March 2018 Grocery Challenge

Mrs_Cheshire

Had my first spend of the month today, stocking up the cupboards, fridge and fruit bowl spent £77.32 in Aldi, managed to get most of what I wanted, although they didn't have any milk (due to weather and deliveries running behind) and I also missed a couple of other items so will have to get them over the weekend if the weather brightens up. I'll probably get hubby to get milk and toilet roll tomorrow on his way home from work then I don't have to go far at all.
Hoping things have improved by Monday as I really want to get my meal plan sorted early in the month by bulk buying my meat, although I do have a lot left from Feb, so there isn't as much of a rush.

I'm looking for a couple of sw friendly main meals for later in the month if anyone has got any favourites to share.

Doom_and_Gloom

OH went shopping for us.
Me - mushrooms, tomato, onions and cucumber.
OH - chicken and bacon tortellini, butter, giraffe rolls, 2 Ben and Jerry ice cream (one phish food and one cookie dough).

Me - £2.41/£77.50. £75.09 left.
OH - £8.87/£77.50. £68.63 left.
Total - £11.28/£155. £143.72 left.

TheOhGodOfHangovers

Unintended NSD today due to being snowed in (I suppose that’s the upside!). It’s absolutely wild here and village is cut off by road and wind almost lifted me off my feet when I went out on foot to check on MIL. (And believe me I take some lifting! )

Hope everyone is keeping safe and warm.

PennyGrabber

Hi all,

First day of the month and it's a nsd. Can't imagine why!! Work was closed early, so I've been chilling at home - no way I want to go out in this... I did make my oh go out though, as I had a leak coming through my kitchen ceiling so he came over to fix it. Bless him!

GC-wise, I've just been nibbling today. Been quite sad as it's dd's 13th birthday today but she's at her dad's. I only saw her for an hour this morning, and won't see her until Sunday. So, had random stuff for 'dinner', no cooking, but stuff from fridge, crisps, chocolate etc. I'll make an effort to cook tomorrow.

Off to finish the March meal plan. Not too much to get for the meal plan so far, as there's so much here needing using.

PG x

MadamMim2013

Being snowed in should have made it a NSD... Err..:oNope!
Discovered Ocado, spent ages moseying around the site, comparing discounts and offerers.. Filled up basket to the tune of £63 ish and once I'd tinkered about adding and removing items I checked out using a code found on the front page..
Gained free delivery and 30% off.. Reducing shop to £47..ish
So so pleased as got some great offers:T
It's being delivered Thursday (I'm optimistic that the not so pleasant white stuff will have pushed off by then!)
Some time well spent me thinks
Will add to total when I know final amount!

caronc

First March shop today £26 but did include Easter Eggs as they were on SO. Total for March so far £26/£150

riotlady

Can I join for £120 please? Not including bits and pieces that DP picks up.
Have already spent £13 so down to £107 left.

Merlin's_Beard

Bought lunch yesterday because the sandwich being delivered to me sounded better than me going to the shops.

Walked to A$da today, which means that my shopping reached a whopping £39.56... they don't have a lot of the own brand stuff I'd normally buy, because they're smaller, so I had to go branded and do a few inventive swaps. And I had to do a full shop, because by the time the Beast From The East has huffed and puffed its way out of here, I'll be in the middle of a long stint with no day off.

(Beast From The East is currently trying to blow my house down, but thankfully it's made of brick... the ventilation fan in the bathroom has got an accidental good clean though because it's blowing right into it.)

Currently on £42.16/£100 :eek:

try_harder

Can i join in please for March £242.85 .Thank you

kkffoo

Spent 5p short of £50 this week.
Hubby was planning to take a cake to his parents' house, visit was cancelled due to weather, so I added it to our grocery budget and we ate it