January 2010 Grocery Challenge

TheCheapFashionista

I would love to join in but as its the 18th Jan I think I'm a little late!!! What I am going to do however is make a note of what I spend between now and the end of the month and when Feb's challenge kicks off there'll be no stopping me!!!

Good luck everyone!

thriftlady_2

Well I'm not going to make it:o I spent £97.25 this morning. I'm sure I could have managed on half that but when it's not a question of having to....

Maybe I'll have another go in Feb. But don't hold your breath:D

Coxy11

Hi everyone,

Just on to update my total spends as I spent £20.65 today in MrA. This included 240 PG T!ps at £3 and 200g of Nescafe G0ld for £5, which will last well into Feb if not longer.

I appear to have everything I need for the remainder of my Jan GC (ends Friday), but won't declare just yet!! Don't want to tempt fate.

Good luck to everyone with their GC.

Coxy
xx

[Deleted User]

Purpleclutterbuck wrote: »

There I was walking around Mr M putting this, that and lots of other stoopid stuff in my trolley when I stopped and suddenly remembered the Grocery challenge from last year! What was I doing? so a heck of a lot of stuff went back on the shelves and instead of approx £110 (added up mega roughly in the old bonce) I skipped out with £70 of stuff suitable for at least 10-14 days and lots of veg pasta and rice to eeeekkkk out the protein.
So, may I please return with head hung in shame and put down a monthly figure of
Purpleclutterbuck -£280 ??????
:o:o:o:o:o

Well done for putting the stuff back:T

brodie1_2

Hi all,
been to somerfields (thats 36 loo rolls now) friskies senior 1.20 each buy 2 get 70p off some chedder as running low,cahedral bogof pilgrims half price and some rocky bars half price total.8.26 may pop in mr Ts when pick dh up as hardly any polish left. Went in Boots only place I can find Lynx shower gel on offer 2 for £3.00(usually get it when its £1.00 each. Superdrug 99p for amplex deo.
Altogether £12.25
Made apizza for tea to use up the left over chirzo
JGC £240.00/actual 159.46 think I shoild keep to budget
Brodie1

daisy1973

Hi all, have been shopping in Mr M and icel*nds,plus put some petrol in the car,my total so far this month is £274.97 so i have £115.3 left and 3 more shopping trips left in the month:eek:Hopefully can come in under,even if just by a penny:D

Purpleclutterbuck

Thanks so much budgeteer ! Its great to feel back in control (well just a little bit!)
Keep up the good work everyone!

meanmarie

Spent €48.16 to-day...will update sig soon, can't remember what its at, think €64 something, so not bad, hopefully.

Marie

KITTY_2-2

A few spends over the weekend so signature updated.

Following the recommendations on the quality of meat and veg at Lidl, I decided to give it a try. I was quite impressed both with the price and the quality and bought quite a few bits for the week. Also hit Mr S and Mr M but didn't get many bargains. I was in Mr M at 3.45 on Sunday when they shut at 4 and hardly any of the meat, veg, bakery or dairy stuff was reduced. Did I go too late?

Anyway was going to be a NSD today but my sister picked up a pack of Muller Light with chocolate for us to share so a huge 75p to add to total.

scotsaver

Hi everyone - hope you all had a good weekend. I've logged on to update my total with today's spends on veg, milk and eggs. Just logged onto Ald! website and their Super 6 this week includes Grapes, blueberries and red apples so shall pop there tomorrow and that will be this weeks fruit sorted.:T

Dinner tonight is a HM mince pie, mash, peas and sweetcorn.;)

Have a good evening everyone.:D