January 2009 Grocery Challenge

MSHAWX

I'm all for stockpiling particulary the things you can't eat.

How can you overuse items like toilet cleaner, toothpaste, soap, washing-up liquid, firelighters etc.

After reading the previous stockpilers comments I think I will join in and spend any spare money at the end of the month on such items but they must be on offer before I buy them.

Unfortunately my resolve with food is quite low so stockpiling those items is not for me - willpower and all that - I do wish I had more of it, I must have been on the back row when it was given out.

kunekune

Bought apples, a little trifle (bad), and some spices and good marmalade from the local deli, which is closing down: £11.00. Spices would be cheaper at Indian grocery but it would mean a bus trip and take about 2 hours all up.

orchid-96

I have managed my first nsd in absolutely ages and am well chuffed.....was going to nip to town this morning and get a lunch from boots with my points but it was just tooooo cold to take the littluns out so didn't bother...

I have just remembered it isn't actually a no spend day as I had to go buy a couple of birthday cards...but I did only do this and don't count this in my budget (am not feeling as good as I did but normally I would have popped into iceland on the way past and picked up a couple of 'bargains' that I probably don't actually need...

angelatgraceland - Thanks for your comments about the meat, think I will get it , like you said I try to go for the happy chicken as much as poss and have cut down on chicken, but my kids absolutely love it and at the moment, I just can't get them to eat much else!

Phoolgrrrl

So far £17 spent this month on GC. Trying to use up cupboards and freezer. Meal planning is helping loads

zarazara

I'd like to join. I aim to spend no more than £60 a week average.

Steel_2

Local mobile butcher just rolled up and I spent £8.98.

Three big chicken breasts (2.99)
Three thick pork steaks in maple syrup marinade (2.99)
1lb pork and leek sausages (8) (2.99)

There's enough there for 7 meals (possibly 8 at a squeak) and I still have meat in the freezer. Think I paid too much for the sausages though - impulse buy goes wrong as usual.

Total for the month so far is £75.09. £24.91 left.

sistercas

spent £2.48 at the local shop for 1l UHT milk to make yoghurt and a tin of golden syrup to make a syrup sponge for tea yumyum

helzbelz_57

ok so i did meal plan last night based on what we already have. then i did shopping list, putting down only things i will need for a week.

so did shopping and it came to £31.86. i am so pleased. my shopping is never under £50. and thats only for myself, ds3.5 a cat and a dog. i did also have to buy a yard brush and a padlock for my new shed, but the padlock has to go back as its too big and my dad gave me an old one he had. plus i returned a pair of trousers and got £19.99 refunded to credit card, which btw i no longer am using since new year. also, i never usually look at wether im saving by getting asda sp but i did today and discovered that Dromona mild cheddar is cheaper than sp. i know its not strictly oldstyle but i wanted to share.

TigersEye

well done you should pat yourself on the head:beer:

Winky,_The_House_Elf

Well Done!