November 2008 Grocery Challenge

mama67

I'm declaring £203.63 against £200, so not too bad and I have stocked up on the boys Peach & barley squash which has been on offer in Mr T so would really have been under.


Mrs Mc could you please give me a target of £200 again for December as I have vouchers to use for all of the Christmas bits.:T

Thanks for keeping this going and good luck whilst in hospital

huxley

Thanks everyone, you are such nice people. Cat addict sending you a hug will be thinking of you today.
Stewing beef, kidneys etc in the slow cooker, will divide it when its cooked, I'll put a suet crust top on tonights portion and we will have it with lots of steamed veg and apple crumble and custard forpud for a treat proper old fashioned warm them up, fill them up comfort food on the menu tonight:D

Dontpanicyet

Hi All

Haven't been reading much - got Christmas job now as well as my regular one, so 6 days at work a week for me from now till Christmas - should stop me spending though! :xmassmile

Thinking of you huxley and cat addict, as so many people are. Must be strange to know so many people you've never met are sending you their best, hope its some small comfort. x

Can I declare November at £277.74 please, just under budget for second month running which means December target will be £270. Might be tricky though as my mega monthly internet shop from Mr A, came with 2 of most things, as I was v tired when ordering and obviously doubled up!! Should make for a good January though

:xmastree:

MRSMCAWBER

Monthly
Ailz95
Allegra
Allie23 £180
Almar
Always Happy £230
Andrinaperry
Angelatgraceland
Annie123
AuntieH
Baileysbabe
BarneysMom
Beemuzed
Beki £75
belfastgirl23
BestPud
*Big Bird*
BigMummaF
Big Smoke £65
Bigspender2
Biscotti 800chf
Blairweech
Booklover
boredofbeingathome £
Brokemumofthree
BrummieBabe
Bullet
Brummiebabe £400
CalleyW
Candy Girl £130
Canidothis £200
Caroline73 £10 a day
Carolt2 £180
Casperthefriendlyghost
Catnap
Catznine £250
Cazzab
Cheapskate
Cheerfulness4
Cherie1122
Cherry Pie £100
Clowe1 £318.15
Chocolate teddy
Coolmum66
CraftingQueen
CurlyCabbage
CW18
Dazzle21
DebbieMc
Dex
Dink1
Donnajt
Dontpanicyet
Dozygirl
Duvetdc
Echelon101 £65
Empy
Essex-girl
Eveie189
FairyElephant
Fedupnow
Fertyskids £350
Findingmyfeet
FlatEric £250
FluffySox £100
Flylady-Flower
Forasmuch £250
Free in three £120
Frugalswan £180
Galaxy863 £250
Gillaman
Gilly1947 £250
Greent
gtx
Helenm2008
Here we go again
Hollysan
Huxley £250
Ifonlyitwaseasier £150
Inamess200
IZoomZoom
jackiegibbo
JackieO £50
Jackie W
Jackk
Jacks xxx
JAMMIEDODGER£270
Jane2112
Jayne £250
JayJay14
JediTeacher
JennyBee £200
JexysBird
Jinky67
JulieMK £100
KAAT_LADY £200
Karb
Katie2407
Kaz2904
Kippers
Kindlesgirl
Kitty
Kiwi Blue
KJ*Daisy
Kla
Kookgekje £300
Ladyroughneck
Lainz
Lee Barton
Lil me
LizzieAnne
Lucifa73 £200
Mad mittens
mama67 £200
MangoTree
Marrbett
Maslowe
Meanmarie
millieJo £350
Millyscarlett
MissKay
Money Fritter
MoneySavingmaia
Moneysaving Diva
Moniker £350
MooLoo
Mortgafreeby2023
Mr & Mrs T
MrsMcawber
MrsMck
Mrs Money Penny
Mrs-MoneyPenny
Mrs Moo-Cow
Mrssnowy £230
Msgnomey £300
Mumker
mummy gems

MRSMCAWBER

Natty68
Natzini
NewlyFrugalMumOf3 £120
newlywed
Newmoneysaver
Nickynoo08
nimbo
nykmedia £50
patent girl
PerryWinkle
Philsmum £160
PinkJen
Pink Fluffy
Pip-Squeak
Pitlanepiglet
Pollysg £150
Puffier £450
PoohBear
Primula
princess leia
Procrastinator
Prophecy-grrl £250
Prudent
Purple Skies
Queen of string
Rach £175
rachelmk £150
RavyLesley
Redmel1621
Rockie4 £200
RosieBen
Russet red £400
Saffouri
Sashanut
Savingfortravel £200
SAV3R
ScaredyCat
Scenic route £100
ScotSaver £350
September blues £60
Sharronej £220
Shelly1977 £120
Shelovestobuystuff
SisterCas £400
Sleepy-Lady
SmellyOldSock
Smetf £180
SmlSave
SoulBalm
Sparklymessgirl
Stefejb
Sunny Donny
Susan946
Swampytigga
Swishy-bell
Taka
Tango
Tashja £300
The Bees
the_cat £350
ThriftyLass
Triggles
Tirlittan
ToottiFrootti
TOPAZ
Turbo5019
Urg123
Victoriajj
Winky the house Elf
Wmf £200
Wyrdsister
ZLS1984 £160

Weekly
Ashia £15
Cuddlymarm
Mumzyof2
Penny-Pincher

frugalswan

Oops, I forgot to say that my total to aim for for December is £180.

Thanks!!

ashia_2

I will be declaring my major splodge, coz i managed to completely forget I was challenging and have no idea whats gone on. :rolleyes: In an experimental leap I'm going to aim for £15 a week for December on the premise that I have a freezer and cupboard full of stuff (lord only knows what, but there's stuff), I have a drawer full of Chrimbo goodies and Christmas dinner and Boxing day buffet are almost organised. Can I do it? YES I CAN (a little Bob the builder motivational speech for me there.)

kookgekje

Hi everyone,

I would like to join the challenge for December and aim for £300. This is for myself, DH and DD and is for groceries and household stuff like cleaning, laundry etc. I have been trying to keep track of my grocery spending for the last two months and I think posting it will make sure I keep track and try and stick to the budget.

Not sure if December is the best month to join, but I don't have to do a big Christmas lunch (MIL is doing the food this year - all I have to do is eat it ) and I haven't set too strict a budget to allow for some little extras.

Bring on December!

izoomzoom

Hiya
Well I have tallied up the damage and considering my budget was for EVERYTHING we spend, we came in at £376.41. Hardships that we experienced this month were that we had no fridge for 3 weeks, and although I used a cooler box, I did have to bin a few things and it meant frequent visits to the s/market. We also didn't have gas for a week, which meant that we had no heating, hot water nor cooker and that meant I used up a lot of my freezer stores, and turned ourselves into jacket potatoes (washing dishes was a major problem). £50 of our spend was also on essential clothes and 2 pressies for birthdays and of course we had a birthdya party for DD who turned 1 earlier in the month. Not great I know, but we did the best we could.

rosieben

Main Meals & Side Dishes

Baked potato pizza
Baked Beans (home made)
Belly Pork
Broad Bean Burgers
Chicken Cannelloni
Chicken - Sticky Chicken
Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken with Garlic, Cider & Cream
Chilli
Chinese style cabbage
Cobbler (topping)
Corned Beef Hash - MrsMCawber's recipe
Creamy Chicken and Potato casserole
Curried Parsnip Soup
Curry Sauce
Diet Coke Chicken
Duchesse potatoes
Fishcakes
Fish Pie
Ham and Lentil Soup
Iced cucumber soup
Individual chicken pies
Lasagne
Lemon Chicken
Lemon chicken with basil and tagliatelle
Meatballs
Meatloaf
Mediterranean Mince and Potato 'Pie'
Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta
Mince & onion pie
Minced Beef Curry
Mini Goat's Cheese, Pear & Walnut Quiche
Monday Pie
Moussaka
Naan bread - see 'Bread' below
Open top 'pizza' pie
Parsnip & Apple Soup
Pizza / Pizza Base Recipe
Potato layer bake
Quiche Lorraine
Real Tomato Soup
Sausage Casserole
Sausage Meat Patties
Spaghetti with courgettes, tomato and brie
Spicy Bean & Sweet Potato Stew
Spicy Carrot and Tomato Soup
Stuffing - MrsMcawber's recipe
Suet crust pie with quorn
Super Tasty Bacon, Bean and Sausage
Sweet & Sour Chicken/Pork
TexMex Skillett
Thai green curry
Toad in the Hole
Tofu burgers
Turkey and Bubble and Squeak Pie
Vegetable Casserole
Veggie Haggis

Bread
Bagels
Baguettes
Bread - Mrs McC's recipe for Remoska
Breadsticks MrsM's / angelnikki's (No Salt Recipe)
Cheese & Potato Bread
Cheesy Bread Rolls
Chewy Soft Flour Tortilla
Chocolate Bread
Courgette Flatbread
Focaccia
Garlic Dough Balls
Herb Quick bread
HM Bread
Naan Bread .. see also .. Curry Queen's ...... Mrs McCawber's ...... OrkneyStar's
Oatmeal bread
soft bread rolls
Super Seedy Bread