January Grocery Challenge 2015

lushlifesaver

£5 today on Nesquik (bf needs this for his nutrition shakes following the commands of the elite team nutritionist; at least it was on offer in Lidl!) a couple of tins of soup and some panini rolls to use with our new panini grill.

Been looking in my fridge/freezer and I need the following for meals the rest of the month: rice, chicken kievs, sausages, baked beans, smoked cheese, mince and either pizza bases or a reliable way to freeze homemade ones! need to find some meal inspiration too

ETA: anyone has experience of sainsburys morning reductions? I am off to compare the prices in a big sainsburys close by (technically the next town but closer than the one in our town as we are on the outskirts!) and am hoping to see a few ys floating round going in the morning!

Alo; need to make a few batches of soup for my lunches at work

sootypea

Hello everyone


please may I join in the challenge?.
Hoping in 2015 I can be more organised with finances.
I would like to put £300.00 down that's for 3 adults and two cats.

e4rly

Hi all, I'd love to join! I'll be aiming for £100 which is achievable for me but under my usual £120 spend.
It'll be just for me and will include alcohol and cleaning products but exclude toiletries (I have a *bit* of a Clarins habit alas!)

gill5blue

Hi, I would like to join too, £80.00 per week

2 adults 2 cats and 2 dogs (2 young grandchildren who visit)
I was very lax in 2014 so I will use the following
Try me free hunt
Coupons
Shopitize
Topcashback
Quidco
For deals etc to keep my grocery bill down,
Good luck everybody
Gill

MissOrganised1972

rubiesr4eva wrote: »

Big thank you Miss Organised just ordered 20kg of washing powder off the bay for £18, that's a first for me and a massive saving

:j
Glad I could help. It was a recommendation of someone on the GC a few years back that got me doing it. I also do it for dishwasher powder but that lasts me about 18 months!

lynnejk

Hiya everyone - regulars, returners and new peoples :hello:


Gosh - that was a bit of a long trawl through seven pages and it's still only the 29th December :eek:


Thanks Zippy, Coxy and Solstice for running the thread, lists and recipes


I am going for £200 for January (1st - 31st) for DH and myself. That's for all grocery shopping, cleaning stuff and laundry.


We both have breakfast, pack-ups and a cooked meal everyday and mostly cooked from scratch. DH 'needs' meat most days so have to be a bit inventive


I'm in December until the very end so 'see' you all laters. Good luck with the challenge
Lx

viv0147

hi Everyone I would like to join this forum my Target is £100 a month as from the 1st of January 2015 I live alone plus my cat I am starting off with a full fridge freezer a full chest freezer and a full stock cupboard so my plan is to run down my stocks so I don't think my spend will be very much for a few months so lets hope we all have a very Happy New Year

savingpennies

DH did an inventory of chest freezer in the garage and we shouldn't need to buy any frozen veg or meat for a while. So far with left over turkey and ham, I've made two ham and turkey pies, two lots of turkey curry (and numerous sandwiches!) and have cooked the turkey carcass for soup stock. All the left over veg from Christmas dinner has also been turned into soup. My challenge will start on the 1st but from then on will be the 28th - pay day.

rubiesr4eva

Not officially starting tis challenge till 1st jan, but do need to pop shop later for milk, bread, toilet paper and cat food. Really going try to see if that is all I come back with, fingers crossed.


Will report back later .......

wishus

First shop done ready for 2015 - all bar the toothpaste, because OH doesn't like the wide nozzles on Aldi's own Total stuff. Mainly cat food, bread and toiletries.

How long are you eking out your Christmas grub? Tonight we have meat and squeak hash still from Christmas day!