October 2008 Grocery Challenge. Please read first two posts.

moodydonkey

Hey there,

Well i've just finished my first ever week on the grocery challenge and i've scraped in at 49.86 of 50 pounds. Am pleased with that as I did a big family meal midweek for a birthday and i've got a pretty full freezer.
Will start again on Monday with another 50.00 budget for the week and see if I can pick up some Xmas bits.

Keep up the good work everybody :T

angelatgraceland

jackie_w wrote: »

Hi All,

Well Ive totally lost it this month, i dont know what ive done with a couple of my receipts, and I paid for my shopping with cash, so, i cant even check back to see what ive spent :mad: :mad: . I know it must be about £80 odd but im not so sure. I think for this month, I will need to take a step back from the challenge, and start again afresh from next month.

Jackie

No-don't drop out this month-its only a blip! Call it £85 and do your best? Taking part and keeping receipts is great so a little blip now and then isnt the end of the world-don't despair!
I had to take dd to a mates for a sleepover today and there is a good market nearby so I popped in there fro some fruit and veg. Got bananas,15 kiwis,15 satsumas,2 cabbages, 20 peaches(a tray) and 3 med bags of grapes,2 punnetss of strawberries and a huge melon for £10.50. Also got nescafe 100g x 4 for £1.20 per jar and a box of tetley 100 teabags for £1.20.
Just need bread and milk and I think that should do me!

gtx is baking birthday muffins! I get a premonition!

P.S. we picked some lettuce yesterday and it smelt lovely! That stuff in shops has no smell!

gtx

_party_ Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear meeeeeeeeeeeeee, happy birthday to me_party_

...and now back on topic;)

I've spent £5.98 on silicon muffin tins from Boyes (guess what i'm going to be baking)and i'm off to do my weekly shop in Netto's and Mr A's. The £5.98 already on the signature will update again later

MRSMCAWBER

gtx wrote: »

_party_ Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear meeeeeeeeeeeeee, happy birthday to me_party_

:rotfl:
Happy birthday gtx :T -hope you are having a great day

I have still only spent under €10 and we are now only 13 days away from pay day :j ...
We have had the leftover chicken cobbler warmed up with veggies for lunch -very nice -plus very easy lazy me
I have just about finalised what veggies im growing where ..it seems to be taking me an age
Have also done some more crochet blanky -will get back to this in a moment

I have another lazy day tomorrow - hubby has a golf comp -so will get his main meal there -so the chicken can stay in the freezer for another day :j
right i will get back to my crochet-if i can stay awake -the bloomin gran prix puts me to sleep every time I only have to see it advertised and im yawning :rotfl:
have a great day everyone

ness_w

OK, we'll go for £80 this week with a view to trying to shave it to £70 in time. That would nearly halve our shopping bill. It shouldn't be too difficult the first week as we have stuff in the freezer, not a lot in the cupboards though. I will let you know how we get on.

Pink.

Hi ness,

Glad you've decided on a budget. I'll add your thread into the Grocery Challenge where you'll get lots of advice and support in sticking to it.

Pink

Magentasue

ness_w wrote: »

That would nearly halve our shopping bill.

Wow!

Do you buy a lot of 'finest' and branded, or a lot of 'treats' or do you just buy a lot?

My bill goes up when I buy a lot of 'treats' - usually when the kids are loading BOGOF Sensations crisps, Jaffa Cakes, Cheerios and the like into the trolley.

Flylady_Flower

ness_w wrote: »

OK, we'll go for £80 this week with a view to trying to shave it to £70 in time. That would nearly halve our shopping bill. It shouldn't be too difficult the first week as we have stuff in the freezer, not a lot in the cupboards though. I will let you know how we get on.

Good luck Ness and welcome to the challenge - you will find loads on here that will help you bring down your bill - read the first two posts first - it will help you get started. Also on the first page of this thread is a great recipe index where you can find cheap and easy meals (and LOADS of goodies ) to cook and freeze for later 'readymeals'. Good luck!

I'm off to do this weeks shopping now, I hate shopping on a Saturday so will definitly not be lingering and picking up any extras (mmm, that sounds like a plan? ) Will update siggy on my return...

ness_w

No, we don't do finest, we do have beer, an awful lot of washing powder etc, 6 pints of milk a day, an awful lot of fresh fruit and veg - eat a lot of peppers and mediterranean type food, a loaf or two of bread a day, more than one packet of cereal a day, we get through a lot of vintage cheddar too - I don't think we'll be able to go value on that. We will use up a whole carton of hoummous, say, or philly or whatever for packed lunches as well as a whole cucumber for veg sticks etc - it all just adds up! OH eats like a horse and the kids are always hungry too, maybe they should get less exercise!

Flylady_Flower

Magentasue wrote: »

Wow!

Do you buy a lot of 'finest' and branded, or a lot of 'treats' or do you just buy a lot?

My bill goes up when I buy a lot of 'treats' - usually when the kids are loading BOGOF Sensations crisps, Jaffa Cakes, Cheerios and the like into the trolley.

Everybody has to start somewhere, I dread to think what we were spending before we started this challenge, and it didn't go on finest!!! :eek:

Also, depends on circumstances - might be a big family! At least you've found us now Ness...