Beans on Toast
Back in the Bean Wars days (anyone else remember those in the early 90's?) we worked out you could "survive" on a budget of around £2.50 per week. Tins of baked beans at 7p per tin (No-Frills Kwik Save) and bread (of a similar high quality) at 12p per loaf. I think we managed it for a couple of days before things got bad.

Meat paste or jam sandwiches for lunch.

Had to make sure we had enough money for beer.
At one stage most of my t-shirts were from drinks promotions...

A mate of mine (wazzer!) bought some cheap fish fingers once. They oozed orange. Even next door's cat woudn't touch them.
(markthebrewer doesn't know if he's coming or going or coming, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 10:03, 4 replies)

Did I dream it...
Or was there one stage in 1995 or 6 when Asda was selling beans at -1p a tin?
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 10:07, closed)

No need to worry
I remember that too. Their bread was more expensive though. And Asda (remember "Dales") was miles away and the price of the bus fare negated this tangible benefit.

We were bored (and engineers)
(markthebrewer doesn't know if he's coming or going or coming, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 10:10, closed)

I was nowhere near an Asda
But I did have a friend whose grandfather got... oh, hang on. I have a proper QotW answer brewing here...
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 10:15, closed)

I thought
I could recognize the story...



...and then I read your nickname.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 28 Oct 2008, 16:44, closed)