February 2015 Grocery Challenge

Trying_really_hard

Good morning.

Well, just had a reasonably big spend on cat supplies (new litter tray and the like). That won't come out of the my grocery budget (although it could, considering we're doing okay this month).

Someone reminded me I need a new Sainsburys delivery pass. I used it a lot last year and saved more than the cost of it. This year, with me having a baby, I reckon it could be even more valuable. So that will be £60 as I go for the full week one rather than mid week. I'm unsure whether to take this out of my grocery budget or not.....I'll pay for it otherwise and then see where we are for the month.

january_23

I am still here! Been really ill. Did finish January under budget. Came in at £242/250 so pleased with that.

February started 30th of January and will go till 26th of February. Our budget is £200 to include everything.

Spent of this months budget is £43.46

Thank you to all that help with this thread. It really does help.

Good thoughts to those going through tough times. Hope things get better.
Those that are unwell I hope you get better soon. This winter has been bad for illness it seems. I'm still not 100% but better than I was (before I was throwing up, fever, the works really. So not good).

scotmumof3

Good morning everyone
Spend yesterday of £8.66 which leaves me on target for the month
I have around 5 main meals in the freezer so I am hoping to only have to buy basics for a few days.
Hope everyone is well

bmma

Hi another NSD today = 4 x

xx_Jo_xx

£15.20 Ald!
£8.00 ice land
£12.08 Mr T
£12.74 Mr A




£48.02/£250 (£201.98)

NewShadow

Just made/eaten a delicious aubergine and mushroom curry with veg rice.

Plan is a no spend week until a cooked breakfast on friday.

Stuffed myself silly for lunch, and made four tubs of curry to have for lunches at work (sans rice).

I need to make overnight oats today - yogurt already made in the fridge, so just need to assemble 4 tubs.

Dinners this week are planned to be (in no particular order):

• mackerel, cottage cheese, baked sweet potato, green beans
• roasted sweet potato chunks, baked chilli beans, cottage cheese
• eggs, spinach, mushroom, roasted butternut squash, maybe with baked beans
• butternut squash, tomato, mushroom, peppers, chickpeas (tagine)
• pizza or calzone with whatever leftovers I've got knocking about (dough in freezer)

miss_try_to_save

hi all nsd number 4 for me roast pork tonight will do some baking tonight for lunches will need bits tomorrow but will try and hold out till Tues will see how it goes as dd2 off of college Monday so only oh and ds to do dd2 and I can have soup and bread for lunch will play it by ear

Ladyluck1

£8.52 in coop today. A few YS bits and few other things to get us through the week
Just updating siggy now!

Aaleigha

I would very much to join this challenge
I joined the board some years ago and have been an avid reader but hardly every posted - as from this month I will be using the board to garner ideas and make as many savings as I can

we had a huge change in our lives recently which is costly - all through no fault of ours but something I feel I should support even if part of me wants to say your problem and tough (cant you tell I am a mother)
we are a family of 2 adults (children left home) and 6 dogs, five of which are rescue and one an indulgence - the dogs have their own budget so the budget I am setting is for all food for two adults and including toiletries and household cleaners

Now I need to admit that I have no idea how much I spend at present - I know that is no way for me to shop - but if I want it I get it as we can afford it - but I want to save for two things this year - a holiday in norfolk as my best friens daughter is having a baby - and my husband wishes to buy me new rings as we will be married 35 years come May and I have never had the sort of rings he wanted to buy me - I had the cheapest available but I loved them anyway. I will be cooking from scratch about from one ready meal a month as a treat (hubbys choice) as we are going to not eat out for a few months

all the money I save on shopping will go towards my time away and will put saved into a separate account.

this month I will be shopping as usual just to see what I do spend in a month
I have done one big shop (all meat house cleaning stuff - loo rolls etc) and one smaller shop totally £145 so far - I would like to set a possible target of £150 for the rest of the month

JustStartingOut

Well today I didn't spend anything on groceries, but OH and I met some friends in town, had lunch and sat in a coffee shop, so spent a few pennies, but we don't see them very often so I've forgiven myself :A :rotfl: