January 2012 Grocery Challenge

quintwins

yes you can freeze yogurt just be careful the pot doesn't split

nsd today, using up from my freezer, so kids are having pork pies and spagetti for tea, me and hubby are having mince and taties

i will empty my freezer.....i will empty my freezer....i will empty my freezer

sproggi

Just back from shopping and spent a horrifying £67.83:eek:
I keep looking at my reciept to try and work out where it all went.
I did get coffee, drinking chocolate, cereals and cheese, all of which were
high price and then £7 went on toilet rolls and £6.60 stocking up on fabric
softner while it is on offer. It all soon adds up:(

Tea tonight is turkey stew, we have not had any l/o turkey since the day
after boxing day, so we have not had a chance to get fed-up of it yet.

Sproggi

PolkaDotsAndLace

Keep tweaking the shopping list and meal plan before going to Asda today - sometimes I think I spend far too much time doing this and confusing myself more! Can't see it being less than £60, but this will include most of the meat for the month and should have the cupboards well stocked up for the month, I hope!

SueP19

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

didnt really save much
week 1 savings
£5 on home delivery charge,
packed lunches for week saved £25 (but didnt say shed taken into account extra food bought)
frozen food Vs takeaway pizza saved £18
week 2
low key family birthday party for childs 2nd birthday instead of hiring village hall and having caterers saved £180 --really who would for a 2nd birthday anyway?
no top up shop saved £20 --but they had fish fingers and hash browns two nights running

week 3
oil of olay vs dermaogica when shed run out saved £15
using the sunday roast when friends came over instead of having baby sitter and going out saved £15 but they had frozen steak and kidney pie for sunday lunch

week 4
no blowdry (did own hair) saved £25
no waxing (bought diy strips) saved £15
no professinal manicure (did own nails) saved £6
child ill so couldnt go to minders or any pay for outing so went libaray instead saved £6
buying a nephew a cheaper birthday pressie ( a cattapault instead of an etchasketch) saved £5

says total saving for month were £365 but doesnt mention food shopping apart from first week the last week seems like the only money spent was preparing to go to a 40th birthday

Looks like she could have saved that lot regardless of trip to the supers :rotfl::rotfl:

I understand why you said she could have done with coming here, she could have doubled her savings

98jdougl

Can I join in please? Always had a nosey last year and had my own budget but am hopeful the act of having to declare it will motivate me a bit more.
Can you put me down for £150 for this month please (includes all cleaning stuff/ cat food and litter and tobacco for me and OH) (and wish me luck!)

NickJW

Hi All

Thanks for adding the recipe rosieben. I can't be doing with anything that takes more than 30 minutes to prep and cook after work so this was perfect.

£2 spent today on some mushrooms and babycorn from Mr S. Tonight I'll use the rest of the pork, onion and green beans with the babycorn with some Thai 7 spice seasoning needing using up in the cupboard w/rice.

Mushrooms are for a pasta dish tomorrow - forgot I had a huge block of stilton gifted to me for Xmas at the back of the fridge, so will use these and bacon in a pasta dish.

Starting to run really low on non-food items at the moment. I've got hardly any cleaning products and am down to the last loo roll! :eek:. Rather than venture to a big supermarket or pay ridiculous Mr S local prices, I'll look into doing another online shop soon. At least I don't get tempted and stick to a list that way!

Redouble

Today I am going shopping in my cupboard of doom... It has become a bit overrun with Christmas decorations that came down before I went visiting family and other random tat I couldn't be bothered to put away but at the back is my collection of non perishable food. I am going to tidy the cupboard and make an inventory of what is in there and tally with what is in my fridge/freezer and see when I next need to go and do an actual shop

Strange what money saving can do to you, I am actually quite excited by this :eek: haha!!

raphanius

just took delivery from Mr S and that's another £42.90 of food :eek:

shouldn't need to buy anything else this month apart from bacon, tomato puree/passata, milk, bread and chicken nuggets for DS

mumsiemum

I keep thinking I have enough groceries to not have to visit any shops - then I find I've missed something! Usually I can find alternatives in my cupboard but not always

So today went for a top up shop which came to £60.89 :eek: I did buy washing powder, loo rolls, rice and meat so we SHOULD be OK (said that the last time :rotfl:) and put some items back which were not on my list before checking out.

Still under budget though (Yep I know its only day 5!) and will try very hard keep control of it.

Have a good day everyone

MM

lemmings1986

hi all if any of you use f**eb**k there is a coupon for a free block of clover i think there about 800 left so you'll have to be quick
in the search box just type clover lighter or clover block