August 2014 Grocery Challenge

stiltoncheese

I need to pop to the shop today to pick up a few bits needed for the menu planner next week. Hoping to bring it in for under £20. That should be my last shop of the week then. Payday on Friday and will have a big Mr T delivery on Sunday.

Solstice_3

NSD yesterday, not sure about today trying to decide whether to have lunch out (different budget) or not. Food in for Dinner already. Total now £253.87.

Hmmm just looked and I have a delivery next week totalling £30.22 which leaves me with £35.91 to come in at budget :eek: Lol easy for some I know but not for me, yet....

Lizling

Bit of an expensive shopping day yesterday.

Started off by splashing out on some really good bread from the bakery - £2.40. Bank holiday treat. Very narrowly resisted getting a croissant too.

Then £2 on £1 bowl of apples and another of clementines, while I was out. Wish I hadn't. The clementines are so dry they're crunchy. Apples went in a crumble with the blackberries though, so they're fine

Then £9.78 at Lidl, of which about £5 was me stocking up on paneer while it was on offer. Also oats, eggs and olive oil.

Then another £5.98 at the Turkish shop on vegetables and herbs.

All of which comes to £20.16.

£63.26/£90

piglet27

Hello all,
Thanks to greyingpilgrim for info on free book downloads, some of the recipes look great and cost effective!


I went to Ald! yesterday and spent £65.38 then to te$co spending £5.63 on special offers. So a total of £71.01 to add to sig now.


Now off to cook a large batch of Vegetable bolognaise, batch of kidney beans, 2 loaves of bread, 6 pizza crusts, 8 burgers and spicy turkey sausage patties. Ready for this weeks meals and topping up the freezer.


I also need to make chocolate beetroot brownies, Blackberry cake, Traffic light jelly, spiced carrot bread and finally banana pancakes for a large family/children's friends pyjama party and large breakfast!!!


Best get started, lol.

stiltoncheese

Well came in at £21.48 so only just over the £20 I had hoped to spend. Makes the total £240.15 which is great as I normally spend £300 each month. Don't think I'll need to spend anything now as I got all the bits I needed to last the week.

Looking forward to doing a full month next month and not just jumping in halfway through.

Greying_Pilgrim

piglet27 - thank you for your kind comment I had a bash at making the breakfast pancakes from 'Good and Cheap'. Lush

I put a post up about it, have a look HERE - if you are good at making muffins, this is the recipe for you, coz apparently, the less you are able to mix the batter, the fluffier the pancakes I made 1/2 mix, but definitely a keeper of a recipe

Greying

K9sandFelines

Spends today kids in Morris*ns circa £2.50 for a stuffed crust pizza as I'd forgotten to put tuna pasta mayo in the fridge whilst I'm at work.

£5.98 in L*dl on fruit trail,oats,coffee pods,conditioner and two LTL mayos.

ASD*spend of £8.57 incl a 20p sandwich and two bits of fruit @5peach.

Finally,0.39p in B &M.

So £17.44 to add to sig.

Flat_Eric

I had my home food shop this morning from Te%co and what was meant to be a small £25 order has ended up costing me nearly £120. I'm not sure why I spent so much. At the last minute (before we went out last night) I added a couple of bottles of wine and then decided to get the Mr T meal deal instead of having indian takeaway this evening. Unfortunately the meal deal idea backfired. They substituted the wine for none offer wine and I'm £6.94 poorer for it.

Given the total I posted yesterday of £475.26, my total now stands at £593.05 and I'm sure there will still be spends this coming week. I really must rein in. I've had a sort through my freezer today and now stop spending and use up what I have/meal plan.

Mrs-s_4

Flat_Eric wrote: »

I had my home food shop this morning from Te%co and what was meant to be a small £25 order has ended up costing me nearly £120. I'm not sure why I spent so much. At the last minute (before we went out last night) I added a couple of bottles of wine and then decided to get the Mr T meal deal instead of having indian takeaway this evening. Unfortunately the meal deal idea backfired. They substituted the wine for none offer wine and I'm £6.94 poorer for it.

Given the total I posted yesterday of £475.26, my total now stands at £593.05 and I'm sure there will still be spends this coming week. I really must rein in. I've had a sort through my freezer today and now stop spending and use up what I have/meal plan.

If you ring up and complain they will give you the difference for the offer price! Iv done it loads of times! Hth!

lynnejk

Hi Everyone


Shopping today was Al*i = £15.96, f & v and stuff for packups for week. Then Morrys = £11.36, fruit, cold meat, yogs and bacon.


Still money left and only one week to go so fingers xd should be fine Plenty of food in fridge and freezer but will need milk.


Just wondering if new thread up yet ??


Hope you all have a great BH Monday (we don't get it here )
Lx