February 2016 Grocery Challenge

candygirl

Spent £25 in Aldi today, on dog food, cheeses, fruitn veg etc.Had a lucky escape too, as left my card on the machine, n the cashier ran out to give it back to me

Coxy11

Hi everyone,

Budgets updated to here

Welcome/welcome back to:
kittenkirst, happilymarried2013 and Frugalwannabe

Going okay here. Small shops today in Sainsbobs and !celand - total of £9.06. A1di gammon steaks with SW chips, brocolli and carrots for tea tonight. Tomorrow will be shepherds pie using lamb mince from DR - yummy.

Stay safe and well peeps,
Coxy

Need2bthrifty

JackieO wrote: »

I keep a few tins of potato's in my store cupboard for a 'just in case' scenario But I do find they keep quite well if taken out of the tin and put in a covered bowl in the fridge. I live alone so often a tin is too much just for me for one day, left overs go nice in soup,stews or even cubed into HM curries

But then if I open a tin of beans I will only eat half and the other half goes in the fridge in a plastic lidded take-away box and keeps pretty well as well

Thanks Jackie, I haven't tried tinned potatoes before but that's a good idea for the leftovers.

Like you I can only stand half a tin of baked beans at a time the rest usually gets frozen.

lynnejk

Afternoon all

Still blowing a hooley here atm. NSD no 2 :j

We are having salmon fillets, steamed asparagus and green beans, potato cakes (lo mash) and hollandaise sauce.

Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday
Lx

Katsmum2

Hi,
Spent £18.89 today. £12.84 at pharmacy. Just interested whether people include pills and remedies in groceries or budget under 'other'. Have some regular stuff we have to have.
Keep warm and safe.
X

candygirl

Katsmum2 wrote: »

Hi,
Spent £18.89 today. £12.84 at pharmacy. Just interested whether people include pills and remedies in groceries or budget under 'other'. Have some regular stuff we have to have.
Keep warm and safe.
X

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pajama

patentgirl wrote: »

£1.88 to come off total not necessary food spends 2 birthday cards maybe I should have separate budget for cards etc what does everyone else do please?

Hi Patentgirl. I have a Birthday Budget which I buy all presents and cards out of.

t14cy_t

spent £2.56 on mr t fresh fish counter, YS of course, should have been £19.98!!! yay. alas no YS pies as hoped!! theres always another week though! thats the joys of YS shopping, you never know what you might get!!xx

lollyfin

Hi all hoping I can join you
My budget for this month 29 Jan-29 Feb is £350 for all food, cleaning stuff and toiletries
This is for 5 adults and 4-5 days a week another adult +toddler
Since I have a smaller than normal budget for the next couple of months everything is hm and stretched as much as I can.
So far I have spent 86.90 and am not planning to go to the shops again till Friday

rising_from_the_ashes

Katsmum2 wrote: »

Hi,
Spent £18.89 today. £12.84 at pharmacy. Just interested whether people include pills and remedies in groceries or budget under 'other'. Have some regular stuff we have to have.
Keep warm and safe.
X

I think this may be one of the reasons my spending has been looking ridiculous for a while - I used to separate these out into an 'other' budget and would take stuff like painkillers / the odd bit of pet food etc (most is bought separately online but treats do get bought at the SM) but have been quite lax about this recently

Must try to remember to take these off!


No spends to add so far - determined to have a low spend month!!