Well..We all know that times are hard..And I for one was certainly bitten by the credit crunch ..And always seem to find that there is just too much month left at the end of the money..

But we all have to eat..And having survived this last week on Nutrigrain bar's and Hula Hoop's ..I decided the memory lapses were probably due to lack of vitamins so thought that I had better go grocery shopping..

The hole in the wall said "No chance lady..Overdrawn the overdraft.."..

Great..Ok..Whats in the wallet.. ..Right..*mad count up of all monies in house* ..

Scraped up around £60ish..Was Richer than I thought *smugness* ...And a £6.50 clubcard voucher ~Bonus~

Also discovered a set of 'Money Off' coupons from yesterday Daily Mail..Totalling £11..With a catch of course...

You had to spend a certain amount in each 'Aisle' to qualify for the discount.. ie: Spend £10 on Meat to get £2.50 off.. £8 on Fruit and Veg to save £2..And so on..Covering everytning to household products to sweets!

Anyway..Being the chavvy thrifty shopper that I am... and always seeking out the B.O.G.O.F.s and half price offer's..I really made my 'allocated' spend in each section work for me!

Yes..The shopper behind me was probably chuckling as I patiently checked which voucher was used for what section..How much we had spent and what we were saving ..And constantly adding it up to see if we had hit the discount level yet :))

Knowing that I only had ..In thoery £66.50 of 'real' money..The trolley was looking a bit too full..And panicking that I might have to put summat back..The shame! ..I had to scan through my trolley and vouchers one more time..

Convinced..but not quite sure..I heads to the checkout..

Watches the total..£80.. *gulps*

Hand's over vouchers.. *mad bleeping*

..plus Multibuy's and B.O.G.O.F discounts..£51..Result!

.. My mathematical's aint so shite after all..And who said shopping was boring :))

And..I shall eat like queen tonight as I haz real food in now..And strawberries..With cream! *Cream was free!*