February 2010 Grocery Challenge

rosieben

Hello and welcome gillian576, Taadaa, kpw76, vodawitch1, herewegoagain2010, bunny_lover, Glamazon, New2theMoneyGame - welcome to the OS forum too New2, and welcome back turbo5019; MrsMc will be along to add you all to the front page list soon

philsmum, as Helen Jelly will confirm, we do not fail on the GC, we have learning curves but we keep trying
Poohbear, you seem to have things sussed pretty well :T
rowsew - "crawling in with head hung in shame to declare another massive overspend (£77.74!!!!!). Can't really explain even to myself why (although a birthday involving 2 special meals, and a SC holiday in Cornwall for half term might go some way towards it" - some people have a separate budget for ‘celebrations’ or ‘eating out’ ‘holiday’ etc. its up to you, obviously, its your GC and you must run it as it suits you but separating some of these things out would give you a truer picture of your grocery spend; hth

Casper, hope you’re feeling much better soon

another NSD for me again today - must add them up for BMF's challenge - but I'll have to shop tomorrow, probably a spend of between 2 and 3 squid so not too bad.

well done :Tto those on target, and for those who are over (like me ) remember we have a new month coming up soon so another opportunity;
Good luck for these last few days of Feb;

poppy-glos

0ver again this month, social life getting in the way (i count meals out), plus offers on fruit and veg at shops i only get to once a week have taken me over.
Haven't mealplanned for a while so need to do that again, and also make a point of meal planning from the full freezer, and from the storecupboards.
I have considered taking the cost of meals out away from the challenge, but this way i have one target to consider and month on month am spending less so it is keeping my eye on it.
Another 3 days for me so i will think hard before opening the purse.

MRSMCAWBER

Annual
Angelatgraceland £6000
Annie123 £3000
Baileysbabe £5200
Carolt2 £1800
Dizzyk £4500
Elizabunny £1300 £132.22
Ellemm £1440 £187.02
gillst £2400
Hamish £3000
Huxley £2650
JayneC £3000
Kezlou £2000
Lainz £1200
mama67 £2700 £340
Miss-Cosmo £1450
Mrsmcawber €1200 €116
MrsMoneyPenny £2700 £350.24
Mummy2mygirls £3000
Mummzyof2 £1200
Pip-Squeak £1250
Puddle glum £1895
Purlpe-Angel £1200
Rosieben £960
Russetred £5200
SLM6002 £1800
Sylvan £3000
Taka £1080
TheBees £4200
Toonie £1850
X Spender £3124 £548.36
Yummymummy05 -£2800
Monthly
83Rachel £450
Albacookie £80
Allegra £250
Always Happy £
Andrinaperry £
Ange903 £
Angela30 £
AngelFeathers £
Annieb30 £200
Babymother £
Banwa £290
BargainHunterss £240
Beki £
Becky170 £
Beemused £
BenW £200
BigMummaF £217
BlimusOreilly £210
Boredofbeingathome £
Botany £270
Brodie1 £200
Broke medic £
Budgeteer £150
Bunny_Lover £200
Casperthefriendlyghost £40
Catznine £150
Cherrypie £110
Chocolate Bum £700
Coffeeholic £170
**Confuzzled** £
Coxy11 £400
Cranky40 £
Cruiksl £
Cuffey £230
CW18 £
Daisy1973 £
Dazzle21 £250
Debtmess £
Dink1 £
Disdisbiff £340
DreamingofMoney £250
Earthmother £280
EC12345 £160
Elf06 £
Fabforty £150
Faye1978 £
Fi27 £200
FlatEric £
Franby64 £420
Freakyogre £
Gillian576 £380
Gillir2000 £150
Girl least likely to £
Glamazon £200
Goldfinch68 £380
Gonnabedebtfree £
Helen Jelly £
Herewegoagain2010 £250
Hex2 £450
Highland fling £160
Hilly123 £250
Holly44 £250
Howlinwolf £230
Huston kw £
Ifonlyitwaseasier £100
Ikkleosu £175

MRSMCAWBER

Jacey53 £160
Jackieglasgow £
JackieO £120
Jamiedodger £
Jane2112 £
Jaydee 36 £
JayJay14 £125
JayneC £
Jayward £
Jedilibrarian £100
*Jellie* £
Jessie18 £
Jintyb £250
Jollmummy£360
Jtb2412 £
Kadeeae £250
Kalojac £
Katiesmummy £
Keiss21 £350
Kimmee £300
Kpw76 £70
Kippers £
Kitchenbunny £
KITTY £250
KittyNortEast £350
Laurasavon £175
Little Miss Frugal £
Little_Miss_moneysaver£
Lizziebabe £160
Loadsabob £100
LongTallSally £450
Looie £100
Losingpatience £200
LouLou0327 £200
MancMillyMolly £400
Mark88man £
Meanmarie €150
millieJo £
Millionaire in training £
Millyscarlett £
Miss_Cupcake £120
Mollymogs £
Mollythewestie £330
MoneyFritter £100
MoneyQueen £50
Money Saving Diva £
Moniker £270
Monks £280
Moogle £
MookiePook £450
Mothershipton £
MrsBsBlog £
Mrs-Moneypenny £
MrsMoretenharket £
Mrsmotivated £
Mrssnowy £180
Multipleincs £110
Mummieslittleboy £
Mummygems £375
Mumof2 £
mumto2monkeys £
Mummysavingmumofone £
Natsing £
Natzini £
Nellis10 £
Nessa56 £
Newleaf £
New2themoneygame £200
Nickynoo08 £
NJW69 £250
Nmlc £350
Noodle84 £200
On an Avon mission £380
Orkney Star £
Pammyj74 £120
patent girl £240
Peetzil39 £411.67
Penny Grabber £100
Penny-Pincher £
Peskie Pixie £80
Philsmum £130
Pink-numbers £
Pinkpower £
Pipkin71 £
Polesalot £150
Poohbear59 £240
Poppy-glos £
PrincessMort £
Purpleclutterbuck £
Purplejay £
Purpletent £
Puss14 $
Rabekah24 £
Rach £
Rachelmk £180
Rachel021976 £
Ragz £370
Rowsew £230
Saffouri £
Sammr85 £
SarahNeedle1872 £
Sashanut £
Savvyshe £160
Saving for Oz £60
Scotdebs £450
ScotSaver £250
Shell2001 £400
Sistercas £400
Slowandsteady £140
SlowlyFading £100
Slscarborough £
30 Something £
Souk08 £40
Spiggle £280
Spirit £
Staycalmandkeepknitting £
Sunnyday £160
Sunnygirl £450
Superflygal £120
S_Wales_Saver £250
Taadaa £280
TheBees £
Thriftlady £
Turbo5019 £200
Vodkawitch1 £140
WelshKaz £260
WelshPoppy £250
Winged one €500
Winterfrost £120
Wornoutmumoftwo £
Xspender £
Yummyhoney £
Zend £

loopychriss

Is there a new thread for this one yet please? I haven't quite finished February yet, as mine runs from the 1st day of the month till the last, so last day will be Sunday.

slscarborough

Can you please put me down for £300 again as I am determined to make it this month.

lainz

Well I'm up to £249.36 - which is £50 more than I'd want it to be at this stage :eek: - can't move in freezer and cupboard for stuff - the cat has loads of food and I have plenty of loo rolls, so really just need f+v (famous last words)

Am probably going to do lunch on Mothering Sunday - just need to find how many I'm catering for - have a chicken in the freezer that does 3-4 - but my Dad doesn't eat chicken :mad:, so will need to find a bit of beef too - but can probably do the meal for £10 - so will try and do next month for £50 and stop going to the supermarket.

Need to check what I've got out in the shed - definately beans and tuna .... that may appear on the menu regularly this month!

goldfinch68

I completely lost track this month but estimate I will come in just over budget. My target for March for four of us plus one dog and one cat is £380

mrssnowy_2

Morning all
I'm still in Feb-2 more days,
MrsM please put me down for £180 for March,will declare Feb total after Sunday.
At the moment I am under,but DH has first OU tutorial tomorrow in Rhos-on-Sea,so not only do we have a 3 hour journey(each way)have to take butties or eat out AND pass several supermarkets on the way:D
NSD yesterday,made 1 big loaf of white(ish-sneaked in w/meal flour and mashed potato)and pizza for tea.
Was in baking mode tho',so also made oatibix brownies(no weetabix)and nutty seed bars thingys,very good shame DH doesn't eat them.Will do towards pack ups tomorrow.
I will have to go in to lecture with DH cos of his eyesight -or rather lack of it,I'll be taking knitting-history course but not French Revolution;)

Good day all

mrss

turbo5019

loopychriss wrote: »

Is there a new thread for this one yet please? I haven't quite finished February yet, as mine runs from the 1st day of the month till the last, so last day will be Sunday.

Normall starts 28th of the month. Someone will post on here when March thread is up and running.
So exctited being back. My month starts today I'm hoping not to go shopping till monday asI did a shop yesterday but I bet I end up buying something.