January 2010 Grocery Challenge

peetzil39

Hi all,
Did grocery shopping online this week, spend £76.07 inc. delivery. Also got a few items I forgot to order, down the local shop which cost another £4.89! This has to last until next Sun, and I will need extra milk midweek. Still my budget is £100, so I am hopeful I will manage to stay within it Back to work on Tues for me and DH, and it will be packed lunches all round LOL
Great supportive thread - ps love the picture of the freezer drawer too! Unfortunately I have a tiny wee freezer, but maybe one day............
Peetzil x

yummyhoney

annieb30 wrote: »

Trying to have a NSD but ended up having to buy milk - sent OH to shop so i didnt get tempted!! :-)

have just done the same thing myself,,cant trust myself these days:rolleyes:

Loadsabob

£1.41 on two pints of milk today :eek: Normally it is delivered with my Riverford veg, but this will see me through to Wednesday's delivery. So expensive because I only drink organic milk, and it was from Spar because I couldn't be bothered to walk further.

Still, £1.41 for three days of January, I'm pleased! Freezer and cupboard inventory for me early this week. I know there is plenty. I can't see me buying food this week...apart from the Riverford delivery.

slowandsteady_2

Afternoon all, hope everyone is ok.

Huge thank you to everyone who has been so knd as to send good wishes for my FIL, hugs to SUNNYGIRL and your family. FIL has beed diagnosed with a very bad chest infection, obviously making his chest conditions worse, his fits are they believe a result of him having reduced his alcohol intake due to not going shops etc, so they are as a result of a withdrawal from alcohol basically. He is to have a CT tommorow. DH has just got back and he is looking better apparently, poor man is apparently just under 7 stone at nearly 6 foot tall, hope this can help him beat such an awful ilness.

I went to Mr A today for bread (sorry couldnt be fussed making it, not in mood!) and got some orange juice. Was so proud of myself though cos i didnt get anything else!


Evening meal tonight is beef brisket i dug out of the freezer and has just come out of the slow cooker, and veg and potatoes and yorkies. Just waiting for MIL to bring DD back, then bed for her and tea for me and dh.

First day at my new job tommorow, hope the weather isnt too snowy i dont want the added stress of bad weather on my journey there.
Im going to make some soup later to take as hospital canteens are so expensive and i havent even got my ID badge yet for a discount!

So spend today was £2.94, will add it to my signature now.

Hugs and best wishes to all who are getting through difficult times

CherryPie

slowandsteady wrote: »

First day at my new job tommorow,

Good luck for tomorrow!! I'm off for an interview so we shall share all the good luck that is going!


Just made a huge pot of spicy lentil soup so that'll do lunches for the next week or so at work. Had a quick look at the meal planning thread. As my new years resolution is to be more organised :rotfl: I'm gonna try this for the first time. I mean it shouldn't be that hard, its only me I need to plan for!!!

lizzyshep

Strange, could have sworn I posted on here but can't find it anywhere!

I'd like to join please, January's budget is only £35 but that's just for me, and I have a massive storecupboard/freezer full of food. I've already spent a bit, but that included some basics which will last, plus quite a lor of fruit and veg. If I'm careful I should manage ok.

rosieben

Lamb Tikka in the recipe list, thanks kitchenbunny

Hello all the new challengers :hello: and good luck

My only spend so far is the sainsbugs delivery on 31st which I'm counting as a spend from this year's budget; no expected spends this week as I have full cupboards and freezer and everything in for the weeks meal plan, in fact probably got most things in for next 2 or 3 weeks.

I'm making soup tomorrow and freezing a few portions for filling wintry weather lunches and I'll make some rolls to go with it.

Have a good day everyone, and safe travelling for those still dealing with snow and ice.

Changingme

hAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
Can I please put down for a budget of £240 this is the target that I have to get to .Need meat for freezer so will try the butcher at weekend as have shopped for this week and spent £63.08

x_raphael_xx

Just a small £11.12 spent yesterday on grocerys. The wife got some good bargains, I think she does better when I stay home!

Long_tall_sally

Aargh! Just wrote out my post & then it told me that I wasn't logged in!
I really must keep away from supermarkets. Popped to the Co-Op to get some flowers to thank aa friend who's looking after my kids tomorrow as I have a training day at the school that I work at and ended up spending £7 odd on whoopsied meat and then went to Mr T's to use some coupons that I had that expired today & ended up spending another £20 odd. (Signature updated.)

I did manage to refrain from buying the Economy Gastronomy book though at Mr T's which they are selling at £10. When I looked through it I thought that I would probably enjoy reading the "advice" part of it but didn't really like the look of the recipes so £10 saved there!