April 2014 Grocery Challenge

Florenceem

Small spend - Mr F got a couple of whoops items.
For dinner we had HM Fish Pie with roasted vegetables.

kboss2010

just saved a fortune at Tesco!

cabbage x2 4p
cauliflower 3p
bag of casserole veg (leeks, carrot and swede) 8p
Japanese stir fry veg (spinach, chillies, beans, peppers) x3 39p
mangetout and baby sweetcorn 8p
4 mini onion naans 18p
10x mini spring rolls £1.12

katylou6180

I don't know where I should go really! It's the first time I've really attempted this properly- today is payday and I'm aiming for £300 between now-21 May for 3 (more or less) adults and two hollow legged cats! DH did do a good job raiding the little Mr T down the road for breadstuffs earlier, visit to the local farm shop tomorrow to try and "meat plan" for the month, DH is a carnivore and can easily eat a packet of chicken breast on his own, closely followed by DS (15) with hollow legs that has a liking for cold meat sandwiches atm (you go to make a sandwich and find cheese cheese or cheese, I hate cheese sandwiches and there's a huge gap where the sliced meat usually lives!!) I have also set a budget for DH's "junk" to take to work, DS and I normally eat pretty well but the dietary nightmare that is DH insists on umpteen cakes and chocolates to take to work....seems wrong in this world he's cheapest to feed!! Any tips I pick up on the way will be great, will be nice to get to know you all

lynnejk

B]QUOTE=familyms;65291372[/BApologies if I have posted to the wrong forum!?- I am totally new to this and haven't been on here for ages-over a year!-QUOTE]

katylou6180 wrote: »

I don't know where I should go really! It's the first time I've really attempted this properly- today is payday and I'm aiming for £300 between now-21 May for 3 (more or less) adults and two hollow legged cats!

Hiya new people :hello: and welcome aboard. You might like to work out budget (decide what to include yourselves) and put it on a signature at the bottom of your posts. If you go to Top Green Bar and click on Quick Links and then look down for signature. Don't forget to go to Lower Green Bar and click on Thread Tools - if you then go for subscribe to thread, get mail, you won't lose the thread. Sure you'll find everyone here very supportive


Had another NSD today and we had venison sausage casserole, mash and cabbage for dinner


Hope you have a great Saturday
Lx

kayester

Made a curry last night.
pizzas later.
went to mr M and got a £136 worth of a shop for £52!! A mixture of discounts and vouchers, will add to sig shortly

meg72

Declaring early as on holiday tomorrow, £72 pounds spent this month ut pleased as it included 4 legs of lamb on offer. Freezers still full so only fresh stuff need for May.

bmma

Into last week of april's grocery challenge and will be over total spends to date £164.02/£160.00p
8nsd's

Billie-jo

Welcome to all the new people who have joined us - I hope you get lots of help and advice.

Sorry not been on a lot lately but DH still in hospital and no date for coming home yet.

Small spends of £6.08 today and this included a paper, some tomatoes and a couple of other things.

meg72

Billie-jo wrote: »

Welcome to all the new people who have joined us - I hope you get lots of help and advice.

Sorry not been on a lot lately but DH still in hospital and no date for coming home yet.

Small spends of £6.08 today and this included a paper, some tomatoes and a couple of other things.

So sorry to hear your DH still not home, hope it will be soon.
and that you still manage to enjoy the holiday a bit.

Chi-me

I've had to buy a couple of things for my next week's shop already as I couldn't pass them bye.

So far = 4 x avocado's for £1 at the market stall in town (1 x avocado for the same amount in Mr A's )

I got ownbrand Mr T's veg suet for a lamb hotpot as I've got YS lamb in the freezer to use up.

Also, having read on here I popped into P@undland in town and got 75 PG teabags for £1 instead of 40 for £1.25 in Mr A's...

Large pack of cooking bacon for £1 too, I'm going to portion, freeze flat and bag up.

The result is that next week's Mysupermarket basket is showing up as £42.15 and I think if I visit the farm stall's I can get that all for less :happyhear