February 2014 Grocery Challenge

LittleBill

debtfreefuture wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what the two little speech bubbles (next to the 'quote' button) are for ? ........sorry for the random question
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Billie-jo wrote: »

NSD yesterday but have spent £22.29 today in A!di.

It's a Multi-quote

If you click you get a tick .. click on another and when you click the Quote button, it includes all the ones you have tick .. ie ... above

Florenceem

NSD here.
We had HM Quiche + HM wedges + stirfry cabbage/onion with added garlic + fresh grated ginger for dinner.

Make-it-3

I keep things simple by including everything I buy in the supermarket in my GC budget. So as well as food, that is alcohol, toiletries, cleaning products, cat food and the occasional odds and ends such as greeting cards/wrapping paper.

I wouldn't count any prescriptions or special toiletries/make up I buy at Boots.

I also cheat a little because I don't add OH's lunch bits he buys himself from the convenience supermarket near his office as he doesn't keep a good record of the receipts. This is an area I need to tackle tho, as I feel too much money disappears down this route.

pinkparrott

Thanks for the replies, I'm going to include food , basic toiletries, pet food , cleaning , and alcohol ,
With 2 young kids and no family nearby we don't go out much Only a few times a year for birthday / aniversary ,so have wine on Friday / sat night , Max 3 bottlrs but usually2 bottles a week so going to include that too.
I,he done the full budget planner on the money advice website as recommended and its made me remember lots I hadn't included. Thanks all

ikesmummy

Managed a NSD today. Thursday is easy tea day as I tend to get in late from work. We used up a few bits I had found lurking in the frezzer when I did my stock take at the end of Jan including a couple of waffles, the were definitely past there best which I didn't think would be that likely to happen with wafflles but hey ho.

Must remember to get steaks for tomorrow's tea out in the morning.

norabatty_2

Another check-in.

Decided to get train home from uni yesterday so including the £2.50 train fare into my grocery spends as it's a random small spend. Then got a valentine's card, 45 freezer bags, 4 litres of milk and 15 crumpets for £4.80 so total spend yesterday was £7.30 making my total spend so far this month £48.10/£180. Think that's our food sorted until early next week. Signature updated.

Roundthebend_2

Not officially joining the challenge until March, but just posting to remind myself. We have a strict budget of £50 a week for 5 of us and 2 cats, but can extend to £60 next month due to having had a good old sort out of the finances, but want to sit at £50 a week as much as possible, leaving us some spare if there are some good deals on so that we can stock up, and also giving us the chance to treat ourselves once a month

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Weekly shop today. Spent $56, which is about a quarter of what I would have spent only 6 months ago.


Spent a lovely hour at the local river mouth watching the keen fishers trying to catch supper.


Tomorrow we have planned to harvest and freeze the corn crop. Has not been a good year for it.


Today made apple and strawberry jelly. Its a beautiful gleaming red, and tastes great.
Wishing everyone a great day
Kiwi

kayester

chilli out of the freezer last night smelt horrid, OH half came home from work and opeend the lid and was nearly sick. so HE PAID for a pizza delivery I also had a chip wrap, I still feel full up this morning

Happy Valentines Day you lovely people :heartpuls :iloveyou: :heartpuls

Hope you all have a lovely day, going to pop OH card and gift on pillow next to him when I go on the school run (he off work today but not sure he knows its valentines day)

Not sure what if for tea tonight. im hoping OH gets something and he cooks for a change.

Im at the stage now where only thing in my freezer are ice cubes, ice pops, frozen chips/nuggets for the kids, a few HM pies and lasagnas and thats it.....what do I do when I eat my pies and lasagnas this week and theres 2 drawers free??? :rotfl:

Tillytrotter1

A spend of £15.76 in Sainsburys last night on ingredients to make choc truffles for my OH and going to try and make Curry Queen's chicken Korma this weekend. Sig updated. Kayester, your post reminds me of a couple of weeks ago when I defrosted what I thought was shepherd's pie base. To this day I have no idea what the horrible smelling concoction was but like you we had to get takeaway.

Have a lovely day everyone