February 2011 Grocery Challenge

quintwins

sorry to hear about your loss helen, thinking f you

another £4 for me today for the twins snack money to nursery, i still have no taties but now one of the twins r sick so i'm housebound so will just have to rustle something up without them

boo80

I'm amazed by all you money savers who manage to do this in budget every month. I can never seem to do it, especially now everything has shot up. I've told my family they all have to cut down on what they eat as I can't afford to keep buying food the way the prices are!

NickJW

Mr S sent me a voucher today - 80 Nectar points if I spend £20.

Before I would have used this - no quibbles, and would have bought extra to get those points. But 80 points = 40p!!!

So they think it's a reward to get 40p off for spending £20. What an insult hey? :rotfl:

nickynoo08

Just popped on to report a small spend yesterday of £4 for bread milk and yogs.

annual running total - £245.10/£2000

Hippeechiq

ChocClare wrote: »

:grouphug::grouphug: to you Helen - I'll light a candle for you and your dad.

What a lovely thing to do ChocClare
I hope you don't mind, but I've joined you and lit one for Helen and her Dad also

JustKeepSwimming_2

Sorry to hear your sad news Helen - best wishes.

Can you please put me down for £100 for feb? I still have rediculously overstocked cupboards so should only need fruit, veg, milk & flour but I have a sneaky feeling I'll go over :rotfl:

debtfreewannabe321

Dear Helen,

I'm pretty new to MSE so haven't spoken to you yet, but I just want to send my condolonces to you & your family at this hard time :grouphug:



On the subject of my budget this week I have spent £47 on my shopping :j the other day when it arrived it was £57 (still under budget) but i emailed the superstore and complained because a voucher code hadn't worked (which was a tenner off) -usually i would have just left it and thought oh well, but determined to stay in budget I did something pro-active- completely unlike me lol and i have been batch cooking this week to try and reduce next weeks shop even more as i have 3 cooked dinners in the freezer already :T ooooh all this saving money is ALMOST as exciting as spending

£47/250

mrs-moneypenny

Dearest Helen so sorry to hear your sad news, my thoughts and prayers are with you and yours at this sad and difficult time.

had to take youngest DS for a dental check up this morning so nipped in the hole in the wall and the newsagentsd while out
small spend of £5.48 a mag each for me and little one and a doz eggs.

going MrM tonight instead of tomorrow as i have a blood test in the morning so wont have time to shop.

got some cookie dough chilling in the fridge to bake in a bit and planning veggie pasta bake for tea.

Billie-jo

HELEN - just wanted to say I am so very sorry for the loss of your dear dad. I hope that your memories of happier times sustain you through the dark days ahead.
I have lit a candle for you and will add you to my prayers tonight.

You are absoluetly right in taking some time out and spending time with those who are mourning him like yourself. Remember though to look after yourself as well. xxx

FluffyBunnykins

Hello all

Well I am going to try again this month with a budget of £100 Hopefully I will do better than last month, as it was my first attempt and I have learned so much from last month.

Fingers crossed