February 2015 Grocery Challenge

Airthrey

Just been adding up my receipts and updating my signature and now have just under £40 for the next 2 weeks. I may manage it as the freezer and fridge are full, but I'm going to have to be a lot more careful and resist the temptation to add to stores. I've had 6 NSDs so far this month but I seem to react to being good for a couple of days by going out and spending more.:o

I have managed to use up quite a few money-off coupons, so I'm pleased about that, but my shops were at T*sco/W8rose/Mr M and I wonder if I'd have saved by just getting everything from Ald*.

scotmumof3

£20.44 spend for me today at Tesc*.

Aaleigha

Went to A$da and spent 20.15 which is for two of us for next week
all was fresh veg or frozen veg and fruit - we are going to try frozen sprouts cauli and broc if the texture and taste is fine this will save a fortune in wasted veg and trips to get more

2 x £2 coins in the change to go into saving

Caterina

£11 of bits and pieces, including some for tomorrow's packed lunch during our trip up North.

But tonight for a number of reasons we needed to go out to eat, and spent around £42, so this is going to impact quite dramatically on the GC budget. From tomorrow we will go away for 4 days (separate budget) so won't count the outings etc, but this month already looks towards an overspend, unless I am very VERY careful on my return.

£20 to be given to DS as well for any extra food he needs, so counting that too, it adds up to take my total to £170, scary.

JustStartingOut

small spend of 1.98 today

BrassicWoman

£4.47 in sainsbobs; £3 on rice milk that'll do me til the end of the month (I am going to try making my own one day, but today is not that day!) and £1.47 on YS
- mozerrella
- noodles
- casserole veg
- fresh pineapple

I'm very bad at prepping veg so if I can get pre prepped YS I do; and there always seems to be loads. I am not sure people really like veg! Anyway, I'm going to make a veg and lentil casserole with a pack of v8 juice that needs used up as a base. Sure I have some barley somewhere that'll go with.

Not sure about the noodles yet. I think I have stir fry veg *somewhere* under all the YS bagels and nut roasts... I really need to run that freezer down, I cannot find a thing! Might have to do a quick cheesey pasta, at least I know where the cheese is, and can add some sweetcorn for health..!

zafiro1984

£46.04 spent, on vegetables, going out tomorrow so needed things for lunch also I have someone coming for lunch next week - so covered that as well, plus a few things for the store cupboard on special offer.
After watching a programme last night I realised it was cheaper to use frozen fruit than to buy all the berries fresh so bought a couple of pks of basic berries. Hopefully I wont need much until the end of the month. At least I didn't spend on any impulse buys just what was on the list - so pleased about that.

lynnejk

BrassicWoman wrote: »

I'm very bad at prepping veg so if I can get pre prepped YS I do; and there always seems to be loads. I am not sure people really like veg! .

I love my veggies (and fruit and cheese and nice bread and fish....)


Managed another NSD today so looking ok atm as middle of month tomorrow and think I'll just make it to Sunday fingers xd


Hope you all have a super saver Saturday


Lx

Happygreen

It's been a great month so far, no big shop needed yet. Next day I'll hit the shops will be Tuesday so all NSDs 'til then. :j

bmma

Hi Friday's spends = £2.25p
Today's spends = £3.00p
total spends todate = £25.59p x