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May 2012 Grocery Challenge

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  • Just a quick hello to everyone and to report 2 nsd
    Kylie - hope your DH makes a quick recovery
  • WelshWoofer
    WelshWoofer Posts: 5,076 Forumite
    Just back from the slog around Mr T's and managed to spend £29 - so much for the £20 effort:o
    I did get lots of F&V and quite a few store cupboard tins and jars etc so I don't suppose its too bad - no toiletries, cleaning stuff or dog food though - all for me!
    January grocery spending - £82.73/ £120
  • cleggie
    cleggie Posts: 2,169 Forumite
    Need to do my 1st food shop of the month today. Have been putting it off for ages, as i hate food shopping, so i guess needs must!
  • Wow this thread moves fast!

    Today......

    1. Menu plan for next week
    2. Make quorn/leek stew in SC (having with mash tonight)
    3. Call into land of ice and use my £5 off £25 spend (for my menu planned meals)
    4. Make veg curry and chana dhal for tomorrow
    5. Get some milk - I need a brew :)

    Happy Saturday everyone
    Pix
    🎄The most wonderful time of the year 🎄
  • Florenceem
    Florenceem Posts: 9,255
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    I love pretty padded coat hangers but my slinky material and wide necks slide off them too quickly :(

    You are a regular one-woman fund raiser and WI Flo :T

    You should do some Youtube videos for us - almost as good as one-to-one tuition :D
    I can only find these photos - made of shot silk remnants. You just sew a pretty button on each hanger side - tuck edge of slinky garments under it. You could use the ribbon hanging straps in clothes to wrap under the buttons.

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  • keencomper
    keencomper Posts: 1,864 Forumite
    Well Thursday was shopping day £38.76 in Mr T & a spend of £13.32 in Lidl. Most of it was cleaning stuff for stock & a 5kg bag of onions I then had to chop up & put in freezer. I had to take food out for 2 days meals to fit them in. Further spend of £2.56 in Lidl today on there offers And £2 spend on pastry & ys sausage meat, so made homemade sausage rolls for lunch. Total grocery spend so far is £56.64 should only need milk until next shopping day on Thursday. So not to bad so far.
  • Florenceem
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    Animalhouse - hope you recover as soon as possible.
    Kylie - hope OH is feeling better soon.

    I have just found that I am out of new under the rim squirty bottles - new cleaning supplies are kept in the garage. Mr F does the fetching and carrying of these in and out of the garage - in case of spiders! :eek:
    So Mr F has just told me - we don't have any in stock! :eek: I am already having a heavy shopping spend month! :eek: These months happen. :(
    Oh well - onwards - not going to let it get me down - I hope to come in under budget still. :)
  • mummyyof5
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    Everyone seems to be doing very well..A couple of NSDs here but did spend £4.50 on fruit veg and salad on Thursday and £29.00 today in L**dls but stocked up on 12 jars of the pasta sauce on offer and 2 blocks of the chees as well as some Pepsi M*x.We are having minted lambburgers HM of course and salad for tea...Tomorrow and Monday will be OHs fab keema curry...cant wait xxx
    Feeding 6 Adults 1 Teen a 8 year old with hollow legs and a very fussy 5 year old. Also 3 cats and 3 fishies
    To include all Food,Toiletries and Petfood.
  • cleggie
    cleggie Posts: 2,169 Forumite
    Afternnon all :)

    Just updated my signature. Feel able enough to go back to monthly instead of weekly now that i have started bringing it under control a bit. So, can someone please take me off the weekly list please, as i am on both the weekly and monthly at the moment.
  • S-I_am
    S-I_am Posts: 42 Forumite
    Bit of an eventful morning - the fraud department from my bank phoned to say that my debit card had been cloned :eek: The bank have cancelled my card as a precaution and Thankfully, nothing has been taken from our account. As this is part of "an ongoing fraud investigation" I have no idea where my card was cloned, or if indeed I was present.
    On a positive note, this is one way of MS as I cant now withdraw any money until my new card arrives :o. I can think of easier ways though.

    My spends so far are an Internet shop of £89.42 - which although huge was incredibly good value: I got £170 worth of stuff for under £90, what with offers, vouchers etc. So I'm really pleased. Wish it was always like that.

    My other spend is £5.90 on fruit and veg in the village.

    Anyway, wishing everyone an enjoyable bank holiday weekend.

    Sending get well wishes to AnimalHouse and Kylies OH.

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