November 2011 - Grocery Challenge

Twiceblessed

Quick shop in the co-op spent £2.99

Had my online shopping delivered today. Spent £122.44 which was a shock to say the least. The £4 bit of gammon I ordered was instead a massive bit for over £15 :eek:

Not sure what I am going to do with all that meat

Serious doubts over whether I can stick to my budget this month now, especially as it includes clothes and my DD wants a hoodie for gymnastics

ms_night_ryder

Spent £2 on whoopsies, should have been £ but it was a pack of potatoe wedges and a pack of sweetcorn fritters, from tesco party range, so the discount kicked in on the 2 for £5 deal giving me an extra quid off, result! even though my target is way over, i'm going to keep a track and try not to spend excessively!

rosieben

tigerfeet, I've added your Rice and peas with mango chicken to the index, and I've also listed it under chicken :beer:

mrs_mum_3

Hi All

I've not been keeping track and have no idea where some of my receipts are, as tomorrow is payday I think I will run from 15th to 15th so I will start again tomorrrow witht ehsame starting figure and running until 14th December.

Good news is last 2 days have been NSD:j

Mrs Mum

[Deleted User]

Hi all I have a few essentials to buy today and I mean a few and they are essentials.I am halfway through the month and its going very well.I am almost shopping completely from the freezer at the moment and saving as much as I can.I have a friend coming for lunch today and it will be chicken and veg (all from freezer) along with apple crumble from my windfalls and long life cream from the fridge. I have cut back completely on shopping this month as I know with lots of birthdays before Christmas its going to be an expensive time.Once my £1.00-a-day Christmas fund gets to £320 it is going to be used to buy presents to top up what I have in my Christmas store box already.
We are all doing well I think and so far I am on track for this month.
Cheers chums

NoMoneyHoney_2

7 NSD's so far. Going to make macaroni cheese for tea tonight and hopefully it will cover tomorrows dinner too so I can squeeze at least another one NSD in there!

bestill

Bought a couple of bits at co-op this morning and fish & chip supper last night because dd2 passed swimming badge.
Total spend now up to 186.17, but need very little for rest of week, so hopefully stay on track.

quintwins

morning all, hopefully a nsd today i need a tub of value marge for buns (it doesn't show online) so if mil is going while i'm in the dr's she can get me one if not it can wait or i might even send my mum to grab one as thats all i need, i'm thinking chicken hotpot for tea i famcy something abit different that what we normally eat but with minimal effort, i just had toast with real butter :j we hardly ever have real butter as we only like one brand and then when we get it we eat it all and it works out very expensive but it's a love treat...thanks MRT :beer:

XSpender

I sent DH to Mr T yesterday (he works next door) to get spr1ngforce loo roll, own brand beans and 2 loaves of bread and what did he come out with.....loo roll, own brand beans and 2 loaves of bread:T:T:T:T He said it was about £5 so I will get the receipt off him later.

I am working a different shift this week and next so a late start but not gettng in until 8.30pm:eek: I will get a half day on Friday though so it will be worth it for that. DH cooked tea last night and had it ready when I walked in the door:smileyhea For a man who never does any cooking it was lovely and much appreciated. He has planned tonight's dinner of gammon, jacket spuds and beans so I am lettn him get on with it:D

I am desperate for something for sandwiches/dinner for the rest of the week so may have to get a pack of cheap ham and some cheese to make carnivore sandwiches and a veggie quiche. We are a bit skint until monday so I am trying to spend as little as poss.

[Deleted User]

£10.14 spent today and no more to buy this week I am really pleased at how well its all goinghalfway through the month and only spent £22.91 on absolute essentials .