November 2009 Grocery Challenge

elizabunny

Morning All,
No need to cook today as we are out for dinner tonight -which will be nice. Having batch cooked quite a bit this week we should be ok for a while. However, I'm beginning to run low on basics, eggs, milk etc. and a weekend shop looks likely -but today could be another NSD so that's 5!!!! in a row.:j
Have a good day everyone!

sheba

Desperately needed to shop yesterday and spent £44.14 of my remaining 149.96 budget so have 105.82 to see us through till the 28th Nov. Hopeful I will achieve this as have plenty of meals planned but I find its the treats and bits and bobs that have always eaten my money and am trying to reduce the food spend without the family necessarily knowing. To do this I am cooking cheaper meals and carefully reducing portion sizes so that there is no bin wastage and buying less treats (but still some in budget so they don't cotton on).
Great exercise in retraining the brain all this though- can't believe how I randomly used to throw foodstuffs in trolley with no clue as to when I would use it, end up freezing it and then doing same again the very next week- no more I say!!

Good Luck all x

rowsew

Inadvertent no spend day today as I have left my purse in the car, and my husband has driven it to work for an outing 30 miles away!!!!!

Also, have just sold a book on Green Metropolis, so theoretically, I am up on the day so far.

xxxx

chocolatebum

spending over hte last couple of days amounting to £21.63

thisismoneysaving

Great going, everyone!
I didn't actually have a NSD yesterday... I got some xmas decorations (reduced) - which have been planned and budgeted for.
I'm having a NSD today & roast dinner at a family member's house I'm looking forward to that!

rosieben

Welcome to the GC, ajmoney, pennies from Heaven and Money Fritter, and to any newbies or returners I've missed :j Helen will add you to the front page list when she can.

I'm busy packing, just checking in for what may be the last time unti my new broadband connection is set up so won't hold my breath - last time I moved BT's 'connect same day' service took 6 days :rolleyes: I'll check back in asap and collect any recipes for the front page list (hint, hint )

scotsaver wrote: »

rosieben - good luck with the move, remember bend your knees when lifting those boxes.;) ...

I saw the Alice Cooper ad the other night - 'bend, lift with the knees....'

Take care everyone

rowsew

GreenandThrifty wrote: »

Outdoor Lass, that sounds like a good lot of stuff for your money. We don't have any shops like that around here

Cos, like, we're country folk and don't need that kind of shop eh! I get really fed up with the general lack of shop choice down here. I love where I live, don't get me wrong, but choices are very restricted for some things. We don't even have a book store in our town. (I don't count WHSmiths as they are not proper book shop types). Grumble, grumble.
Must go off and make tonights dinner - cheesy potato slices with veggies!

helen_jelly

Hello everyone

Rosieben - good luck with the move

Welcome to all the new people and the returners, its nice to see you on here, please feel free to ask any questions and also check out the great recipes on page 1 that Rosieben collects and posts for us. Good luck with your budgets and remember......................................................... we do not fail on here we learn and move on.

I am off now to update budgets up to Money Fritter

See you all later
Helen

helen_jelly

I've just updated my siggy with recent spends, not including booze as I'm saving that little amount for DH to get a hold of and wrangle his way out of at the end of the month!!!!!!!!!!! Don't think he realises how much it costs, I don't mind him having a drink or me for that matter but if somethings gotta give then its booze. I'm on a mission - can you tell lol

Helen

Synonymous

I only managed to read the first 7 or so pages but I'm gonna give it a go!

Its just me, but with landlord choosing not to fix our freezer, I've spent a scary amount of money on food in the last few months! I used to do tonnes of batch cooking My pay day is Monday so I'll be going 9 Nov- 7 Dec and I'm planning to buy a mini freezer to stock up and then sell it on when we get one again (if ever!)

Can you put me down for £80 to start with please? I'll do a signature ready for Monday!