February 2013 Grocery Challenge

Florenceem

Small spend of £1.40 today - milk and ys french stick.
We had HM garlic wedges with gammon, mushy peas and grated carrot/red onion in garlic mayonnaise for dinner.

pinkypig

8 pints of milk and 2 cartons of juice to see us through until the weekend. £3.40 spent and sig updated. Meal plan done until pay day and should only need fruit and veg before a restock shop when Mirror vouchers hopefully come out next week.

Hope you all have a good rest of the week

PP xx

mummyyof5

Another £20 spend to report yesterday,today was a NSD but need a couple of bits tomorrow...OH in Paris which is why Im spending more at the moment

MissOrganised1972

I could see myself heading towards 'overspend' & so have avoided going to the shops unless really necessary! Today I had to get bread & milk - pretty essential! Otherwise, though, it has meant no 'weekly' shop for the last 10 days of GC!

We have been living out of the fridge (nearly bare) & freezer! Today I had the kids make oat & dark chocolate cookies so that they had some snacks because, obviously, they are constantly 'starving' as we are in half term!

Tonight's tea was pizza, S-W chips & beans (no pizza for me as I am loosely following S-W & so had 2 poached eggs instead). The pizzas were buy 1, get 2 free, a couple of weeks ago & so £3.50 for 3! I don't tend to buy anything ready-made for dinners but it is always handy to have something in for days when inspiration is nowhere to be found! :rotfl:

Tomorrow, both DDs are going to the cinema & then TGIs for a friend's Birthday (very nice) and so just me & DH to feed. I have got some leftover turkey out in preparation. I've just got to decide what to do with it. Most likely to be a curry but still looking for the perfect recipe!

meanmarie

Monthly total now at €161.09, which leaves me just about enough to buy milk and eggs until the end of the month....not sure what is around in line of main meal protein but whatever it is will have to do....

Marie

skilly

Doing really well this month with spending ,just topped my sig up with spends so far . Went to local market yesterday bought veggies & butter ...riverford box + bits came as well .today i have to get cat litter and meat sausages so not a nsd here today .

craigywv

nsd today for me as not going out, day ahead involves blanching cauliflowers i got the orther day in asdaaas 50p each and not ys just on offer, also to do many bags of spuds for freezer mash,roasties and chips. just put on a massive gammon will slice and freeze the rest after i take ou tonights dinner which is ham, mash cabbage and cauliflower and gravy pud will be long past it strawberries disguised under scoop of icecream for the boys. have a lovely day all freezing here but will still put bedclothes on the line i can live in hopexxx

tessie_bear

goodness i have hardly been in to eat food in the house as it is half term....we have been out and about and have even had a cheese burger in mcdonalds..not a very exciting place imo but the kids think its wonderful

today we are in for the afternoon and having a hm pizza with ham on top....tomorrow we are off to see richard the 3rd ( the display in the museum not the man...hes dead) so will have something to eat out...also like a browse at the leicester markets although the last stuff i got from there was on its last legs so will need to look carefully

have a nice day tessa

Islandmaid

NSD today - and baking day, bakewell tarts, scones, flapjacks and ginger cake - that should keep the teens fed for 5 mins

AimingForBetter

Good afternoon all

Hope you are having a good week and keeping warm.

Final shop of the month now done total of £95.97 with the bread & milk top up of £3.79 on Tuesday we shouldn't need anything else before March.

Will wait until end of the month before declaring but I think we will be just under budget @ £347.99. Hurray!

Paid for the shopping in cash today for the first time in years, usually it goes on a debit card (lately the credit card) so don't actually see it being spent IYSWIM. Definitely more 'real' paying by cash, and hoping it will make me think even more about what we spend.

We are well stocked and so I'm hoping we can have a minimal spend month in March. Already seen a difference in the spending habits and aim to improve and reduce as far as possible. Will keep reading the OS board for more ideas and inspiration.

Off to sort out some things for listing, as decluttering continues.

Keep up the good work everyone.

AFB