January 2017 Grocery Challenge. NEW BEGINNINGS!

Doom_and_Gloom

Doom_and_Gloom wrote: »

OH needed a couple of items. £1.94 to add.
£49.91/£155.
£105.09 left.

Gah haven't been here since the 8th! However still been keeping an eye on what we spend. All food has been paid for by cash so although I don't have all the receipts I know we have £17.29 left for the month. Meaning that since I last posted the above we've spent another £87.80.

£137.71/£155
£17.29 left.

oceanspirit

Ordered a few extras on the vegbox this week so am going to be over for the month with one more vegbox due plus the sm delivery which is a £40 minimum. Oops! £23.70 added to sig.

Lauralozzle

Tiny spend today £3.10 for ladies essentials

Now at £266.14/£300

Franalamadingdong

Lauralozzle, tesco own brand does very good ladies essentials btw.

No spends from us, but will be picking up milk tomorrow.

Sue14

Another spend of £5.70 in Mr T's, will need to do another shop sometime in the week as I've run out of a few bits, but hopefully won't need much.

lynnejk

Evening folks

Spends today of £18.16 in Al*i but how did I forget carrots :eek: Oh well, might try to get some through the week.

Hope you all have a money-saving Monday
Lx

sitesafe

Hello everyone - it's been great seeing how people are doing.

I'm still at the same spot I was when I posted the other day, no spends since then I'm pleased to say but much of that I have my boss to thank as he went on holiday for the week an so gave me bacon, eggs and tomatoes from his fridge that would have gone out of date otherwise.

I have run out of bread so will have to shop soon - although I don't eat a lot of bread it's one of those things I think I should have in the house but to be honest it's probably habitual.

Today I was a bit depressed thinking what to make for tea - please not more lentil/chick pea or tomato based dishes I thought - then I remembered about the rest of the bacon I had and thought about what I could do with it. Ended up making carbonara - made a home made bechamel sauce using the all in one method and added to it bacon I'd just fried and wholewheat spaghetti I'd just cooked, it was lovely and didn't take long. I would never have thought about making this for myself in the past but doing the GC has really made me think what I have in the store cupboards and to be more resourceful.

Another thing I might have mentioned is porridge - I used to buy the OSSimple sachets where you add milk and microwave. I don't have a microwave here. Anyway I bought 500 g of SBs porridge oats for 80p and if I use 2 5grammes per portion (it's 23 grammes in the sachets) that gives me 20 bowls of oats for 4 p each plus of course milk extra. It's just the hassle of cooking on an electric cooker instead of a microwave that's the inconvenience but the porridge tastes the same and whether, by the time you've switched on the cooker just to heat up a bowl of porridge through, it ends up costing the same as the sachet/microwave method due to the cost of the fuel, remains to be seen....but it's the only option i have for cooking at the moment....

So, I have to buy fruit, veg, bread and maybe some fish or meat if I can find some ys to use on the day. SM is 11 miles away so I can't go often but I do have to go this week as I bought some clothes online (paid for) and I need to collect from the store.

Remainder to do this week's shopping with is;
GC Jan - £110.71/£130 = £19.29 for next 9 days!!

[Deleted User]

Just £27.76 left in my food purse for January and very pleased so far with the amount of cash I have not spent.Due mainly to eating from the freezer and existing stocks,plus some gorgeous left over bits from my DD

t14cy_t

morning all, spends of £12 in morrisons yesterday, mainly ys fish! and a few basics for the week ahead. £42 left in budget for this month!! off to aldis for first time ever today to check it out!! xx

elsiepac

Hi all

Just a quick update from me - had my little get together at the weekend and I think I managed to keep food spends for it down to about £15 but I need to go through receipts tonight if time or maybe tomorrow if I run out (it's the day for Weekly Home Blessing for those of you who know FlyLady! plus I have to make soup for dinner and put lunch together for tomorrow, AND my friend is popping round which will be a couple of hours!) - I'll put a picture up of the spread I did later when I can post properly. Massive bonus is that I have tons left over, especially houmous/dip things, so it's wraps for lunches this week with salad plus houmousy things.Today's and tomorrow also have cut up leftover olives for that extra special treat!

My GC finishes Wednesday as paid Thursday. It's been a very long month!