February 2009 Grocery Challenge

russetred

That's me declaring at £291.93 for February.Really pleased as that's another boost for the holiday fund.I've still got the freezer half full which i reckon gives me around 23 meals so only another 5 to find plus lunches, brekkers and odds.I think I'll stick with £340 for March mrs M thanks.

Baileys_Babe

I'm not ready to declare for February as we use calendar months.

Please can I be put down for £300 for March.

Miss_Liquorice

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Miss Liquorice..

Are you planning on having a go at growing your own spinach etc for the guineapigs?
Would save you a fortune...sorry if I have missed mention of this...

I havent given it a go, no, but I'm not sure whether the spinach will survive living in a pot in a flat? The more I read the OS boards, the more I wish I lived in the middle of nowhere with miles of land around me. :rolleyes:

I'm not ready to declare for February yet, but if I could be put down for £105 for March - I can't decide whether to set my budget at £110 or at £100 so I'll go for the middle, and this will include all household/cleaning products, alcohol, food in and out of the house, and feeding the infamous pigs.

elizabunny

Afternoon everyone!
2 NSD in row :j

Dinner all sorted tonight -Toad in the Hole with HM Sausages, Mash & Broc. Apple Crumble for pud. That should keep DH happy

I really think/hope that bulk buying is going to be the solution I've been looking for to keep my Budget under control. I seem to have quite alot in but will need to get a few bits at the weekend, mostly fresh fruit and veg and meat.

mummyyof5

HI Can I declare at £440 for Feb:j:j:j:j:j

Reall pleased with this as its a lot less than I would usually spend

OOPS just noticed Im not on the list

Can you add me please really need this to keep me on the straight and narrow.

£500.00 again for March please.

Dont want to push it yet so will stick with this figure .

jtb2412

Hi everyone

Have had a really high month for GC, going approx £80 over budget ! :eek: Part of this is due to stockpiling and partly due to forgetting the kids were on half term - why do they eat so much ! :rolleyes:

I think I'm going to go over to an annual budget as we're probably going to be spending a lot less during the summer when my fruit and veg grows :T and I'm less likely to chuck the towel in and punish myself if I go over a set monthly amount .

So, Mrs M, if you could kindly put me down for an ANNUAL BUDGET OF £3640 INSTEAD OF A MONTHLY BUDGETI'd be very grateful . Spending as at today's date is £643.46/£3640.

Good luck for next month everyone ! :beer:

MRSMCAWBER

Hi Mummyyof5

I will pop you on the March list..sorry for missing you -If things aren't in bold and pretty colours I do sometimes miss them when I am just scanning (then again I sometimes miss those in pretty bold colours too ).... if you notice yourself missing again at any time -just PM me and give me a kick
No problem Jtb..will swap you over,,,,

IanHowTo.co.uk

Hi there,

Ian here from HowTo.co.uk. I noticed that the link to "How to Feed Your Whole Family a Healthy Balanced Diet" that is posted at the start of the thread is inactive. We've since moved this book to a new home, http://www.howto.co.uk/wellbeing/quick-healthy-recipes/. I've alerted Rosieben of this change.

I hope you continue to find our book useful for your grocery challenges!

Thanks

Ian

hamish222

I have also deceided annual is way to go for me with my shifts and bulk buying. My annual target is 3000.

tessie_bear

hi....im done with feb now and started march...we had the other half of a big chilli made yesterday....tasted better today...oh made lovely garlic bread with a 10p reduced french stick from asda....we didnt have pudding much to the kids disgust...they are being dragged up....slightly off topic but if u go into [EMAIL="st@rbucks"]st@rbucks[/EMAIL] and ask for a free coffee card they give u a little black wallet that entitles u to a free filter coffee after 2pm until april....not sure of exact date....i drank one today and it was ok...bit strong but hey...its free..

i tried the magic [EMAIL="st@r"]st@r[/EMAIL] drops on my patio windows today and it did a good job...all little finger marks gone for a bit...they will be back...

have a nice evening

tess