January 2013 Grocery Challenge

MammaLewis

Did my first proper shop ever and for 2013! Did a meal plan for this week including meals for work and evening meals. My budget was £40 to cover 2 adults and a 19 month old. I want my budget to cover all food, pet, personal hygene and cleaning stuff. This week just needed food but I was still a bit worried £40 wouldn't be enough. Decided to give Aldi a go - Tesco would be our usual shop.

Spent £13.22 / £40
Saved £7.14 - checked Aldi receipt against Tesco online shopping (included offers)

So chuffed with this! The remainder of the money is going into a "family pot" to treat ourselves / pay off a little more debt each month.

mumwithamission

Oh no ... spent £174.39 so far, keep forgetting that I've turned over a new leaf and I'm feeling very guilty about it. Done well with a few whoopsies, inc. 5 boxes of £rubes @ 45p each - bunged them in the freezer - I use them in DS2's packed lunches. Intend to come in on budget so don't give up on me x

XSpender

Thanks for the recipe Coxy. I will try it out on my mum and stepdad on their next visit.


NSD today. I thought I was doing really well on my budget but only have £30 left. I am well stocked up though and will only need a bit of fruit and some beer at the weekend as my new month starts on the 14th. If I can stop myself being led astray by DH this will be the 2nd month in a row I will have been under budget.

beckseven

Popped into Home bargins and got loads of good deals on toiletries and household stuff we needed for 16.71 and then nipped to lidl and bought the kids lunch box stuff-cheese ham etc and some milk and spent 8.19. My total so far is 127.34-starting to dread how much my total is going to be! Am going to meal plan tomorrow and then will shop round that

msgnomey

Have started to get £60 out in cash each week and keep it in a different purse which is making a huge difference to my awareness of how much I've spent! 2 weeks in I'm under budget!
Did my first proper shop of 2013, went to Aldi, saw some fab microfiber towels which I have wanted for ages as I swim x3 weekly and getting towels clean dry uses lots of electricity, hopefully these will save me money

They were £3.99 each (I got 2) instead of about £10 so very pleased!!

Have spent £101.37/£240 for the month

Bluegreen143

JIL wrote: »

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3688557
post 5364
I remembered the date, as I went out on new years eve and bought YS double cream and froze it and then everyone on here was making butter.
hope this is what you were looking for.

Jumblejack, I've added the link to the external links section of the recipe index for future reference.

Bluegreen143

WantToBeSE Your fab-sounding Mini Sausage rolls/pigs in blankets has been added to the index :beer:

Bluegreen143

Coxy, I've added your Chocolate Raspberry Pavlova to the index (It's making me quite hungry adding all these recipes!).

WantToBeSE

Bluegreen143 wrote: »

WantToBeSE Your fab-sounding Mini Sausage rolls/pigs in blankets has been added to the index :beer:

Oh Wow, thanks Bluegreen!

she_who_can_not_cook

katholicos wrote: »

First shop since before christmas, i think. £70.85.

One of my aims for 2013 is to eat loads more fruit and veg and my fridge is now choccablok with it. The freezer is now full of quorn products and frozen veg. Got some good offers at Mr. T's. of course, the offers are only good if it is stuff you buy anyway.

i think i have seen some quorn products in ADLI?? will check when i go again