February 2015 Grocery Challenge

jp1964

Hi everyone!

T*sco shop delivered this morning, £42 and pleased to have kept somewhere near the £40 limit I had set myself.

It really is amazing to realise that my habits of doing the online shopping and adding what I actually needed, then browsing around for other things that might be handy or I just fancy, or are (the old chestnut!) on offer.

I think that probably two thirds of what I spent on groceries were on impulse or 'just in case' buys, now I am sticking to just what we need for that week I am spending less, it really is a matter of being aware.

So far this week, instead of £220+, so far I have spent £67!

I doubt very much if I shall spend more than perhaps another £20 - £30 to see us through the weekend, we have plenty in to feed us all, hoping to nip off to A*di tomorrow to get some more dog food, he loves that one the best, I might also pick up some of their sliced smoked cheese, really cheap, much less than T*sco.

It is looking very much like the end of the week spend will only be just over £100, and no takeaways or non essential spending. Less than half of what it was before starting this, and a third less than what I estimated I was spending, quite incorrectly!

Loving reading all the posts, very inspiring.

Caterina

Technically a NSD (no. 2) today, unless you count £1 excess that I paid for a mystery shop, where I needed to buy a £4 item but DS wanted something that cost £5 so I will deduct the extra £1 from my earnings (£8 fee plus £4 reimbursement on purchase). I would have rather biught something a bit dearer than £4 but useful than a £4 trinket with no use!

Well, I have sold myself a NSD, will go and update sig now. :rotfl:

lynnejk

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

Managed another NSD and still on menu plan though swopped around a bit due to DH working different hours.

Hope you all have a thrifty Thursday

Lx

darlynz

Hi all

Sent hubby with a list to mr t's tonight to get 12 pints of milk and 3 loaves of bread. Should last till the weekend. Grand total of £5.30.

Meals sorted for the rest of the week. Food shop being delivered on Sunday. Parents paid for a yearly delivery pass so it's not costing us anything. Need to meal plan next week and make sure I've everything in or add to delivery if not.

Hopefully a nsd tomorrow.

£5.30/£500

CRANKY40

Shopping delivery was £49.56 and the holiday fund has been increased by the difference between that total and the £60 that was available. If we need anything else it will have to wait until next week. We have bread and milk and plenty of food so any "fancies" that aren't in the house can be done without if they can't be cobbled together from what we have in. To be fair my son isn't that interested in food so he's unlikely to want anything unusual, especially as he's full of cold. He had spag bol with garlic bread (bolognese sauce and bread both out of the freezer) tonight which was easy enough.

Happygreen

Declaring 2 NSDs for February, spent £ 15 on top-ups so far.

skintmum2012

Managed another nsd here this one was hard blooming work though feeling a tad low so was desperate to spend 2 today I have sat down and done a approved foods order got to the checkout and not gone through with it. Instead I made flap jack and fudge both recipes I found on here. As this challenge goes on what is amazing me is the amount of food we waste.

BrassicWoman

Grr and yay today! Was late finishing meetings today and hank marvin so ended up buying lunch in town and the only veggie sarnie left was v expensive! £4.10 for one meal!

On the way home however I hit the YS motherload nd don;t need to buy any bread for the rest of the month.. I've just been rearranging the freezer!
6 x 4 multigrain bagel
2 x 4 over bottom muffins
1 x seeded deli rolls
3 x quorn veg samosas (RRP £2.49!!)
3 x bags baby carrots
Rhubarb (crumble tomorrow)

for *drum roll* £1.26

So all in £5.36

I *cannot* get more bargains as the freezer has not one spare millilitre of room in it; the ice packs are out, everything!

So I think I only get to buy fruit and milk until month end.... assuming I lunch plan better! (I have lots of nut butters and tofu pate for bagel fillings!)

Off to update sig...

JustStartingOut

wishus wrote: »

Haven't spent any more yesterday, but just popped on here to note that as I was using some Sainsbug's vegetable oil (£1.20 for 1L) to make some chapatis yesterday, I noticed the ingredients said "rapeseed oil". 100%!

... Now I have checked Sainsbugs website just and can't see 1L of "Rapeseed Oil" sold as rapeseed oil for any cheaper than £2! :rotfl:

I use olive oil instead for Chapatties. Don't need much, and its something you can use for other thing. HTH

JustStartingOut

Coxy11 wrote: »

Hi everyone,


Budgets list updated to here


Welcome/welcome back to:
missflirtuk, Daisychain1, Mumof2, onewhoasks, laura_hoggle, Moosegoose and darlynz


Just Starting Out - would you like to set a budget?


Good luck all
Coxy

Not setting a budget this month as its the first month I've done this. Just seeing where my spends are at if thats ok

a NSD for me today as well. Made a casserole yesterday that should last until tomorrow night.