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July 2008 Grocery Challenge

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  • jackk_2
    jackk_2 Posts: 288 Forumite
    100 Posts
    dink1 wrote: »
    Hi guys,

    Just to show my memory has totally gone, i have seen an advert on the tv for 50p sausages, 50p chicken drumsticks etc all for £4 is that mr T or at mr M...... By the way who am I? LOL

    DINK1


    Tis Mr M

    x
  • dink1
    dink1 Posts: 197 Forumite
    Thanks ... DInk1 (I think! lol)
    JanGC £250/£82 far:weight loss 1lb cc250/£86/cm40/£9.50 :A
  • KAAT_LADY
    KAAT_LADY Posts: 4,714 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    good afternoon all
    :j :j

    busy mum :D:Das for treacle I made twinks with it and they turned out very nice just substitute treacle for syrup

    moniker :T :T that sounds lovely that vegetable casserole :T

    just back from Meadowhall where I spent a fortune on myself


    AND HAVE NOW FOUND OUT I have lost my credit card phoned up lost cards and was told to phone back between 9-5 mon-fri now thats the limit
    mortgage free as of 06/02/2008#
    berthas buddies No 5
    ,    murphys no more pies club member ,No 242..
    .,night owl 25



  • nickynoo08
    nickynoo08 Posts: 1,860 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi everyone,

    Just a quick update. Spent £5.38 at s.field earlier so i've now got £39.24 to last me the rest of the month:eek:. Hopefully shouldn't need to buy anything other than milk, fruit etc...I managed last month so there's no reason i cant manage this month.
    Will update sig
    £387.39/£196.46
    Pay my debt by End of Feb 2022
    49.28% paid!

    £199.55/£500 savings by End of April 2022
    39.91% saved!

    Make £2022 in 2022 - £20
  • Herewegoagain
    Herewegoagain Posts: 2,370 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    KAAT_LADY wrote: »
    good afternoon all
    :j :j

    busy mum :D:Das for treacle I made twinks with it and they turned out very nice just substitute treacle for syrup

    moniker :T :T that sounds lovely that vegetable casserole :T

    just back from Meadowhall where I spent a fortune on myself


    AND HAVE NOW FOUND OUT I have lost my credit card phoned up lost cards and was told to phone back between 9-5 mon-fri now thats the limit

    omg Sorry to hear that, were you able to leave a message to prove you phoned, I hope so (hugs)x
    lost 3stin 4mnths GC nov£90/£51.65 July£100/£97.67 Aug£90/£18.59
    LBM Nov05 Loan £4910.65 Paid April07 sealed pot challenge#256
    Nov06 CC £2,590.56 Paid aug07 + Savings07/08 Night Owl 22#
    Mortgage £87,000/£84,000/ £82,261.00/£81,785.30 £80,268/£75402.00/£71229.15 DFW NERD 987 Long Haul member 125 debt free 24th aug 07
  • crazyaboutsaving
    crazyaboutsaving Posts: 185 Forumite
    KAAT_LADY wrote: »
    good afternoon all
    :j :j

    busy mum :D:Das for treacle I made twinks with it and they turned out very nice just substitute treacle for syrup

    moniker :T :T that sounds lovely that vegetable casserole :T

    just back from Meadowhall where I spent a fortune on myself


    AND HAVE NOW FOUND OUT I have lost my credit card phoned up lost cards and was told to phone back between 9-5 mon-fri now thats the limit


    What they're making you wait until the next day to do something about your CC? That seems wrong....oh so wrong....
    Debt at highest 01/01/2008- $79,385.32 :eek:
    Debt now 01/03/2009 - $63,194.72
    DFW Nerd Club Member #993
    Feb NSD challenge 9/10 days, Mar NSD 5/10 days
    Mar grocery challenge 221.02/250
  • roxy7699
    roxy7699 Posts: 1,067 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I had to spend £4 today, that I managed to hold off a few days. None of it food but still in the grocery challenge. Unless you count chewing gum as food!
  • KAAT_LADY
    KAAT_LADY Posts: 4,714 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    Hi all :snow_laug I am so cold


    :j
    re: credit card,,, I have just found another number and was able to cancel it via calcutta ,,,and he says it hasnt been used anymore,,, so I am lucky:j :j
    THanks guys
    mortgage free as of 06/02/2008#
    berthas buddies No 5
    ,    murphys no more pies club member ,No 242..
    .,night owl 25



  • wendywitch
    wendywitch Posts: 1,336 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Herbaholic wrote: »
    Yummmmm! I have everything in to make this and the ovens on with choc n orange muffins, shame to let it cool down lol So I'm going to have a go at making this thanks G&B I love gingery things almost as much as cinnamon things, when you put the two together yum, yum, yum :D

    Please could I have the recipe for your choc n orange muffins :D please please please :A
  • savingfortravel
    savingfortravel Posts: 914 Forumite
    Hi everyone!
    NSD for us today.
    Hope you're all well....... wish I'd been in the dream....what would I have been??
    SFT


    Dink 1... you've gone GC crazy my dear.
    :cool: Frugal Living 2010 member MFW by 2014 Was 88,000 now £46,877.90 Grocery Budget for Dec-April=£173.72/£244 (Groc Budget 2010 from Ebay/Voucher savings/Quidco -If we can do it will save our £980 GC budget) Now living the dream -in our tiny country cottage-all thanks to MS forums. x 39 2 go
    Stockpile Savings: £89.72 Voucher savings £8
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