July 2010 Grocery Challenge

katholicos

Not going out today 'cept for Church in a bit so i am pleased to say that I haven't bought any groceries tody. Actually, last night i was very tempted by some good offers online for food, but i emptied my virtual trolley. So proud of myself! I have enough to keep us going for a wee while.

nicola1303

muffin_man_7 wrote: »

long tall sally have you tried sticking your list of frozen food on the freezer and ticking off items as used i used to do it with my food cupboard too but havent for a while not since older kids moved out will have to do it again especially this month very tight hth

I did this last week then had a brainwave......laminated an A4 piece of thin card and a washable felt tip pen plus a magnet ( one of the many children's ones ) off the fridge and voila! A wipe clean freezer list.

HTH:)

Winchelsea

Went to Mr S today and spent £4.30 on food - oranges, apples, bananas, chopped tomatoes (cheaper to buy a 400g tetrapak of these than a can of whole peeled toms - or was last time I checked, should have made sure!), tube of tomato puree, pasta, dried mixed herbs (14p!), and a packet of plasters. Everything Basics range where possible - I find most of the range perfectly palatable (EXCEPT for the W**t*b*x substitute - Yeurch!)

Bought a nice bottle of French wine on offer (not counted in GC), so will have my daily medicinal glass this evening. Does seem strange drinking by myself while DH is in hospital, but I am being very disciplined about it - one glass only! Have been to see him this afternoon - doing well at present, though was VERY agitated 2 days ago.

dannie

Thanks for the welcome and encouragement all. Also, thanks Spiggle and Hippeechiq for your comments.

I've entered the NSD on "View Public Profile" and this will cover all of this month. I suppose the urge to look in shops occurs when I have other errands; it's habitual. So yesterday, coupled with my mood, presented this feeling I think. Also, "bargains" seem therapeutic (short term). My spending very little this month is an attempt to change this.

NSD 2/3 - just milk/coffee.

Kitchenbunny

Welcome, Dannie! I'm trying to keep a tally of my No Spend Days so I'll know how many I can manage per month. Just adding my spends for today - £0.53 on a pint of milk at the local shop because I didn't pick any up. DH had his cereal dry this morning as it had gone off... I did ask him yesterday if we needed any, but he said no as he didn't want it to get too warm when I carried it home on the bus! Oh well, we've got some now.

We're having Fajitas tonight to use up some of the veg that's in the bottom of the fridge. There's a pepper that has seen better days, an onion, and there's a few mushrooms that I froze the other week as I didn't think I'd get around to eating them before chucking them. I love mushrooms cooked in fajita seasoning! Particularly on top to a steak sandwich for real luxury. Anyway, it's a turkey breast I'll be cutting into thin strips, and one of those fajita dinner kits I bought a while ago when they were on offer at better than half price from Mr M. I shall keep the leftover seasoning for the next steak sandwich

I'll update my signature now.

KB xx

guccigoo

so pleased with myself today ive had a NSD :j:j:j as far as groceries and tomorrow will be to as were going over to my cousins and i will also get a free dinner :j I bought some carrot, spring onion and swede seeds to plant so ive now got to dig the top half of the garden and get them done asap. Ive already got onions growing and there coming along nicely in a pot. Cant wait to be able to eat my own veg hope everyone has had a frugal day

Billie-jo

Tesco shop yesterday and then a small spend at the butchers today . It all came to £35.99 in total.

Hopefully will only want salad, eggs, ice-cream and maybe crusty bread to last until Thursday when do the main shop again..:)

Brought one of the half prices gammons today from the c00p £5 for a 1.1kg joint. Also noticed in T*sco that they have fresh whole salmon at half price if any one interested. May have to get one next week if I can find room in the freezer.

On a down side though two weeks ago I brought 2kg of onions for 79p but yesterday they were £1.40 - almost doubled in price :eek::eek:

tessie_bear

hi..lovely day again...we had a sausage sarnie for tea...couldnt be bothered to make anything else....ds harvested the goose berries and it took me an hour to prep them...hopefully they will be nice

i got a lovely selection of reduced fruit and veg in the coop today...local one does lovely reductions..inc a packet of reduced sausages which have been eaten for tea

need to make a picnic for an outing tomorrow hopefully weather will stay nice tata tessa

Lindy_-_Loo

Hiya everyone,

spent £3 in farmfoods on milk, 2 bread and 2 fruit juices - no more shopping till food gets delivered on monday

take care everyone x

kirsty822001

I broke my wrist last nite so will be really short of money this month,no work no pay. So my challenge is even more important now!!
I will be doing one handed baking if i am able,,its my right wrist and am right handed,hopefully when its not so painful i will manage better.
online shop for me and get dh an kids to cook and bake,, well i can ask them lol