March 2014 Grocery Challenge

skintmum2012

Had a spend of £16.90 on Home Bargains and I got some ys veg. I got some star drops and some oxo I think its called to try and make my first ever laundry gloop. I got red lentils and soup mix Marshmellows for the kids luch box with popped pop corn and some bruschetta. and chocolate not strictly needed but very much wanted lol. So that leaves me with £26 for the month O dear this is not going well. I am thinking I jumped the gun by cutting of £100 in my first month of the gc lol.


How do I put my numbers on the bottom of my posts please?

Islandmaid

NSD today

ikesmummy

Had to pop into lidl today after delaying it yesterday, did pick up a couple of YS meat bits ich weren't on the list but which will be enjoyed but should of got milk as I'll need some tomorrow or Thursday which could have both been SFD's otherwise

Pancakes for tea, yummy!

dizzy_lizzie

skintmum2012 wrote: »

So that leaves me with £26 for the month O dear this is not going well. I am thinking I jumped the gun by cutting of £100 in my first month of the gc lol.
How do I put my numbers on the bottom of my posts please?

Hi skintmum. Maybe look on this month as a trial run regarding your budget. If you have to tweek it for next month don't worry. I bet you've still done better than you would have in a normal month.
To add your signature to your posts just click on user cp which is on the green bar at the top of here and down the left hand side you'll see control panel. Click on edit signature and it's here you can add and change your totals etc.

My budget runs from the 22nd to the 22nd and I'm going to have to be ultra frugal to keep within my budget this month.
To be fair included in my spends was a new buggy.
We'd taken DG out and his buggy was in my car but we only swapped over the baby car seat into OHs car as he was driving, and forgot the buggy, left it in my boot!!! Still it will come in handy, we can leave it at our house.
I have been poorly these last few days with a rotten virus!
Feeling slightly better but still achy
Florenceem I think I need some of your delicious home cooking to put me right

Lotti1982

Spend of £2.15 today to get eggs for pancakes, made plenty for tonight and tomorrow and will still have eggs left for the rest of the week. Much cheaper than buying ready made and much nicer.

Florenceem

Today was NSD no 7.
For dinner we had pancakes with sugar and fresh lemon juice.

Lotti1982

Shopping ordered for delivery on Sunday from as*a. Only £29.23 this week, which I'm pleased with. This includes some cleaning products, perishable foods (fruit, vegetables, sandwich things for mine and OH's packed lunches) as well as a packet of nappies, for the rest of this week and all of next week I plan to use up things from the freezer and cupboards.

Tonight - sausage casserole in sc, dint need to buy any thing.
Wed - pancakes, I'd already cooked casserole and realised it was pancake day so were having it tomorrow
Thurs - chicken risotto
Fri - chilli/ enchiladas
Sat - game pie (have game in freezer but first time I'll have cooked it, hope we like it.
Sun - roast beef and trimmings.
Mon chicken and one pan rice from old El Paso as I have a late meeting.
Tue - beef curry
Wed - Spag Bol and garlic bread.
Thurs - sausage and mash
Fri - chicken and pasta with pesto for OH, chilli and mushrooms for me/ pasata for LO
Sat - steak and home made chips
Gammon roast dinner and trimmings.

All I need to buy is a garlic bread, have everything else in the bulging freezer. Luckily almost 2 year old will eat everything we eat. His favourites are sausage casserole and chicken curry

Sorry it's a long one, helps me to write it somewhere where I can't lose it x :rotfl:

deejayp

Had to get a few things today from Sainsburys - spent £9.12

Have updated my signature.

4 days into March and I've spent almost 30% of my budget.
Step away from the shops!!

recovering_spendaholic

Feeling a bit peed off as I was interviewing all day off site, and we got a bill for £10.80 at the end of the day for the coffees we had all had during the day. I paid and then the other two interviewers said "oh thanks - we'll get them next time!" So I paid £10.80 for two coffees :mad:

Didn't make pancakes tonight but made the chicken and mushroom filling and had it on a crusty roll and it was lovely.
Ate about 5 Oreos after tea, which I had forgotten I'd bought so feel a bit sick now. Never mind, am giving up sugar for Lent tomorrow!

Frugalsod

Another Grocery NSD. Though used up some milk for the pancakes so another day closer to needing to get a top up.