April 2013 Grocery Challenge

Sligo

April is going ok (whispered cautiously in case it tempts fate!!) €533.34/€600 spent. My big shop done in Al*i today and my month ends next Thursday 25th April! Freezer had plenty in it too. And DD2 is away with school next week so that's less food to cook but she'll need money to bring so it really balances out. Plus the sweeties i bought for her to bring! She's on a week course in the Gaeltacht - that's a week of speaking Irish but lots of activities too!

Tales17

With some careful planning, I may come in on budget this month!

hex2

Worth keeping an eye out for the red sale Shelf Edge Labels in MrS - I got 'Luxury Mixed Fruit' 500g bags at 10p each (SEL not RTC) this morning, reduced from £1.80. BBE Jan 2014. They also had 60g bags of mixed seeds for 10p each. In the baking section, hidden away on bottom shelves.

Plenty left at Leicester Fosse Parkish one.

cw18

Went to Mr T today. Had £23 left in my grocery budget, and managed to spend £22.09
And then I bobbed into A1di and spend another £3.57, which puts me £2.66 over budget.

But, as I said before, I didn't increase my budget to allow for catering for 3 GDs for a Monday to Friday holiday, so that's eaten into it a reasonable amount. And I'm still well in credit for the year to date (still over £160 in that pot), so I don't feel the need to miss out on Costc0 or supermarket offers I can make good use of just because it'll blow this months budget

MrsCautious

PrincessLou wrote: »

One thing that puzzles me though - am i the only person who just does one main shop a week and doesn't need to buy anything else then for the rest of the week?

I find that if i meal plan and know exactly what we've run out of and need to buy each week then i can get everything all in one go and not have to step foot in a supermarket for the rest of the week.

I've always done one big weekly shop but tended to buy stuff guessing really as to whether we needed it, I'm now eating out of cupboards/freezer a lot of the time and doing two smaller shops a week just for fresh bits and buying them reduced to clear where I can, nipping in later in the afternoon or in the evening.

Next month the freezer will be pretty much bare and I will be back at work so will have to think about what works best.

pinkypig

Last shop of this challenge is done and we are just under budget so as long as I stay away from the shops we should be ok- just:)

£22.10 total spend on bread, milk, squash, juice, fizzy water, frozen peppers, pasta, coffee, eggs and four lots of apples, plums, kiwis and two lots of sweet potatoes before the super 6 change. Half the fruit is in the fridge which usually keeps it fresh until its needed. Sweet potatoes will be made into soup and morrocan chicken casserole tomorrow.

Have a good weekend.

PP xx

Florenceem

I have some spends to add to my sig - just too tired after a week of workmen to do it right now.

Guineapigsqueaks

Evening All

Phew, end of my working week :j.

Few small spends at Mrs S and Home Barg*ins over the week, total £11.76, will update signature.

Did really well with my half price chicken from Mr T. Roast chicken dinner, LO meat stripped off to make chicken and mushroom pies I think (must do those tomorrow) and a decent size pan of chicken and veg soup.

Weekly shop tomorrow, probably at Mr T, will go online in a bit to do my list and will not deviate! My challenge ends on Weds, so looking good, fingers crossed.

DD been away on school residential this week, very glad to have her back, despite the washing . DS had fantastic comments at parents' evening. We went out for tea to celebrate, different budget. He was allowed a big pudding .

Guineapigsqueaks x

she_who_can_not_cook

meg72 wrote: »

So fed up with myself, I have been really low lately, no doing much and not going out. My eyesight is getting worse and I am still waiting for appointment.

Yesterday the sun was shining and I gave myself a good talking too, like get off your backside and do something, cleaned the kitchen and decided on Ham and egg salad for dinner, put the eggs on and my coat and went off to market to get ham and salad, it wasnt until I was putting the ham in my trolly I remembered putting on the eggs so left rapidly without the salad.

Arrived home to find the fire brigade had been called and my kitchen covered in soot.

Massive cleaning job and now need redecorating.

Me too been there and done that. You arenot alone

Bluegreen143

Some small spends to report - Oh spent 89p on some milk and £1 on jalapeno peppers (why??) and I spent £1.47 on 6 eggs and £2.07 on cocoa powder - agreed to make another birthday cake. Very close to my target but only got a few days left so going to do a very pared down shop tomorrow and just get tuna for OH's lunches, some cereal & milk and as few dinner bits as I can get away with.