January 2011 Grocery Challenge

de1amo

we have manned the barricades and got our spending down to 50 quid so far this month! we are eating at work where it costs our company and our daughter is eating at nans so we are really ducking the issue!!--i have lost 4lbs in weight as a result of eating earlier and less over the day. i am leaking pounds elsewhere though so its rather like being on a rollercoaster of money at the moment!

Candy_Belle

Morning All!!

Just a quick update on my spends!

I**Land - 86p Milk
A**a - £1.92 Cat Food
W***o's - £3.91 Cat Food

Total £6.69

Have already updated Signature - in minuses!!!!!!!:eek:

Have a good day all x

Mothership

Took DD2 to Morr, ended up getting loads of fruit and veg, and one of the half price pork joints (cooked it last night for dinner). Got half of it left will use it for a stir fry for Thursday.
Got DD1 4 bags of fruit and veg, didn't have the heart to take the money from her, also got DD2 B1G1F Coke @ £3.95.
So about 2/3 rd of the spend wasn't for me.

Got a M+S Scottish Steak pie for tonight's dinner, having boiled potatoes and cabbage with that.

The family are all coming for dinner on Friday making a curry (2 kinds Lamb and Chicken).

Both fridges are full, and cupboards bursting at the seams, got plenty of flour so will make bread if I run out, so should just need milk for the rest of the month.
I'm delighted the freezer stock is going down, making sure that everything gets used up. Replacing it with new stock.

I've got a feeling I might go over budget this month, forgot to take into account that Jan is a M+S stock up month for me ( I use my £5 off £25) spends. There's a few weeks vouchers left, If I use them it will take my budget at least £100 over. If I do use them with the offers that will equate to around £180 worth of food.
I usually don't stick to a budget at all, (just spend willy nilly).
The discipline of taking part in this challenge has really helped me stop wasting food. I haven't thrown ANYTHING out since I took it up.
I'm thinking if I do go over budget I will carry the overspend forward to next month, as once the freezers are full, we wont need any meat purchases.

Sorry If I've let you all down

skilly

morning all,spent about £70.00 yesterday in asda i only went in for a few bits as well !, i can't get over how much things seem to have gone up since xmas .we are still working are way though the cupboards here i seem to make a small space then just as fast fill it .

Chloris

Well I have spent £287.16 of a £300 budget. I have only £12.84 to last till the end of coming Monday. I am really hoping I can do this! Need milk, fruit and cheese. If husband likes the tortilla wraps I made last night and have put into his lunch box today I shall not buy bread! It will be pancakes and wraps all the way! New month starts next Wednesday but Tuesday comes out of celebrations budget (DH birthday!).

Onwards and upwards!

lotti379

Mothership wrote: »

I usually don't stick to a budget at all, (just spend willy nilly).
The discipline of taking part in this challenge has really helped me stop wasting food. I haven't thrown ANYTHING out since I took it up.
I'm thinking if I do go over budget I will carry the overspend forward to next month, as once the freezers are full, we wont need any meat purchases.

Sorry If I've let you all down

Don't be silly! And don't be so hard on yourself! It is a massive achievement still having a handle on how much you are spending, especially if as you say you didn't stick to a budget at all before starting this. Congrats in order I think! :T:T:T

And if you have been keeping an eye on the budget, you can adjust it next month accordingly, or aim for the same and see how you do!

(I think mine might be going up with jumping off the AF wagon again...):rotfl::rotfl:

rosieben

Mothership wrote: »

... Sorry If I've let you all down

You haven't let anyone down, you've made huge changes in the way you think about shopping etc and that's an achievement to be proud of :T I think getting a grip on not wasting food is one of the most important things so well done!

As Spigs will tell you, there is NO fail on the GC!

Gracie_1827

Went to MrS yesterday, just spent a bit..their fresh fruit & veg is more expensive than Mr M, so didn't get much. I was tempted by the reduced offer of spinach & ricotta lasagne at £1.34 so a I got two, but went I got to the checkout I thought..WHAT ARE YOU DOING...£2.68 for a scratty bit of a meal :eek:, so I gave it back to the assistant. Might try this again...just before paying ask myself if I need it.

rosieben

I've put another link in the recipe index - Savoury Crumble

russetred

I'm back from my hols and still trying to catch up on all these posts! Hit the boots sale today so that's all my presents for the whole year bought used vouchers and points to pay for some and only £64 for the rest. Then went to superdrug for my toothpaste and toothbrush free with the mirror. Best of all tried the co-op for the reduced champagne in the email and my store had it. Hiedsieck silver top is around £31.99 normally and I got 6 bottles at £9 each. What a day! Now back to catch up on your posts.