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October 2009 Grocery Challenge
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PrincessMort wrote: »... Could someone tell me if there is an easy way to get to this thread? I've been going to the search box and typing in 'grocery challenge' or 'old style' but think I may be missing something!
Welcome to the GC :hello: you'll find loads of help and information here.
I've bookmarked the Old Style index in my Favourites so its easy to keep an eye on any new topics coming up - unread threads show in bold type. The current grocery challenge is always a 'sticky', to be found at the top of the index.
TheBees, I was confused by your directions but I realised there's nothing wrong with my eyesight, you're probably using Internet Explorer - I'm on Firefox :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: panic over!... don't throw the string away. You always need string!
C.R.A.P.R.O.L.L.Z Head Sharpener0 -
PrincessMort wrote: »Hello :j
I am a complete forum newby but have been reading the old style threads for a while now and find it really interestingI'd love to join the grocery challenge...am I a bit late for October? Maybe I should start next month? I aim to spend no more than £200 pm on food for me and OH but I know I could get this down as there's only 2 of us.
Could someone tell me if there is an easy way to get to this thread? I've been going to the search box and typing in 'grocery challenge' or 'old style' but think I may be missing something!
Thanks in advance for your help
Hi - I'll include you for October if you want - just let me know
Sorry - should of said Hi and Welcome first, its always good to have newbies join us. I have bookmarked this thread as a favourite and added it to my toolbar so I just have to click on it to open it up. I can explain it if you have AOL.
Remember to check out the lush recipes on page 1 and ask any questions if you need help - there are lots of clever people on here willing to help you out.
HelenProjects made for craft fair - 40
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Spent £8 in ALDI today on leeks, spuds, plums, grapes etc.All fab value and some great offers:TMaking potato n leek soup tomoz:D"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"
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Must do this quickly as I'm knackered!!
Tesco shop today on top of the milk bought from the corner shop (£1.30)
I seemed to get there as the whoopsies were coming out - I got books with colouring pens for nephews Christmas for 50p eachThat comes from a different budget though so for the Grocery Challenge I spent.....£35.54 which in part is made up of the following whoopsies....
Doughballs 40p (£1.59)
Chicken thighs/drumsticks 87p (£3.49)
Organic burgers 75p for four (£3)
Wraps 32p (£1.28 - only one went through reduced though, the other full price, grrr)
Chicken breast - organic - 98p (£3.93)
Ribeye pork joint £1.26 (£5.04)
Sausages x 12 (Richmond thick ones too!) 71p (£2.86)
Chicken breast 85p (£3.41)
Not bad on the meat side anyway! I also spent £22 on assorted cat food :eek: I think it would be cheaper to feed them on whoopsied chicken at this rate!!
Bed for me.
Night all
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helen - thanks for the welcome
no I've not set a budget, I am way into the month so not bothering for this month. Will see what we come in at and maybe use that as a baseline for next months budget. Can I let you know for nesxt time? I've done grocery challenges in the past just need to refocus a bit (a lot)
Storecupboard challenge update:
12 Oct kids had some jacket potatoes but we still have 5 left (had more than we thought) and we had prawn stir fry
13 Oct pasta bologniase and garlic bread (going to make double bolgonaise mix and make a shep pie for another night too.
Still have left:
16 sausages - 2 family meals - sausage and mash, sausage caserole
30 fishfingers and 12 waffles - 4 kids meals. We can have stir fry those nights
5 jacket potatoes - 1 family meal with beans, cheese, sweetcorn and maybe burger for DH
2 tins sausage and beans - 2 kids meals with mash or toast, we can have chickpe and lentil curry.
10 quorn fillets - massive roast dinner next weekend so we feel like we are treating ourselves!
Also have some cocunut milk and red thai curry paste so could do a curry with leftover veg some night.
Lunches - kids have packed lnches at school. DD2 has breadsticks and cheese/fruit, beans on toast, egg on toast, I have pasta salad or couscous etc.
Have to do a mystery shop tomorrow at a food shop with a minimum spend of £10 so will buy bananas, milk, onions (am all out) , peppers, bread and spuds. Maybe apple juice if not quite at a tenner.Jan GC: £202.65/£450 (as of 4-1-12)
NSDs: 3
Walk to school: 2/47
Bloater challenge: £0/0lbs0 -
Hi all!
Hope everyone is well. So far my total is £87.11, have updated my spreadsheet. Far easier doing it on the PC! Done my main shop so maybe come in underbudget this month???? That would be wonderful!:j Baby boy arrived 22nd August 2012 :j
:jSecond menace arrived safely 13th February 2014 :jDebt Free Wannabee 20150 -
...... success so far!2018 AFD 23/240
2018 CCC #11 £38.40/£250
Mortgage-free since 2013
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PrincessMort wrote: »Hello :j
I aim to spend no more than £200 pm on food for me and OH but I know I could get this down as there's only 2 of us.
Thanks in advance for your help
Welcome PrincessMort. We were spending about £200 a month for 2 of us as well and you will see from my signature I have been able to reduce that a bit in the few months I have been doing the challenge. My totals include all food & cleaning materials, loo rolls, toiletries etc but not alcoholI must say it has also cut down on wastage and I hardly waste any food now.
Loads of great tips and ideas on here so good luck :beer:
Edited to add: the months with the lower budgets (June, September & October) are when we were on holiday0 -
Thankyou all for the welcome :j
I have added the page to my favourites (thanks for the tip). Please can you put me down for £180 this month...so far I have spent £38.66 - not a lot I know but I have been using up all the random stuff in my cupboards so they are very bare now and I will have to do a big stock-up shop soon. Had a really bad cold for the past week so really couldn't be bothered to shop - its a good 'de-motivator' but I wouldn't advise it, its a nasty one:rotfl:
Last night's dinner was 'bare cupboard stew'...all the bits and pieces I had left thrown together in a pan, including veg, baked beans, tinned tomatoes, frozen sweetcorn and chopped up hotdogs - came out surprisingly well!Sept GC lost track/£160
Oct GC /£1600 -
Am having another NSD today, and making soup, lentil pate, and maybe a veggie curry:p:p"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"
(Kabat-Zinn 2004):D:D:D0
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