February 2011 Grocery Challenge

rachelww1

Ist Feb shop last night. Spent £46.49 at Mr T's. Been cooking this morning, mince in slow cooker for lasagne and cottage pie later in week. Off to make the spiced marmalade cake that was posted in Januarys thread, plus some more Twinks hobnobs as we're going through loads :eek:

freakyogre

Please can you put me down for £50.00 for February?

Thank you!

natsing

Spent just £140 of my budget last month, another £150 please for Feb.

adelight

Wow, can't believe it's almost a new month already!! Thank you for starting the new thread! Can I be put down for £35 please?

This month I think i'm going to try some more recipes from the board

rosieben

Mothership wrote: »

...I just wanted to check with everyone who runs and administers this board, that you don't mind me helping those who want to try my 2nd purse idea. ...

I'm just a board volunteer but here's my twopennorth anyway

I think the 2 purse idea is great and it ties in very nicely with the GC; my only reservation is that if it causes too many extra posts the GC may become more difficult to keep up with

eta - not that its compulsory to read every post on here of course, but I think it worries some GC'ers if they can't keep up and they may miss useful information

supersally01

Well trusted the OH to do the last bits of shopping in M@S today, and he came back with a £60 spend!!!! Too many bargains he said, which I suppose is true as I had a 10% 0ff voucher, and the £5 off £25, which worked together.Given myself £10 for bits for the week, to include DD's lunches. Done a freezer inventory, and got enough meals to do 23 days. This month will be a challenge to me, as I will have to resist the lure of the mid week shop, and have plenty of NSD's!!! Gonna make use of some of the fab recipes on the thread, looking forward to the challenge!!! Thanks ZippyChick, MrsMcCawber and Rosieben for Helping me start 2011 right!!

wannaBrich

Well I never thought @m@zon would sell cat-food!!!
just goes to show, I'll check out what they've got,
spent £25 on kittikins last week though so that should keep her going, lol. :rotfl:

so this will be my 1st month...
it will cerainly be interesting!

good luck everybody, oh to bring back the days of kwik save no frills, lol

fedupandskint

rachelww1 wrote: »

. Off to make the spiced marmalade cake that was posted in Januarys thread, plus some more Twinks hobnobs as we're going through loads :eek:

Thanks for mentioning this cake as I have a glut of marmalade to get through! Just looked it up and off I go to make it for tomorrow and next week

Just umming about some twinks - shouldn't really....but.....:D

never_too_old

Afternoon

im new to this challenge, trying to get ontop of my finances instead of it being the other way around. I have for the first time in my 27 years of keeping house, started meal planning. Jan budget was set at £400 and currently spent £324.66, so im setting feb at £400 to see if i can manage it two months in a row.

lizziebabe

Hi thanks to everyone who helps this challenge.

I have been away for a while but need to re-join :eek:

Mrs Mcawber - please put lizziebabe down for £200 for February :T