November 2011 - Grocery Challenge

rosieben

Save_Dosh wrote: »

Hi, does anyone know about the don't throw food away challenge, which is listed on message no 2 of this thread, the link does not work, is there any such (or similar) thread that anyone knows about.

'I just searched old style for 'waste; and got these resultshttp://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/search.php?searchid=113829735 you might find more if you search using different words though.

Sadly it looks as if there were a couple of food waste challenges that didn't last long

sorry squeaky, we cross posted - I obviously spent too much time faffing with my searches! (although I did hang laundry in between)

forever_saving

Please can i be put down for £250 for November. This is for four weeks. Gone up £10 but for the last two months i've not been able to manage it.
Many thanks to all who run this thread :T.
FS x

squeaky

OK - I've started a new thread and have edited the link in the second post here to point to it.

tessie_bear

hi...just got back from the sainsburys toy sale...it was busy at 8.30 and the mostly ladies were stripping the shelves...i did my bit and got quite a lot of things that i hope the kids will like

i was planning a shop at m and s today but as it is tipping down i might wait until later or tomorrow...got to get a few bits ready for tea and plan some meals for next week....might make a cake later pineapple upside down cake i think

have a nice (if wet ) day
tessa

ZoeGirl_3

I have decided to go for a grocery budget of $60 for November. This will mainly be fruit/ vegetables as I have enough meat/ frozen bread/ etc and will use up my milk powder in the last bit of month if need be. Need to clear house out before December and get rid of debt and save! Might be hard going, but I feel inspired. ;o)

mrs_mum_3

Hi - just finished my final post on the october thread - went over budget but not by as much as I would have if I hadn't been monitoring spending

My birthday is on Saturday I'm 4X so I will be starting the challenge on Sunday and aiming for £500 (again) between 30th october and 30th November

squeaky

Thinking on...

The don't throw food away challenge would work well hand in hand with the grocery challenge.

After all...

If you reduce your spending AND reduce your waste - you should be quids in !

lisakay_2

Good morning Girlies x Thanks to all you lovely people I have managed to rein in my spending and come in under the October budget :j. I'm lowering my November budget from £300 to
£200.

This runs from DH's payday on the 25th of each month, so already 2 days in and no spends to report yet. I was hoping to last until sunday before I shop. I do however need to pick up some painkillers
today and it will take some iron will power to pick up nothing else.
The kids are starting to moan that there's nothing in to snack on, so I need to pull my finger out and get a bit of baking done, only have 4 eggs left as well though...I'm going to google some eggless cookies, sure I've seen a recipe somewhere.
Thanks again and good luck to all for the November challenge xx

squeaky

Eggless cookies.... try the be-ro site

meg72

squeaky wrote: »

Thinking on...

The don't throw food away challenge would work well hand in hand with the grocery challenge.

After all...

If you reduce your spending AND reduce your waste - you should be quids in !

Excellent idea. I find that by concentrating on the GC and trying to keep it as low as poss, makes me automatically use up any left overs.