November 2011 - Grocery Challenge

GreenSaints

Hello all

In preparation for my first grocery shop with an actual budget, rather than just a list, I made an interesting discovery (I'm sure you all know this, but just in case! :rotfl:)

I use https://www.resourcefulcook.com for my meal planners, as there is only two of us in the house (+1 cat), they have planners just for two people (the ones I have found to date are for 3 or 4. Instead of keeping the leftovers, we eat twice as much! ) so I printed out my shopping list that corresponded with next weeks meals.

Then I thought I'd go on mysupermarket to see how it would all be. So I added all the items in my basket (making downshifts where I could/wanted to) and it came to £41.72 (£1.72 over my budget)

I didn't realise you could print the basket off! So I'm taking that with me to A$da! I think this is a great tool as you can't deviate from the list and you know the make, size and price of everything before you get there.

I thought this was amazing! :rotfl:

MILLYMOLLY

Just been to Lidl and spent £59.04 but that includes 7 x 12pk pepsi max for 16 yr old to take to school and 17 yr old to take to college should last until xmas. Also bought 6 x 4pk of branston beans 99p a pk.

Also spent £92 46 in T's got a lot of the bigif party food and some treats for giving out at halloween

So total spent is £151.50 (gulp and we're not properly in Nov yet)

rising_from_the_ashes

GreenSaints wrote: »

I use www.resourcefulcook.com for my meal planners, as there is only two of us in the house (+1 cat), they have planners just for two people (the ones I have found to date are for 3 or 4. Instead of keeping the leftovers, we eat twice as much! ) so I printed out my shopping list that corresponded with next weeks meals.

Thanks for that GreenSaints - will be having a trawl through for some ideas!:D

iwanttogoonholiday

I'm going to aim for 200 this month - I was close to this last month but im also hoping to pick up a few xmas food this month too...

supersally01

Afternoon all,

I would like to declare £313/£300 for OCTOBER please, and be put down for £300 in NOVEMBER also. Ta very Much to all that run the thread, it really helps to keep me on the straight and narrow.:o
Some spends already to add for November,
£24 in Mr T's.
£24 in M&S.
£13 in HB
£5 in Macci-D's.
£6 in AL@I
TOTAL £72!!!:eek: Some of this was halloween related stuff and an xmas prezzie, so not too bad, but that really is it for this week.
Hope all are well and warm!!!

Cat501

Ohhhhh - Saturday night, wine is calling, and now somebody on FB has started talking about Jelly Babies - after a promising start of <£3 in two days, I can see this going sadly wrong very soon!:beer:

PaddyPaws

Evening all!

Just declared for October on the other thread so thought I'd best get myself over here to kick-off Nov - can't believe we're on page 7 already.

Please can you put me down for £250 please Helen - thank you!

Well, I managed to come in just under budget for October and was planning on doing an on-line shop for delivery on Tues to start Nov (this would be my BIG shop for the month) but all plans have had to change. My daughter went to the hospital last Monday to get a lump on the roof of her mouth checked out and they've booked her in to have it removed this monday. So I'm off up to Lancashire to look after my DGC (3 of them). I've done an on-line shop to be delivered there so we've got some basics and some treats (well, if nanna can't spoil them...) - think this will have to come out of my 'miscellaneous' budget as I've still got to buy food for DH at home and do our stockup for the month. Not sure how long I'll be there for, will depend how she feels on Tuesday.

Best go and re-do this week's meal plan for DH as several of our meals are in the freezer and in two portion sized packs (and yes, if he defrosts it he'll eat all of it!)

catch up with you all again soon
PP

debbiedeejay

Well I ventured into teh local shop and I bought the two chickens that were going cheep:)ish.

So they are striped and either frozen as per piece or made into "dump chicken" plus pie filling and stock - all in freezer. Can't get another dickie bird in there.

But also stocked up on following

2 Tyhoo t bags(80's) @ £1 each
huge bag of spuds (for jackets)
1 jar kenco rappor (downshifted a month back it's ok @ £1.19
1 reduced red pepper @ 40p
carrots
mushrooms
and of course 2 fresh chickens

Total to declare £10.88

Don't normally buy peppers as I think they are expensive and I struggle to use them up but have blitzed this one already with onion and garlic and used as a maranade base for the chicken and it went into the pie filling too so it's not wasted.

Off to update sig.

Enjoy strictly & X factor all:)

suzybloo

Please can you put me down for £350 for November. I have reduced my spend as dGS is out of nappies now so that will be a saving. I have £80 out of the above marked for another commitments.
Goodluck everyone,

mrs_mum_3

NSD today
I need to go shopping to get stuff for packed lunches but had kids with me and
a) they run riot in the supermarket
b) I usually end up buying more than I should when they are with me

Will try to get away tomorrow for a quick shop