Thanks Michael for sharing that information. Well done.
As for me...well I'm still a foodie even at my age.
We often eat out. Sometimes we'll go to our local Vikings Buffet at P2000 for us both.
I do also enjoy a wonderful bottle of fine wine with some good cheese, crackers and celery or fruits.
We are all different and spend our limited income on what makes us most happy.
Simon, here are some that are around the £15k mark....
http://www.chrono24.co.uk/rolex/pric...--mod2-new.htm
We are all different in our views and what someone considers a luxury, others think a waste of money, good quality food cooked right is a luxury and is affordable too.Originally Posted by Michael Parnham
Every thing else many may say you are just showing off, but it's down to each of us to what we think is right.
Luxury food does not shorten life, worry , accidents and old age does it quicker
I love cheese Peter my Favourite is white Cheshire lovely with Pickled walnuts and Pickled Onions, yummy.
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2000that's 3 weeks food supply for Michael.
No I didn't buy 2 rib eyes yesterday for 1200 and neither did I go to the local steak house and spend over 4000 on a steak and lobster meal for 2
As others have said each to their own, but for me life is too short to live like that, my wife and I enjoy wine, eating out and plenty of luxuries, Oh and a new car would never be on my list of requirements, we have 2 decent vehicles but would not waste my money buying new as soon as you drive off the sales floor you have lost thousands....
By the way liked your choice of Amp Peter, Pioneer great choice, I'm just waiting to see the price and release date of their new UHD Blue ray player I understand it will weigh approx. 12 kilo's sounds as though it will be a well engineered piece of kit
Luckily I'm not suffering from any of those
Maybe not buying a new car but leasing a new car each year is better then spending that money on more teabags and a bigger bar of chocolate.
But in my eyes paying so much each month on a car that sits there most of the time well I can spend that cash on better things like my future.
But again each to there own, what's good for one is no good for the other they say.
Only had half a dozen small tins in my lifetime
Wake up WAKE UPLuckily I'm not suffering from any of those
Sorry again Michael, but the way you prioritise your life is crazy to me.
Who exactly are you trying to impress with your new car and expensive TV and audio equipment? Nothing wrong with having all these little luxuries but sacrificing a nice meal to obtain these things is absolute madness in my opinion.
I am going to the gym in a minute,i want to go for a starbucks after.......But i feel guilty now
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
The Starbucks balances the good done at the gym. Do it.I am going to the gym in a minute,i want to go for a starbucks after.......But i feel guilty now
I'm going to the gym now too (but I don't drink tea or coffee ...).
I burn off more calories than a latte,i dont drink,dont smoke,dont eat junk,and excercise almost daily,that latte is my one vice
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
It's just around the corner for us Eastwood City Libis
Can't remember the name of the restaurant, but it's famous for it's Midnight Buffet, anyway they do a bucket of 5 bottles of San Mig for P240 with one dozen oyster free. Yes, 12 large juicy tasty oysters free.
It's just around the corner for us Eastwood City Libis
Can't remember the name of the restaurant, but it's famous for it's Midnight Buffet, anyway they do a bucket of 5 bottles of San Mig for P240 with one dozen oyster free. Yes, 12 large juicy tasty oysters free.
On my way
For what it's worth ( especially for those statisticians ) here's what the Office for National Statistics have developed for their Family Spending Survey 2015:-
The poorest 20% in the 50 - 64 age group spend £25 per week per adult on Food and non-alcoholic drinks
Their total weekly spend on living is £165.30
The poorest 20% in the 65 - 74 age group spend £30.46 per week per adult on Food and non-alcoholic drinks
Their total weekly spend on living is £173.10
The poorest 20% in the 75 upwards age group spend £27.36 per week per adult on Food and non-alcoholic drinks
Their total weekly spend on living is £152.10
Means you'd find it very hard to survive if the only income was your state pension
And put on that , rent, car payments, gadgets fund, no wonder some spend so little on food
A guy i work with went to harrods at the weekend and spent around £500 on oysters and champagne in the food court for him and his wifeCan't remember the name of the restaurant, but it's famous for it's Midnight Buffet, anyway they do a bucket of 5 bottles of San Mig for P240 with one dozen oyster free. Yes, 12 large juicy tasty oysters free.
... cannot recall ever having sampled oysters.
... but I will say this:
price you've quoted Peter, is, most certainly,
an extremely far cry from Tawi's work colleague'sextravagance in Harrods of Knightsbridge ... for what seems [to me anyway] to be much the same, so~called, delicacy.
I have a weakness for Wagyu beef.
an extremely far cry from Tawi's work colleague's
Have done ever since I first sampled it whilst living in Japan.
It's a specific group of cattle breeds and in Japan the cows are fanatically looked after, Not just the food either. They get treated to special massage and listening to music.
Wagyu beef is always more expensive.
If it's genuine Japanese production from the 'right' farm you might end up paying £300 per pound.
I can't afford to pay that but Wagyu beef is always expensive.
Well many know me by now and some say I am tight, well I say I am careful,
I am not into all this fancy food stuff what ever you call it and I hate paying over the odds too, but there are sometimes when Emma would like something special then I pay no questions asked, because she cooks and looks after me very well..
I like simple good food and I am not to keen on any meats, home made soups I love..
I used to cook all the time in my own lonely life, but since Emma has been with me I cannot match her way of cooking and I will always eat what she puts on my plate too, sometimes never to try it again but that's very rare.
Wow I wish just 6 little cans would last me 70+ years, how did you manage that , 1 hoop at a time or was they lenthsOnly had half a dozen small tins in my lifetime
Simon I am not sacrificing a nice meal all my meals are nice to me, all I'm saying is I would rather put my money in to the things that I like I'm not trying to impress anyone. Are you saying that a cracking roast dinner isn't nice, a lovely boiled egg with bread and butter cut into phallic symbols for breakfast isn't nice, a nice slice of bread and yummy pork dripping with a little salt isn't nice? to me it's nectar.
Cooking and sharing a meal is the best thing out what ever the food,Simon I am not sacrificing a nice meal all my meals are nice to me, all I'm saying is I would rather put my money in to the things that I like I'm not trying to impress anyone. Are you saying that a cracking roast dinner isn't nice, a lovely boiled egg with bread and butter cut into phallic symbols for breakfast isn't nice, a nice slice of bread and yummy pork dripping with a little salt isn't nice? to me it's nectar.
A knuckle with a cabbage leaf and 1 potato sounds nice after reading your menu's.
And so you should, have you heard of a thermosI am going to the gym in a minute,i want to go for a starbucks after.......But i feel guilty now
Weekly shop as promised ex Aldi, Cauliflower 0.89, 1.5kg Stew Pack 0.39, Tomatoes six 0.65, Sugar 0.55, Digestive biscuits 0.31, Rich Tea biscuits 0.29, 1 Mango 0.95, Baby Potatoes 0.79, two tins of Sardines @ 0.37 each, Luxury Hot Cross Buns 4 per pack 0.99, Lightly Fruited Slab Cake 0.99, Breakfast Biscuits 0.89, 1Pack of Streaky Bacon 1.29, total £10.72
Michael you have a lot more self-control than most folks,i dont touch bacon or biscuits or cake or anything with sugar in,but i always overload on yoghurts,cheeses,fruit etc,well done,whats your weight if you dont mind me asking?Weekly shop as promised ex Aldi, Cauliflower 0.89, 1.5kg Stew Pack 0.39, Tomatoes six 0.65, Sugar 0.55, Digestive biscuits 0.31, Rich Tea biscuits 0.29, 1 Mango 0.95, Baby Potatoes 0.79, two tins of Sardines @ 0.37 each, Luxury Hot Cross Buns 4 per pack 0.99, Lightly Fruited Slab Cake 0.99, Breakfast Biscuits 0.89, 1Pack of Streaky Bacon 1.29, total £10.72
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
Well well WELL,Weekly shop as promised ex Aldi, Cauliflower 0.89, 1.5kg Stew Pack 0.39, Tomatoes six 0.65, Sugar 0.55, Digestive biscuits 0.31, Rich Tea biscuits 0.29, 1 Mango 0.95, Baby Potatoes 0.79, two tins of Sardines @ 0.37 each, Luxury Hot Cross Buns 4 per pack 0.99, Lightly Fruited Slab Cake 0.99, Breakfast Biscuits 0.89, 1Pack of Streaky Bacon 1.29, total £10.72
Thank you for your list Michael, but I must say there is more crap that you have brought that I thought you would never buy,
Luxury hot cross buns LUXURY , biscuits with a S, cake too.
Where is your pork belly, where is your sausage, your bread, your eggs, tea, coffee, cheese,dripping, and no meat what so ever in your weekly shopping list.
Yes many things may be brought other weeks instead of cake.
But really you have brought basic food for one person, I call this just serviving ,
Maybe all these Goodie's that you are wanting the material things are much more important to you .
But again I must say what suits some will not suit another.
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