A mum who let her 12-year-old son do an Asda 'big shop' as part of a £50 challenge was left surprised by his endeavours. Kelly Miller Richards tasked wannabe-chef Vinnie with using the cash wisely to buy the ingredients for five main evening meals for their family - and later cook them.
Much to her amazement, not only did he succeed, but he came home with a sizable amount of change too, the Echo reported. Sharing her boy's success in a Facebook group for families looking to eat on a budget, mum Kelly, from County Durham, said: "So I gave my son Vinnie a challenge, I told him to do a shop and make five meals out of £50 for five of us... and he has pulled it off on only £36.14. (He gets to keep the change).
"He added fruit, water and milk in as well. He also cooked his first meal tonight was lovely. The meals are spag bol with crusty bread, chicken korma with rice, a cooked breakfast, crispy chicken wraps with salad and chips, and a spaghetti carbonara. He wants to be a chef when he's older, I am so proud of him twelve years old and doing this".
Kelly and Vinnie's story has since been 'liked' by thousands of the group's users and received scores of positive comments. A fellow mum responded: "I love this idea, I think I might challenge my 14-year-old to do this".
Another said: "Please could I borrow him! He's better than my husband!". A third added: "Can I just say this is absolutely brilliant I did similar with my son who wanted to be a chef! His 23 now and did make it as a pro chef".
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