Budgeting

We’ve decided we can easily do the VDLP on a food budget of 20 Euros per day. Here is what we have spent so far and here is a photo of just a portion of it. This includes items like a knife that I won’t have to buy again.

Just part of our loot

Breakfast Digestives turned out to be for children. Each one has a little picture on it. 

Bus to bus station. 22.04
Metro ticket.            3.00
Bus to Metro.           1.50
Coffee & pastry.       3.00
Dinner.                      9.00
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Total March 5.         38.54

Breakfast.  1.50. Included toast and coffee
Coffee.       1.20. 2d cup
Groceries  13.00. Dinner, brkfst, lunch tomorrow
Knife.          6.00. At ferreteria. Nice folding knife
Scarf.           2.00. Nice 6 footer. It’s cold!
TP 4 rolls.      .85
Tiger balm.  1.00 tiny tin
BabyWipes     .80
Flashlight.    1.00 tiny one
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Total March 6.   27.35 includes food for March 7

The groceries included:

6 yogurts
Apple
Orange
2 bananas
Cured manchego cheese
Orange juice
Beer
Digestive cookies
16 laughing cow cheeses
3 cans tuna
3 cans roasted peppers
2 long baguettes (no preservatives)
Potato chips  (potatoes, oil, salt. No preservatives)
5 individual cachuela packets
Mr Corn
Garlic
Sliced chicken for sandwiches

I think that’s it?
Add that up at home and it’s at least triple the cost.

I learned a new word today: navaja = folding knife

I love Spain!