December 2012 Grocery Challenge!!!!! REALLLY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

tattycath

Finally decided on a figure for my December budget: £300 for the month. Christmas food budget is separate.

mildredalien

First £2 spent towards my grocery budget today on a few bits for tea tonight, need to do a meal plan tomorrow and then my first proper shop of December on Monday I think!

GreenFairy

€22.50 spent at farm shop today 2 dozen eggs, veg for the week and two big bottles of Curiosity Cola for the Christmas hamper (now just need some spiced rum to go with it! Yum! ) Made lemon curd and jam from my own chillis as well. Very productive altogether!

Spent part of my shopping voucher from MIL as well, but that ain't coming out of my bank account so doesn't count towards my total - though hopefully I'll be well under budget as a result. Have enough flour, bread flour, pasta and rice to keep me going well into new year now.

Suffolk_lass

Bluegreen143 That looks really good, very well balanced and interesting - how do you do your satay sauce/marinade?

I spent £42.02 in Azbos and have a £1.69 APG and a £5 off £40 so I'm happy.

Waiting for the rice to have with our curry. Have a good evening everyone

SL

WelshWoofer

My December starts today - £120 budget. I'm going to family from Xmas Eve to the 27th so will have a few days less to cater for but will keep my usual budget as it is Xmas!

I have visitors this weekend and have spent £11 in Mr Ts today on extra dog food, cakes and unnecessary bits :mad:
Will be doing the weekly food shop tomorrow - will aim for about £20 as I don't need much.

angelatgraceland

Well my pastry ended up as a quiche in the end! Didnt get to Lidl so no butternut squash. Bought bacon offcuts in Iceland and found 2 biggish chunks of gammon in them plus some slices for the quiche. Slow roasted the gammon with foil over while I cooked quiche and baked pots on higher shelves. Also got half price chicken thighs(mainly for the cat)A fairly productive day cooking and I used a £3 off till spit in Iceland. Spent £25.50-my "kids" topped it up with their spends so I used the voucher. Got more till spits for £2 off £20 and £6 off £40-if you have an Iceland swipe card you get these!! The £6 one is especially good.
DS has been taking his packed lunches to work and I am glad too say he doesnt have time to leave work for the shops at lunchtime! Very moneysaving for him. DD wanted juice and cola etc so she had to buy that herself as I said I was only buying squash. Fancy extras they have to pay for themselves-although I do buy fresh juice most weeks. I am only paying for "proper food" and economical stuff. Got a little money coming in at long last in the way of bereavement benefit. Still waiting for hubbys private pension to come through. Going very careful meanwhile.

Dreamer80

Hi,

Can I join please? We spend far too much on groceries per month (family of 4 plus cat) and it's something I definately need to work on!

My grocery budget for December is £500
This is taking the Christmas excess into consideration and will revise amount for January.

Thanks
D80

msgnomey

evening all, I need to spend less on food so will be joining you all!!
2 adults and 2 elderly fussy cats here so I'll set our monthly budget at £240, I think I can do that !! Christmas is pretty much taken care of food wise as my in laws live next door and they buy all of the food and I cook it at their house!!! Hope that this challenge will keep me focused!!

mummyyof5

Totally lost track in Nov although Im pretty sure I came in under budget...anyway Im back now...have been away for a week couriering with coach...lovely hotel in Llandudno...

Will set my budget at £420:) this month ...I have a fair few stamps saved up to help with the Xmas craziness

Spent £20in MrTs and £40 in L***ls today so will add to sig now xx

Do need eggs ,fruit and veg early next week

[Deleted User]

Evening all

Quick post, like I said previously I havent been keeping up with this thread due to being ill since Wednesday, but think we've spent about £21 over the last 5-6 days on various little shops. Sig has been updated so all is good for the time being