February 2015 Grocery Challenge

lynnejk

Hiya everyone and a warm welcome to returners, lurkers and new peoples :hello:

JustStartingOut wrote: »

What is a good monthly budget for 2 adults please?

We each set our own according to our needs/likes/situation
Mine is for myself and DH for all food eaten in the house and pack-ups, toiletries, laundry etc. Alcohol and eating out is a different budget and we don't have take-aways.

missflirtuk wrote: »

Another NSD, how do I do it on my signature. 2 down 8 to go.

If you click on User CP and then scroll down the list on left to signature, click and enter in the box - DON'T FORGET TO PRESS SAVE !! Hth


Had my first NSD today :j


Hope you all have a terrific Tuesday


Lx

missflirtuk

lynnejk wrote: »

Hiya everyone and a warm welcome to returners, lurkers and new peoples :hello:



We each set our own according to our needs/likes/situation
Mine is for myself and DH for all food eaten in the house and pack-ups, toiletries, laundry etc. Alcohol and eating out is a different budget and we don't have take-aways.


If you click on User CP and then scroll down the list on left to signature, click and enter in the box - DON'T FORGET TO PRESS SAVE !! Hth


Had my first NSD today :j


Hope you all have a terrific Tuesday


Lx

Thank you my lovely. It worked. Will decide what other signatures I will need when I have got my little superstar in bed and settled for the night.

bmma

First day of Feb's GC

1. butternut squash = 50p
2. cauliflower = 50p
3. potatoes 2kg = 55p
4. carrots 1kg = 39p
5. soya milk 3 litres £ 1.95p
6. 1 tub of dairy free spread = 80p
7. 4 red apples = 40p
8. total spends = £5.00p

• meal tonight was barley risotto x:rotfl:

Trying_really_hard

Well, a rather surprisingly low spend of £44.02 this week in Mr S tonight. That included coffee, wet cat food and dry cat food (it was all on offer but still reasonably pricey). :j

I need to go to the Chinese Supermarket this week to get some spices, noodles, coconut milk and the like.

Meal plan done for the week. All stuck to last week save for one day where OH decided to take us out for lunch so we didn't feel like eating tea. Also only 1 lunch bought at work. Only had 5 mins between meetings and had bought soup for which I needed to go to the microwave, wait, eat, get the lift to the relevant floor. So I grabbed soup for 99p from work (not too expensive but seemed silly as I'd bought some with me! )

DawnW

Spent £45.90 Ocado delivery
£4.75 Sainsburys
£15.98 Boots
£3.99 Superdrug

Total £70.62 / £250

Should have all I need for a while. Must update signature

Smoosh

£200 budget here as usual.

£1.94 on 2 rolls & some cat milk.

£9.33 on a ham, mushroom & mascarpone pizza (YS), a roast chicken sandwich (YS), a ham & cheese sandwich (YS), an egg sandwich (YS), a meatball sub (YS), a tub of tomato & lentil soup (YS), a very small pack of turkey (YS), 3 days of cat food, 6 rolls (YS), 4 mini naans, 2 packs of pineapple fingers (YS), a Thai green curry with rice meal (YS) & Malaysian curry meal with rice (YS).

£1.77 on 2 bunches of flowers (YS) & a tub of pasta sauce (YS).

£13.04 so far.

skintmum2012

I have managed a nsd here starting to panic that all my budgets already gone and I still have 3 weeks 3 days to get through. Finding I am doing stuff I never would have thought of before my son left half his cerial this morning so it became my breakfast. Also saving every bit of food and I am using left over and turning them into something our coldsaw tonight is becoming out lunch in a pitta . its amazing when you know you should not be spending how resourceful you become.

GettingOrganised

Looking forward to my February challenge - which is my grocery challenge first anniversary! I'm going to set a target of £215.

I had to go shopping yesterday and have already spent just under £80 - good job it's a short month!

Wicked_Lady

NSD yesterday but today spent £3.40 on milk, newspaper and red peppers.
Might have something with salad and jacket potatoes tomorrow and then make soup on Wednesday.

Caterina

First NSD of the month today, sig updated.

Tomorrow I need milk, bread and possibly some cheese if a good offer is up, so it will be a spend day, but unless I see some fantastic YS that will be it as I am still very well stocked. Ah, perhaps a small pot of yogurt to make the next batch as the last one seems to have lost power and it makes the yogurt a bit cheesy.