Job Seekers Challenge 2
Update:
For week 1:
I spent £47.67, leaving around £8.58 left over!
So far, this week (on my last day), I have spent £40.75. It’s easier than I thought - but then, I have been quite boring these last few weeks and not done a huge amount of things!
faith in nature shampoo
vegan, organic UK cherry beer in one of my fav restaurants in liverpool: mello mello. They serve veggie/vegan food, organic beers, organic condiments, faith in nature toiletries in the bathroom, decor is recycled or vintage type
faith in nature vegan, natural, organic deodorant
faith in nature wipes
UK Job Seekers Challenge
I decided to set myself a challenge this week: to live only from the amount that people get on Job Seeker’s Allowance. This, for a single person under 25, is £56.25 a week. I’m not including rent in this, because I think you can get housing help but also that alone would be £20 over the budget for me right now.
I’m currently in my last year as a student, but decided to do this as I know the job market is tough and may indeed need to live off this next year sometime, if I cannot find a job.
Also, I wanted to see how feasible it is to live off this. I have one day left and I have spent £47.67 - leaving about £8.50 for my last day, which I hope is do-able!
I will be continuing this challenge for at least another week
Food shop again
This week I bought:
organic bananas £1.37
organic tofu £1.65
organic tomatoes 85p (reduced)
organic peppers £1.80
wafers £49p
sundried tomatoes £1
biscuits 57p
pringles £1.24
frozen cabbage 75p
crisps 58p
mushrooms 61p
ginger 2p
olives 38p
organic yeast free veg stock cubes 98p
seeded bread 75p (reduced)
organic spring onions 83p
Total = £13.89
Make up wipes
I have decided to buy some face wipes, due to the cloth being too rough and not effective enough.
I bought faith in nature natural wipes, which are biodegradable, natural an organic for £2.99at the oxfam online shop
Groceries
Toiletries:
I bought some eco washing up liquid on offer £1.12
recycled toilet roll £1.72
washing sponges 98p
98p bedding for pets
Total: £4.80
Food:
Organic, fairtrade coffee £3.29
organic cornflakes £1.49
rice milk £2 (for 2)
chewing gum 69p
crumpets 37p
sweet corn (non organic, going by ‘clean 15’) 37p
salsa 79p
melon (non-org, ‘clean 15’) £1
organic lettuce £1
organic kidney beans 62p
avodacos £1.20 (non-org, ‘clean 15’)
vegan veg fingers £1
seeded read 89p
wafers 49p
lentils 69p
popcorn 85p
1 graze box: free
Food total: £16.74. Slightly more than usual, but don’t buy coffee often, nor lentils, and now have 3 weeks worth of rice milk.
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