December 2014 Grocery Challenge

Mrs_Cheshire

Hi all, spent £43.10 in Mr T's earlier this morning, picking up the last of my groceries for christmas. Have gone £33 over budget but not overly worried as my freezer is full so January should be less expensive.
I got a bargain in my shopping earlier as the staff had put a product in the wrong place. The brandy cream products had a multi-buy offer of 2 for £3 and the finest 2 for £4. I bought 2 ordinary products but on looking at my receipt the discount hadn't been taken off, turns out the more expensive product should have been in the 2 for £4 offer but had a 2 for £3 label, anyway got twice the most expensive product back so gained £4.80 rather than the £2.58 I was expecting and got to keep the products. Have added the extra money to my sealed pot.

scotmumof3

Bobarella wrote: »

@scotsmum great! Chocolate buttons are a bit lovely aren't they.

OOhhh yes they are too good. I was only going to have a few but I think they have made the packets smaller or something because before I knew it they were all gone !!!! :rotfl:

miss_try_to_save

hi everyone I went down for some lactose free milk and £43 later came out of sains admittedly £17.50 (half price)was on a coat and slippers(half price) for £5 for dd2 but as it was unexpected has to unfortunately come out my grocery budget making me £10 over budget and I still have a lot to buy so total spent so far £460 /£450 expecting to spend about £60£70 extra on Christmas eve but Jan should be a reasonably good month as should be reasonably stocked up

Ellie_BB

Ended my month yesterday £3.09 over budget, but am still happy with that

Not got much in for chrimbo yet tho and am debating how to manage next month's budget :think: Defo want to enjoy christmas, but don't want to start the new year on the wrong foot :think:

Oh well, will have a think while I track down the next thread. In the meantime - Merry chrimbo everyone - see you on the jan thread

:santa2::rudolf::xmastree::rudolf::santa2:

lynnejk

CRANKY40 wrote: »

There's a lot to be said for plain cooking.... When I was small egg and chips was an acceptable evening meal. I remember my teenage uncle coming home to beans on toast and a blue riband biscuit....

I think it may be that we are more conscious of eating more quality protein and the 5-a-day f&v together with exposure to the amazing range of foods that are available now.


or maybe it's just that I'm a foodie :rotfl:

carbootcrazy wrote: »

. I fund Christmas each year by using up everything in the freezer and store cupboard during the first 3 weeks of December so come January everything usually needs replacing and restocking. Just before Christmas I only buy food essential to cover Christmas and New Year. There's never much of anything left to start the New Year with:eek:.

Hiya and glad to hear that you are joining us for next year and I like the way you use up everything in December and then start again each year, but I do think you will find it easier if you have a budget to work to each month.


Could you maybe work out what you think a good budget would be for you each month throughout the year. If you then set up an extra bulk buy budget and use this to buy your extra January stock and each month add any monies left over back into this. Then if you also add your December budget next year that you won't us you will have the monies for January again.


Just an idea and that may help you to see where things stand.


Bought some basics, fruit, veg, milk etc and as a treat a box of luxury mince pies (me) and good sausage rolls (DH) in MnS. Total spent was £38.03 so still under budget and still have the £51 on Morry card to spend after Chrissie. Hoping to get some good YS stuff for the freezer.


Hope you all enjoy the last few days run up to the 'Big Day'
Lx


:xmassign: :xmastree:

joedenise

Thought I'd finished my shopping for December but over the weekend we had family over and some of the stuff which was meant to be for next week has now been eaten! Also as I was making some of food I run out of things so as I need to go shopping anyway I will be topping up with those as well, things like spices, rice (definitely need to top up as we usually have a curry between Christmas and New Year!) and more eggs!

Fortunately I've still got quite a lot left in this month's budget. Usually I just put any money leftover into our general savings but have decided to use any leftover money from grocery budget to build a "bulk buy" pot for when I see good offers, particularly at the butchers.

So final shop for December will now be tomorrow (fingers crossed!).

Denise

Kerfuffle

<<<<<< Dashes in


Just a small spend ( a couple of days ago) of $14.56

$107.63


Dashes out>>>>>>>>

CRANKY40

Online shopping came to £54.07 so total so far is £264.07. £35.93 left for any top ups. The fridge and freezer are both full though, so we shouldn't need much.

maria3104

£112 Mr T stuff delivered, unloaded by DD who has also had to empty and bleach every kitchen cupboard as a little field mouse has been over wintering with us!

So my last spend of the year I hope. All unloaded and put away whilst I was in work. Lovely. Roll on 2015.

dingdongsaving

Popped to Morrys this am. Just figs (1 pack left in Morrys & it had a very, very soggy fig in it! YUK!) and fresh bread for xmas day now & we're set until January. We'll be grabbing those 2 things our way home from ice skating and dinner with family tomorrow evening! Woo hoo!
So close you can touch it! Mum arrives tomorrow & that's it...magical family times until January 10th when M/FIL fly home! :xmassmile