August 2013 Grocery Challenge

citygirl40

Well thanks to OH went almost £18 over this weeks budget with him buying squash and shower gel we didn't need to get at the mo. I know it comes in eventually, but aaarrrgh. Anyway I've adjusted everything so I have £41.96 for this week instead of the £60 and have told him to only buy what he needs for his lunch!!! I've done what I hope is the only shop needed at Mr S £15.48 on fruit, nuts, veggies and bread. Son needs biscuits, I'm going to get the cookbooks out and see what I can make him. He loved some carrot cookies I did a while ago and I've just bought a massive bag of them

Florenceem

Went to out of town shopping centre today - spent £12.38. A lot of what I bought were items that won't be bought for a while or even again - I got some new click lid containers in PL/PW.
I am not going to shop tomorrow so that is the end of my 4 week GC - Pension day on Monday.
I declare at £68.06 for the 4 weeks out of £100.
On Monday - one of the bedrooms is being decorated. I have paint to buy so that will take care of my leftover cash.

mothershipton

Hi, bit late arriving on here, please put me down for £350, we went over last month so going to try harder this month. It is tricky with the holidays as one son is home from uni and the other is hungry all day!

Billie-jo

spent £14.97 on fruit, veg and a newspaper today.


We had salmon salad for dinner tonight but for some

K9sandFelines

Tried to use £5 off 35 voucher in Mr M but couldn't find that much to spend my money on and half the items are cheaper in Tesc*; so although i have tried to utilise the fact it is on the doorstep, it will only suit me for a top up shop or when there are no money off coupons in Tesc* or the likes.

I've lost track a bit of my total with not being able to edit properly on this (DDs netbook) and mobile, but i will try now whilst i am here, even if it means scrolling back.

I have a Mr T online delivery coming Mon which i'll amend slightly due to items bought today but my total in Mr M was £17.66 and 97p in C*-*p. Also have an AF order coming Mon, but will add that to sig on the day

Off to update sig

savemypennies

Hi Guys,
Just a quick update on spends, thursday spent £1.98 in the grrengrocers on a huge punnet of cherry tomatoes and a large box of cherries, I was hungry walking through town doing the banking for work so succumbed, and £1.64 is as*a on a bottle of water and 2 big yoghurt pots, there 500g yogs are currently 50p if this helps anyone.
Then today mum bought me 6 of the new dani0 yoghurts at 50p in morrysons so a total of £6.62 taking my current total upto £24.44.

This week i topped up my freezer with homemade meals, I used the things bought and store cupboard items, made 8 portions chilli con carne, 5 portions bolognese to go with the reduced spaghetti got, 5 portions Sausage cassolet and 4 portions Chicken sweet and sour, used the rest of the chicken to make chicken and sweetcorn wraps, chicken with bacon, and chicken with chips for dinner.
Tomorrow i need to get some milk, hoping thats all, so £1 for 2ltrs.
My meal plan for this week is:
Mon
B - rice pudding and rhubarb (store cupboard)
L - Pasta with HM tomato bacon and pepper sauce
D - Cheese and crackers
Tue
B - Rice pudding and rhubarb
L - Pasta and HM sauce
D - Risotto (F)
Wed
B - Cereals
L - Cheese and Crackers
D - Spaghetti Bolognese
Thu
B - Cereals
L - Tuna sandwich
D - Chilli and Naan Bread (F)
Fri
B - Cereals
L - Tuna Sandwich
D - Beef Pie, Cauli, Brocolli and Carrots

Sat
B - Toast
L - Risotto (F)
D - BBQ -Mums bday (dads cooking)
Sun
B - Toast
L - Sweet and Sour & Rice (F & S/C)
D - Daddy cooking

Have a good week all
SMP x

Florenceem

Dinner was chicken drumstick + stuffing ball + roast potatoes + roasted red/white onions + green pepper + tomatoes.
Dinner tomorrow - HM Shepherd's Pie - FF + veggies.
I cooked a crumble while the oven was on.
I am yet again aiming at a low spend week - Austerity August.

MrsCautious

Hi, I've a target of £100 this month.

I spent £63.07 yesterday in Sainsbury, some of which was on expensive Chinese and Indian dishes -- but we enjoyed them and as we'd had 27 hours of travelling from Africa I was shattered

I'm hoping to put a meal plan together later.

Good luck all xx

forever_saving

I have just updated my signature. £61.28 spent on Thursday, so taking my total to £110.78 so far. I will need bread and milk in the next day or so but will try to muddle through with everything else that i have got in. It's a case of having to now as hubbys car needs to go to the garage.
Good luck to everyone else.
FS

Billie-jo