February 2010 Grocery Challenge

jintyb

miecherox wrote: »

Hi all,

I've been lurking to see how everyone has got on. For those not aware i'm not doing a GC but a very painful withdrawal from a financially crippling shopping addiction.
Well i'm proud to report that I have barely been shopping this month - I've been to tesco's once and spent £28 and the rest has been from the storecupboard. I think it was mid Jan it all kicked off so three weeks cold turkey and suddenly I am getting a SMUG satisfaction not spending money.
I am having lots of NSD's and NCD's too (no car days!)

I am also pleased to report we are NOT in our OD yet - I know it's early days but I am soooo pleased:D

Thankyou all and THANKYOU MRSMCAWBER for the fabulous soft flour tortilla recipe in the cookery collection. I won't buy them again!:j

I also read your original post - thanks for updating us! Very well done, you sure are making progress!

aplaceinthesun

ellemm wrote: »

That's the one! If I had room in the freezer would have bought more

I bought 3 packs of meat for £10 offer in Mr M at the weekend....bit doubtful if it is good value but wanted chicken breasts and lamb anyway so added beef.

Out of those I got 4 portions of chicken curry, 3 portions of beef in red wine and 2 of Irish-ish stew so not bad for a tenner with some veggies etc added. Some eaten and rest.....yes...in the freezer (Note to self - don't buy any more meat to batch cook for at least 2 weeks )

Also trying not to bake until all the biscuits and cakes in the house used up.........:cool:

We find the Mr M meat 3 for £10 quite good quality , much better than Mr A's, the mince is a HUGE pack and very lean. I must admit that I much prefer to buy free range / organic but at the moment the budget doesnt allow too much of that so Mr M's it is ! Sounds like you got a great lot of meals out of your 3 packs, well done !

miecherox - well done ! Great news !

Need to make sure Ive got all my receipts together so will hopefully update my spends latertoday .

jessie18

Hello peeps:wave:

Well im up to £98.16 already this month :eek:

Seems like a hell of a lot already but cupboards & freezer are crammed full of whoopsies

Hopefully i will only be buying milk, veg and essentials for rest of the month.

Farmfoods have Hovis medium or thick sliced loaves 2 for £1.50, and 2 litre bottles of milk 2 for £1.50 at the moment.

Best of luck everyone, have a good day x

Winged_one

We bought bread, milk and a packet of ham on Sunday which will keep us going almost until the end of the week - spending €9. But I will probably need more ham tomorrow.

Unfortunately, the soup we'd brought from the firdge was gone off. So I ended up going in to M&S to get something for lunch - and spent €12. Mostly on lunchy and treat things for me. But I DID get 2 packs of Prawn crackers for at home on special offer...but that brought my spending up much more than I'd hoped.

We're mostly eating from the freezer this week, so I may need to get some salads for tonight (with quiche), but otherwise we are good until Saturday! Pasta bake last night, and a "hash" on Sunday night of leftover mash, some bacon pieces, old mushrooms and spring onions, couple of slices of old pepper, and a handful of frozen peas and grated cheese. Surprisingly tasty!!

mijm0t77

Spent £1.95 on milk on Sunday - yesterday was a NSD.

went for a coffee with a friend and she kindly offered to pay. It was great to catch up as i hadn't seen her for ages.

will have to pop into Mr S later as do need bread and some yoghurts for DS lunch box.

yesterday i cooked a chicken for dinner. whilst i was out having coffee hubby stripped it for me, he even kept the carcass so i could make soup (he is learning quick!)

rosieben

Well done, miecherox :T

Coxy - I used to have a separate budget for birthdays etc which also included our regular family get-togethers for cards and a take-out; sadly this doesn't happen now as DD and family moved to Oz; DS and I just enjoy a cuppa and a good natter

Well done to all who are winning their challenge, commiserations to those who aren't; I've spent a lot of my annual budget already but I'm pleased with it as I've stocked up on some good offers and have loads in the freezer/cupboards. :j

PennyGrabber - Butterscotch Squares are now in the recipe index :T

and (very belated - sorry!) Congrats to Ragz :j

poppy-glos

went and bought batteries for dd's new toy - £6.98!,
also bought on offer stuffed pasta and mayo in co-op and 45 p for six fromage frais in mr t.
Have adjusted daily target spend down to £4.30 which is what is needed to come in on budget!
need to get the buying for the storecupboard under control, it is bulging! (this is the new store shed as i'm still challenging myself to empty the house ones! am nearly there since starting in november).

newlywed

I've got a sainsbug shop coming later and that will only leave me £50 to last till 24th. However I think I'm going to be able to do it, as the freezer is full so it's mainly just fresh stuff we'll need.

MancMillyMolly

I feel like I'm doing quite well so far this month :j:j:j

Although my £430 includes nappies (of which I haven't needed to buy in Feb, bought a couple of large boxes when the baby event was on at Mr A), plus this week we're not at home for 2 nights and will be eating out (one's a wedding and the other a bday treat). Still though I've spent loads less than I would have thought. Just goes to show, you never know eh? :cool::D

franby64

Spent £3.05 today on bread, celery, bananas and a cabbage.
So I have £207.42 and 19 days left.
19 x £7.50 a day = £142.50 leaving about £64.92 for my Tesco delivery this weekend (delivery charge doesn't come out of food budget).
Trouble is the folks are coming tomorrow night and will need a supper and other bits so the next couple of days will probably be more than £7.50! Anyway I'll give it a go!