January 2012 Grocery Challenge

meg72

boultdj wrote: »

Thursday's Mirror hth

Thank you for this I must order a couple as my daughter is taking me to Aldi on Saturday.

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
NSD today have been shops but just to see if he had any of he live mags left form yesterday as we didnt have a reward card in ours, but ive just rung and got a number.
omlettes for dinner
kids will have early tea eldest DS chicken in pastry things for the freezer youngest DS sausage rolls both with broc and pasta
girls will do their own thing (elder is vegan)
we are out tonight so will make do wih something quick when we get back

sistercas

mummyyof5 wrote: »

:j:j:jWell..my son thinks I am the best mummy in the world...the Ready Brek with chocolate spread is the yummiest in the world xx:j:j:j..and so much more MSE x

DD2 had ready brek with nutell@ this morning and loved it too

had 2 NSD's today , going out for lunch today but thats out of a different pot

hoping not to spend till thursday , fingers crossed

sistercas

wonder whats happened to Hippeechiq she hasnt posted for ages
hope shes ok

if your out there , come back and post x

raphanius

NSDs yesterday and today.

things i have learned from doing the GC:

1. i am a shopaholic and i justify my spending by buying food.
2. if i had shopped around earlier in the month and paid less for some items i would have more money left at the end of the month for essentials. :mad:
3. i massively over estimate the amount of food we eat per month. i have cut back this month by at least £100 and the chest freezer is still crammed full :eek:
4. i often overpay for things (especially wholemeal bread) because i am too [STRIKE]tired[/STRIKE] lazy to walk to Mr T and buy at local shops instead.

5. we can manage quite well on a fortnightly veg box instead of weekly. in fact a fortnightly box encourages me to use up every last carrot thus reducing waste.

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another NSD for me today I am still shopping from my freezer.Just off to have a rummage for dinner tonight I have a fancy for some fish, and I know I have quite a bit in there to get through.So possibly steamed fish ,mash and peas for dinner tonight.Lunch will be a wrap from the freezer filled with grated cheese and salad

tigerfeet2006

Medsdemon, could you shred it and do a stir fry type thing.

eveie189

Well, after a massive fail this month, I am re-thinking my strategy and upping the budget for at least this month. Can I set £450 (FEB) for next month please? I have joined the 2nd purse thread and will be putting £20 of my GC money straight in to that. We will see if the next strategy will work.

Eveie

Herbyme

Evie, I wouldn't see that as a massive fail. A learning experience maybe? Just slightly off target? An opportunity to refine the target? Something like that...

meg72

aberdeensaver wrote: »

Morning All,

Congratulations to everyone who has seen the month through,

Friday night I made a yummy apple and pear crumble cake, I have promised this will be the last bit of baking I do as my waist line is suffering but I am prepared to put a bit of weight on whilst I quit the fags.

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Have to agree its definitely worth putting on a few pound to quit smoking its three weeks for me now and am finding it hard, not suprising as I have been smoking for over 50 years:eek::eek::eek: