April 2013 Grocery Challenge

mummyyof5

I havent updated for a while but kept reciepts...only 2 spends to report so far...£25 in HB and that was being careful:eek: and £12 in MrTs last Thursday...NSDs since then but I am going to our new A**is tomorrow..need a few bits there.

cw18

K9sandFelines wrote: »

Does anyone know if they are doing a £5 off £40 again this week or has it finished?

I did an £80+ shop last Monday and didn't get one, so I think it finshed the week before (with vouchers to be used by yesterday).

Coxy11

Hi everyone,

DD and DS2 still off today due to baker day (showing my age lol). We went to Co$tco this morning - not been in a while and we were down to our last loo roll!

I got:
5L Arial washing liquid
45 x quilted velvet
24 Oa$i$ (for DS1 to take one a day to school)
48 cartons of juice for packed lunches
24 cans pep$i max (my indulgence)
20 packs fruit flakes
30 packs chewing gum
Large pack of bacon (to split into 3 for the freezer)
4 boxes of 160 pg tip$
2 boxes of 15 sachets oat$ so simple

The bacon and oats will come out of GC budget - £11.36. The other items are 2nd purse purchases but totalled £76 and I only had £38 in my vitual 2nd purse. Need to eat our way back into credit :rotfl:

Also popped in C**p while DD was having her hair trimmed and managed to get 6 x wykes cheddar. Thank you whoever posted about this. Dates are July '13 so will leave them in the fridge until needed. Also got multi pack of crisps and a small sweet treat for the children - total spent £10.36.

Off to update sig. Have a good evening everyone.
Coxy

xxlouisexx56

£25 today in mr t on lunch supplies, washing up liquid, reduced hand soap, fry light.

Today's dinner is jacket spuds for the kids, Chinese chicken curry rice and salad for the adults.

Wentthedaywell?

I thought I was being taken out for lunch today, but got the day wrong. So I had to spend £4 on a sarnie, out of the £6 till payday on Friday. And I had loads of packed lunch stuff at home too! :mad:

It made me realise how extravagent it is not to take a packed lunch. Some of my colleagues buy sandwiches, cake, fruit everyday from M&S everyday - it must cost a bomb over a year!

K9sandFelines

Hope i am not hogging the board today. This was tonight's tea , Meatza ... first attempt and delicious.

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cw18

Wentthedaywell? wrote: »

It made me realise how extravagent it is not to take a packed lunch. Some of my colleagues buy sandwiches, cake, fruit everyday from M&S everyday - it must cost a bomb over a year!

If you call it £5/day, and 5 days a week, and 48 weeks a year (allowing 4 weeks for holidays/bank holidays/sick leave) that's £1,200 a year. Add in a bottle of pop a day and it's closer to £1,500/year!!

K9sandFelines

cw18 wrote: »

I did an £80+ shop last Monday and didn't get one, so I think it finshed the week before (with vouchers to be used by yesterday).

I used mine too, was good whilst it lasted then

MrsCautious

Added £4.50 for 2 school dinners. Have been very poorly. Girls can hopefully be more organised tomorrow. Had omelettes/beans/toast for tea.

Had no sleep due to chest infection but have antibiotics now so hope to improve quickly. Will need a top up shop at some point but have enough food and meal planned for all meals this week.

getting-sorted-sarah

ImDoingItForMe wrote: »

I think im going mad, with all this budgeting and sometimes i wanna really run riot in the supermarkets and buy anything and everything in sight. Is it only me that feels this way?:rotfl::rotfl:

Nooo! It is not only you!