January 2012 Grocery Challenge

Need2bthrifty

Hi All, 1st spend of the year for me - just popped out to get printer ink so that I could have the OS Calendar in all its colourful glory and just happened to stop by Sainsbobs cause I needed salt and eggs.

Ended up spending £5.93 as I couldn't resist the reduced Christmas Cards but at least that's a MS tip ticked off the list and I'm sorted for next Christmas.

Shouldn't need to go shopping again for another few days as I'm still using up stuff bought in for the 'festive' period - just need to figure out what I can do with a couple of sad looking parsnips, half a red cabbage, half a swede and some stilton cheese but I will figure something out - determined not to throw anything away this year.

Suffolk_lass

carolinerunner wrote: »

Hi all,
Is there somewhere that has tips on getting good whoopsies? Time, place, where to look in the store etc? I'm not getting anything like the depth of discounts that some are managing and I want to find out how I can do that!
many thanks in advance!

Re discounts - I am a relative novice but I popped into Waitrose half an hour before it closed on a Sunday and picked up a massive wild salmon trout fillet that would have been £14.99/kilo for £1.36. It weighed 950g and fed three adults and 2 cats

Need2bthrifty

lemmings1986 wrote: »

hi redouble might sound silly but whats a mooncup purchase???
only just managed to get on to mse site it kept coming up too many connections,:eek::eek: finally got on and its really slow but every other site ive tried has been fine.
everybody must be trying to save money :)
just consuming my pasta bake very tasty and am going to stick the leftovers in freezer thankyou for replying im sorry i cant remember who it was sorry but thanks :)

No offence Redouble - but please don't go there:eek:, I had never heard of it before and totally respect your views about using it but after reading about it on this forum and a male posters description I am soooooo glad to be going through the menopause :rotfl::rotfl:

zebbeddee

A mooncup is an alternative to tampons/towels xxx

lemmings1986

Need2bthrifty wrote: »

No offence Redouble - but please don't go there:eek:, I had never heard of it before and totally respect your views about using it but after reading about it on this forum and a male posters description I am soooooo glad to be going through the menopause :rotfl::rotfl:

lol :rotfl: have just search it and found out what it was ive never heard of them before need2bthrifty you did make me chuckle lol

Lovebeingathomemum

Can I still join?

Totally new to all this but really excited to get involved! My budget is £200 pcm for 5 of us. Will see how it goes.

Also, how do I get/update my signature?

lemmings1986

Lovebeingathomemum wrote: »

Can I still join?

Totally new to all this but really excited to get involved! My budget is £200 pcm for 5 of us. Will see how it goes.

Also, how do I get/update my signature?

if you go on quick links at top of page right handside and click on that under user control panel click on edit signature hope this helps
good luck with gc

redkids1972

Spent 1.03. At asda today on the mirror newpape And a reduced cake taking. My spends to 60 pounds and its only week one. Must try harder

LondonDreamer

£5.95 spent in Mr T on the way home to restock lunchboxes for the rest of the week, plus some bananas (I can't get over how cheap they are at the moment - 6 for 50p!) and milk.

Delicious curry for dinner. Sauce is from a jar, but it was bought when it was on a "better than half price" deal a few months back. Normally I make my own, but do cheat with curry paste.

Off to update siggy. Hello to all the new joiners! :wave:

bladerunner73

Hi all, a little later than planned but may I join you all this year. My budget is £200 pcm for myself and DH, although I haven't spent anything yet this year