August 2015 Grocery Challenge

WantToBeSE

My challenge starts tomorrow, so i am going to do an online shop tonight with Sainsburys

We are off to the cinema this evening to see the new Fantastic Four. I will be buying some snacks, but that comes out of the entertainment budget.

poohbear59

kb_soma wrote: »

Is there anything you can't hide oats in??!

I can't think of anything. My 26 year old son caught me putting oats into a dinner recently. He was horrified and wouldn't eat it. He has had oats hidden in food since he could eat solid food

*snow*white*

Hello everyone,

So far this month we did a shop last Sunday and I spent £4 on M&S ys items on Tues. Ds is away this wk so food lasting and not as many snack items needed ha!

Need to defrost freezer so me & dh have been eating food out of there but am getting so good to freezing left overs that everytime I defrost something for tea at least 1 freezer bag or plastic tub goes back in. Hoping to defrost over wknd then so a shop on Sun.

Am also finding it quite liberating that I know longer feel that the cupboards have to have massive supplies in all the time, we are getting by very nicely on less supplies.

The rice advice is very helpful as we have stopped buying the micro bags, it does seem to end up bit mushy but luckily we are not a fussy lot

joedenise

Another shop this morning and spent just over £19 in Mr Ts and about £7.50ish in Icel*nd; bringing total spend to date of £64.07/£250. Have updated signature with these spends but need to add another NSD for yesterday on. Will go back at do that now.

Denise

Skint_Catt

£29.95 in Sainsbugs on mainly bits for my DD & fresh veg.
£220.05 left for August
C xx

Petula

£59 spent today for a weekly shop from MrT, hopefully there won't be many more of those as I try and do "little and more often" to cut down on waste though we don't have too much. Still, it's been paid for and any is too much

Islandmaid

Another NSD today, but will need to restock some basics tomorrow, milk, eggs, spuds and salad.

Finishing a complete refurb of DS,s bedroom this week, it was very poorly insulated and very cold in winter, so OH has studded and insulated the 2 external walls and the ceiling (flat roof), we,ve decided to buy him a double bed as at 17 he,s over 6ft and looks like he,s sleeping in a dolly bed at present going for 'gas lift' for extra storage, luckily, I,ve been saving for a PVR, so have some money tucked away, the recorded programmes will just have to wait a while longer.....

cw18

A couple of small spends today - takes budget to £24.90 / £50.62

lynnejk

Hiya everyone :hello:


Spent £5.10 today with Mr T.


We had chicken curry from the freezer for dinner.


Hope you all have a fabulous Friday
Lx

kb_soma

Popped to local c0op at just the right time today, saved over £6 worth on fruit and veg for £2.52. 2 broccoli, reduced to 12p, 2 aubergines reduced to 20p,corn on the cob reduced to 49p and a bag of pears reduced to 39p... No reduced bananas today unfortunately!