January 2012 Grocery Challenge

moneysaver13

Reporting a spend of £4.04 for today. Met friend for coffee and used loyalty card for free drink then realised I was not going to have enough milk for tonight's mac cheese to drove to waitrose as it was on my way home (not my usually shop as too pricey but I wanted to check their reduced section) and paid a little more for milk but got some reduced stewing steak, enough to use and freeze a portion for another meal. Got home and updated my meal planner -a must for trying to do this properly - and I have enough meals now until the 8th feb. so will just need little bits, going to freeze milk to see if that keeps me out of the shops. I think not knowing what I was going to have for dinner was my downfall and sometimes an easy excuse for a takeaway! Keep reading that many of you bake muffins and as I have an un-used muffin tin I am going to find me a recipe as I have some frozen raspberries in the freezer!

LisaJane

really needed milk and bread today plus white vinegar for cleaning purposes...really needed my bath plughole unblocked! i am really awful at this! i'm going to really focus in feb on the grocery challenge! freezer is reasonably full so i am hopeful to stick to my £60 monthly budget x

mumwithamission

Gorgeestwo ditto! Can't stop thinking how different our life would be if I'd cottoned on to MSE forum advice years ago. Never mind (big sigh) perhaps I can sort things out before we retire :rotfl:

NSD for me - hope I can make at least another one before the end of Jan.

Ninno820

Just a small spend today - 45p on a daily mirror to get the aldi coupon. Spending the £30 on saturday will take me over budget but will help the annual budget so I've decided to allow it! I am currently selling on ebay so if I make £30 then I will offset it - cheating?

Fiasco55

Managed a NSD today (about time) and I am planning for another one tomorrow as I am working late.

Not sure what to have for dinner tonight as I was suppose to be meeting a friend for dinner, but due to the horrible weather, it has been cancelled. I need to have a root around the cupboards.

meg72

Ninno820 wrote: »

Just a small spend today - 45p on a daily mirror to get the aldi coupon. Spending the £30 on saturday will take me over budget but will help the annual budget so I've decided to allow it! I am currently selling on ebay so if I make £30 then I will offset it - cheating?

If you use the £5 voucher you are only spending £25 and if there is anything you use,the 30% off vouchers could save you even more,
With the vouchersI used I think I saved around another £4.Plus I bought 6 bottles of wine which were about £2 a bottle cheaper than I would have paid (birthday pressies) So I think I have had a very good return for my 45p paper.

sproggi

reporting another NSD

Managed to catch up with the thread, but my eyes and head are hurting now thanks to the changes on here (even on the less bright option), so I am probably going to have to bow out of the GC now
Good luck to everyone, it really is amazing what can be achieved with all the fantastic support on here :T


Sproggi

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sproggi wrote: »

Managed to catch up with the thread, but my eyes and head are hurting now thanks to the changes on here (even on the less bright option), so I am probably going to have to bow out of the GC now
Good luck to everyone, it really is amazing what can be achieved with all the fantastic support on here :T

I'm finding it really hard on the eyes too...... have you switched to the "stretchy" option? It is a bit better - esp on a widescreen:

For anyone that wants to try ......

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Made my NSD (all spends, not just GC) target of 15 today:j & also 5 in a row which is great for me!

1 carton of milk left so will def need to get more on Sat.....

Ninno820

meg72 wrote: »

With the vouchersI used I think I saved around another £4.Plus I bought 6 bottles of wine which were about £2 a bottle cheaper than I would have paid (birthday pressies) So I think I have had a very good return for my 45p paper.

I was wondering if they would use the vouchers together with the offer - thanks for the tip.

123budget

Had to pop to Mr.T Express for milk even though going to do weekly shop tomorrow.

Was lucky as they had just reduced a few a bits so whoopsies bought:-
Hovis WGerm 400g loaf 3 @ 6p each
Reduced chicken sarnies 17p
reduced cheese/ham & pickle sarnies 19p
Reduced cheese nibbles (6 pack) 2 @ 21p each (great for kids pack lunch):j
So with the 4 pint of milk spent £2.14 which is from my feb budget:)