January 2014 Grocery Challenge

dingdongsaving

Yep - I always look for the best priced fruit/veg in Aldi and it's cheaper than my local market...and fresher.

jammy_dodger

Ds back to uni so I can crack on with reducing my stocks,treated him to a steak for his tea last night (found lurking in the freezer) think I had kept it to make fajitas , but he really enjoyed it, had an m&s pudd let over from Xmas it was delicious
On track with my grocery budget no new spends to add
I did pop into town to return a faulty jacket so got a refund
I got paid today but keeping my budget for calendar month so a few days still to go but nothing I'm needing
JDxx

spookybuffy

thanks Faete and dingdong saving.

2childmum

I'm just popping in to say I'm going to back out of posting on this forum, at least for a while. DD has been really unhappy at school, which all came to a head this week and we have made the decision to take her out of school and home educate her at least for a while.

This means that my computer time will be used up on home ed forums, and tracking down resources and I won't have time to post here.

However, I won't give up on the challenge itself. I've learnt such a lot and have cut down from around £500 a month to about 420 in 3 months without anyone in the family really noticing, and I can see the potential to cut back more if need be. Everyone's tips and recipes have been so useful and so I want to thank everyone for their inspiration - it has made a real difference to me

debtdawg

Cheeeeeesed right off today!
Took the teeny terror out for the day, packed his lunch but not my own and DH didn't take anything for himself either. Urgh, ever feel like if you don't do it yourself then it doesn't get done?! Anyway, ended up spending £12.79 on a variety of coffee/lunch stuff over the day, which wasn't very nice and cost so much, but being in a city at that point there were no real cheap alternatives around. I don't mind a lunch treat out, but I do mind spending so much through bad preparation and it also not tasting very nice!
So £12.79 on food with an extra £1.49 on milk, as the only supermarket was M&S.
Off to sulk in a corner

happytails

2childmum wrote: »

I'm just popping in to say I'm going to back out of posting on this forum, at least for a while. DD has been really unhappy at school, which all came to a head this week and we have made the decision to take her out of school and home educate her at least for a while.

This means that my computer time will be used up on home ed forums, and tracking down resources and I won't have time to post here.

Sorry to hear about your DD being unhappy at school. We seriously considered HE'ing our 3 but we ended up enrolling her in a very good school in June to start in September as i struggle day to day with DH working 60 hour weeks BUT i have some good book/website/FB groups i could recommend, PM me if i can be of some use!)

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Small spend yesterday on milk and a small spend today on sweets for kids after school and weetabix.

TOTAL so far for me £295.03/£400 :T

Im expecting a near £50 shop tomorrow though. Hoping ill be under £350 by Friday!

Coxy11

debtdawg wrote: »

Cheeeeeesed right off today!
Took the teeny terror out for the day, packed his lunch but not my own and DH didn't take anything for himself either. Urgh, ever feel like if you don't do it yourself then it doesn't get done?! YES A HUNDRED TIMES OVER!!!

Hate spending money on packet sarnies etc. as you're right - they never taste nice and are soooooo expensive.

Coxy

mags50_2

I'm also sorry to hear your news 2childmum
It's horrible having a child who does not enjoy their school and wish you all the best on your home educating

Been out with a couple of friends today to the local garden centre and had dinner and it wasn't my turn to treat today (we take it in turns) so it's nearly been a NSD! . Called at the shop and got milk, spread and 2 butter and it came to £5.08 which I'll add to my sig.
Hubby had spag bol out of the freezer for his tea and I had a bit of chocolate cake (very naughty!)

Hope everyone's ok, looks like soup and stew weather next week for some of us as it's supposed to be getting colder.

mrs-moneypenny

2childmum, hope things go well with the home schooling,

spent about £1850 last night at Ts i say about it was more than that with christmas sales bits beer and phone top ups but they come out of a different pot.
going to nip in coop when we go to the market for fruit and veg. then go to aldi for the rest as weve got to pick something up from a shop near there and it seems silly going morrys again just for the sake of it.

butternut squash is being roasted in oven ready for leek walnuts and stioton to be added in a bit. found a recipie card in co op last week ill let you know if its nice.

off to do my shopping list now for tomorrow then time for bath and meal and wine o'clock

have a good weekend all

marris

another NSD today. need to get some non food stuff 2morrow or Sunday. Also will go and treat myself for a free cake & tea at JL over the weekend