February 2014 Grocery Challenge

Billie-jo

kiwiblue wrote: »

NSD today.
Dinner tonight is home grown porterhouse steak with potatoes, corn, peas, tomatoes and squash all from the garden so a very frugal meal. Harvested the corn crop and froze it.
Tomorrow I plan on going black berrying to add to my apple glut and make blackberry and apple jelly. DH is tuna fishing in the morning so it looks like a busy day.

Sounds like you have it all sussed Kiwiblue - and lead a lovely life.

Awful weather here last night like most people, very wet, windy and scary at times. Still rough now but not quite so bad. What some people are suffering must be horrendous and so devastating knowing you cant do a thing about it.
Well today turned into a NSD mainly because son brought the paper in this morning so we didnt have to go and get one.

just_the_two_of_us

Hi update of small spendinA*di of 2.58 on butter and naughty battenburg cake. Shouldn't watch Mary Berry!!! it was lovely by the way.
Sig updated. Few pounds left in case need more bread and milk next week. Then sufficient cash left for last shop on Monday 24th to last until payday on 28th.

Trying rubber chicken tonight - will see how many meals I can make it last!

icontinuetodream

shop of £10.37 today....got a toilet bleach, kitchen roll, butter, 2 pks streaky bacon, 12 eggs, 6 pts milk and a mozzarella....just need to get some apples and salad from Ald* on Monday and my week is sorted!!

Did have to dip into the bulk purchase pot though....they had toilet discs on offer and coffee so have spent £20 on six packets of discs and four jars coffee....will have to do loo roll, cheese and bread from farm f**ds Monday too which will also come out of bulk pot but have already replaced this cash from the grocery savings!!:D

islandhoppa

Just done my last shop of the month now, £17.83 in Ald!, that's me at my budget so no more spending now, can I do it? Not sure, I have plenty of main meals in and have topped up bread, milk butter etc so hopefully will be ok. I have a Mr T delivery coming on 21st which will be the start of March budget, so hopefully it's 5 NSD's now for me.

FrugalLina

Make-it-3 wrote: »

Will let you know after Friday, but its on special offer this week for £6.49 a bottle, so you might not want to wait till then.

How was the Prosecco? I gave it a miss as my budget is too tight this month, but was amazed to see the empty shelves at Lidl in the booze section, looks like they sold plenty!

xmillyx

Total spend this month is now at £70.07 as popped out on Friday to get some bits for our romantic meal last night

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Billie-jo wrote: »

Sounds like you have it all sussed Kiwiblue - and lead a lovely life.

Hi Billie-jo

Life is certainly different here, and yes, I think we are very fortunate.
The down side is that OH was made redundant in July, we do not qualify for ANY benefits, and as both he and I have had (are having) bouts with cancer, working is not really an option. Have 2 years to go before we qualify for the pension, so are living off savings, still we certainly do try to make the most of things.
Cheers
Kiwi

Soworried

Kiwi, I wish you and your OH good health and a lovely retirement x

A spend of just 40p today on 2 jars of mincemeat from MR S, dated 2015 so I will use 1 tomorrow and keep 1 for xmas. I'll update my signature.

Billie-jo

Kiwiblue- I am so sorry to hear of your illness and hope that with treatment you both make a full recovery. You certainly come across as positive and it all helps to get through it. Treatment for this is improving on a daily basis so hang in there. Unfortunately our daughter was diagnosed too late and we lost her 4 years ago. x

JIL

£5 in Lidl, on peppers, apples, carrots and offer rice. £122/£180