March 2010 Grocery Challenge

ragz_2

ANother £12 spent today. Co-op this time, can't resist their offers, they are so good!

Did stop myself buying a bottle of white wine just for a recipe, used cider instead, saved £4 as that was in the house already (Dh stocked up to beat the budget increase!!)

Have decided that as I am getting bored of meal planning I will try a different apporach next month. Instead of shopping from my list and paying full price for everything, I will buy what's on offer and then try to make meals around that and what I havein the house..
may not work, may go horribly wrong, we shall see...

PennyGrabber

Hi all,
After hanging my head in utter shame this month, I have started April much better. Realised this afternoon that I haven't set myself a target for this month, so here it is - £120 please.
I haven't been into a shop since my April began on Tuesday, so I have 3 NSDs in a row! This is very unlike me, but I'm not complaining! Should be an NSD tomorrow too, as I'm at work, and the dinner is slow cooker stew, which is already prepared and in the fridge, ready to go! Will prob go shopping on sat, but i've decided that because i like going shopping, i'm not going to do a monthly shop any more. I'll do a weekly shop and not feel bad about it. This means I'll be able to get my fix of shopping, and also i will never have too many days until i can go again!
I'm setting myself a really tough challenge of NSDs this month. The month before last, i managed 17, so i'm aiming for 20 this time, out of a 31 day month.

10% of my month gone, 0% of budget spent!!!

Have a good evening all, I'm off to do my first week's meal planner,
PG x

cookie9

ragz wrote: »

Have decided that as I am getting bored of meal planning I will try a different apporach next month. Instead of shopping from my list and paying full price for everything, I will buy what's on offer and then try to make meals around that and what I havein the house..
may not work, may go horribly wrong, we shall see...

Will be reading your posts with interest as I have thought about doing that too.

Spent £2.26 on canteen food and will do the same today:( Weekend food already sorted apart from pint of milk as had guests so used up more than budgeted for.

HowlinWolf

I am afraid that I am a complete grocery challenge failure this month. It was all going so well but now I've totally lost track and I know we have seriously overspent. Oh well, try again next month.

Kitchenbunny

I've had a bit of a break (sadly) but am back and ready to start the Grocery Challenge anew! Could you please put me down for £200 for April? I really need to get back on track.

KB x

MRSMCAWBER

Morning all

My new month starts today -so yesterdays spend were :-

NAAFI

• savoy cabbage 30c was 1.19c
• 1kg tomatoes 50c was 99c
• 4 x muller vital yogs 40c X2 was 1.29c
• punnet plums 50c was 1.79
• smoked ham 30c X 3 was 1.19c
• premium sliced chicken breast 60c X 5 was 2.99

so I spent €6 and it should have been €25.07 :eek:

then :

• 1kg carrots
• onions
• celery
• red peppers
• romain lettuce
• 2kg oranges
• 4kg ruby grapefruits
• 2lt milk
• mayo
• walnuts
• almonds
• hazelnuts
• ham
• feta

a spend of €10.76 -it was more but I got €9.15 refund on bottles ;)So that makes my March total €49.21 and 22 NSDS out of 28


My spends are going to start increasing a little as we are on "health -ier eating" -so €3 was spent on nuts -to repace hubbies salted peanut fetish :rotfl: -I know they are still high in fat -but at least there isn't a tonne of salt on them -and they aren't as addictive


The "rough" meal plan for us this week in no particular order will be:-

1. Tuna pasta salad
2. HM pizza
3. braised lamb shanks with veggies and potatoes
4. ham tortilla wraps with salad
5. feta salad with steamed potatoes
6. jacket potatoes with cottage cheese and salad
7. chicken tortilla wraps with salad

well thats what I have in mind at the moment -hubby is off work next week, so depending on what we end up doing -I might have to re-jig them ...
well enough waffle...see everyone when the April thread starts..

MRSMCAWBER

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Dizzyk £4500
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gillst £2400
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mama67 £2700 £690
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TheBees £4200
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X Spender £2864 £758.45
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XSpender

Hi everyone!

Just popping in top update my annual total, declaring at £758.45.

I have reduced my annual target to £2864 by shifting the alchol part of the budget into my entertainment budget.

I have spent approx £50 more than I wanted to this month and while food costs are OK I am overpsending on toiletries and household stuff. I am also getting more tired with the pregnanacy and not cooking whats on the meal plan and a little fresh stuff is getting wasted.:o

This month DH and I have decided to live out of the freezer so it can be restocked ready for the end of the month when my baby is due. We are going to avoid the supermarket and just visit the fruit shop as this is all we need this week and if we go to Mr M we will be seduced by the offers and spend £40! We also think that it would be better if one or the other shopped as we lead each other astray:o I am sure I would spend a lot less and stick to the list if DH was not there but I am not convinced it would work if I let him loose on his own. Will give it a try as it will make life a lot easier if he can shop alone when the baby comes.

Also have a costco trip planned for tomorrow which will blow the household part of the budget as need loo roll, soap powder and razor blades for DH. Will also proce up the dog food as our two will only eat Chum.

I think I will set a small food target this month and try and stick to that.

Good luck for April!

XS x

Sunnyday

Hi everyone,

my April starts today as DH is the one shopping this weekend and today is the only day that he can make the journey.

My budget for this month is £200 please MrsM it will be a five week month for me this time.

Good luck everyone

SD