September 2012 Grocery Challenge

she_who_can_not_cook

meg72 wrote: »

Just wanted to wish you good luck for the future, you have really been through the mill but sound so positive that I am sure you will win out in the end.

here here me too

Bluegreen143

missmucksmum Well done to you and your husband and the best of luck to him.

Small spend today on rolls, chutney and ham for sandwiches to take on the plane and also got milk for breakfast and a YS mince pie for the freezer. OH bought some wraps to have for dinner and a bottle of coke. Savers wraps which is very frugal of him Can't remember offhand how much we spent but it's in my spreadsheet so will update when we get back next Thursday.

Hope everyone has a cheap and thrifty week and look forward to catching up with the thread after my holiday!!

DanielleNic87

Evening all :wave:

Just updating my total from yesterday. I spent £27 on fruit and veg :eek:

I have updated my sig. I only have £11.43 left.

I am off to look at what to do with carrots. I have lots.....

rupe34

Why did I not listen before when people talked about Aldi?! Thanks to this challenge I have discovered that it is possible to feed the five of us for less and NOT want to cry at the shopping bill

Barring unforseen emergencies I think we will manage this challenge for the month...:j

bossymoo

Hi
I had an online shop on Monday, but with intermittent broadband, I couldn't post. Although my sig is up to date. We will need milk but we are well stocked, albeit very close to budget already.

No major shop in the calendar until October, so there is still a chance. My budget was lower this month due to holiday, so will put it back up I think.

Best wishes to all struggling with their demons x

jumblejack

budget_babe wrote: »

Hello everyone,

Sorry I have not been posting but I have got lost in the twilight zone which is the Elite thread.

I tell you its like the Eagles song "Hotel California" you can check in but you can never leave.

So I hope everyone is doing better than me at the moment, I am sure you all are.

Big hugs and I will try to pop in again.

Budgie xxx

Hi BB:)

It IS rather addictive.
You daren't skim read too much in case you miss anything.

It's been good for my grocery challenge though. I know I come way under each week but I give up trying to see by how much.

Even the little extra spends are funded by wombled receipts:j

See you over 'there'

Hi to everyone else. Hope you are all having successes with your budgets. I'm gonna have RO check the Lidl weekend offers in a mo. they are advertised online on a Thursday.

jumblejack

Edit:

Lidl weekend offers

300g pork loin medallions £1.29
1kg white onions 34p

liz-paul

Hi folks - just wondering what you all serve with toad in the hole? I think I'm gonna make that tonight to use up my batter from last night but I only have 8 sausages between 4 of us which will make a fairly small toad in the hole... I normally just serve veg with but I think I need something else particularly for OH as the sausages are veggie ones and so 'not a proper dinner'!!!! :wall: The kids will be fine with 2 sausages but what can I give OH? Is it weird to serve potatoes or chips when it already has batter?

meg72

liz-paul wrote: »

Hi folks - just wondering what you all serve with toad in the hole? I think I'm gonna make that tonight to use up my batter from last night but I only have 8 sausages between 4 of us which will make a fairly small toad in the hole... I normally just serve veg with but I think I need something else particularly for OH as the sausages are veggie ones and so 'not a proper dinner'!!!! :wall: The kids will be fine with 2 sausages but what can I give OH? Is it weird to serve potatoes or chips when it already has batter?

If you cut your sausages in half length ways it looks a lot more and makes a bigger toad, I also love mashed potato with mine.

mummyyof5

Off to hospital with DS1 shortly but taking food with us....I know how expensive food is there as attend a lot:mad::mad:

DS1 has nipped into town to pick up some wraps..he needed his snakebites shortenend so used my mega rider and killed 2 birds at once:)

Hoping to leave early...appointment at 2.30 but HB is in the same town and our bus tickets will take us both ways for no extra money...really need toilet rolls,milk ...If I have time will also go to A**is for crisps....needed for pack ups.

Will be fed up of travelling today as its an hour to town on the bus...3 trams...bus back to town then an hour home again :eek::eek:

Will update spends tonight xx