May 2009 Grocery Challenge

sillyinthepast

Another NSD here today :beer::beer:

Feeling very chuffed as usually I would have spent £80 by now. Tomorrow should be another NSD too but on Friday I need to do a Lidl run.

Zend

Could you put me down for £200 again this month please. Went shopping on Sunday and only needed a few things. I ended up spending £65:eek:. Next time I'm leaving DH in the coffee shop as he keep sneaking things into my trolley:mad:

dink1

Hi Guys,

AAARRRGGGGH just did a real big shop but its only the 6th and I only have £70 for fresh F+V for the rest of the month. On the plus side both my freezers, fridge, cupbaords and are bursting. so hopefully I can do this, I can do this, I can do this!!!!Dink1

MRSMCAWBER

Afternoon all

Well its tipping it down here :rolleyes:good job I tucked my tomato plants and cucumbers up under bubble wrap and fleece

Anyway -I have Thrown some lamb chops in the remoska -roasted them off and stripped the meat off and have now added some chunks of potatoe, carrot and onions -going to add peas and thicken it later and then add some lumpadings and steam some broccoli nomnomnom...and now the bones are in a pan making a bit of stock for the freezer



I have checked what I need this week and it comes to :-

• 3lt fresh milk
• iceberg
• carrots
• apples
• oranges

and I think that is it for the week :Tshould come to no more than €5 :jI will stay away from temptation by letting hubby pick the bits up on his way home from work on Friday
When I went into the basement freezer I was quite thrilled that it is slowly running down...still enough stuff to keep us going -but Im hoping that I will have lots of produce growing over the next few months so I want to make space for them -hope its not just wishfull thinking

right I will get off and get something done -hope everyone is doing well....

OrkneyStar

gailey wrote: »

Am expecting baby no2 in septemebr which has messed up our grocery shoping last few months

Congratulations , hope you are not feeling too ill. Hubby and toddler need to be waiting on you hand and foot lol!

We are doing ok this month. Our month now runs 15th to 15th (or thereabouts if 15th is a weekend day!). Not counting each penny exactly but trying to be 'good'. Been to Lidl a couple of times and their prices seem better again. Lacking ideas for meal plans though so need to get back to reading the meal planning thread properly.
Enjoying lurking and reading all your posts.
Hope all are well.
x OS

jinky67

Today I spent the grand total of £3.21

poppyjoe

Hello everyone

Can't believe I have spent £67 already but that was my butcher meat for the month as well so might be ok. I have meal planned for this week and sticking to it so far and I should only need a top up shop this week although I have run out of nearly everything I need for baking!:eek: But I am making a list of things i run out of and its on the fridge door so I will use that as my list. I have put it all in my online basket and now just debating on if I have the will power to go to tesco with the list or just get the cheapest delivery!

The weather here has been miserable for the last few days but the upside of that is I have had 5 NSD in a row!

Hope everyone else is doing well with their budgets!
xx

Sharon_1970_2

Haven't been really following the thread as I get too caught up in all the chatting and then don't get on with things at home so excuse me if I missed something.

Just updated my signature and even tho its looking a little worrying considering we are only 6 days into the month I have restocked my freezer with mince and chicken, and stocked up some of the other basics which have run low so hoping to still come in on target

poohbear59

I spent £80.02 in Aldi yesterday. That means I have spent half my budget but hopefully I will only need to buy fresh ingredients now. I don't need any laundry or cleaning or loo rolls this month.

mothershipton

put me down for £350 again this month, managed to only spend £30 last month without doing a shopping list. Hubby not allowed in Tesco!! Still have freezer and cupboards full but no meals planned yet.