LIVE BELOW THE LINE CHALLENGE

I have always tried to save on food as much as I could - I always calculate what comes the cheapest in grams and I am always in the look-out for different deals. I do love my food, so when I really want something, then I won't usually stop myself from buying it even if it is overpriced.

When I first saw the UNICEF Live Below the Line challenge ad on Facebook, I loved the idea straight away. This is a challenge to live on just £5 for 5 days. As I have a creative writing piece due in May, in which we can write about anything interesting, I thought this challenge is a perfect thing to write about.

The LBTL challenge officially starts on the 29th of April, but I decided to start mine on the 8th of April, as it is just more convenient for me and I can guarantee that I am not going to be tempted to go out this week. I might also do it again on the 29th, but we'll see.

I set up an account online to raise money for UNICEF, so please if you possibly can, donate some money - it will make a huge difference to many children. Every penny counts, so just donate however much you can. THANK YOU! ❤ You can donate here : https://www.livebelowtheline.com/me/janeoja

On Saturday, 6th of April I went to do my £5 food shop in ASDA. I had my shopping list ready and I was determined to find some good deals and excited to see what I can actually get for a fiver. Unfortunately for me, I could not stick to my original list, as the things on that list were wayy too expensive for this challenge (brown rice, wholewheat pasta etc).


So here is what ended up buying:

*Smart Price chicken nuggets (20 pcs) - 72p
*Smart Price frozen cauliflower (1kg) - £1
*Smart Price teabags (80 pcs) - 27p
*Smart Price spagetti - 19p
*2 Smart Price noodle snack packs - 2*23p= 46p
*Smart Price baked beans (1 tin) - 25p
*2 Smart Price vegetable rice packets - 2*26p= 52p (4 servings in total)
*3 carrots - 30p
*1 large onion - 13p
*4 bananas - 37p
*15 Eggs - £1.34, but I will only be using maximum 8 eggs, which makes it around 70p.
*Discounted rye bread - 15p (It was going out of date the next day, but I decided to freeze it)

TOTAL: £5,06

£5 worth of food

I will write down my experiences every day on this blog, so stay tuned.

Wish me luck!:)

Jane x