April 2012 Grocery Challenge

mummyyof5

Just £9.20 to add today..got mince,liver (which we had for tea..half left so will use tomorrow)..2X bread, butter,eggs,1x cheesestrings.and treats of mini twisters and jam doughnts for kiddies.
Sad today as have finished my sack of potatoes..dont think I will be able to get another 1 now...so back to buying daily:eek:

Tomorrow need potatoes..bread and ??..Off to check cupboards....

blackandwhitebunny

I have to sort out my receipts etc today and update but I've spent a fair bit on YS meat over the last two days:o It was just too good to leave it there.
Both freezers are now jam packed and I think we have about 3 months of meals in there. I would do an inventory but I'd never get it back in :rotfl:
We need to spend almost nothing for a good few weeks as the cat is off to the vet today needing her teeth cleaned and an infected teet removing so in the £200 bracket I think.:eek:

meg72

Yesterday would have been Aldi,market and CS day but the rain was dire so decided to declutter the kitchen cupboards instead,Oh My,
wish I hadnt started,orat least have had the gumption to do one at a time. Oh well have to finish it today as not able to cook untilI clear at least one unit.
So not shopping today either, looking at this lot maybe I wont shop for a month,

cleggie

Morning all!

will be going to L!dl today to get some food shopping in. Possibly will be going to Mr M too to get whatever i cant get in L!dl.

Becks81

Well another £8.32 spent on bits and pieces, popped into Morrisons to get my missing kidney beans for my chilli and picked up some sour cream to go with it for it a change. Also spent another £3 on Pepsi Max, this is my vice. I must go through at least 7 bottles a week so always try and get it when its on offer.

Have planned my meals for next week to include the girls pack lunch. According to Tesco online the total is £43.09 but I have my £5 off voucher to use before Sunday. Hopefully will get my tax credits tomorrow so I can do a shop. At the moment I've living from day to day as they have been so random with their payments since I told them the ex has left, I wish they would stick to regular payments so I know where I am going.

abitofhelp

Good Morning, reading obout keeping old appliances until they break down made me chuckle, my next door neighbour who has since passed away had her washing machine for 25 years. Checked the closing times for ald1, 9pm by me so popping there tonight instead of tomorrow. didnt realise they stayed open that late, asd@ & tesc0 have had far more of my money than they needed to.

tessie_bear

hi up early today...i planned a week of meals last night and a shopping list to go with it so thats good...went in to farm foods yesterday and spent £10 on lollies...a lot but cheaper than the icecream man
might have a stroll to the coop later to see if they have any bargains

have a nice day tess

WelshWoofer

Well, I've just looked at the month's finances after a very expensive week of visitors and half term and they're not very healthy:o
So my aim for this week is to only spend £10 on groceries. Now that may sound quite hard but I do have quite a bit in the freezer and cupboards and so I'm going to try to use this up as much as possible. I think I'll only need some fruit and veg and cereal bars for work and maybe the odd tin. I'm not going to go to a supermarket as I know I'll spend spend spend if I do. The greengrocers and local shop will have to do. The dog has plenty in and I think I have enough toiletries and household stuff to keep me going. Famous last words.

Dragoncry

Morning all

Just updated my spends with £26.62 in Ald* and £5.10 in Mr T's .

Going to clear out my kitchen today and will be using freezing and larder items for the rest of the month apart from a few bits and pieces. Have some baking to do for packed lunches starting Monday and will get the BM out and ready to roll

DC xx

iQueen

Yesterday I spent £1.55 on fc milk and also bought an 'unnecessary' special offer of 2 choc puds, for £1, from local PO/Spur. Advice wanted! Over the past year or so, I have accumulated about 8 of the individual plastic pud basins - no tops. I've saved them to make my own sponge/suet puds to freeze. Anyone know - is it best to freeze these raw or cooked? I plan to micro one when required.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday had Chicken Supreme n boiled rice, using LO chicken from roast on Sunday and hm sauce (roux, milk, chicken 0xo + splash of d cream). Yesterday, I used the last of the LO chicken + some !celand Cooked Frozen Diced Chicken Breast n a jar of previously whoopsied Sharweed's Korma Sauce n added sultanas. Enough for 4/5 meals. (I'm happy to eat curry endlessly, especially as my 30 Strawberry plants have just arrived n I need to be in the garden all day!) Might make some hm naan breads to go with the Korma n freeze.

I also boiled up the chicken carcass on Monday and got a pint of jellied stock for freezing - unflavoured/seasoned for more versatility. :A