March 2011 Grocery Challenge

tessie_bear

hi...im off to costco in a bit so hoping to stock up the empty cupboards.....maybe meat for the freezer as well

i went to lidl yesterday and thought itwas great...will go again i spent £20 and seemed to get a alot...i chose a selection of meat so will report back when we have tried it.....i also got some lovely fresh looking fruit and veg

have a great day
tessa

CherryPie

I'm off to t£sco soon for some more Alta Rica coffee. Might as well stock up while I'm getting some money back via the price check thing. Are there any other really good deals that I should be getting whilst I'm there? I notice the Banrock wine has come down to 5.49 so I'll give that one a miss!

I'm really going to have to be good as I've only pennies left until the 28th :eek:

Might tackle a fritata for dinner tonight. Never made one but I have what I think are most of the ingredients in, might get some fresh veg while I'm out.

I'm off out for a long walk in the sunshine to blow off the cobwebs, and mainly to stay awake after my 13 hour nightshift that I'm not used to.

Have a good day everyone

:beer:

quintwins

CherryPie wrote: »

I'm off to t£sco soon for some more Alta Rica coffee. Might as well stock up while I'm getting some money back via the price check thing. Are there any other really good deals that I should be getting whilst I'm there? I notice the Banrock wine has come down to 5.49 so I'll give that one a miss!

I'm really going to have to be good as I've only pennies left until the 28th :eek:

Might tackle a fritata for dinner tonight. Never made one but I have what I think are most of the ingredients in, might get some fresh veg while I'm out.

I'm off out for a long walk in the sunshine to blow off the cobwebs, and mainly to stay awake after my 13 hour nightshift that I'm not used to.

Have a good day everyone

:beer:

cornetto engima 4 packs- £2.50 in te$co but £1 in a$da so you get £3 back

seriously strong cheese is still on

vanish extra higene is still on aswell i think it's £8.32 or something but £4 in asda

comfort exherlirations strawberry and lily kiss small bottle is something like £2.20 but £1 in asda

ainsley cup a soup, wild mushroom or chicken and leek is £1.08 but 50p in asda so you get back £1.16

mullerlight 6 packs are all on aswell at £2.98 but £1.50 in asda



should be a nsd for me today, my meal plan says pizza for tea but i was suppose to make the sauce yesterday and didn't, so i think i'll do chips beans and nuggets

oh B/E chicken dippers 42 pack is £3.98 in tesco or £3 in asda so work out at £2 per bag

sistercas

spent £6.26 in A!di got 4 of the super 6 plus some other bits and bobs

£29.16 in sainsbugs and
£19.44 in t3sco they still have the [EMAIL="lurp@k"]lurp@k[/EMAIL] offer so bought 4
total now at £280.11 with 2 weeks to go

i do wish the Sm would actually have the offers on that 'my supermarket' says they do - i often find when i go into the shop ,some of the things arnt on offer :mad: and it blows my budgeting

mfwin2019

Just updating - £144.81/£185 spent so far. Need to get a few bits (milk, fruit, veg etc) later but should last the rest of the month on £40 & use up a few freezer bits.

prophecy_grrl

Updating:

This week I've spent £30.76 of my £50 weekly budget so have £19.24 left :beer: I will probably need milk before my weekly shop on Monday but that'll only be a quid or two.

I've done LOADS of batch cooking today - made enough cottage pie filling for at least 3 pies (each serving DH and I for one meal plus leftovers for one of us lunch the following day); swede mash to top one pie and potato mash for the other two; floppy veg soup with broken spaghetti in to s-t-r-e-t-c-h it (enough for 3-4 work lunches).

I've inventoried the freezer and have 2 servings of bolognese, 2 servings of chilli, one serving of veg pasta sauce, one corned beef stew and one parsnip soup, as well as enough meat to last us till the April budget (I hope).

I think the thought of my grocery budget surplus going towards a 'rainy day' fund is spurring me on :A

Have a nice weekend all xxx

Kitchenbunny

It's going to be an NSD for me today, as I'm definitely not going to go anywhere I have to spend money! I bought some nice rump steak yesterday (part of Mr T's get 3 packs for a tenner) and I'll make that into a stroganoff for tonight's tea with some rice - yum yum. I've got to start finding things to do in my lunch hour rather than popping to the shops for a look about. I keep "intending" just to have a look at the whoopsies, but always come away with more than that. No willpower to speak of!

Have a good day, everyone.

KB xx

NickJW

£1 spent today in the corner shop, for things for lunch.

I also need to go to Mr T tonight because I forgot to get things out of the freezer for tonight.

This just really isn't my month!

Hippeechiq

Long_tall_sally wrote: »

I am quite excited because I only have 8 days to go and cannot think of anything that I might need before ( with the exception of milk posibly). Could March be the month that Long Tall Sally FINALLY achieves her target?!

I'm rooting for you! :T

Long_tall_sally wrote: »

Mind you, Hippeechiq - I agree those Lidl offers do look inviting, particularly the chicken! Resist, resist!

Not sure if that's aimed at me or you - but I've already succumbed Despite having enough meat to cover my meal plan until the end of the month......got 2 packs of Gammon Steaks & 2 packs Bacon yesterday, and now I'm debating whether or not to get 3 Packs of the Chicken Breast Fillets tomorrow

The thing is - I could do with the money I have left from my meat budget to go towards the last (5th) week of the month as it's going to be extremely tight/bordering on impossible for me if I don't. And I do have enough chicken to last me the rest of the month, but, it's a very, very, very good offer <sigh>

Oh s0d it! I can't pass up 575g of Chicken Breast at £1.99!! - that's just false economy. Week 5 will just have to take it's chances :eek:

My spends yesterday bring my total to £102.84, and I have an A$da delivery of roughly £67 coming on Sunday, but will update my figure when it gets here. I had £67.29 available to me and my order came to £67.11 :rotfl: mind you, it involved a lot of tweaking to get it to that, and if any of the rollbacks have rolled forwards, A$da can have them back!!

Chalking another NSD up today.

debtfreewannabe321

Need to add £13.54 on a top up shop ..am failing miserably this month lol will update my sig to reflect this!