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Anyone got a nice spaghetti and meatballs recipe?
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Oooh my first grocery challenge! Ive always had a shopping budget but over the past few months its been slowly creeping up and up so here i am
So can you put me down for £200 - this is for 2 adults and 6yr old DD (and a bump but neither of us are keen on food atm lol). My month will start on 1st when i do my next food shop.
Good luck everyone
Kate xxx0 -
Just been to Aldi - am trying to swap as much of my shop as possible over to that and Lidl (but Lidl are going to be closed for February
). Filled a whole trolley full and started to worry but it came to just under £50 - which is about £30 less than I'd have spent in Sainsbury. 
working on clearing the clutterDo I want the stuff or the space?0 -
Suppose as I started spending on my Feb budget today I should post my target
Going to push myself a little and try for £240 this month, stocks in the house have reduced loads so know this will be a challenge for me. Amount inc all food (all meals inc the pack ups, any take aways, meals out etc) toiletries, cleaning stuff etc for 2 adults, 2 sons, 2 dogs, fish, lizard and hedgehog (don't think I have missed anyone)
affordmylife £150 spent £119.30
Amyboo £250
Angelofthenorth £130
Angelraesunshine £200 spent £207.00
annie123 £350 spent £305
Aril £200
Atalanta £350 spent £362.57
atypicalblonde £150
aytch £140
BabyMother £300
bails £160
bananakinz £230
bebee £240
beemuzed £250 spent £295.33
belfastgirl23 £150
betterlatethannever £68 spent £52.79
BigMummaF £350 spent £221.74
Blairweech £130
Bobbykins £225 spent £209.74
boredofbeingathome £180 spent £156.28
broke mum of three £220
brummiebabe £400
Busterollie £300 spent £316.32
caity £200
carolt2 £200 spent £180.03
CTFG £40
catlover1 £120
catralense £300
catzine £120
chardonnay £440
charleypink £300
cheerfulness4 £140 spent £139.81
chewy62 £280
Chezza71 £150 spent £97.25
chicken pie £160 spent £163.48
chocolate.orange £260
C1aire £60
Clockwatcher £120
clowe1 £400
craftycrofty £250 spent £224.92
CRANKY40 £120
cuddlymarm £200 spent £169.85
curly cabbage £180 spent £177.01
danksshady £400
Danni £80
Desperate Housewife £250 spent £270
Dinah93 £100
dinx1972 £280 spent £349.70
Disdisbiff £250
dizzydolly £200
Doom_and_Gloom £35 spent £32.49
Downsizing £200 spent £280
EagerLearner £130
earthmother £160 spent £276.49
EC12345 £150 spent £189
egon £230 spent £249.30
Ess-six £240 spent £238.99
EverTheOptimist £100 spent £94.41
fallen angel shelley £170
fifi35 £
Fitzio £150
flossyblog €
frankerooney £180 spent £173.25
frazzmunch £133
Frugalmum £100
FunBrum £ 120
funkyfunkymonkey £250 spent £283.02
galacticgreen £200 spent £198.65
Gemmzie £355
Girl least likely to £200 spent £236.23
GirlRacer £200
glitterycloud £130
got-it-spend-it £150
Greenwellies £300
HariboJunkie £100
hayley11 £150
Hayze1980 £200
Herbaholic £280
High Peak Lass £200
hilary1 £225
Holllysan £300 spent £303.31
hopeless_spendthrift £180
hypno06 £125
ihatedebt £200
In Search Of Me £160 spent £137.11
InTheRed £225
Irish Mom €200.00 spent €209.34
irishwexford £160 spent £150.44
Its me again £250
izoomzoom £180 spent £ 209.34
jacci45 £300
jackie_w £200
jackiegibbo £200 spent £203.63
Jacks xxx £250 spent £185.99
jacquij123 £400
JAMIEDODGER £300
JaneRyan £200 spent £240.88
Jayarr £240 spent £217.58
Jayjay14 £200 spent £189.83
JayneC £240
JemimaP £80 spent £120
jeni-b £160
jmf76 £200
JoJoB £160 spent £221.97
jpe20 £120
juliapenguin £200
Jumble-Bee £40
JustKeepSwimming £150
Keiss 21 £400 spent £574.99
Kimberley £200
kittynortheast £350 spent £438
kj*daisy £260 spent £370
kunekune £500
Ladyra £150
lainz £40 spent £110
lamplady £400
lauradora £50 spent £49.70
Lemon Tree £100
lindsaygalaxy £200
lil_me £240 spent £264.10
lilmisskitkat £200 spent £187
LilMissEmmylou £220
lingojingo £200 spent £234.44
Little Miss Naughty £200
LittleOne83 £60
Lizzieanne £400
L-M £400
loobylee £450
Looby Lou £100 spent £81.63
longforthesun £120
LouiseJ £ 200
loumac £ 150
Maisie M £200
mama67 £140
meanmarie €300 spent €325
MERFE £140
mhe £200 spent £244.26
miecherox £250
mikeD £215 spent £215.89
minilaurarocks £120 spent £116
miserly_mum £ 230 spent £234.78
mk wotsit £300 spent £316.74
Mollymop5 £150 spent£145.03
Moniker £200 spent £193.86
montclare £200
mookybargirl £160 spent £164.36
Mooloo £
Mortgagefreeforme £250
mother shipton £350 spent £346
mouche £100 spent £88.49
MrsBartolozzi £200 spent £196.72
mrsbee £250
mrsdoyle1981 £280
mrs-moneypenny £400 spent £440
mrs_monka £360
mrsmortenharket £300
mrs saver £220
mrssnowy £250 spent £196.46
MRSMCAWBER €130 spent €103.64
MSHAWX £100 spent £265.74
mummygems £250
mumofcookers £250
mumsrus £400
mumzyof2 £120 spent £117.91
natzini £110 spent £125.52
nd2budget £300
ness w £400
newlywed £250
nopot2pin £ 100 spent £150
nykmedia £100 spent £101.68
oldMcDonald £200 spent £221.07
Orchid-96 £250
Patches41048 £250 spent £180.47
pigpen £600 spent £603.10
poohbear £173 spent £173
princess leia £200 spent £205
PrincessTaylor £100
purplevamp £300 spent £380.39
Queen_B £180
rachelmk £100
razra £80 spent £32.65
redmel1621 £240
redsquirrel80 £50 spent £48
rockie4 £200
rosieben £80 spent £96.60
sammiboo£200
sammyjig £220
sarah_26 £100
sashanut £200
Sassamac £130 spent £124.45
savingfortravel £200 spent £99.10
Shelley84 £250
shelovestobuystuff £200 spent £254.57
shop-to-drop £300
Skint_Catt £180
skintscotslass £100 spent £119.19
skipboy £260
Skyegirl £250
Sola £250
Solwaykid £100 spent £98.78
snowball2103 £250 spent £179.87
sparklewing £350
strawberry_laces £200
SunnyDay £160 spent £176.85
Suzy-Qu £250
tattycath £190 spent £295.00
teedy23 £60 spent £88.30
the_cat £250
theamazinggem £160
TheBees £325 spent £310
tranquil £350 spent £379.45
Triggle £250
tryingtodobetter £160
TurnaroundSue £250 spent £239.89
waddy80 £110
willow girl £200 spent £169.46
witchmabel £175
witchypoo £200
wmf £220
Zend £150
Weekly
Angelmummy £50
arbroath lass £40
kiwikaz £80One day I might be more organised...........
GC: £200
Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb0 -
Can I join you all for the first time?
I've not done this before but I'm going for £220 for 2 adults, 2 kids and 2 cats!
Good luck:)Do more of what makes you happy:)0 -
I have not done this before and so will be making Feb my trial month. I would like to spend £250 for 2 adults and 1 toddler. I will need to start on 4 Feb as this is the next time I will be shopping.
I am also going to write everything down including all the little bits and pieces I pick up.2 adults and 3 children DD (14), DD (12) & DS (10) :smileyhea and 2 mental beagles.
Paying off debt bit by bit0 -
Hi all,
i started my Feb challenge on Friday and i`m pleased to report 3 nsd`s so far since the shop on Saturday.
I am trying my hardest not to go into any shops at all, just walk past and don`t even look in the windows lol.
I will ned to get some porridge today or tomorrow though, don`t know how i managed to miss it off the list as i buy it almost every week.
I`ve just made a dessert which is an adaptation of a slimming world recipe but my version has more sugar in and i find it really yummy.
Put some digestive biscuits in a bag and crush them to crumbs and pour into a dish, make up a jelly with only a quarter of a pint of water and when cool mix in a large tub of fromage frais, pour over the crumbs and leave to set in the fridge. I found a tin of blackcurrants in the cupboard and put these on the crumb first then added the mixture. I used blackcurrant jelly too and i can`t wait for it to set to taste it.
SDPlanning on starting the GC again soon
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Just off to get food for the hens but it means driving past the supermarket and the car automatically turns in at the rounderbout. Think I'll have to put blinkers on the headlights. The hens have earnt enough money for their food with a little bit over so I may just treat them. They quite like digestive bics.January food 175.00 spent 181.60 oops nothing left. £4000 challenge/3384.49 leftheating oil £396.69,NSD 13/200
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Im in for £150. for this month.
Havent shopped since last weekend so I cant wait until the 1st of Feb to go an stock up again. Loads of BOGOFS at my local store so will get masses for my money on Friday/Saturday.
Good luck everyone for the month of February. Im utterly determined to come in under budget!!!!0 -
Hi.....
Count me in again for FEB. I have just posted my final spend over on the January thread. This month is back to a 4 weeker so i'll stick with £60pw making a grand target of £240.00 for the month.
Mel xUnless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not.0 -
The hens have earnt enough money for their food with a little bit over so I may just treat them. They quite like digestive bics.
:rotfl: :rotfl:
oh yes.........and do they also like to share with their very kind mummy????:D
(I've heard that excuse before)
Sunnyday - that recipe sounds luverly :drool: , will deffinately be trying that one, thanks for posting.
Well, another NSD for me today, but I'm still on my January challenge until Friday, so I really ought to be posting on there......but I miss you guys that have all moved over
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I'm struggling to keep up with both threads at the moment....everytime I finish reading one, someone has updated on the other, so I go flying over there to read that one, then someone updates on here again :mad: ....my OH is getting fed up, can't get near the PC!!:rotfl:
Oh well, 'spose I'd better get off and get some work done (unless someone else has updated whilst I've been typing this, then I'll have to start going round in circles again!)......right , sorry, I'm waffling.......I'll get my coat!0
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