January 2012 Grocery Challenge

Brassic_Park

Thanks for all the support you lovely lot xxx

Spent £3.20 on lunch at work today. It's a bit of a dilemma, because I know I could bring lunch in and do it cheaper, but it forces me to leave the office which is good because otherwise I just work straight through. Hmm what to do..

tessie_bear

hi...small spend today on coffee at tesco mini in town centre....had a lovely fruit yesterday called a pomello it was from lidl for £1.49...the worlds biggest citrus fruit and it tastes really nice....got a stew cooking and am making meat balls pasta and garlic bread for tea

going to pop into lidl tomorrow so that will incur a bit more spending

have a nice weekend
tess

Cheapskate

Hello all

After a bit of a wobbly start (spent £60+ of Jan budget already!:eek:), I now have some time to sort the freezer and pantry properly and do some meal plans today. I was supposed to be going out for tea, but a friend has cancelled, so we're eating whatever we've got. DH and I off to the supermarket after tea, with a SHORT list as I know there's meat in the freezer, tons of pasta, tinned tomatoes, tea bags, toilet rolls...also taking hard cash so we don't spend too much!

Haven't read all the posts yet, but will catch up later, hope everyone's doing ok.

A xo

bupster

Brassic - I bring lunch but make myself go out and go for a walk before I eat it, otherwise, like you, I'd sit in all day. On Monday and again today I went to the library; yesterday I went and had a look at the market up Whitechapel; other times I'll walk down to the river or into the City. When the weather's nice I take a packed lunch outside and sit and read a book. Another idea is to make lunch out of stuff you've bought at the supermarket on the Monday but make sure the shop you go to is miles away :rotfl:

ragz_2

Really should avoid the approvedfood site, just spent just under £40 including delivery (though £2 of that was bone pills for my Mum as hers are getting weak).
A few good bargains though...

cheekychipmunk

Sorry to hear about fellow poster's family bereavements - my heart goes out to anyone who needs it!

Another NSD here - found some frozen raw prawns to make a fried rice dish with. They have been in freezer for 4 months and it says they should be used within one month of freezing. Do most people ignore this or is it just me?

98jdougl

ragz wrote: »

Really should avoid the approvedfood site, just spent just under £40 including delivery (though £2 of that was bone pills for my Mum as hers are getting weak).
A few good bargains though...

I know what you mean! I always end up spending a fortune so now I fill the basket and leave it a few hours before deciding if I really need it or not - most of the time it's just junk food tbh which I buy in to last me but always manages to disappear within a couple of days somehow
Filled the basket yesterday but emptied it this morning when I went through it harshly lol :A

helen_jelly

MrsMoneyPenny and Brassic - hugs

Janiepopps - thinking of you

Thanks for the co-op offers - will get some bits at the weekend

Budgets done to here

Helen x

nannygladys

Hi everyone
A NSD for me today, Im desperately in need of a few this month:o

Having LO beefless and ale stew today for dinner with cabbage, cooked it in slow cooker yesterday so had one portion yesterday, will eat one portion tonight and froze two portions for future use.:j

Hope everyone is well and positive
Jxx

forever_saving

I have spent £28.07 so far this week. I have a reasonable amount of food still in the freezer/cupboards. I hopefully shouldn't need too much this week, famous last words .
FS