September 2014 Grocery Challenge

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Not been on for a week or so, just so busy right now. I am hoping I will settle into a routine again as I feel as if I hardly have time for anything.

Food wise we are reasonably well organised. Dinners are ok but I do struggle to think of appetising lunches that I can take to work that aren't sandwiches. Invariably I give up and end up taking sandwiches.

CH27

NSD yesterday.
I will have another as I have no car today & i'm planning on catching up with loads of fiddly little jobs.

Gracie_1827

An @sda visit...not my usual supermarket but went to the tip and it's next door. Some things cheaper than Morrys but a lot of stuff more expensive. Anyway got a box of YS stirfry veg for 50p, big bag of red peppers...with the obligatory green one in there.... plus a few bits...and a bar of basic chocolate for cooking...total £4.89

cw18

Grocery spends for the months so far...

Monday 1st
A!di : £9.02 - general top-up shop
Thursday 4th
A!di : £26.94 - the grocery part of my 'spend £40 and get £5 off' from previous weeks paper
Monday 8th
Icel@nd : £2.14 - ready meal for DS1 as I wasn't likely to be home from hospital appt to get his tea between him getting up and leaving for work, plus a twin pack of frozen Pvkka pies on half price offer (OH hasn't had them before, and they had large bags of them last time we were at Costc0 - so this way he can try before he buys )
A!di : 34p - garlic bread to go with the chilli I'm making for tea tonight

XSpender

My total stands at £118.79 out of a £200 budget with 3 weeks to go. Last night £4.50 was spent on a kebab and a can of pop for DH who was craving a takeaway and hasn't had one since June. I had the pasta I had made for tea and he has taken his portion to work for his lunch today so nothing wasted.


I have 3 weekly shops to do out of £81.21 which is a bit unlikely but I will do my best to keep it below £250 total which will be an improvement on last month.


Chicken and leek pie for tea tonight, going to try it with a sliced potato topping instead of the usual breadcrumbs:)

stiltoncheese

Weekly food shop came today and was £1 over the planned £62.50 to keep me on budget.

I bought a half side of salmon on offer at half price. I normally buy 2 frozen pre-made salmon en-croutes for me and DH and decided I would have a go at making mine own tonight. 2 salmon fillets (220g) were £4.00 which is the same cost as the pre-made ones I usually buy but the salmon side was £6.00 for 500g so made more sense. I can use 250g for the en-croutes later and stick the other 250g in the freezer for a posh pasta or something else with salmon fillets.

Stocked up on a few storecupboard bits too, plain flour, bread flour, suet, baking powder, yeast, so I am hoping to get back to baking a few bits and pieces too.

Don't need anything else this week now as I have stocked up on bread and also going to have a go at making my own this week. Milk should hopefully last us as only me and DH use it (DS still on formula milk).

Current spend is £127.65/£250.00

Coxy11

Hi everyone,


Budgets list updated to here


Welcome/welcome back to:
cheexy, wendywitch, maria3104 and HelenRachel


Thank you piglet27 for the advice re: mince - very helpful


Lost 6lbs at SW this week - although it was my first week, I am well chuffed. Went for a job interview last week and they've just offered me the job - yay! My birthday tomorrow too, so lots to celebrate


Out seeing Dawn French this evening, so dinner will be spag bol for DH and children, and I will eat out with friends. Nandos tomorrow with the family.


Have a good day all
Coxy

VickyV

Hi All,

Reporting 2 Ald1 spends and a couple of top-ups at a total of £56.50 leaving me with £135.50 for 11 days - I'm down the freezer stocks so may need to restock a little but I'm hopeful for an underspend!

While I remember, for you Ald1 shoppers, Quite a few fresh meaty things have been reduced. My favourites are Butcher's choice Sausages 89p (from £1.39) and Chorizo rings £1.35 (from £1.49). I noticed that other pork type products and beef mince were reduced too, not short dated, but didn't note the prices. :money:

meg72

Coxy11 wrote: »

Hi everyone,


Budgets list updated to here


Welcome/welcome back to:
cheexy, wendywitch, maria3104 and HelenRachel


Thank you piglet27 for the advice re: mince - very helpful


Lost 6lbs at SW this week - although it was my first week, I am well chuffed. Went for a job interview last week and they've just offered me the job - yay! My birthday tomorrow too, so lots to celebrate


Out seeing Dawn French this evening, so dinner will be spag bol for DH and children, and I will eat out with friends. Nandos tomorrow with the family.


Have a good day all
Coxy

Fabulous weight loss Coxy, you should come over to the Awesome for Autumn thread, we are all doing SW.


Happy Birthday for tomorrow and congratulations on the new job.

bmma

spends today £ 7.95p,total spends to date £30.84/£50.00p