December 2017 Grocery Challenge

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£3.50 spent on a rather yukky vegan 'chestnut roast wrap' from M&S @ Euston Station, but hey, I was starving. Been living out of stores, though a few gaps appearing fridge wise. Need (want) some Vegenaise, salad tomatoes, dairy free cheese, veg, but really still got so much in stores, including huge catering cans of beans, so will maybe do some dips or bean burgers with them. Not going to go mad buying food for xmas like I usually do, as I will be doing my usual working at Crisis 7.30am xmas day then straight to my family after that for xmas dinner. The shops are only closed for one day and I really don't like eating loads for the sake of it. I will buy some decent booze though. #WotAGrumpyLittleElfAmI . Have updated sig.

butterfly2507

Hello! Long time no see :j

We didn't go shopping at all last week so that 0,00 € :eek: :T (thank God for a full freezer and fridge). Yesterday we only spent 16,24 € .. I don't know how much we will spend until the end of the year but we're definitely in our budget.

I personally don't count Christmas present shopping as our monthly budget so we only had two spend days this month (so far). Groceries are all stocked up as well

Merlin's_Beard

Mrs_Cheshire wrote: »

Don't worry too much, Will you drink all the wine this month?

I'll be honest, it's more than likely to last me for the year, except when I buy a really cheap bottle for cooking with... I'm not the biggest drinker in the world!

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Save_Dosh wrote: »

Not going to go mad buying food for xmas like I usually do, as I will be doing my usual working at Crisis 7.30am xmas day then straight to my family after that for xmas dinner. The shops are only closed for one day and I really don't like eating loads for the sake of it. I will buy some decent booze though. Have updated sig.

Yeah, Yeah .... Well, went shopping n bought 20 x flapjacks @ 29p each - I usually buy them in my local coffee shop for over £1 each, saw them in Home Bargains, never been there b4, also bought Tigi bedhead conditioner for £6.99. a lot for a conditioner, but I like it and it's usually £20, 3 x dairy free cheeses (a spready, a blue n my fave caramelized onion), Vegenaise, n I bought some 'Old Rosie Cider', hardly decent 'booze' and it's very strong, but i'm going to be making (have made) mulled cider. So £22.67 spent, plus £4.99 on the cider. Will need to get some more salad bits, advocado, onions etc, tomatoes, but that's more or less it.

PipneyJane

Another visit to Mr T’s. We needed a few things and decided to take advantage of a £6 off if you spend £30+ coupon, buying a 10kg bag of flour for £3.50 in the process. In the end, we spent £38.29 which the coupon brought down to £32.29. For a few items, we bought double what we needed, but they’ll all be used eventually.

Today’s shopping brings our total spend to £138.82/£162.70, leaving £23.88 in the kitty.

Mrs_Cheshire

Merlin's_Beard wrote: »

I'll be honest, it's more than likely to last me for the year, except when I buy a really cheap bottle for cooking with... I'm not the biggest drinker in the world!

In that case, you could have a bulk buy budget to accommodate purchases such as this.

lynnejk

Evening all

Spends today on a few essentials at Li*l = £8.16

I really can't decide which day to go to buy veggies etc for Chrissy. Trying to work out which day is likely to be less busy, though don't want to get stuff too early. What are others thinking ?

Hope you all had a great weekend
Lx

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lynnejk wrote: »

I really can't decide which day to go to buy veggies etc for Chrissy. Trying to work out which day is likely to be less busy, though don't want to get stuff too early. What are others thinking ?

My veggies seem to last forever, and I mean weeks, except broccoli, hate to think what they are sprayed with. I would think the least busy days would be Wed/Thurs. Me, I am going to get some salad/veg bits Friday daytime as I can make do with what I have and want to buy mushrooms, which will be fine , (busy wise), as I buy them from a market stall, not in a shop.

starting_again_in_the_sun

Today I've spent 9.10 € on rice, eggs, bread, cheese and ham, leaving around 10€ left until Friday. I may go over slightly but should more or less be on target .

Also spent 5.50€ on chocolate for stockings, leaving €44.50.

Need2bthrifty

My last spend today of £14.28, I really only went out to get some greaseproof paper and ended getting a turkey crown, some veggies, biscuits and crackers so Christmas lunch is sorted. My month ends on the 20th and I wont be shopping again before then so running totals = £61.43/£70.00