July 2012 Grocery Challenge

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DebtFree2012 wrote: »

Hi All

How long will tinned tuna last if I make it up with salad cream on Sunday eve then keep in tuppaware for packed lunches, will it make it until Friday's packed lunch?

I HATE opening tuna.



xxx

I worked for a well know food business and the EHO advice on tuna(at that time) was 4 days from time of opening in a tupperware in a fridge at 5degrees or lower. However that was without salad cream mixed into it. HTH

Just spent £10.80 in aldi getting fruit and veg for the week. Sirloin steak jumped in my trolley:D It had 50% off so £1.49 for 250g Spend so far £41.69 will update signature shortly.

Hope everyone has a good day.

kettlenic

Thanks I am sure it can still be less
but have started the spending diaries and we move at the end of the month..so will work out a proper budget and get on with paying off debt

Have cancelled Virgin and we will be going freeview (have also priced them on ebay as opposed to new) so feeling very positive

Bonglecat

Just realised that I have been forgetting to include the Milk man in my figures so that means I went over by £34 last month. I haven't had my invoice for this month yet but I will remember to add it on when it come. Ooops

foxgloves

Well done! It's satisfying in itself, but to see debts coming down at the same time, as a result of careful spending makes it even more so. We cancelled Virgin TV package last year....& set up Freeview instead. I haven't missed a single channel. Doing meal plans first, then doing shopping list can save a lot of money......I'm about to do mine for the next fortnight. Keep it up, & you'll have extra cash to throw at your debts.....amazing what you can save once you've got into the debt-busting mindset.

KatyReed+5

Hey, been lurking for a few days, not posting but have been keeping my sig updated, my spending has got a bit out of control, i'm comfort eating a lot which is pants, and i'm hoping that will stop or at least slow down once the shop in the village stops having choc oranges on offer, i just keep buying them.

The chest freezer i ordered over a week ago still isn't here which is annoying as it was supposed to be here within a week

Katy, X

kettlenic

Thank you. I still have all PPI to claim so really looking forward to getting that going - will have to wait as my right hand is in cast till end of July as I broke my wrist...

Do you need anything ohter than the freeview box (and TV) for it to work? like an arial or dish?

Popperwell

If you have a strong enough signal your present ariel may be enough(but yes you'll need a freeview box)but then again you can buy a tv with Freeview built in to it.

For anyone with Sky if you cancel, the dish and box becomes Freesat. Similar to Freeview but you get more channels than Freeview gives.

Well done on the meal plan, I live alone and I spend roughly the same amount daily on my meals.

Make-it-3

Well made it from Sunday till today without popping into the supermarket. Even when I ran out of mousturiser yesterday, I foraged in my bathroom cabinet for some free samples, rather than pop out.

But I forgot to buy potatoes at the weekend, and the bread had gone mouldy, so had to do top-up shop today. Apart from the necessaries only one naughty purchase (pack of biccies). Total spend £4.32 so now leaving me with £164.98 for the remainder of July.

I like this thread, its keeping me in check - so far :T

xxlouisexx56

Spent £14.50 in morrisons this morning but £5of that was on cards for DD1's teachers, so only counting £9.50

I got ham and beef for packed lunches, innocent fruit juice (90p!) half price sugar puffs, lettuce and quorn steaks

Going to asda for a big shop on Saturday, hopefully it won't be too bad. Popping into sainsburys tonight hoping to get some reduced meat

PipneyJane

Well done!

Have you considered joining the grocery challenge? The only real challenge is to keep your grocery shopping down below the target you set for yourself for the month, although many people try to be below last month's amount too.