January 2013 Grocery Challenge

slscarborough

StressedSteph wrote: »

Well I think I have failed the January challenge.

We are a family of four and I attempted to only spend £50 per week (£200 per month)

Well My total is £221 so that works out to be £55.25 per week

Could have been worse I suppose.

I used to spend £70 per month but wanted to push it a little further.

So I have saved £59 this month from trying this challenge :T

I wouldnt see that as a failure as £200 a month is a tough target. We are also a family of 4 and had set a target of £350 and looking at only just coming in under budget.

I plan on a target of £300.00 next month but for me that will be a challenge.

mrs-moneypenny

weird one in morrys today

160 tetley teabags £4.30
240 tetley teabags £3.00

they were at the side of each other on the shelf and i had to stop a lady putting the smaller (dearer pack) in her trolley!

robinsons squash summer fruits the big bottle worked out at 20p per 100ml the smaller one 16p per 100ml and with every small one you bought for £2 you got a free heat changing mug to drink you warm squash in worth £2.

going to total up todays reciepts and add them to my sig.

MadamMim2013

eeek.. not much left to spend to keep in budget.. about £12... still only a few days to go till the next months

Sue14

Another spend of £1.30 in HB today, still under budget so far, yay!

NickJW

Florenceem wrote: »

I have just started to post on MSE again after a gap time - lost Mil and time flew.
I have just until Sunday of January left so will start on February GC on Monday.
I am aiming to spend less than £100 - 4 weeks - pension so 4 weeks works for me.

Just popping in to say that my thoughts are with you at this difficult time Florenceem.

It's good to see you back, and I hope over time, to see your wonderful meal photos again.

NSD Thankfully - cleaned the house, had lunch from fridge/cupboards/freezer, went for a walk, had a bottle of wine from Xmas stocks which I never used....

Lunch was a bit of a concoction because I didn't want to buy anything. I won't be sharing the 'recipe' because I don't want to subject anyone else to it :rotfl:. I jest - it wasn't 'that' bad, and it was in the MSE vibe, but boy, I can't wait until I get paid on the 1st Feb!

I hope everyone is doing well

Suzexxx

Evening all

Just caught up with the thread. I had a NSD today, have been very lazy and haven't left the house. This weather makes me want to hibinate. Hopefully another NSD tomorrow too as i can manage with the food we have in the house for a few days.

Need to save money as got MOT and car tax due this week, plus the gas and electric bills. All seems to come at once =/

Hope everyones had a good day!

Suze

cattysmum

Hi all a NSD for me today well apart from a tenner it cost me for grandson to play football for the next three weeks at local sports centre which DD2 should have paid last week grrrrr.

katholicos

DD and DS ate the vegetable curry. I didnt want anything. I have had one piece of fruitbread, a bowl of dry shreddies and some fruit juice and a few cups of tea.

Hopefully tomorrow i will be able to make some slow cooker lemon curd.



There is some lentil mash - kind of like a thick lentil casserole- for DD and DS to eat tomorrow (Sunday) and lots of food in the cupboard for them.

Kitchenbunny

Morning! The snow has mainly melted here apart from the tough little patch lingering on the driveway. I'm looking forward to be able to go shopping normally and not worry too much about braking/stopping and seeing the lines in a car park! I'm fairly sure today is going to be an NSD now - I'd been worrying that I didn't have enough butter for pastry but realised I've seen someone somewhere making pastry for a pie using oil. I have that in, so will search for the recipe and avoid the shops today

Tea tonight is going to be a lovely steak pie with veggies, served with either green beans, mashed potatoes & broccoli, or chips if that's what Mr KB prefers.

Main shop tomorrow, and while there's not too much on it seems to have more than I'd like. I've done a mealplan now and shouldn't need too much. I will have to do a meat shop either this week or next and will go to the butcher in town when things get a little more sparse in the freezer.

Today: Steak Pie
Monday: Leftover Pie
Tuesday: HM Sweet & Sour Chicken with 11p Noodles
Wednesday: TBC
Thursday: Sausages in Giant Yorkies with Mash & Gravy (when oven is on I'll make some cakes for the tin)
Friday: HM Baguette Pizzas (as above, but as oven isn't on for long may use it to make croutons for soup)
Saturday: Enchiladas

Meaning I should need:

Fruit for lunchboxes
1 Red Pepper
Tin Foil
Fabric Softener (rarely buy it)
Tin of Pineapple Chunks
Cooked Meat
P/B Baguettes
Wraps
Passata
Ketchup
Butter/Cooking Marg
Cheese

I'm hoping that lot comes to just under £20. I'll still be over budget for January but I hope I can make that up in February, what with it being shorter than this month has! I only have until Thursday and the 1st of the month to go. I can do this!

Have a good day, everyone.

KB xx

StressedSteph

slscarborough wrote: »

I wouldnt see that as a failure as £200 a month is a tough target. We are also a family of 4 and had set a target of £350 and looking at only just coming in under budget.

I plan on a target of £300.00 next month but for me that will be a challenge.

Thanks slscarborough, I have to admit that none of that £200 budget had to be spent on meat.

We sometimes buy packet ham for sandwiches but other than that we rear our own pork, lamb & chicken.

I have no clue how anyone could feed 4 on £200 with buying meat as well :eek:.

Think you are right, £300 would be more like a realistic target.
Good luck xxx