November 2016 Grocery Challenge

ab_saver

Milk crisis and wanting to get back on the NSD wagon tomorrow meant a spend of £1.99 today
New total :£63.97/75

Doing a good job of working through freezer stocks out of necessity (top drawer won't fit back in - needs defrosting) - cupboards and fridge still pretty full though!

FurryBeastOz

NSD again today. Guests tomorrow all catered for with no shopping. Yay.

Should really get some flowers to brighten the house tomorrow, but you can always guarantee if you do that they will bring flowers themselves. Hmmm. Decisions decisions.

t14cy_t

nsd yesterday, yippee!! xx

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ab_saver wrote: »

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<<working through freezer stocks out of necessity (top drawer won't fit back in - needs defrosting)>>!

I have two new drawers for my freezer, and they are still in their wrapping paper in my spare room, as my freezer is far too full to defrost.
But the top drawer one I took the old drawer out and just put the frozen stuff back in without the drawer as it was so difficult to pull the blooming thing in and out so my freezer is now two drawers and a top shelf :) I am slowly working my way through it though.

Back in the 1960s my fridge had a top frozen shelf that held a packet of fish fingers and at a squeeze a packet of peas :rotfl: No freezers around in those days just a fridge with a tiny box at the top with a drop down lid.Great finding stuff that had been forgotten in there though :D

Caterina

Planning a NSD apart from church donation, which I never count as "spend", now I just got to hope that DH plays ball and does not visit his favourite DIY haunt!

ab_saver

JackieO wrote: »

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But the top drawer one I took the old drawer out and just put the frozen stuff back in without the drawer as it was so difficult to pull the blooming thing in and out so my freezer is now two drawers and a top shelf :) I am slowly working my way through it though.

That is exactly my current situation - and I regret to say has been for a little while. The eureka moment came when the things at the back of the top shelf were in danger of becoming encased in ice and part of the fabric of the freezer!

GC related - I'm hoping for no further spends in the 8 days to payday - and will be back in with a budget of £75 again next month.

thriftwizard

£6.50 spent at the market today, on satsumas, parsnips, carrots, sweet potatoes, pomegranites and a sweetheart cabbage. Now to tighten belts and manage with what we have until Friday!

Baileys_Babe

Baileys_Babe wrote: »

End of week 2, this week we have spent less than £25 :j We needed milk, fruit and risotto rice (discovered mid way through making dinner and didn't have anything suitable to substitute) and picked a few YS bargains. We have started meal planning for the next 7 days but need to finish that tomorrow. Tomorrow I want to go through the freezer and see what we have in there, we often put leftovers in from HM meals so that may cover a few meals this month.
Spends to date:
Grocery budget £111.78/280 remaining £168.22
Wholesaler budget £71.61

End of week 3 £78.11 spent this week, still on track to keep under the budget for the month. We have meal planned for the next 7 days I now need to sort out a shopping list and stick to it when shopping.
I needed to contact Tesco's customer service this week as the double cream I bought just would not whip :mad: they are going to send me a £5 gift card which will pay be included in next months GC budget.

Spends to date:
Grocery budget £189.89/280 remaining £90.11
Wholesaler budget £0/71.61remaining £71.61

Caterina

Not a NSD after all, as I did most of the shopping for church soup lunch for next Wednesday, my turn again as I won't be doing any during December.

£4.48 spent on personal groceries and £10.83 for the church lunch. I will add my own stash of dried split peas for soup, but really it is not bad a full meal that serves 12-15 people, with soup, cheese, fruit, buttered bread, tea and coffee. Ok I still need to get bread which will add a couple of quid to the lot. There is always a lot of leftovers (never of soup, mind you! We all love our soup!), which we share. I let the bread and cheese go to others because I don't eat either but tend to take back the leftover fruit, and the leftover milk and spread stay in the fridge for other groups' use.

£6 for a bottle of wine to take to our Vicar's discussion group tonight, not a grocery budget expense so it will go down as "entertainment", for want of a better word. He and his wife always provide lovely snacks and most of the time wine for all as well so it feels right to contribute once in a while.

Have a good evening, all.

Franalamadingdong

NSD for me today and I am aiming for it to stay that way until Wednesday having just seen the weather report!

Re freezer chat, I am aiming to run mine down so I can defrost it, although it doesn't seem so bad after hearing all that! Once defrosted I'll be able to pull the fridge freezer out and dust the pipes behind. This should make it run more efficiently and so cheaper took out sausages today, finished the sprouts and used more of the spinach yesterday. It's getting there. I stupidly topped it up after emptying 1.5 shelves!