March 2009 Grocery Challenge

S_Wales_Saver

Small shops at MrA (but the milk for DGDs had gone back up from £3.00 to £4.97 :mad: so didn't get it. They seem to put it way down every couple of weeks but only for a few days ) and Wilks for the Heinz tom soup 4 for £1.00 and I did get the Spread and bake for 34p :j .

These last will come out of stockpile budget. Will now need to go to MrS on Fri for Vittorio toms (my treat) and wine:o .

fletch3163 I do so agree. I am so into this I cannot believe it. OHs can cause chaos can't they? I know just what you mean :rotfl: :rotfl: . Mine says "I do try" Yes very trying:rolleyes: .

Baileys_Babe

Just popped into update signature. £14.49 spent so far 1 weeks veg & fruit + 1 box of raspberry leaf tea.

elizabunny

Hello everyone.
Another NSD today so that makes four in a row:j I made a couple of HM Pizza's today -one for dinner and one for the freezer. I also resisted the urge to pop into MrC to see if there were any 'whoopsies' -because with me it doesn't stop at 'whoopsies' and I get carried away and the budget gets blown. I think I'm doing a little better this month because I still have about £61 left and if I remember correctly -I only had around £30 left at this stage last month. I just hope I don't use up all my stocks, as I would like to stay ahead of myself iykwim.

scotsaver -I hope you enjoyed your Oxtail Stew. We plan to have it on the menu again this month. Have you tried Brisket in your Slo-cooker yet? because it cooks it wonderfully well and the meat is so tender -one of our favourites.

Keep going everyone -we're all doing so well:j

mummyyof5

A NSD day yesterday but went to HB today,bad move, ended up spending £27.00 in there:mad: just cant resist the bargains,we will use everything and its helped stock the cupboards up again so not too bad I suppose.

Total so far..£115.00p

mrssnowy_2

Hi all,have been missing in action-sorry I've missed you all.

Just caught this last page,I found Stardrops in MrS last week,at long last!
It is great,can't remember the price as Dmum paid and had the receipt(soo must have been cheap for me:p )thanks mum

Aiming to do better this month,£20 over in Feb-bad girl
DH loves my HM pizza,but could I make them smaller?That'll save money.

DS was 31 yesterday,took his wife,sister and nephew to the zoo as a treat,bless him.x

Up early tomorrow as carpetfitters arriving early and I need to shift some tack.

Night all

mrss

MRS MC put me down for £180 please,bit over at £200 in Feb--sorry

mrssnowy_2

tessie_bear wrote: »

i need some help to find a cake tin...i want to make little loaf shape cakes for ds lunches..loafes 1 inch wide and 2 inches long ish if anyone knows where i can get one please let me know...thanx
take care
tess

Could you do tray bakes and chop it to size?
Years ago I bought some mini Hovis loaf tins,but never seen any since

Sorry thats no help

mrss

Floxxie

Wow 14 pages and I have just found the thread!

Hadn't spent a penny until today and then went a bit wrong - cakes this morning and a takeout this evening. Haven't worked out the cost yet but have decided it was treat day of the month.

Did bake two loaves today although have to buy some more salt if I want to bake anymore.

Have the ingredients for several meals to last until the middle of the next week so just milk and bread and fruit for the shopping list this week (hopefully).

Floxxie

mrspoor

I'm feeling very inspired by the challenge so far! I thought I'd need to do some shopping this week as my fridge is bare, but having stopped to think about it instead of rushing to the shops, I can easily get to the weekend using the contents of my freezer and cupboards, only needing milk!!

OH likes the idea in principle, but keeps saying things like 'Can we have something nice for dinner tonight please?' - he means anything that I haven't ruined by putting vegetables in it!!

I've found it's best not to tell him (or give him any choice) what he's having for dinner - if I just put it in front of him, he's going to eat it whether he fancies it or not!:rotfl:

mommyof4

Mellika I think you could close the ING account anytime. But I noticed Martin has removed it from his top deals of the week so maybe it's been pulled already?

mumofjusttwo

Well I spent £8 yesterday and I am going out for lunch today so we will see how it goes. Still within my weekly budget as long as I don't need anything else this week.