About Me

 

About me

I'm Jordyn! A 21 year old student originally from Wellington but is now residing in Christchurch to study my passion, nursing! I grew up in a very loving household where my mum taught me lots about cooking on a budget. I left home at 17 and moved to the South Island, this is where I learned the hard the truth it isn't easy to feed myself on little money. When I moved here in late 2021 I lived in a mouldy flat with 3 boys and was a sole cook. I managed to keep to a budget of $160 a week (all food) for a couple years. My family was very impressed by this and my mum encouraged me to start a blog sharing my knowledge on budgeting and cooking. I originally just sat on the idea because I was so busy with work and study. I now live in mold free flat with my partner and now have a job that isn't so time consuming. Because it's just my partner and I, I try to keep to a budget of $80 a week for all food. I am so passionate about helping people, and through nursing I have seen how people are struggling to put food on tables. I hope this page can help a few people, even if its just to give people meal ideas. Through nursing I have learnt a fair bit about nutrition and how to create meals that are good for the body and mind. I say this as i've worked in mental health and seen what a poor relationship with food can do to someone and I wouldn't wish that upon my worst enemy. I strongly believe that people and their whanau should be able to enjoy food and be able to prepare solid meals without barriers like finances. 

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