I came across the Live Below the Line website when I was researching for the #IF campaign and thought it was an interesting concept for both fundraising and awareness raising. In some ways it is similar to the PlumpyNut challenge which I have seen promoted a lot more on social media.
The ‘Challenge’ started in 2009 when two friends living together, both with a passion for poverty alleviation, came up with the idea and in 2012 the campaign raised over £500,000. The idea is that for 5 days you can spend no more than £1 a day on food on drink. This year the challenge takes place from 29th April to 3rd May 2103. The website outlines how the challenge works.
My wife and I have decided to take the challenge in April/May, when I will also write a blog from a social media promotion point of view. For now though, we thought we would have a practice run so that we can complete the challenge successfully in a few weeks time.
We didn’t really plan our shopping very well. So bascially went for quite a simple menu of
Porridge with Jam for Breakfast
Cream cheese sandwiches for lunch
Large vegetable curry with rice for dinner
So off I went to Sainsburys (probably my first mistake) with my £10 in hand and my 6 year old daughter (maybe another mistake haha).
The shopping list consisted of
| Medium Loaf | 0.80 |
| 3 x Tomato Soup | 0.72 |
| Baked Beans | 0.28 |
| Tomato Soup | 0.24 |
| Fruit Jam | 0.29 |
| Pasta Sauce | 0.44 |
| Sweet Potato | 0.59 |
| 2 x Cheese Spread | 2.00 |
| Onion | 0.14 |
| Mushrooms | 1.00 |
| Pasta Shapes | 0.39 |
| Potatoes | 1.31 |
| Carrots | 0.43 |
| Orange Squash | 0.29 |
| Lemon Squash | 0.29 |
| Porridge Oats | 0.60 |
| TOTAL | 9.97 |
I’ll tell you how we got on during our first day tomorrow….
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