October 2012 Grocery Challenge

mummygems

NSD for me yesterday. I need to get some bits when I finish work tonight but should all be under £10.

Ive been having lunch from the freezer all week (some things have been in there a while lol). Monday I had leftover chicken in soy sauce in a pitta bread and a YS aloo gobi pot (Indian spinach and potatoes), yesterday I had YS pumpkin falafal in a wrap and today I am having a YS minced beef hotpot thing with dumplings. (All the YS things were 20p each yay). Before I leave for work I will have a salad sandwich as I wont finish until 10pm and dont fancy eating then!

Thursday and Friday will be NSDs and maybe the weekend too depending on whether or not I need milk and/or bread (I might make some bread over the weekend instead).

DD1 had a party last night so she ate there and DH fed the other two at home and he text me to say do I want to get chips on the way home. I said no as it would have come out of the grocery budget plus we have a freezer full of stuff to eat tut tut DH but I am pleased I said no as it would have been easier but more costly in the long run as we might have run out of the budget before the month lol.

quintwins

NSD today for me, will be staying at home because it's so cold and eating stuff we already have in

cowboymum

completely lost track but have just added up that I've spent £69.07 over the last couple of weeks. Still seemto be within my budget which runs until this friday. phew!

Taranaman

Little £6.93 spend yesterday. NSD today though and sorted out mobile tariff! Never used to think about these things before just wafted around in a complacent fog. Excited to think what I might achieve. Plan to join one new thread per week to keep me focused. This one being my first!

smelkel87

Just popping in to log a spend of £26.34. had a couple of nsd's this week and intend on having a few more befor the weeks out. xx

Sequeena

First NSD here :j

GreenFairy

Still well under the €100 mark, despite spending more than I'd like this week. Have been so scatterbrained, keep having to go out for milk and lunch things as I always forget something even if I have a list. I blame college

pinkypig

Was having a really good ns week but needed cat food, also spotted some ys bread which jumped into my trolley.

Having a real dilemma - got £5 off £40 spend for next 2 weeks but don't really need much. Is is sensible to use vouchers and stock up or am I falling into their evil consumer trap?

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Two small spends today - £10 for chinese buffet when out with friend today, this covered the tip on my side as well. Also £1.25 spend in Waitrose on snacks for cinema.

rosieben

pinkypig wrote: »

... Having a real dilemma - got £5 off £40 spend for next 2 weeks but don't really need much. Is is sensible to use vouchers and stock up or am I falling into their evil consumer trap?

can you find things to stock up on at a good price, maybe look at their special offers and see whether its worth it I like to keep a good store cupboard, particularly with winter coming on, so I can always find something to stock up on