December 2014 Grocery Challenge

Roundthebend_2

So... Errrr... I may have accidentally just done a £210 online shop.

*hangs head in shame*

In fairness (yes, here come the excuses) it is to feed a fairly of 5 over Xmas and we'll have an extra 9 adults (in ribs and drabs) throughout that time too.

(Oh alright, £100 of it is chocolate and alcohol. I suck! January's good to go though, sod the budget this month! :rotfl: )

lynnejk

maria3104 wrote: »

I would be delighted but I then went to Boots and spent £52 on a lovely gift, I do not need and for someone I have already bought for. Stupid me. I will try to contain myself and keep it for her birthday in November. Will makeup keep to November?
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I'm not sure as some say 6 months for makeup. Why don't you just take it back and get a refund ??


Cooked my Morry leg of lamb today a la Nigel Slater - absolutely fandabadosy !!!!


Had another NSD and look on form to last to Sunday


Hope you all have a fabulous Friday
Lx


:xmassign:

cattysmum

Good morning, not long now, is everyone ready for christmas? My budget is looking good, Iv got about £120 (rough) left for December, I have most of my shopping in for this week, just need stuff for buffet boxing day and fresh fruit an veg, Iv got all my meat in, freezer still looking quite healthy. Was very tempted to get a goose this year for xmas day but saw the price of them £33 in morrisons, could not justify for two of us so bought Turkey, gammon and beef which will see us through the big day and several meals after. Will update siggy at end of the month, have a great christmas everyone x:xmassign:

amandaatnumber7

Ive completely lost track of our spending ,,, with sick kids and hubby grabbing things too and I haven't been keeping receipts its all gone to pot!!!

I do how ever have a fully stocked freezer and pantry and shouldn't need to buy anything other than milk/bread, fresh fruit/veg till after Xmas

I'll start again in January

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas :xmastree::santa2::xmastree:

Happygreen

NSD # 10 yesterday. Will need to go into town today so T's and Lidl both are due. I'll try to stick to the list.

Mrs_Cheshire

Hi all spent £1.95 yesterday in Ald* on Toilet roll as I forgot to get some when I did my main shop.
Also spent £1.50 today on some cakes for DS2 and me.

miss_try_to_save

ok £54 shop in tes and £10 shop in ice I was quite pleased I got a reduced bit of pork for £5.52 in tes and it was that large it was enough to cut in two and freeze £25 of my shop was lager and coke for oh and kids for over Christmas leaves me a total of £33 but only got till 26th how ever I will go over as I haven't done my Christmas eve shop yet and oh always comes so it means a lot of bits I wouldn't normally get expecting £50 ish over we will see

joedenise

Didn't go shopping yesterday as only needed a couple of bits, neither of which was that urgent.

Really pleased that I've still got nearly £120 left for this month and have a full, small chest freezer and fridge/freezer. Plenty of tins, baking stuff etc in the cupboards.

Don't have much left to buy for Christmas, most of which I'll be buying tomorrow, including a 1/2 sack of potatoes & some loo rolls (don't want to be running out of those over Christmast, lol!)

Denise

First_Trouble

Ok spent £15.57 yesterday on the following:-

£8.34 in butchers on 2 pounds stewing steak & 6 sausages - not my usual butcher as I had to use one by work
£3.63 at the f&v stall on 400g closed cup mushrooms, 3 big field mushrooms and 2 peppers
£3.60 in sainsbury's on double cream, white wine vinegar (making chutney for christmas hampers) & earl grey teabags

Made a huge pot of beef stew in the slow cooker some to eat tonight and rest in freezer (if I can find space otherwise its a pilgrimage to the garage where the mutant spiders live*shudders* to put in the freezer in there ) and also a huge pot of bolognaise for last nights tea and am making a lasagne tomorrow so just need to make the bechamel sauce and assemble. Half of this may go in the freezer too. That's if I can get to it before my husband eats it all. I really do not know where he puts it.

maria3104

roundthebend wrote: »

so... Errrr... I may have accidentally just done a £210 online shop.

*hangs head in shame*

in fairness (yes, here come the excuses) it is to feed a fairly of 5 over xmas and we'll have an extra 9 adults (in ribs and drabs) throughout that time too.

(oh alright, £100 of it is chocolate and alcohol. I suck! January's good to go though, sod the budget this month! :rotfl: )

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