back to article Heroic Quid-A-Day Nosh Posse tighten their belts

It's day four of the El Reg Quid-A-Day Nosh Posse's five-day Live Below the Line challenge, and while everyone is on course to triumphantly cross the finishing line tomorrow night, it's not all plain sailing. We've got 13 people tightening their belts in support of Malaria No More UK. I'm doing the challenge for the third …

  1. Spaceman Spiff

    You can live...

    You CAN live on a quid a day, but who would want to? My suggestion is that all MP's or legislators who vote to reduce food benefits for the poor, are required to live a year on the same amount. We'll see how long that lasts!

  2. Neil Barnes Silver badge
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    Kudos indeed

    to our generous reader.

    1. I ain't Spartacus Gold badge
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      Re: Kudos indeed

      Indeedy! Thank you from the heart of our bottoms...

      I found an actual piece of orange peel in my 49p Lidl thick cut marmalade today. Woohoo! That's the first piece I've seen all week. But at about 2p per slice of toast covered, it's surprisingly good.

      The 300g of Lidl "cheese" for £1.55 on the other hand...

      1. Neil Barnes Silver badge

        Re: Kudos indeed

        Hmm. The 89p Camembert was really rather good.

  3. JDX Gold badge

    "We lost out to the manager at the local store, no cheap meat today"

    Meat is a luxury not a staple.

    1. Neil Barnes Silver badge
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      Re: "We lost out to the manager at the local store, no cheap meat today"

      But bacon is a vitamin!

    2. Robert Helpmann??
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      Re: "We lost out to the manager at the local store, no cheap meat today"

      I don't know what hours your store is open, but one of the unexpected benefits of working nights is that I often get meat on sale. On the other hand, my dad told me that his family often only got meat for dinner when they managed to bag a rabbit walking home from school.

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