October 2008 Grocery Challenge. Please read first two posts.

CravingSaving

Hello.....

Just done first grocery for month at £33.45. Mainly basics, flour for breadmaking, free yeast (yay, first time I have had the never to ask!), and things to pad out the food that I already have. I should only have to top up on milk now this week.

positivelypurple

Hi everyone,

This is about the third time I've attempted to post this - can't figure out what's going wrong with my laptop at the moment :rolleyes:

Anyway, after being off the wagon for a few months, we're back on. I've set up Quicken for my small business as well as our home expenses - it's really helping me keep track of what's going where.

We're going for £400 this month and that includes one in nappies.

Hopefully we'll do well this month.

Pink.

kalojac wrote: »

Does anyone know if coleslaw freezes well?

Coleslaw (and anything with mayonaise in it) really doesn't freeze well. This thread might help you: What foods can/can't you freeze?

Pink

dink1

Hi GUys,

having a horrid day was hoping to do sweep of freezer but one of munckins has the sicky bug!! still at least am not at the shops spending DINK1

calleyw

£17 so far of this month budget.

But got loads of goodies in my local tesco's don't normally go down. But took my mum as I needed to do some shopping.

Got 6 Apple donuts 6p a pkt. A mince (as in christmas mince pies) 5p each my mum had them. Apple turn overs 2 for 10p.

I even got a load of bread for 15p and it was not until I looked later at home the date on it was the 3rd Oct :eek:

Better them my sainburys who are getting a bit tight on reductions now :rotfl:

Yours


Calley

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I have spent £65.12 on a big shop yesterday and £1.29 on a couple of things I'd forgotten today. Apart from getting some alcohol tonight I'm hoping that will be it apart from milk for a good few days.

Damita

I would like to join please put me down for £160

Leopardlady

Well i was feeling quite positive last night after placing my order with MrT but gorgeous OH came home with fish and chips! He said it was a one off to enjoy the start of the month.
Today was a NSD, delivery came, i made bread and chocolate cookies, which are rather nice and not too expensive and stop me craving something quite sweet in the afternoon. I really want a cottage pie for tea but we have some thai green curry left over from earlier in the week and there really isn't enuogh to freeze, so it looks like cottage pie will have to wait until next week. I am being taken away tomorrow night and know nothing about it
So no need for a meal tomorrow night or saturday, then roast for sunday, to be followed by a chicken pie, chicken curry and a soup (well that is depending on how greedy we are or if we have guests?)

Thanks for the support it is great to have somewhere to focus the mind.

philsmum

NSD today. Like Mrs M I am now the owner of a Remoska Grande, been playing with it all day, made porridge this morning, bread, scones, Twinks hobnobs, victoria sponge cake. jacket potatoes and baked apples stuffed with dried fruit and honey, phew!!!! everything turned out really well, looking forward to herb crusted salmon tonight, salmon fillets whoopsied from Mr S last night. 4 for £2.49. Just going to deliver samples to neighbours now, (all elderly ) they love it when I get my baking head on. Good job cupboards and freezers are full.
:j :j :j
Pat

eveie189

Hi everyone.

Haven't posted for a bit so thought I would. So far not going mad on the GC spending from and have got main Mr T shop coming tonight which shouldn't be too much. I think my strategy for this month is going to be that i run down my freezer and cupboards a bit (bought half a pig last month) and stop buying things just because they are on offer. My other news is that I am getting some chickens!!! I am so excited. I know it's a bit off topic but if anyone has any advice about cheap chicken feed I would appreciate the help.

Cheers

Katie