August 2009 Grocery Challenge

Tashja

CW

Thank you hun ((hugs)) I am going to call them tomorrow. Last time they had the money in the bank the day I called and then promised this wouldn't happen again !! It is a nightmare.

T xx

booklover

Hello everyone

Sorry for being a bit late but things have been very stressful with my mother seriously ill in hospital and we were away for week earlier in the month.

Please put me down for £120 for moth of August.

Many thanks in advice for all the wonderful support and advice.


Fiona x

rosieben

booklover wrote: »

Hello everyone

Sorry for being a bit late but things have been very stressful with my mother seriously ill in hospital and we were away for week earlier in the month.
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Hope your mother is well soon Fiona, sending good vibes your way

Curlytop40

Hi, I wonder if I might join you. I'm aiming for £380 for august to include all groceries, petrol, cat food, cat litter, days out and treats and two major birthday presents.
I realise this is extravagant compared to a lot of you, especially as there is just me, dd(4) and 2 siamese cats but its quite a cut down for me and I'm determined to stick to it and start saving more.
Hope to get to know you all over the next few weeks.

Fire_Fox

That is a great start Curlytop, I think the regulars (I am new on this challenge too) suggest you only cut back slowly as it's too difficult otherwise. :A

kirstenc

Hi guys, shopping day today, will be a bigger one than usual, as the schools go back on wednesday here, and my 'grocery' budget does include DS clothes and essentials, there will be a couple bits of school uniform in there tonight. Hoping to grab the £15 uniform but worried there will be none left!!

have some things that I can use as meals in the freezer so I may not meal plan for the whole week, rather buy less and use the frozen stuff this week with it being more expensive before I even get there.

I got a huge baguette last week that I popped in the freezer in bits, might make pizza baguette with one piece, have some mushrooms leftover and some pepperoni and ham in the fridge. Sounds like a plan!

I will be back later to let you know how the shop goes!! :A

babyhead

kirstenc wrote: »

Hi Guys, NSD for me today, so im chuffed!!

made homemade burgers tonight and they were YUM!! fell apart a little but still looked like burgers which is the main thing!!

Also, i popped this recipe on one of the diaries for someone who had a disaster curry evening, and thought I would share. If you have this or similar Im really sorry, but I love this thing and want to share with the world!!

Im gonna have to go copy and paste so I will be back in a minute!! (should have thought of that :rolleyes:)

That'll be my diary then

:rotfl: the recipe is in my meal plan for this week

moneytree1

Hi all just a quick check in have spent total of £61.55 so far this month have £70.95 left for the next 2 weeks so should be ok took DD birthday tea spends out of birthday budget so all is good.
She had a great day and loved her presents.

babyhead

Ok...total now up to 174.86 from 200 budget until 29/8 :eek:

OH did the shopping - i gave him my list as i was good and did a meal plan :A but OH chucked a few extras in :rolleyes: I've told him he isn't doing the shop alone again :rotfl: He proved that he doesn't check dates on things as he bought some ready meals which had a BB date of the day he bought them :mad: So he messed up my meal plan as when i went to the fridge, i noticed they were 1 day out and so we had them instead! It was a good job i noticed!!!

So we have 25.14 left until 29/8 which is 11/12 days. We have lots in so we should be fine. should only need milk etc. the shop did include some cleaning stuff and nappies as well so it wasnt too bad i guess!

HOWEVER we are having a tea party on sat for DS birthday so...it won't be fine. BUT i'm pleased i would have done the challenge otherwise IYSWIM

So....am currently writing a list of things i want to do for this and have allowed 70 quid if need be. I havnt got a cake yet and will need to buy some meat to go with the salads! With 70 quid THIS SHOULD BE EASY though!

Wish me luck

scotsaver

Morning everyone - logged on to update my total again this morning as I have just been to Lidl to buy the Mature Cheese that is on special at only £1.29 for 400g packs. While I was I there I noticed that Vine Tomatoes are only 50p a Kilo so got a load of those, also have a few other specials like Iceberg lettuce for 29p etc etc. HTH:D

Dinner tonight is going to be Roast Chicken and all the trimmings - should have had this yesterday but had so many leftovers in the Fridge to use up. It's a huge Free Range Chicken that I got whoopsied so tomorrows Dinner will be Chicken and Ham Pie so shouldn't need to go anywhere near any shops until Wednesday or possibly Thursday.;)

Have a good day everyone.:D