March 2015 Grocery Challenge

Penny-Pincher!!

Mine runs from the 4th March for 4 weeks and our budget is £180 for the 3 of us for 4 weeks including diesel.

lynnejk

Hiya everyone and a warm welcome to the new peoples :hello:


Thank you Zippy, Solstice and Coxy for running this thread and keeping us all in order.


We are on holiday in March from the 9th and back on the 26th. That will mean food for 14 days only so can you please put me down for £90 for March (14/31)


We are in the February challenge until the bitter end on the 28th so I'll be back laters


Hope you all have a super saving Sunday


Lx

skintmum2012

Well I well and truly ballsed up last month however I am sure I did better then I normally would so that's a start. This month will run to the 24th and I am giving myself a slightly higher budget this month of 300 as I think I tried cutting back to much to quickly last month. I have £45 of meat coming which is

Skinless Chicken Breasts - 2.5 kg
3 x Irish Grass Fed Beef Mince - 400g
2 x Lean Diced British Beef-0.4 kg
2 x Beef Burgers (4 x 4oz)-0.45 kg
2 x 2 x 6oz Great British Hache Steaks
1 x Jacket Potatoes - 1kg
1 x Carrots - 1kg
1 x White Onions - 1k

Going to try to find out how to make the bbq chicken chease and bacon thing they do in pubs I love that.
I have been thinking with vegetables do the frozen work as well? So instead of buying a punnet of mushrooms would buying them frozen be cheaper for things like stew?
Also how does everyone separate out budgets? I was keeping mine in the main account and taking it out each week I am wondering if it might be better to take out a lump sum.

Good luck everyone.

NewB

So glad to have found this thread... Am embarrassed to admit how much we've been spending as a family on groceries each month compared to how little you guys are managing to live on!

We usually spend about £600, it's a ridiculous waste. So, for my first month starting in March, I'll aim to reduce down to £450 by meal planning, shopping a bit smarter, wasting less - and hopefully I'll be able to reduce that more in the next few months. Got a week or so to read to advise here and get my meal plan written up

cheerfulness4

Could you put me down for £123 for March please?

Islandmaid

Hi all,

Another one here heading for a miserly March, spent wayyyy over in Feb due to no kitchen

Aiming for £250 for March as is 5 week month with DH,s birthday at the end if it

Good luck all x

superrhinos

I'm back for another month. I found last month very helpful keeping me on track. I was going to opt for £50 again as I still have plenty in the freezer to keep us going. However, this is a five week month for me and also me and my son have a week off so he will be eating at home instead of having four days at nursery.

My month already started on the 16th and my signature is updated. Whilst it is a significant part of this month's budget I needed to do a stocking up shop plus I had people round for lunch this afternoon. On the plus side this has meant I have 1/3 of a roast chicken to use up this week.

candygirl

Can I rejoin for March please, with a target of £150, to ease my way back in

skintmum2012

Yay I had an nsd today mainly due to not wanting to go out in my fluffy pjs but still it counts

wannalot

Hello, can I join in this challenge this month please? My month will run from FEB 26th until march 25th.

After the death of my mum at the beginning of this year, I am living alone for the first time and need to pay the bills on my own income alone. I have been slightly numb since mum passed, but I really need to get my act together and try to get on with things.

I've been really interested and impressed by the people on February's thread, and I could really do with cutting down on unnecessary spending myself. It's becoming an urgent necessity!

I'm not much of a cook, so will be trying to improve that, and I have a freezer full of food to run down.

I've set myself a budget of £170for February, including takeaways and toiletries, but excluding any restaurant meals and coffees. I hope to reduce that budget in the next few months, but I'm trying to ease in gently!