March 2013 Grocery Challenge

MissE001

Stocked up on some store cupboard essentials to combine with what's in the freezer and make meals for the next few weeks. Special offer on loo roll in L*dl and my usual lunchy things for me and the kids for the week:

Mr A - £16.43
Mr L - £6.07
Poundworld (for cereal bars and tins of soup for work) - £5

£152.66/£180

craigywv

i went nuts again in mr t disgusted away over to April to try better, its the cold weather i just want to buy rubbish xxx

lizalloareds

Spends today

£1 pland
£3 Mr A
69p lidl
sig updated

sheeppappar

hm well i think i am up to budget but probably not beyond.. mr sheep's kids were here at the weekend and we didn't go mad and buy millions of extra stuff during their stay like we sometimes do!

am off to do my april budget based on my meal plan then will join the april challenge on payday (thur). I need to not spend more than about a fiver before then but will only need milk anyway so that should be fine x

hope everyone safe in the snow x

K9sandFelines

Had a little spend of £5.88 in the C*-*p today. No bananas left in the house, which we need as DD has come down with a sore throat , so i need soft things in that she will eat with packed lunch. I also like them with breakfast to keep me going. Also got Quorn meatballs on offer , with the premise that DD might eat these with some soft pasta/mash and ariabatta sauce. Two x YS Quorn Ham style slices which will do me and DD for sandwiches; and some snackajacks whilst they are still £1. I forgot Pitch for DD, but will get that nearer her breaking up or once i am in April budget as completely blown this one.

I have worked out however, that there is a styling head available on normal grocery website on Mr Ts and DD has been coveting one for ages (she had one years ago but got passed on); so this will bump the shopping up to £40 for delivery but bring my grocery spends down as the doll is from a different budget, so although over it makes it slightly better

Sorry i waffled .... sig updated.
Keep warm guys, it's freezing here.

SpendingSensible

Braved the cold weather and went to the chocolate festival yesterday. There were less stands than last year, but still had quite a few nice free tastings

Also got a hugemongous chocolate egg, I think it's like ostrich size big....It would normally have been £15 but I got it for £10 because it had a crack in it, and also because it was the last dark one that size. You don't see the crack if I display it turned towards the wall, and it will definitely not affect the taste, so I am a happy Easter bunny
:easter_os

Had a tea at le pain quotidien (entertainment budget) and got a quarter of their fantastic rye bread. But when I came home and tried to put half of it in our freezer, realised freezer is full to bursting, ..mainly with HM bread:p
Think loads of sandwiches for lunch this week...

Egg and bread spend: £12.40 but today will be a NSD (have already updated my sig) and am aiming to use up freezer stock this week.

Saw that April GC has started, will have to wait until end this week to tot up my spends and see how much to aim for next month, but am feeling positive!

Now off to read how everyone else is doing, hope everyone is keeping warm.

SpendingSensible

Florenceem wrote: »

NSD here and my April GC starts tomorrow.
For dinner we had HM wedges with HM quiche and HM coleslaw.
While I was cooking dinner - I made some cakes for Cafe Church this evening. Almond cakes and a coconut/orange cake.

Your pictures always make me drool all over my keyboard:drool:

Right, am feeling all inspired to go and bake something now. Off to kitchen to check ingredients...

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
have gone way over budget for march but hoping minimal spaends now till month end and next month the ship will be much tighter.
nipped in sains local last night and got 6 bananas rtc 4p each, 4 oranges rtc 6p each 2 bunches of lovely daffs rtc 24p and pack of pain au chocolate for 34p.

his_missus

Hello all.

Already over budget but plodding on:D

This weekend spent £15 on cat supplies, £5 on veg, £5 on meat, £10 on wine, £2 on chocolate (naughty I know)and £20 in Mr T's on a top up shop.

Will prob spend about £5 at the market on lunch supplies today too.

£284/£200

Debtbusterintraining

Went to Mr A for pastry and ended up spending £2.62,also picked up an Easter egg hunt kit!