live in your car, because if it gets stolen while you're at work, then basically your house and all your beauty stuff gets stolen too!! Bad bad bad idea!

they are different. although i do love parts of sydney, i do find melbourne has more substance... and hotter men :chuckle:
Don't you mean STRAIGHTER men?

Oh and btw does anyone else think groceries are getting way more expensive?? Sometimes our grocery bill is just RIDICULOUS. I mean there's not a lot you can do, ya gotta eat, but sometimes I get the bill and I'm like DAMN that is a lot of money.

I like melb as a city more than sydney but I wasnt impressed by the men walking around, so much pink and tight shirts..and too much hair gel.

Food has been costing me a fortune lately. A weekly shop (my partner is with me 4-5 days of the 7) is adding up to $160. I do buy alot of fresh stuff (which is more expensive than the longlife and junk food!) and I buy free range and organic dairy and meat where possible, which does cost more, but its not something i am willing to sacrifice for the time being. I take forever to decide on the cheapest, but tastiest thing. Just some examples are loose leaf tea being nearly $6!!!! Nuts cost a fortune as does cereal. And I bought 2L of milk for $5. (boy wanted to buy that A2 stuff!) Berries seem to always be on my wishlist too as they are expensive. Washing powder is also very expensive.
One thing I am very happy about is that lemons are now australian in coles/safeway, instead of those crappy california ones that have been imported!

yep organic is going to set you back a little bit more. Milk for $5??? That's insane!
I try and budget as much as I can, avoiding processed foods we don't really need and stocking up on items when they are on special. But at the end of the day we only get to do a huge food shop about once a month if we are lucky so the bill is always huge!

yep organic is going to set you back a little bit more. Milk for $5??? That's insane!
I try and budget as much as I can, avoiding processed foods we don't really need and stocking up on items when they are on special. But at the end of the day we only get to do a huge food shop about once a month if we are lucky so the bill is always huge!

2 litres of Rev is about $4.60. I tend to do a huge shop every two or three weeks and then just top up on fresh stuff. I actually spend a lot less this way and am encouraged to actually USE what I have bought and think of stuff that I intend to cook.

I am so excited to do y first shop for my new house and brand new fridge - it's slightly sad.

I am so excited to do y first shop for my new house and brand new fridge - it's slightly sad.

No its not!! I love grocery shopping!! and its even more exciting filling your new place with things and choosing where everything goes.

Food has been costing me a fortune lately. A weekly shop (my partner is with me 4-5 days of the 7) is adding up to $160. I do buy alot of fresh stuff (which is more expensive than the longlife and junk food!) and I buy free range and organic dairy and meat where possible, which does cost more, but its not something i am willing to sacrifice for the time being. I take forever to decide on the cheapest, but tastiest thing. Just some examples are loose leaf tea being nearly $6!!!! Nuts cost a fortune as does cereal. And I bought 2L of milk for $5. (boy wanted to buy that A2 stuff!) Berries seem to always be on my wishlist too as they are expensive. Washing powder is also very expensive.
One thing I am very happy about is that lemons are now australian in coles/safeway, instead of those crappy california ones that have been imported!

Emmy, it certainly doesn't take long for the food shopping to add up. Everything seems to have gotten expensive lately.

There is talk ( and I'll bet that's all it will be) of Aldi coming to Tassie. That would be wonderful!!

oh Rosie , u will love it :clapping:

Yeah you don't get much for $100

What's ALdi?

What's ALdi?

German supermarket, cheaper prices

Isn't everything sold in bulk by Aldi? Which in turn makes it cheaper in the long run. I have read about it somewhere before.

no , u can buy one of anything , they buy in mega bulk , so u won't always get a lot of choice , like they sell a lot of their own brand , but as with most generics they r just repackaged , for instance the baby food is Heinz & alot of the body care is J & J ,
the shop is not pretty to look at , they display off palettes & u need to buy / bring your own bags & they don't pack for u
over all it is a great place & i have personally found most products r fantastic & in some cases better / nicer than brand names , i am particularly fond of the premium nappies [approx. 45-50 nappies for about $16 vs $36 for around 60 nappies from the leading brand]

I am so excited to do y first shop for my new house and brand new fridge - it's slightly sad.


I was so like that to Loola after me and the boy brought our house, i use to love grocery shopping now im over it, enjoy all that stuff before it wears off :chuckle: Are you and the boy moving in together???

Aldi makes the best Orange Juice!!!!!!!
It tastes exactly like Daily Juice only a quarter of the price!!!!!

There is talk ( and I'll bet that's all it will be) of Aldi coming to Tassie. That would be wonderful!!

My family is obsessed with Aldi, it's so cheap and I love all the European brands. I major in German at uni so I always stock up on german biscuits, cakes and chocolates, especially around Christmas time. They make the best Stollen.

no , u can buy one of anything , they buy in mega bulk , so u won't always get a lot of choice , like they sell a lot of their own brand , but as with most generics they r just repackaged , for instance the baby food is Heinz & alot of the body care is J & J ,
the shop is not pretty to look at , they display off palettes & u need to buy / bring your own bags & they don't pack for u
over all it is a great place & i have personally found most products r fantastic & in some cases better / nicer than brand names , i am particularly fond of the premium nappies [approx. 45-50 nappies for about $16 vs $36 for around 60 nappies from the leading brand]


So similar to the places we have here in Tassie now - the bulk places (where you pay a wee bit less than supermarket prices, unless it's on special) but with better prices all over.

I doubt it'll happen though, the Big Two have the island state locked up tight.

How funny is it when Aldi was first mentioned I immediately thought of the car Audi :chuckle::chuckle:

I was so like that to Loola after me and the boy brought our house, i use to love grocery shopping now im over it, enjoy all that stuff before it wears off :chuckle: Are you and the boy moving in together???

I always love grocery shopping, it's kinda sad!

Nah not together, but we are much closer now which he seems to be really excited about which is always nice to see!

I always love grocery shopping, it's kinda sad!

Me too! I love it.

How fun is it?

I take ages if I have the time. God it's fun.

Ahuh, and then tidying the fridge up and planning meals, and when you get hungry there are lots of yummy things to eat hehehe.

Yes - those first few meals after a shop rock! I have to talk myself out of making 4 different meals because I can't decide from all the yummy stuff.

Oh that is so me! I do that haha.

I do this too! I love grocery shopping! Just dont like paying for it.
I have planned all my dinners this week.

Would you mind sharing Em? I love hearing others people's plans. I love plans full stop.

I have to go hunting for a new place to shop now - a bit of a shame, I love the fruit and veg, seafodd and butcher at Barkly Square!

Would you mind sharing Em? I love hearing others people's plans. I love plans full stop.

Saturday and Sunday nights (just been - we shopped on Sat)
Roast beef with stuffing
Crushed potatoes with onion, parsley and dukkah
this was a recipe from Guy Mirabella - i will post it soon as it is devine!

Tonight
beef and blackbean sauce with lots of vegies stirfry
with either hokkien noodles or steamed rice

Tuesday
grilled lamb chops
leek, cauliflower and fennel bake (recipe of Karen Martini's)
maybe some steamed greens or peas/corn/carrots, something like that

Wednesday
we will be at the football match (go Melbourne Victory!) so will be takeaway at the city!

Thursday & Friday
I will be by myself as the boy is working, so i will have baked chicken breast with herbs/spices
lots of vegies

Planning is so fun!

Sounds yumm - I am curious about the bake, mainly because I have NEVER eaten fennel at all.

I am gagging to cook a meal. I am over everything being in boxes and having no food or fridge.

Wow you are so organised!
I am loving dukkah, I have one of those copperpot dips with hommus and dukkah yummy

What have you been doing for dinners and breakfasts the last week loola? I will post the recipe and report back on how good it was! :clapping:

Saturday and Sunday nights (just been - we shopped on Sat)
Roast beef with stuffing
Crushed potatoes with onion, parsley and dukkah
this was a recipe from Guy Mirabella - i will post it soon as it is devine!

Ummmm that's my uncle!!!!!!!! :chuckle:

Breakfast has been Up'n'Go's or instant porridge (I KNOW!!!) with honey and cinnamon, but that stopped as it had to get packed.

Dinners have been bought from places around my house - I feel gross as a result.

Ummmm that's my uncle!!!!!!!! :chuckle:

No way!! :chuckle:

Hahaha weird.

No way!! :chuckle:

I am deadly serious. Did you get this from one of he's cook books?

Breakfast has been Up'n'Go's or instant porridge (I KNOW!!!) with honey and cinnamon, but that stopped as it had to get packed.

Dinners have been bought from places around my house - I feel gross as a result.

Oh god, i cant stand up'n'go's and those breakfast in a drink things. poor loola :hugs: :chuckle: when u get your fridge and stuff working you'll be able to eat healthy once again!

That's a crack up. That's a pretty cool claim to fame.

I'm hungry now. I am making spinach & cheese pies for dinner with steamed vegies.

I am deadly serious. Did you get this from one of he's cook books?

Yes! the Eat Ate one! I love love love it!!! I want to go to his cafe on the mornington peninsula.

This is spooky. Maybe I just have good taste. Trash's uncle is Guy Mirabella. Charismatic's friend is Karen Martini.

Weird!

Oh god, i cant stand up'n'go's and those breakfast in a drink things. poor loola :hugs: :chuckle: when u get your fridge and stuff working you'll be able to eat healthy once again!

Up'n'Go's taste great! But not every single day. Over it.

I can't wait to eat normal again (Normal is what people call healthy, I decided, and am adopting this new lingo hehe)

He mentions me in that book!!!
Go to the back page!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:chuckle:

Yes! the Eat Ate one! I love love love it!!! I want to go to his cafe on the mornington peninsula.

This is spooky. Maybe I just have good taste. Trash's uncle is Guy Mirabella. Charismatic's friend is Karen Martini.

Weird!

My Nanna's cousin was the little girl in "Skippy". Yeah..not the same.

What kinda food is in hs book, Em?

I enjoy Up and Go's too :chuckle: I wouldn't have them as a breakfast subsitute, but they are great as a snack

Up'n'Go's taste great! But not every single day. Over it.

I can't wait to eat normal again (Normal is what people call healthy, I decided, and am adopting this new lingo hehe)

:chuckle:

He mentions me in that book!!!
Go to the back page!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:chuckle:

what does he say????? i have read it , but it is at home (im at work) is it where he talks about breakfast?

what does he say????? i have read it , but it is at home (im at work) is it where he talks about breakfast?

It's in the thanks section. It says I'm individual and creative nawwww :hugs:
You have to go to the cafe!!!
I go there and get free food all the time. It's sick.

It's in the thanks section. It says I'm individual and creative nawwww :hugs:
You have to go to the cafe!!!
I go there and get free food all the time. It's sick.

It is such a small world isn't it?! :hugs: I'm going to read the book when i get home! :clapping:

But yeah, my grand parents (his parents) are in there and everything. It's a pretty family based book :chuckle:

But yeah, my grand parents (his parents) are in there and everything. It's a pretty family based book :chuckle:

I know. I absolutely love it, all the old photos and stories in those little books inside the book. It's interesting in that there's no recent pics, only old ones.

Yeah, there are photos in their I even haven't seen before!! Like the one of my grandparents when they were young.
I like how he talks about how as a kid he's mum used to give him teddy bear biscuits and milk because "we are in Australia now". She did this to me and all of the grandchildren too!!! It's pretty cool to remember that. I didn't realise it went that far back.

Yes i read that bit! It says that Guy's sister still does this i think. which would be your mum or aunt? I like it when Guy talks about breakfast - having his cake - dessert at breakfast time! :chuckle: Love it!

That's my Aunty. Yeah she has two young ones now.
If you do go to the cafe try the Brownies, O-M-G!!!!
Like my grandma will never give away her recipe for her pasta sauce because everyone in our family knows she makes the best sauce and she wants to keep it that way. Well this is the same with my uncle and the brownies. I think my mum has asked for the recipe before but it didn't taste the same!!
So yeah they are called "Audrey Hepburn Brownies" I think. They are sooooooo good.

Yummm! Where is the cafe? I know its on the mornington peninsula but what suburb?

Mt.Eliza

Thanks Trash :hugs: Probably wont go there for a while, but will try and pop in when i move to the boys.

For sure! Might see you there sometime!
I will be the person ordering everything because I don't have to pay ha ha ha ha ha

:chuckle: :chuckle: Do you go there often?

Not really because I actually don't like Mornington Peninsula :chuckle:
But when I do go it's pretty sweet.
If you like the book then you will like the shop. It just has he's paintings all over the walls. It's a really cool vibe.

cool thanks T :hugs:

Ummmm that's my uncle!!!!!!!! :chuckle:

Wow! :worship:

What do people like know/heard of him?
I just think of him as my uncle.
I didn't know he was famous or anything. :chuckle:

I didn't know he was famous or anything. :chuckle:

Oh, but he is!

That's it!! I'm selling everything he has ever made and given to me on ebay :chuckle:

What do people like know/heard of him?
I just think of him as my uncle.
I didn't know he was famous or anything. :chuckle:

He's famous Trash - for his many cooking books!

Oh, but he is!

:clapping:

Oh, but he is!

Have you got his books Luisa?

No, not his. I have a few special cookbooks that I like to see in our enormous bookshelves but they are rarely opened....:redcheeks:

I have become obsessed with cooking books lately :redcheeks:

Where did my post go about Sophie Mirabella and the Mirabella light globes?

One of my faves Emmy is called Bowl Food. It comes in a set with others like Small Food, Hot Food, Fish Food and Sweet Food. I try new stuff all the time, even when I have people over and everything has worked out and been delish. I think they are like 15 bucks from the bookstore. I have the whole set almost :)

One of my faves Emmy is called Bowl Food. It comes in a set with others like Small Food, Hot Food, Fish Food and Sweet Food. I try new stuff all the time, even when I have people over and everything has worked out and been delish. I think they are like 15 bucks from the bookstore. I have the whole set almost :)

My housemate had those! :waving: I used them too. Very handy!

My housemate had those! :waving: I used them too. Very handy!

Do you ever watch Hueys Cooking Show? I joined up to the website to look at recipes but I wasn't that impressed.

Do you ever watch Hueys Cooking Show? I joined up to the website to look at recipes but I wasn't that impressed.

Yes sometimes only if I'm home at that time and the tv's on. I am quite unimpressed by Hueys Cooking - his show seems an excuse to advertise products and he often doesn't cook things from scratch or have ideas of his own.

Yes sometimes only if I'm home at that time and the tv's on. I am quite unimpressed by Hueys Cooking - his show seems an excuse to advertise products and he often doesn't cook things from scratch or have ideas of his own.
Its all a bit simple for a chef I think. He made toasted sandwiches one day :chuckle: I liked the look of a roast chicken and stuffing he made but when I made it, It was so salty, almost inedible although I followed the recipe to the letter. What a waste of 20 bucks :)

Yeah I just don't like him in general!

I like to watch the odd cooking show because it showcases to me that there are people who can cook and then people like me who so obviously can't :chuckle::chuckle: I prefer shows like The Chopping Block, Gordon Ramsey and Rosmary Screiver off Ladette to Lady. Purely for the entertainment value of course!

I cannot stand Gordon Ramsey, although I have to admit I liked Ladette to Lady purely for entertainment! :chuckle:

I like watching Jamie Oliver and Better Homes & Gardens. Fresh is sometimes okay but they aren't very good presenters.

I have become obsessed with cooking books lately :redcheeks:

Same Em - I am getting quite a collection! I love how they look in my kitchen as well, and I adore cooking.

My mum has started giving me a lot of her own "secret" recipes for my to make my own cookbook out of, which I can then pass down to future family members.

No, not his. I have a few special cookbooks that I like to see in our enormous bookshelves but they are rarely opened....:redcheeks:
Well that's not good enough LB!!! :chuckle:
I'm joking

Yes sometimes only if I'm home at that time and the tv's on. I am quite unimpressed by Hueys Cooking - his show seems an excuse to advertise products and he often doesn't cook things from scratch or have ideas of his own.
Yeah I'm not a fan of Huey either.
I do like Ready steady Cook though :redcheeks:

I :hearts: Ready Steady Cook!