July 2011 Grocery Challenge

emmad5689

rachbc wrote: »

We used to do our food shopping on credit card - going to aldi was the reason we swapped to a cash system and its been the best thing we have ever done - we spend loads less, aren't building up debt and are managing everything better as a result

Like I say it is paid every month so not I pay it every month so not building any debt but it's just the problem that we don't have enough to pay the credit card and pay a full months groceries from the same money, I am working on it bit by bit though so will get there in the end, I hope

sistercas

my online delivery has come with no substitutions :j and its all put away

£77.12 this includes the delivery fee and £13 for DH's lager
this is 42% of my monthly total , i will need more fresh guinea pig food later in the week

i really should plan the weeks meals :cool:

highland_fling_2

Good morning everyone,
just debating whether to hang out washing or not as it is a bit overcast here.

Have decided to make chocolate cake today. All the talk of them has put me in the notion. Have also to make a madeira cake for my brother as a thankyou, so the oven will be on anyway. It will also allow me to use up some of the baking supplies I have stock piled. Another bit used from the food mountain.

Not having dinner tonight as I have been invited to a catered birthday party. So I will only need a snack this evening as I am bound to be unable to resist the food.

Sounds like everyone is having a good week. Let's hope we stay strong and it continues.

cutiepieabf

Great start to this month i have been to the shops twice in 2 weeks!! 12 NSD's!! and to make things better i have plenty of eggs milk marge in, and will be making some rolls this evening to save buying bread. i am REALLY making an effort to not spend. i am going to have a batch baking evening tonight as we are at eisteddfod tomorrow, and helping MIL to move house on sunday.
i am planning to make soup, twinks, cookies, muffins, sausage rolls and apple & raspberry crumbles (if i can get raspberries off the allotment). phew. probably a bit too ambitious but hey!

hope everyone's challenge is going well.

Pink.

rosieben wrote: »

I think I've gathered all the strays together but if I've missed you or made an error please shout out! Hopefully this will help Pink when she gets chance to update the list. I'll keep this one updated as we go through the month.


Monthly
69chick £320
allym464 £200
annem38 £250
aplaceinthesun £360
Aril £240
beemuzed £320
Beki £240
BlimusOreilly £220
boultdj £180
calleyw £100
carolt2 £125 now monthly – was annual
cat_smith £200
catznine £150.....................................
Changingme £300
CherryPie £80
choogirl £280
cookiemum £300
Craftyscholar £85
CRANKY40 £160
CupcakeLisa £160
cutiepieabf £150
cyclura £200
Doom_and_Gloom £100
ebayqueen £400
emmad5689 £400
fairyface £200
flower91today £150
franby64 £450
freakyogre £55
Gintotmelinda £400.....................
got-it-spend-it £100
HalfaSixpence £600
hex2 £350
highland fling £120
ifonlyitwaseasier £150
jackieglasgow £200 move from annual
JIL £250
karen is trying £155
l.m.hart £300
lessthanthree<3 £350
lizzyb1812 £150
luckycat99 £200
mean marie €185
millionaire in training £250
miss_corerupted £250
Missus Aka £150
mrsrobertson £200
natlie £400
Natty68 £190
nickynoo08 £100
OrangeFairy £200
peony40 £100
QOTD £100
quintwins £200
rachbc £250
ragz £400
rej-c £250
sahara007 £400
SilverBird £250
sistercas £400
somethingsgottogive £120
Spiggle £240
sprozza £200
Sue4 £130
TheThriftyScrumpers £410
toddles* £250
Tracey.32 £120
xshootingstarsx £200
zpr1c3 £300



Weekly
DSANDC £50
kymbo82 £100
TizerCat £15................................................................................

rosieben, you are an absolute star and I can't thank you enough for taking control of the lists! :A

I am embarrassed to admit to slamming my laptop closed last week a temper As a reult I managed to wreck the screen so while it's away being fixed I have limited internet access and can only get onlne by borrowing the kids netbooks. Hopefully this evening I will manage to wrestle Mr Pink's laptop off him the moment he gets in the door and get the lists updated.

Apologies to everyone for not updating them before now.

Pink

emmad5689

Slightly off topic but trying 9 month old on proper foods as it seems to be what she wants, shes had jacket pot n cheese, toast, banana and cheese spread sandwich, anyone any other ideas what I can give her as I would save loads on the jars if she wants prpoer food

medsdemon

Good morning everyone. A NSD as far as groceries concerned yesterday, but today have to nip in for a few bits for breakfasts and showers for the hoards. One of the girls arrived with bags of bacon and bread for breakfasts and we now have 2 bottles of champagne from another 2 of the girls. Have given DD £60 to hopefully last the weekend for food and drink at the festival but that's not out my food budget. I also spent £200 on Rammstein tickets :eek:today so would love to make some of that back from not spending too much on groceries this month.

boultdj

emmad5689 wrote: »

Slightly off topic but trying 9 month old on proper foods as it seems to be what she wants, shes had jacket pot n cheese, toast, banana and cheese spread sandwich, anyone any other ideas what I can give her as I would save loads on the jars if she wants prpoer food

How about sheppard/cottage pie, cauliflower cheese, sliced apple/pear, carrot baton's. hth.

greent

emmad5689 wrote: »

Slightly off topic but trying 9 month old on proper foods as it seems to be what she wants, shes had jacket pot n cheese, toast, banana and cheese spread sandwich, anyone any other ideas what I can give her as I would save loads on the jars if she wants prpoer food

noodles with some stir fried shredded veg & chicken, pasta (I found the twirly fusilli ones easist for them to grab), cheese cut into sticks or cubes, raisins, broccoli florets steamed, rice and something with a slight sauce to get it all to stick together (sweet and sour works well), omelettes cut into strips, couscous, pieces of chicken and anything, macaroni cheese

Anything 'normal' really just cut into chip shaped pieces for ease of grip or smaller pieces so they can just grab it in their fists.

Puds = fruit (banana, apple, pear, berries), yogurts, rice pudding, milk macaroni, trifle (messy but mine loved it), custard & stewed fruit/ bananas or small bit of cake.

Natty68

Yikes just added up everything I have had to buy the past couple of days and to say I am horrified is an understatement Admittedly a couple of them were DD's I hadn't realised were due, plus I have to renew my pre payment certificate Oh and I was a naughty girl and ordered a couple of things on Amazon, but in my defence they were inks that I needed for my printer

Just updated my sig to take into account the £85.42 I spent

Also I noted that I wasn't on the list for my monthly total of £190.00