March 2014 Grocery Challenge

SarahB1989_2

just_the_two_of_us wrote: »

Morning all - bit of an app virgin. Can you download them onto a laptop or do you have to have a fancy phone? Mine's a brick!!!!

Reporting spend of £23.09 in Al*i, Home Bags and M n S (2 reduced items and burger buns). Now have lots of meals - not enough for rest of month yet but getting close. Sig updated. Only two weekend shops to do to last until 31st so looking quite good. Still got some cash in purse for milk and bread top ups .

Also got wild blueberry yogs in Al*i to try for a treat - love their 49p yogs.

Keep up the good work everyone.
xx

For the app you need a smartphone, but MyFitnessPal has a website that you can use instead, you just have to sign up for an account to use it.

kayester

this is why i hate going to the supermarket, my £40 limit turned into £72.44 in Mr m, £1.00 in M&S and £8 in home bargains on pepsi! did get some good deals in mr m though and didnt do a shop last week and can do half a shop next week

£81.44 total :wall:

icontinuetodream

No more spends necessary for the week so will have £10 to put into my currently empty bulk purchase pot :D

recovering_spendaholic

Just popping back on to tell you that a Tesco have loads of freezer stuff reduced to clear at 50p - £1. I just went for feminine products and I saw that they had Chicago Town pizzas for 70p and then when I looked further there was all kinds - I ended up spending £26 but got £87 worth if stuff - I got Aunt Bessie's chips, alpha bites, chicken kormas, onion bajees, frozen peas (big 2 kg bag) , cheesecakes, macaroons (had been £5), natural haddock, Cornish Monkfish (had been £10) - in the end I knew I wouldn't get any more in my freezer so I had to stop. I know it's not for scratch cooking but it was too good to leave there! I asked an assistant and she said as far as she knew it was across most big Tescos.

lushlifesaver

NSD again today - won't have chance to spend anything this evening as I need to go home and have my tea then walk round to the in laws to get my hair done


Have printed out my shopping list and added a few notes (special offers in various local shops etc) to take with me on Saturday then I will pop round a few stores and pick up a few bits whilst the dog is in the groomers tomorrow. He takes a little over an hour and usually I just stand around and wait for him but I want him to start being on his own there as won't be able to hang around the little pet salon with the buggy!

MissOrganised1972

Evening all!

Struggling a bit to keep up this month but am doing really well with my spends.

My budget is £35 per week this month. I have been making my list on the Tesco App (based on my meal plan) up to a value of approximately £35 & then I actually shop at Aldi. I also take a list of store cupboard, toiletry, cleaning items etc that I am running low on. The savings I make by shopping at Aldi, I use to buy some of things on my extras list. This is working well this month and we have managed to eat well. I am 2 shops into this month and have 2 left.

I will try and get up to date with the thread over the weekend. Have a great weekend all.

Florenceem

Spend of £2.24 today.
We had HM fish Pie + mushy peas for dinner.

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dogmom_3

£102 spent now but I'm well stocked up and shouldn't need much for 10 days or so.

bmma

spend today of £10.55p brings total to £52.58p/£250.00p

SarahB1989_2

Spent £20 on a meal for me and my sister for her birthday. Had some money left from what I budgeted for her gift so it's not all coming off my grocery budget.

Will get home tomorrow from trip away, but only home til Friday so will eat from what's in the cupboards.