February 2020 Grocery Challenge

Jacs205

A week until payday and I've got more money in the bank than usual!  Will be over what I set for the month but I'm reasonably pleased with how well the meal planning/freezer and cupboard clean outs have been going especially since I had to do a 'bring a dish' thing for work on Tuesday.  I had planned a menu until Friday but can easily do until next Tuesday I think so going in the right direction.  I did buy some freezer stuff from Morries but only because they have a few of the vegan party food things reduced to clear and I can use them up to make dinners with rice/noodles etc added.  Thanks all for the inspiration   

pamsdish

candygirl said:

Talking of beans, I actually like the ALDI ones, though hate LIDL ones .
I love cheesy beans on toast, with HP sauce
Another NSD for me today, got loads in , so no need to move out

I like the Aldi beans too

pamsdish

£8.38 in Aldi, sourdough baguettes, 2 lge battered cod, grated mozarella, eggs, and 2 naughty packs of biscuits.

jasminesaver

Chrystal said:

I really dislike Heinz beans since they changed the recipe and have found that I LOVE Branston ones (and they're cheaper to buy than Heinz) 

I haven't tried Branston beans... I just know that I can't go back to Lidl baked beans as they literally taste of nothing! They were like 25p but it's not worth it! I'm happy with Heinz beans personally   candygirl said:

Talking of beans, I actually like the ALDI ones, though hate LIDL ones .
I love cheesy beans on toast, with HP sauce
Another NSD for me today, got loads in , so no need to move out

I don't have an Aldi near me, if I did then I would give those a go. The Lidl ones have got to be the worst ever!! 

candygirl

SUPERSAVER, I'm veggie, so haven't tried the beans n sausages, but my ex loved them

franby64

Today I spent £6.13 at the local Tesco and Coop. Just basics, bread, milk, eggs, toms, bans and a pizza for DS.
I'm also running out of sweeteners and my local Boots doesn't seem to be selling the Slimmer ones it had, which were the cheapest I'd found. Me and DS aren't quite ready to give them up so I'd be grateful for any suggestions!

FoxFace

Morning everyone!
I've decided to start a little early with joining you lovely people. I don't need to be added to the list for this month as I'll start officially in March, but I have transferred my £80 weekly budget for this week into my second account. I may draw it out in cash as that has helped in the past.  This is for 2 adults and 2 teenage boys. We have lived off less so this is very reasonable for us

Franby do you have a Home Bargains or B&M near you, I think ours sell sweetners and I imagine they might be cheaper than elsewhere

sarahj1986

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€6.42 spent

Needed a few bits for lunch today

€293.58 left

€43.01 spent

This is over the last few days as I buy different things in different places. My challenge to only buy reduced or on offer meat/fish was a success. My husband bought us a tray of chicken and minced beef but apart from that everything else was either on offer or reduced so I’m going to carry this on for February. Today I got a packet of sausages and a whole chicken (a rare find) at 30% off.

€250.57 left

€23.61 spent

yesterday and today. Lidl has baby bel on offer that was too good to refuse and so I spent €6 on those alone 

I am still struggling with this layout and colours

€226.96 left 

€10.23 spent today 

needed more milk, breakfast items and onions. I also picked up monkfish and cod at 30% off

€216.73 left 

€110.63 spent

this over several big shops over the past week. I feel like I’ve been doing well this month. I think the fact my husband hasn’t been going shopping helps and as we had things like nappies and wipes in stock we haven’t needed to buy any 

€106.10 left 

Merlin's_Beard

I haven't really been keeping up with the thread this month (sorry!).  Lots of coughs and colds and dragging myself through the month. 
However, £71.81/£100 so far. Not sure whether I'm done or not, because I'm all over the place - I've bought what my shopping list told me to get but I have no idea what I'm making with it.

supersaver1000

Another tenner spent at Mr S on the way home.  And £5.58 at the Range on some dentals.  £251/£270 total spent so far.  Bit higher than I wanted but I have stuff in the fridge for us.  I'm hoping this last week will be a good one.