September 2013 Grocery Challenge

mrs-moneypenny

CH27 wrote: »

I've been struggling this week.

I have £1.50 to last me until monday & I will need milk tomorrow.

Still managing on half what I was so progress is being made.

It won't let me update my signature.

ch27 are you trying to do what i do sometimes clicking on the preview sig instead of the edit box below that lets you change the details:o

ignore me, ive just tried and its giving a server error when i press submit as well so its a prob at mse end rather than anything you are doing.

Sequeena

Been to morrisons and lidls today. I spent £16.48 on various things - butter, fruit, bread, quorn chicken pieces, dishwasher tablets etc. Also got some new dummies for my son, some chocolates for his Christmas stocking and a new top (I don't include this in my budget).

Not bad and will see us through until Tuesday when me and a friend go to ALDI :money:

Off to update my signature

CH27

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

ch27 are you trying to do what i do sometimes clicking on the preview sig instead of the edit box below that lets you change the details:o

ignore me, ive just tried and its giving a server error when i press submit as well so its a prob at mse end rather than anything you are doing.

I'm glad it's not just me

xx_Jo_xx

Thanks for the SC advice... Will do a batch of this tomorrow morning

Ty :A

Eta Happy birthday to the msers that I've missed!! Xx

islandhoppa

Chippy tea at £12.10 and 99p on a loaf.... oh dear, still 12 days to go and almost spent up! It's these bloomin takeaways, I need to start resisting more

she_who_can_not_cook

Flat_Eric wrote: »

Well the throw things in a pan and hope for the best sausage hotpot thing was very tasty but :mad: I'm still waiting for the damn thing to cool down so putting it in bowls instead of the plastic tubs wasn't today's cleverest idea. with the batch cooking I have planned for this weekend, I'm not going to have enough food tubs so thought I would portion into bowls today before transferring to freezer bags. Would be interested to hear top tips for cooling food down....

Freezer bag tied and put it a bowl of cold water. I stopped asking HIM to put my freezer bags away when he gets home from work. Usually i put them on the unit nearest my backdoor boy i need a draught excluder but it does chill stuff quick

mrs-moneypenny

Jo, mine is simmering as we 'speak'. hadnt got an onion so its got a stick of celery in.

is it wine o'clock yet?

Cambs85

islandhoppa wrote: »

Chippy tea at £12.10 and 99p on a loaf.... oh dear, still 12 days to go and almost spent up! It's these bloomin takeaways, I need to start resisting more

I know it's not quite the same, but maybe have some stock dinner treats at the ready instead? We have a bag of chips in the freezer for treat nights and also some pizza dough. So that way we can have 'take aways' of a home made kind? Just an idea!

OnwardAndUpward81

I started a grocery challenge the day I realised we had a got ourselves in a slight financial pickle. Our grocery spend has decreased every week, can't believe it. We're eating more food as well as a more varied diet, who knew!
w/c 16/8 - £77.42
w/c 23/8 – 42.59
w/c 30/8 – 20.12
w/c 6/9 – 18.54
w/c 13/9 - 14.56 and received 0.76p off tesco voucher :T

meg72

Coxy11 wrote: »

Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't posted in days. My birthday was Tuesday - had a rubbish day and have been having further laptop problems :mad:

Happy belated birthday to Flo - another Virgo

Will update budgets in a mo.

Meg - your post made me laugh :rotfl:

Dinner tonight is scampi, French fries and green beans. Nice and easy as I worked today and DD has guides at 7pm so quick tea needed.

Back later
Coxy

So sorry your Birthday wasn't a good day
pleased my antics with the onions gave you a laugh.