February 2011 Grocery Challenge

LondonDreamer

Only £14.52 spent today, £10 under budget! :j

I still need to pick up some cereal bars as my local didn't have our usual, but that should be it. Got some whoopsied chicken breast, £2.54 down from £4. They had about half a dozen packs, so I rummaged for the one that felt the heaviest. Going to turn that into a big batch of curry as I have everything else in the cupboard or freezer.

Off to update sig and catch up on posts. Happy Saturday! :beer:

Mothership

Going out for the day down to Largs to visit DD2's baby's grave, he was born sleeping. Its the anniversary of his birth /death today.
We are taking a flask of tea and a packed lunch. I'm off to make it then dive in for a nice bath, we are leaving about 12.30.
We were all so happy when she gave birth to a healthy baby girl six months ago, then devastated by her health problems. Fingers crossed we have a nice day. No doubt I will end up bawling my eyes out again, I get overwhelmed with sadness every day, hardly surprising.

Got a DR brisket in the slow cooker, with some carrot, onion & turnip, will just need to do the potatoes when we get home.
Making curries(4 different kinds) tomorrow, the family is coming for dinner.
Should have 2 large freezer drawers empty for the Donald Russell order on the 25th.

fedupandskint

Just under £20 spent today in Sainsbugs and then £3.20 on a sack of potatoes from the farm shop which will last aaaages

Leavin £20 approx for next week. Let me see if I can make it!

minnie2

Baileys_Babe wrote: »

No we rarely have a roast dinner, possibly only 2 or 3 times a year, we all in enjoy them we just enjoy other things as well.

This weeks update:
OH 3 x prescriptions £21.60 (he has an on going very agonising medical condition)
Me, well firstly I didn't think I'd spent anything, feeling very saintly, then remembered, the tea & cake £2.50 yesterday afternoon and then the drinks I bought at ten pin bowling £3.20 earlier in the week, on both occasions I had taken my children and my nephews out for some fun, conclusion children are bad for the budget despite being great fun.

Weeks total £27.30
Annual Total £594.34

Hugs to everyone who needs one

i buy a yearly pre-payment certificate, have done for years - if you go onto the website it will be worth you looking at all the options - i think i worked out if i buy more that 14 prescriptions in a year id be better off and i have about 5 a month so its best for me! i know you were looking at 3month - but if you work out over the whole year it may be worth you getting a bigger one.

was wondering if it would be worth looking into whether your OH is intitled to free prescriptions for his condition. Theres a form you can get from pharmacy fill it out and then they will let you know if you are intitled - think you can get refunds too.

I did have a look myself but i dont think i qualify - my tumours not cancerous though got years of drugs to take. Got other life long conditions that have never counted - but wouldnt be able to afford the month amounts if i didnt buy the prepayment. If i didnt have the meds it may prove fatal.

cat_smith

Mothership thinking of you and DD today

minnie2

mothership - sending you lots of love virtual hugs ,to you and your daughter! still crying randomly over my loss in January so painful to lose children! hoping today goes as well as it could be!!

minnie2

no car today so stuck in middle of nowhere so a no spend day for me!! though i am gagging for a can of coke which i left in my car so hubby has it.if he drinks it divorce may be on the cards!!

rachelww1

Went to Mr Ts last night and spent £69.73, taking me £4.30 over budget this month. I did get dog and cat food, pyjama pants (2 for £9) and washing tablets with this, so not too bad I suppose. I'd forgotten I was off for half term, so I expect I'll spend some more this week. We'll need more loo rolls and cereals. As long as I don't go over £300 I'll be happy.

Also I've decided to go wheat free for a couple of weeks. I've had IBS for 25 years, and have a dreadfully swollen stomach, but I've never really addressed it before. Since I gave up smoking it's got worse, as I regularly can empty the contents of my fridge in one sitting :rotfl:So no bread for me, which is a shame cos my HM stuff is really yummy.

Got 3 hot chickens last night reduced to £1 each. Got home, stripped them and chucked all the carcasses in the slow cooker overnight. Now I have 4 pints of stock cooling, and I don't have to cook the chicken thats in my freezer for our lunch tomorrow. Will be freezing some, and using the rest for sarnies/salads this week.

lolly101

Hi Everyone,

Just logging in my spends. I've not been on for a while as things have been pretty hectic lately, although I have been saving my receipts. The total comes to £67.69, which isn't too bad. I can see myself coming in under budget this month!

Better go and update my siggy before I forget...

Hippeechiq

Oh Mothership & Minnie 2 - what sadness you've both had to bare :grouphug:

boysma Sounds to me like you're getting the hang of this GC lark - well done :T

freakyogre wrote: »

Now debating whether to just give up this month completely and go to Lidl tomorrow for their offers, or be good and resist! I don't really need what is on offer, but I know i'll use it, so seems silly to ignore it when it's cheaper.

I have the same debate with myself. I've just bought two big jars of Kenc0 coffed @ £3 each from Te$co and 2 jars of ½ price Pickled Eggs, two packs of ½ price Pork Loin Steaks from £idl and 2 packs of ½ price Vintage Reserve Cheddar (which works out at £3.60 per kilo!) which is an amazing bargain!! None of which will be used until next month, but you can't afford to turn down offers like that - can you? Now I'm home, I wish I'd bought more of all of them, but as it is - taking into account my online delivery tomorrow - I now only have £17.55 to last me until the 28th! Arrgggghhh :eek:

Missus_Aka wrote: »

6 weeks without duplicating a meal? thats amazing i could probably stretch to 3 without replicating, am trying to learn at least one recipe a month though, this month i learnt how to make prawn stirfry and pilau it was so so so yummy...and i have enough for a few more meals at least out of it...feel like going back to the fridge now, will restrain myself just about.lol

That's exactly how I came to be able to do a 6week plan without repeating a meal

Bought the abovementioned items today + some £idl Oh So Oaty Porridge (yum). Plus 4L of milk yesterday, brining my new total to £162.45. Have an A$da delivery for around £66 coming tomorrow, so all of a sudden, I'm sailing pretty close to the wind!

I think optimism at this stage would be naive :rotfl: