Miserly March

I'm joking of course, I promise that I'm not getting obsessed with cutting costs. However Frugal February was a rip roaring success; James did some calculations and he estimates that I halved our usual food bill last month! So I'm continuing to watch the pennies by using more supermarket own brands and planning meals more carefully. I think we are eating better and more healthily too and it's making meal times more efficient because planning ahead means that I remember to defrost items as required, and plan the cooking times better. I have made one concession for James by upgrading the butter back to our usual brand; he loathed the very low cost option! The kittens however are not so privileged and are continuing to tuck into their "Tesco Value" food.