August 2013 Grocery Challenge

K9sandFelines

K9sandFelines wrote: »

Forgot to add i also spent £1.00 i think on YS grapes in C*-*p. it was completely empty today with the new Mr M opening. So think there will be lots more YS goodies now, unless they cotton on that they need to start catering their orders to a drop in customers.

I was right, lots more YS goodies today incl double punnet of strawberries, nectarines, iceberg lettuce, actimel eight pack and small treat ... Total £5.30

More bargains in BM incl 39p popcorn for weekend, Monsters Inc cake toppers, 10p Annabel Karmel raisins ( DD had ran out but she didn't like these ...grrrr), close to date Me to you choc bears 100g for 50p. My best non-grocery bargain were 50p each for ceramic cat bowls, which i have previously been paying £2.00 odd for from Zooplus, which were still cheaper than from there at full-price for £1.49. Total of groceries here was £11.95

Then a couple of things i forgot yesterday in Mr M (much more room to breathe today in there, and catch aisles and products missed yesterday). Unfortunately i forgot milk, so back out once Eastenders has finished (i paused it so it's ran over). I don't want bread for breakfast and dinner, and i like my sandwiches, so that will hopefully be another £1 to total.So £6.11 (will adjust if any more than that).

Hoping for a NSD the next few days, and packed lunches over the park if the weather is nice; as want to do a bigger shop end of week to use a voucher, and if i keep having small shops then i'll never manage it.

Over and out now, off to update sig.

Mrs-s_4

NSD today tomorrow mr T shop will be arriving, I used a £20 off voucher on that shop so I'm feeling good about that!

lizziebabe

Ok so I had my Waitrose delivery this evening. I felt so sorry for the poor driver. We live up a very steep drive and he didn't realise that he could have driven the van up :eek: He was a little hot and bothered as he had to make 2 trips.

Only one substitution which was fine, just another flavoured yoghurt of the same make. They didn't have the spinach. And RESULT - they made a mistake and duplicated 2 of the meats I had in the 3 for £10 range. So I got an extra pack of beef lean mince and sweet chilli & lime stir fry steak.

I did phone up and they said it was fine and their mistake, so into the freezer it has gone.

I have decided that it is probably best to use the signature page to keep a tally of my spending. Will try to read through the thread but it is very long.

scotdebs

So 2 NSDs for me which means grocery spend total not changed - starting to need some fresh bits if we can hang on til Friday plan is to head to Aldi - have dabbled with this store in the past. Sometimes found it great other times really frustrating ..... Time to make more of an effort me thinks

NickJW

Evening all!

Have some spends to report:

Yesterday: £1.65 in Mr T
Yesterday: £6 in Mr W
Today: 75p in Mr S
Today: 39p in Co$tcutter

Housemate has instead spent his money in Borough Market (not my budget though) :rotfl:

Will update signature shortly.

Meal plan for this week will be/has been:

Monday (Housemate cooked): Pork pie with salad and parmentier potatoes (I know - not 'within' diet, but that's what happens when you're in Borough market on a Saturday as they are reducing their lovely food - pie cost just £2 )
Tuesday (Housemate is cooking): Wild mushroom orzo (again - Borough market were reducing - pack cost 50p instead of around £4)
Wednesday (I'll cook): HM BBQ Chicken with salad (might also get potatoes but unsure yet)
Thursday (Housemate will cook): Chicken stir fry with Udon Noodles in rice wine/garlic/soy/chilli/sesame oil sauce
Friday (I'll cook): Cajun chicken with roasted tomato and onions served with couscous
Saturday (I'll cook): Have been craving it for a while, so some sort of curry!
Sunday (shared meal): Want to save money at the start of the month so will be hopefully staying in!

Take care all

chocolatebum

trip to m's today to top up milk/bread/juice etc that will last us until shopping on friday. desperate for my kids to go back to school next week they wont' stop eating lol spent £25.53

Florenceem

Nicki_Sue wrote: »

Do any of you make your own bread? I wouldn't know where to start but may be getting holding of a voucher to buy one.
What I really want to know before I buy one is:
Did you find it a good idea cost-wise?
What would I need ingredients-wise?

I don't want to use the voucher on this if it is going to cost me more in the long run.

I have a basic Arg.. bread maker - does the job. I have heard that Panasonic are the best bread makers to buy.
I use Lid. bread flour + add seeds when I make a loaf. I think home made bread is far superior in taste to shop bought. Flour has gone up in price but still best to make your own - know what is in it.

Nicki_Sue

Florenceem wrote: »

I have a basic Arg.. bread maker - does the job. I have heard that Panasonic are the best bread makers to buy.
I use Lid. bread flour + add seeds when I make a loaf. I think home made bread is far superior in taste to shop bought. Flour has gone up in price but still best to make your own - know what is in it.

Thanks! I don't eat bread but DH and the boys wolf it down so it might be worthwhile!

Bluegreen143

Nicki-Sue - have to admit while I do have a breadmaker it rarely gets used. In fact I've not used it once since starting the GC a year ago. BUT I make my own bread/rolls every week and never buy now - I just very much prefer the taste/texture of hand baked bread and even like the process of kneading etc. So you could always try that it you don't want to buy a bread maker

Spending up to £74.74 / £175 now after shopping at the weekend, (plus I spent 27p on a tin of kidney beans yesterday).

Meal plan as follows:

Sun 4 – roast duck, creamy mash, green beans and roasted carrot & sweet potato

Mon 5 – veggie fajitas with homemade wraps

Tues 6 – chorizo and sundried tomato risotto with salad

Wed 7 – spaghetti bolognaise with salad [sauce in freezer]

Thur 8 – veggie chilli with rice [chilli in freezer]

Fri 9 – turkey burger for Dave, beanburger for me, with salad, chips & coleslaw [homemade burgers & buns from freezer]

Sat 10 – butter bean, onion & cheddar bake with salad [soaked and cooked beans in freezer]

Duck from Sunday:



Risotto from today:

CountingPennies

Had a couple of NSD's so i'm feeling happy with myself, however had to pop to shops today as i had no juice left at all and needed some bits and bobs as believe me, my cupboards and fridge freezer are VERY bare. In fact my freezer has about 6 things in now Talk about running stock right down. But i really don't want to do a big shop until i return from my holidays (go away Saturday).

Anyway, today i spent:

Aldi: £4.59 on 2 large bottles of squash and a 30 pack of crisps

Iceland: £7.00 on milk, pepsi, ice pops, 2 loafs and some fish cakes and chicken nuggets

Tesco: £3.78 on milk (only 1 left in Iceland) and *ahem* female products and paracetemol. Yep, i include this is my budget, just the same as i include toiletries which i've also nearly run out of! :eek:

Trying to keep away from the shops now till Thursday or Friday when I will be buying some stuff for the journey (refuse to pay service station prices). However tomorrow i will be shopping online to get my shopping delivered on holiday. Saves lots of space in the car this way, apart from a few bits and bobs i'll be taking.

So a total of £15.37p to add to my total. But i now have just enough in to see us through the week. I don't have any biscuits or cake in for the kids but i plan on baking tomorrow as i have plenty flour, eggs and marg in!

CP xx