'I can do what I want': Mum is slammed after revealing how she'll spend her free $750 coronavirus handout
- A collection of Australian mothers have said they will spent $750 on extra food
- The government announced 6.5million people will receive extra payment
- The money is meant to help keep the economy out of a recession by spending
- But not everyone believes it should be spent on 'hoarding toilet paper'
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A group of mothers have been slammed for saying they will spend the $750 government handout from the Australian government on stockpiling toilet paper and canned food amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced on Thursday that from March 31, $750 would be given to paid to 6.5million low income earners to try and stop the economy slumping into recession.
The Australian women discussing their 'stockpiling' plans were criticised for being 'dole bludgers' who contribute 'nothing to the economy' on a regular basis, and told to stop hoarding supermarket products that are in short supply.
'Obviously some members do not like my post about using the one-off payment to go to Costco,' one of the targeted ladies wrote on Facebook.
'Some of the foul language and comments are uncalled for.'
Customers have been criticised for hoarding toilet paper so others can't buy it in store
A group of mothers have been slammed for saying they will spend their $750 government handout on stockpiling toilet paper and canned food amid the coronavirus pandemic
One of her detractors replied: 'The people who actually work get nothing but the ones that do nothing get extra money? It's not really fair.'
While Prime Minister Scott Morrison hasn't detailed exactly how the money should be spent, there are plenty of families planning on using it for food, winter clothing and even tattoos to support local business.
'It's your money you can do what you want with it, at least you're putting food on the table. My money is going towards getting winter clothes for the children,' one parent said.
The Australian women were criticised for being 'dole bludgers' who contribute 'nothing to the economy' on a regular basis, and therefore should not be hoarding supermarket products that are currently difficult to buy
'Mine is paying my rego. So I can actually work. And my job relies on people spending money. So please spend it all,' said another.
A third added: 'It will help me get my car fixed, pay off the remaining balance of vetpay and get blood work done for my dog'.
A helpful stockpiler offered her best advice for making the most of the money, which she said could last upwards of three months if you choose your groceries carefully.
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A helpful stockpiler offered her best advice for making the most of the money, which she said could last upwards of three months if you choose your groceries carefully
Firstly, she said that it's important to work out what you buy each week. Check the specials on these every time you're at the grocer, and when they are 20-50 per cent off, buy four to six weeks worth of it.
'You then just buy your normal groceries. Every week you should buy one to three items on your list in bulk as they go on special,' she said.
'One week you might get tonnes of shampoo, the next week you get tonnes of dishwashing tablets. If nothing is on special you buy an extra one or two of things that are never on special (like homebrand stuff) as your back up, and save the rest of your budget for next week when something new is on sale.'
Her second tip is to make sure there is two of everything in your pantry, one being used and the other as a backup.
That way if you have a tough week financially it will be okay because you can rely on your backups.
Her second tip is to make sure there is two of everything in your pantry, one being used and the other as a backup
'Basically what this means is you never buy expensive stuff at full price again,' she said.
At first it might seem expensive because you'll be buying a lot of one particular item but soon you won't need to purchase $30 laundry detergent because you will have boxes from when it was $15.
'I have stockpiles of razors, pads, toothpaste, shampoo, coffee, soft drink, nappies, wipes, toilet paper because of this method,' she said.
'I would say my weekly shop would be $240 if I didn't do this method but its $150 including my stockpiling budget.'
