February 2009 Grocery Challenge

laurasbump

Need to update spends for this week:
Tuesday: £1.56 library fines, £6.05 postage, £1.65 milk and £3.99 for new weighing scales = £13.25
Friday = £14.38 in co-op for essentials and baking ingredients
OH has spent around £14 this week (no receipts!)
Not doing too badly. Off to Asda this evening for next weeks shop.

Toonie

Haven't had an opportunity to update as my internet has been playing up. The order from Sainsburys came and it was just over £88. This included two pork joints, two packs of mince, fish, eggs, pasta, loads of tins and a stock up on baking stuff. This will certainly keep us until the end of the month and into next, when I'm having to have three weeks off work as I'm a nanny and the parents are taking a long holiday, which means three weeks of extra meals (normally I eat at work).

Tonight I'm going out for dinner with a friend, but we have vouchers for Gourmet Burger Kitchen (from this site) for a BOGOF on main meals. I'm tempted by the buffalo burger, but I've never had it before...anyone had it?

procrastinator

Needed a bigger shop this week so took the car to Mr T last night and spent 51.06. Got lots of stock items (cleaning etc) as I wanted to get to 50.00 so I could save on the petrol. Will still walk into town to pick up bargains and other bits as I need them. This way of shopping is suiting me at the moment.

laineyc_2

I am definitely going to be over budget. But this is mainly because I have been stocking my freezer and I am picking up a bag of spuds and a bag of pnions tomorrow. But all the preparation and stocking up this month should mean I slice a bit off next months and come in under budget.

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I did a little shopping during lunchtime. I spent 9p on a small portion (<50g) of deli meat (don't know what it is) for lunch (I've got bread and a tomato), and 50p on tomatoes (pack of 7, again reduced). That is the last of this week's shoppings.
Total spending so far: £23.02 / £70

Note: it seems cheaper to buy cheese and ham in the deli counter. Anyone noticed?

russetred

Came under this week too by a whole 91p! Still put it in the pig and cant wait for my Tesco vouchers to boost my total.Chicken/ham cobbler for tea tonight and Novelli's cider pork belly down to 70p in MrT for tomorrow.Have a good weekend everyone.

TrixieB

99p to add to total for gravy granules I forgot.

I'm really impressed with my meat stretching abilities today, made a batch in SC of mince and gravy using a large pack of mince ( £3.33) ( 700g are they?) a handful of value oats, two handsful of red lentils and a handful of dried soya mince, with onions, leeks ( both frozen cheap in Farmfoods) stock and a shepherds pie mix for flavour, few gravy granules to thicken - and got 11 adult portions out of that, well pleased! 3 portions are being used tonight for mince and tatties, the rest is in the freezer in 3 portion sized pots to be turned into stew, shep pie, mince and onion pastry pies etc.

Just waiting for Tesco vouchers to come, anyone know when they are due I thought it was supposed to be beginning Feb? I'm not sure if using for groceries or if going to put them away for Xmas, or use them for a deal as it's better value isn't it?

leed

Note: it seems cheaper to buy cheese and ham in the deli counter. Anyone noticed?[/quote]

Yes it is but the packeted meat and cheese probably have a longer shelf /fridge life.It is sometimes a toss up between wanting something to last longer over price.

princess_leia_3

Wow been so busy to post and read but been checking in now and again, I have updated my sig now so hopefully we can still make it

Different_Corner

Failed miserably this month, am dropping out as I'm all messed up with brokem things and total disaray, however I will return with refreshed enthusiasm in March.
Scurries to lurker shadows...