June 2010 Grocery Challenge

guccigoo

ive been to m&s this morning and spent £22.32 but i had a £20 voucher so the cost of my shopping was £2.32 :j Mr T wont be getting my usual £60 order this week as ive got lots of things and only really need to stock up on milk and yoghurts :j and bread in the week. ive got choc muffins cooking as i write for the kids packed lunches and after dinner treats

franby64

Just had my T*sco delivery for this week and they really seem more expensive than A*da for me atm. I'm going to stick with A*da from now on clubcard points or no (unless T*sco send me a REALLY good code!).

I've got just £13.19 left for this week but I need to come in on budget this month so now I'm going to be really tight... Let them eat toast !

Gintotmelinda

Hello Everyone! This month is my first attempt so I made a guess.....sigh. I will be over my projected spend by the 26th-OH gets paid 27th(looks on calendar)....ooh actually 25th. Quite a close guess but will need to start cutting spend next month. Not so much shopping in Mr S!!

Where can I buy white vinegar? I read somewhere that you can clean your washing machine by putting half a cup in the drum then running a really hot cycle.

Must go I'm off to a meeting. Have a good evening!

FelineFantastic

Gintotmelinda wrote: »

Hello Everyone! This month is my first attempt so I made a guess.....sigh. I will be over my projected spend by the 26th-OH gets paid 27th(looks on calendar)....ooh actually 25th. Quite a close guess but will need to start cutting spend next month. Not so much shopping in Mr S!!

Where can I buy white vinegar? I read somewhere that you can clean your washing machine by putting half a cup in the drum then running a really hot cycle.

Must go I'm off to a meeting. Have a good evening!

Have to say I bet you wont be the only one over!! :cool:

You don't need to give up Mr S- its my shop of choice still! You need to be stricter and stick to your list! :T And shop around for the bargains!

You can normally get white vinegar in the main shops- our Mr S does it- or try Wilkinsons?

Good luck!

guccigoo

forgot to let u all know earlier M&S are doing a twin pack of 500g mince beef for £4 :T

recovering_spendaholic

FelineFantastic wrote: »

Have to say I bet you wont be the only one over!! :cool:

You don't need to give up Mr S- its my shop of choice still! You need to be stricter and stick to your list! :T And shop around for the bargains!

You can normally get white vinegar in the main shops- our Mr S does it- or try Wilkinsons?

Good luck!

I like Mr S but we only have a small one near us and they don't have all the lines. I think that their Basics range is far and away the best of all the no-frills stuff. I like their meat too - particularly the chickens and also the eggs - they don't use any caged animals or their eggs which is good IMO. Didn't go out today so that I could avoid the shops so nsd for me:jWe hav been invited to my friend's for our tea so that means no cooking which is also a good saving, although I will have to take a bottle of wine, but I have one in so still no spending required!

Off to look at the recipe section for flapjacks - I made some on Sunday and they were really really greasy and no-one would eat them so need to find another recipe.

boredjellybean

just wanted to say I've just tried scotsaver's chinese pork balls from the recipe index on the first page, made it for the children & it was fan-bloody-tastic thanks for the recipe, got mine later & I can not wait

cheers
xxxx

Keiss_21

Gintotmelinda wrote: »

....Where can I buy white vinegar? I read somewhere that you can clean your washing machine by putting half a cup in the drum then running a really hot cycle.

I get mine in 5 litre plasic containers from my greengrocer for about £2 each. It is spiced for chutney-making, but the white version is just as effective and isn't that smelly, honest!

Already over my monthly target of £400, with 2 weeks to go :eek:!! That does include over 16 kilos of organic bread flour (and enhancer) that has yet to arrive from Claybrooke Mill (costing over £40), which will keep me baking bread for the rest of the year!!!!

Not having a great day, so off to lie down (again)...it's the only thing that seems to ease the pain I am getting atm.

Hope everyone has had a better day than me today!!

wssla00

Right....

That's the end of the challenge for me... got paid ok....so declaring....£178.38 which is pretty good.

Going to stick to £200 again for July as now have lunches to pay for! Am I the only one who thinks this year has literally flown in? I can't believe it is almost July again!

Hope you are feeling ok Keiss! If it helps... I ended up under my desk today laying flat on the floor stuffing envelopes as my head was about to explode! I did look insane!

Gintotmelinda

Thanks Feline and Keiss for the encouragement and info about white vinegar. My OH particularly likes Mr S and enjoys shopping together for food. I think I need to get a life......................!