June 2011 Grocery Challenge

bexs.ua

Reporting in with a spend of £80.42 in Mr T's yesterday.... :eek:

Bought loads of cheese (not been any in stock the last 2 weeks I went), tuna (£4) and lots of other expensive things that were needed

Also managed to get 6 whoopsied loaves of bread for the freezer at 55p each :j:j

natlie

No spend for me so far, phew, have loads here - just wanted to recommend Farm Foods frozen chicken mini fillets - they are fab and you get 3 bags for a tenner this week, they also had 40 capri-sun drinks for £7 we use squash but its a good deal for summer picnics etc. New Farm Foor vouchers came through in the post this week
Nat
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Doesn't the Grocery Challenge focus the mind! I'm using CFR (Cheapfamilyrecipes) website(Weezl's) system and enjoying it tremendously. I don't stick to the letter - still buy my free-range chicken and not a value one, for example, but I'm quite shocked at the number of tasty meals I can make for such a small amount of money. It's most gratifying:D You do spend a bit more on the first week to get your basic ingredients going - subsequent shopping should be much less :j

This morning I'm cooking my chick peas and peas and will be freezing in portions, bunging in some wholewheat bread, and then whipping up a home-made pizza and freezing the leftover dough and the topping ready for other days.

Good luck to all on your June Grocery Challenge:beer:

quintwins

morning all another nsd for me, i might make pizza for tea, i need to use but some tomatoe sauce and bacon in the fridge i was thinking pasta but no u've said pizza that seems like a better idea

[Deleted User]

2 NSD so far and still quite a bit of stuff in the fridge and cupboards, so not a lot of shopping to buy this week. I am going to be even more frugal this month if possible as its only 10 weeks until our family holiday.Every pound is a prisoner this month. I have a bramley apple in the fridge that hasn't been used so I may see if I can make a nice apple cake later if I feel like it.But after being out for the day in London yesterday with my grandchildren today is going to be a pottering day with numerous pots of tea and lots of knitting :):)

bargainhunterss

Arrgh! another £10 bites the dust....hey, I'm gonna spend you too! another pound bites the dust! got some bargains though from Mr. A. Scouring pads for 14p a pack and foil 60p. I'm sure thats gone up!

Mothership

Well got lots to tell you all, my husband and I have decided this is the last year we will be doing B&B, My DD2 has a brain tumour (non malignant) and a 9 month old baby so we think it best we free up some time to spend on them.
These past months doing the GC will stand me in good stead as I have completely changed my shopping habits. Thanks to all of you and your support.

For anyone that either likes Donald Russell meat or wants to try them , they have an offer on at the moment for 8 packs of minced steak for £22 thats £3 per pack, I'm about to order 32 packs. For delivery in August. (I only buy their best offers.) That way I can afford them. Every now and then they offer free delivery, so I place small orders spread over a few months.
Its the BEST mince ever, and a great price, go through Quidco and get 7% off.
This company also gives you good gifts if you recommend someone, if anyone would like me to recommend them PM me your email address. Then if you like them you could recommend someone else from here, that way we all get gifts lol. Just a thought. I got two HUGE chopping boards for recommending a friend. The best I've ever had, got my eye on their steak knives

http://www.donaldrussell.com/p/BestSellers/Minced-Beef-Steak-440g-D219.htm

2nd Purse
Donald Russell 32 packs of Minced Steak £96

For anyone following the 2nd purse this order was paid from the £3 per day I've been paying to the purse for the food we have been eating from the freezer, + the £10 per month.
I will update my signature later.

bargainhunterss

Mothership, whats this all about 2nd and 3rd purses?

rosieben

[STRIKE]I'll put a link to mothership's second purse posts in the front index as it interests a few people, back in a mo ...[/STRIKE]

ok, I think I've sorted out the main posts - Mothership or anyone, please tell me if I've missed anything vital

Links are in post #8 of this thread listed below Useful OS threads

Hope that's a help for you bargainhunterss and anyone else interested in it

Mothership, perhaps when you have time would you copy and paste all this info together in one post that I can link to? i could do it but the post should be in your name so that you get the credit

WillgetOrganised

Hi,

After a dismal failure last month I would really like to try again! Please can you put me down for £300 again...

Many thanks