March 2018 Grocery Challenge

supersaver1000 · 5 March 2018 at 10:07PM

I'm not giving up, but it is going to be a struggle this month. I'm determined to keep trying though. Today I resisted the urge to buy lunch at work and had my leftovers reheated - much nicer and great satisfaction not spending. Had a few spends on the way home tonight, including the kitty food from the vets. Still no chicken breast in MrL but picked up a couple of marinated ones and they were really nice. MrA order coming tomorrow but with a few missing items: mushrooms, sweet potatoes, parsnips and swedes. I would hate to have to go to MrS but needs must.

After totting everything up, I should have about £120 left (of £304 :eek:) left for the month. Its around £40 pw, so will be tight, but I can do it :T:T

Mrs_Cheshire · 5 March 2018 at 10:09PM

Popped by a morries yesterday to see if they had any decent ys bargains. Nothing at all there but I did pick up one of their bags of unwashed potatoes and even better they were cheaper this time £3 for 12.5kg. Should last at least 1 month.

MadamMim2013 · 5 March 2018 at 10:46PM

Popped into Mr M's for a few items on my mums list.. They still had bare shelves in most of the fresh produce and the small delivery of milk was long gone!
Luckily wasn't a prob for us as I always keep bread n milk in the freezer.
Escaped with most of ma's list and a few bits from mine that Ive not ordered from Ocaaados.. :rotfl:
£27 spend.. Off to add to sig

selloptape · 5 March 2018 at 11:07PM

Went to FF for one milk. Got totally suckered in by the spend £25 get £2.50 off voucher. Now I am the proud owner of an enormous hoard of cereal, cheese, washing up liquid and tuna. Oh and two bottles of milk.

Hoping to avoid shops for a couple of days :mad:

indigowarrior · 6 March 2018 at 12:23AM

Waves! Hello
I know its the 5th but I am really interesting in joining is it to late?
I have a set budget of £120 a month. There is just me. So far this month I have spent £3.20!

K9sandFelines · 6 March 2018 at 7:24AM

*waves* Hello Indigo Warrior sure everyone will be fine with you joining now,it's still relatively early.

I have spent £10.79 on the 2nd at Morrisons. Went in mainly for their 50p loaf but had to get bagels and an unsliced as bread stocks were low. I also went in yesterday, but need to find the total.
Got charged full price for Ocado delivery pass too, as it had automatically renewed. I have now cancelled and will just book in whenever is cheapest. My current month runs out end of March,so I am okay for anytime delivery until then though.

Off to add to sig. Hope every one has a good day.

Ginmonster · 6 March 2018 at 4:12PM

First spend of the month £6.61 on bananas, apples, peppers, much reduced low sodium salt and some cheap chocolate for adding to a peanut butter frozen yoghurt recipe I'm going to try (i have an excess of natural yoghurt to use up at the moment).

While I was out I picked up mother's Day cards for mum and mum in law so I'm feeling very organised today.

6.61/100

thriftwizard · 6 March 2018 at 6:02PM

And a swift romp around L!dls and Makro has left me £90.60 down, so we have just over £250 for the rest of the month. Which looks fairly do-able... but many a slip twixt cup & lip, as they say! And - I forgot the halloumi... oh dear!

Wysiwyg49 · 6 March 2018 at 6:21PM

I'm on £140.66 so far. Most of that was on Sunday in a big shop with lots of basics having run out.

Not feeling very creative at the moment, so succumbed to an enchilada kit yesterday. I'm sure it could be made at home for a fraction of the almost £3 it costs for basically tomato puree, corn tortillas and seasoning! Has anyone tried?

Doom_and_Gloom · 6 March 2018 at 10:01PM

No spend days Sunday and Monday.
£2.80 spent today. OH spent £1.53, while I spent £1.27.

For dinner I had vegetable stew with home made buckwheat bread.
OH had beef stew with bread for dinner.
We had the same things yesterday.

Me - £5.79/£77.50. £71.71 left.
OH - £12.88/£77.50. £64.62 left.
Total - £18.67/£155. £136.33 left

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