I imagine dchurch has already posted the winner
But I'll still add that if you're finances are in some disarray and you seem to be skint a lot, then draw up a spreadsheet and list your incomes and all your bills, you may well be surprised at how much spare cash you have left for food, transportation costs, socialising etc.

Pay off any credit cards and cancel them, or maybe keep one or two for emergencies.

Also, plan your week's meals and then get your week's shopping in one go, and stick to your weekly meal plan too and don't eschew a meal and get a takeaway instead.

And don't be afraid to visit the yellow fronted Eurostores such as Aldi and Lidl, they're not cheap nasty products, but rather regular European brands just relabelled.

Finally, although rice is cheap, you might find you're probably wasting a fair bit. The chances are you're probably cooking twice as much as you need because the stuff doubles in size when you boil it up.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Sat 12 Nov 2011, 15:19, 5 replies)

it was better when you went on about shagging your wife
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Sun 13 Nov 2011, 0:52, closed)

It really wasn't.
On topic, excess rice can be saved, preferably to fry with egg as a tasty accompaniment to the following day's meal.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Sun 13 Nov 2011, 19:25, closed)

Don't keep it too long though - it can make you very ill
The next day is fine
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 12:42, closed)

Aldi and Lidl.
are bloody fantastic!

You're not wrong about those, I've started to shop there recently simply because I like the stuff...and I quite like the prices too.

I did a months shop for about 90 quid, with some weird and wonderful stuff in there like "Aldi Swedish Lentils" (may not be the actual product title) for a family of 4. Usually this would be well over 200 and quite often nearer to 300.
(dchurch bah, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 12:48, closed)

Help!!!
I'm turning into SLVA!!

We do all this too. And yes, it works.
(Che Grimsdale Best before:, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 14:30, closed)