Moving into a flat next month... Tips?

[HAL9000]

50 pounds of ramen/week would be 99,750 calories (14,250 calories/day) D:

Meh, not my kind of Japanese food, I like sushi.

 

[olds]

OP
How old are you that you don't have the common sense/intelligence to figure this out?

 

[HAL9000]

OP
How old are you that you don't have the common sense/intelligence to figure this out?

23

 

[Capt Caveman]

23

Yet, knows enough to be able to comment on everything to be the most prolific posting troll on this forum.

 

[HAL9000]

Yet, knows enough to be able to comment on everything to be the most prolific posting troll on this forum.

 

[Siddhartha]

I'm budgeting £50 per week just for me... That seems enough.... Is it?

Maybe you can make it work if you:

1. Do not eat out.
2. Eat little or no meat at all.
3. Shop smart, look for bargains buy food in season, etc

There are a lot of countries and cultures that live this way.

 

[HAL9000]

Maybe you can make it work if you:

1. Do not eat out.
2. Eat little or no meat at all.
3. Shop smart, look for bargains buy food in season, etc

There are a lot of countries and cultures that live this way.

I've got three friends that live on their own and they've all said that they eat for about £30 - £35 per week and the £50 is over budgeting, They eat out sometimes but not that often and they always have big meals, I think they just buy fresh stuff from supermarkets and cook it, So I think it should be enough.

 

[Numenorean]

Definitely get rid of the internet, you don't need it.

I got rid of it. Saves me a decent amount per month. I just use my neighbors wifi now.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I don't know if this has been suggested or not but drop the internet. Please, for the love of God, drop the internet.

 

[HAL9000]

Definitely get rid of the internet, you don't need it.

I got rid of it. Saves me a decent amount per month. I just use my neighbors wifi now.

Re-Re-Re-Repost.

I need the internet, not only that I want to retain my 50Mb.

I don't know if this has been suggested or not but drop the internet. Please, for the love of God, drop the internet.

Re-Re-Re-Re-Repost.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Re-Re-Re-Repost.

I need the internet, not only that I want to retain my 50Mb.



Re-Re-Re-Re-Repost.

We're hoping you'll get the message.

 

[HAL9000]

We're hoping you'll get the message.

I got the message, you don't want me to have the internet, not only did I get the message (6 months ago) I read it, and ignored it!

 

[Oil]

Did you factor in furniture costs?

 

[HAL9000]

Did you factor in furniture costs?

I have the majority of the furniture I need, I just need a sofa, and I found one a like at IKEA for £79

 

[SandEagle]

is Essex the town with the receding lake or ocean and the boats get stuck in the mud? if so, nice place.

 

[TheNinja]

if i did my math correctly that converts too $11/day. I spend that much for 1 meal(usually alot more), unless you go to mcdonald's.../barf

then factor in beer budget...

yeah $80 is underestimating if it were me, but I don't know your lifestyle

If you are spending more than $11 for 1 meal all the time, you are either going out to eat WWWAAAYY to much or you are eating really expensive food. You can easily get buy on $11 a day for food. If you eat a lot of fresh fruits and veggies it'll add up quickly though. But things like bread, milk, chicken, oats, etc. are very cheap.

 

[HAL9000]

is Essex the town with the receding lake or ocean and the boats get stuck in the mud? if so, nice place.

It's not, it's a county

 

[HAL9000]

If you are spending more than $11 for 1 meal all the time, you are either going out to eat WWWAAAYY to much or you are eating really expensive food. You can easily get buy on $11 a day for food. If you eat a lot of fresh fruits and veggies it'll add up quickly though. But things like bread, milk, chicken, oats, etc. are very cheap.

Good advise, that's the kind of stuff I'll be eating.

 

[guyver01]

I dont know if it's been said yet... but you could probably drop INTERNET from your budget.
Put that money into an etiquitte class. Or a "kissing the royal's ass" class

 

[HAL9000]

I dont know if it's been said yet... but you could probably drop INTERNET from your budget.
Put that money into an etiquitte class. Or a "kissing the royal's ass" class

Re-Re-Re-Re-Re-Repost.

 

[guyver01]

Re-Re-Re-Re-Re-Repost.

Re-Re-Re-Re-Re-Re-Re-Re-Re-Read it and take the hint

 

[TheNinja]

50 pounds of ramen/week would be 99,750 calories (14,250 calories/day) D:

10,000 of it per day is sodium - you'd be a bloated whale from retaining water and your blood pressure would be through the roof!

 

[Scotteq]

50 pounds of ramen/week would be 99,750 calories (14,250 calories/day) D:

...and 900 Billiondy times the recommended daily sodium intake... D:




Furniture!?!? My first apartment was hand~me~downs, a couple "misplaced" milk crates, and 2x4's You need a place to sleep, a place to sit, and a minimally sorted kitchen/bath. Else, you can work on over time.

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Buy in season from the local grocer, go light~ish on meats, and you'll be able to eat plenty well...

Would help to pick a book or 2 from http://www.jamieoliver.com/books A countryman of yours, and I've had very good results from the two books of his that I own.



I like to eat, and on a budget you definitely want to cook for yourself. So here's a good list for the kitchen. I'm sure there may be additions:


Kitchen: a good chef's knife (8 or 10 inch), a good paring knife, a bread knife. A cutting board. Vegetable peeler, can opener, cheese/vegetable grater, a colander for pasta. A 2 quart and a 4 quart saucepan, an 8 or 10-inch skillet, and a 12- to 14-inch skillet. I also love and get great use from a large~ish (6 quart) Dutch Oven - at least get one large enough for a whole chicken.

I suggest that your pots and pans (certainly the skillet, at a minimum) be Oven~friendly.

Measuring cups and spoons. A Mixing bowl or 3. Cookie sheet, cake pan, and a casserole/baking dish.

Tongs, a mixing spoon or 3, and a good spatula

Oven mitts.

Storage containers


Appliances: A Microwave is nigh~on mandatory now. A Toaster Oven is also good to have (at a minimum, you can reheat pizza/breads since the microwave turns that stuff to rubber). A slow~cooker is nice, too, since you can put whatever ingredients in it in the morning, leave it to simmer quietly all day, and be able to eat soon on arriving back at home in the evening.


Table settings for 4

More glasses than you think sensible.


I prefer to buy *really* good items, then use them for a Loooooooong time. This I learned, of course, by buying shyte when I was young and being forced to live with the poor results.

 

[jupiter57]

Remove the Internet plan, you'll save quite a bit.

LOL!
The ONLY reason I opened this post was to say exactly that!

 

[HAL9000]

Re-Re-Re-Re-Re-Re-Re-Re-Re-Read it and take the hint

Re-Read thread.

I got the message, you don't want me to have the internet, not only did I get the message (6 months ago) I read it, and ignored it!