December 2007 Grocery Challenge

mikeD

Hi Mooloo. In addition to keeping all your receipts, it is a good idea to enter them into a spread sheet. You can then manipulate the data to see what you are buying and where, and also compare prices if you so wish.

tattycath, notopin.......my solicitor's barrister is consulting his accountant to see the affordability of taking on such young ladies .

MERFE

Right I haven't been able to get to the shops so have had to send oh, he has been twice spent 23 pounds the first time and 11.99 the second, could have probably spent less if I'd gone but we should still be on budget, really do only need to get milk on tuesday about 12 pints to last till christmas eve then we are off to visit family. Have just ordered our mr t shop to come the day after we get back on 29th, so that should be next months really, gonna get a carton of uht milk to so don't have to pop to the shops when we come back and can wait for mr t.

TheDoolallyDilly

My Mr T delivery was yesterday (45 minutes late, due to a van breakdown) and it was more than I expected :mad: I've noticed this a lot lately, I have taken to noting on my shopping list the BOGOFs and special offers, and what date they end, so that I have all the information I need when I phone Tesco to tell them about their error. I have had £5.66 refunded to my account

I realised that the £10 of chocs for Christmas presents come out of a separate Christmas present budget, so our weekly shop came in at £99 and a few pennies - so I am under my set budget :j I think it will be January before I have time to really study my receipts, and possibly put it in Excel, but I am happy to come in under budget.

Nopot - I hope your hand feels a bit less sore soon.

And completely off topic, I found out on Wednesday that I passed the Open University exam I took in October with a distinction :j:j:D Had some wine to celebrate.

Bobbykins

Well done doolallydilly
Congratulations on your results
:T :T :T :T
I think a drinkie or two is very well deserved...............and you should have a couple as well

Cheers (hic)

frankerooney

Oooh I don't like to be ever so slightly over half my budget for the month before we're halfway through! (Think I'm really getting into the GC!) Well I suppose I have stocked right up on nighttime nappies which will last a while, and we'll be sponging meals off relatives quite a few times over the next couple of weeks, so should come in under budget for the month.

I'm doing a Christmas meal for the outlaws on the 22nd but I decided that should come out of the Chrimbo budget, which hasn't actually got much in it as I only started budgeting properly in November so I might write most of it off so that I can start saving for next Christmas from January, rather than spend 6 months paying it off, IYSWIM.

I'm a teensy bit concerned that I've been able to come in under budget for Nov/Dec because I've been using up cupboard stocks but I guess I'll just have to get even more creative with my cooking in the new year.

Thanks for all your posts everyone, they're very encouraging.

rosieben

TheDoolallyDilly wrote: »

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And completely off topic, I found out on Wednesday that I passed the Open University exam I took in October with a distinction :j:j:D Had some wine to celebrate.

Well done!! :T :T :T

atypicalblonde

Hi guys! I have spent another £16.01 this week, taking my total so far to £69.31, just over halfway. One thing I have been quite rubbish at this month is meal planning, so I am off to plan the meals for the rest of the month, then I can do a shop tomorrow accordingly from the list that I will write!

Hope everyone is okay x

egon

And completely off topic, I found out on Wednesday that I passed the Open University exam I took in October with a distinction Had some wine to celebrate.
:T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T

Well done!:j

egon

I had to go to Morrisons yesterday, to buy some sausages for the christmas party. They had some butter bogof, so I bought that too and put it in the freezer. My DH thinks I am mad, buying all these BOGOF's. but it has saved us a lot of money in the long run!
So I spend £3.20.

Reading through the thread about Mr T deliveries, I do agree, it isn't worth doing an online delivery under £50. So therefore I have decided, that from the new year, I will try and do a monthly meal plan. it will hopefully work out to one big Mr T shop monthly and the rest from Lidl and local shops.
See how that goes.

Egon

tattycath

mikeD wrote: »

tattycath, notopin.......my solicitor's barrister is consulting his accountant to see the affordability of taking on such young ladies .

Maybe you should try to get a no win no fee :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: