It’s likely in our future, due to the Iran War, we will see prices on our shelves rise. For those of us on a limited income, stretching our pennies further and being resilient during challenging times has to be our way of life.

I’d like to share with you my basic weekly food expenses based on an adults “Weekly Standard Ration” during 1942. Living on rations helps me keep my weekly food bill to way under £20 per week and I honestly don’t feel deprived. I still manage nutritious meals and a nice dessert at the weekends too. For some people eating this way would be a nightmare (and boring) as it is honestly very basic but it’s getting me through some economically challenging times right now while I write my book!

Download the PDF to print it off here >>> https://the1940sexperiment.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ration-Book-Club.pdf

Hope you find it interesting and hopefully for some people, helpful.

Please share if you can, living better on less is something I am passionate about!

Much love, C xx

PS: My prices are based on shopping in the UK at mostly Aldi and using their own shop brand where I can.