January 2021 Grocery Challenge

pamsdish

£14.21 in A1d1 hopefully see me through to Feb.

VickyV

Did what was supposed to be a little top up shop in Ald1 but did my usual stock up of staples without really thinking. £30.44 in there. Then went to the butcher to get some of his bulk buy deals 5lb of steak mince and 5lb pork loin steaks so £31.40 in there. I know I could get it cheaper but I like to shop local and the meat is all locally sourced too. Besides it’ll do the 3 of us at least 15 meals - more if I’m careful. With that and the meat and stuff in the freezer, I shouldn’t need meat for 3-4 weeks.

Grocery spends stand at £143.73/£200 for Jan. 9 days to go and hopeful I can come in well under budget without running the stocks too low!

Vicky x

D123456789

@suffolk_lass  that’s a good idea thanks.
 I think it’s the current climate of never being sure of if / when we might have to isolate and therefore think if I’ve run out of something better top up quick. Also though trying to limit shopping trips so every time I shop I buy a lot so I don’t have to go again too soon.

 Before March I went shopping probably at least 4 times a week, we never wasted anything and we hardly had anything in the cupboards or freezer. Now I am trying to go once a week only but it takes more planning, especially now can’t just go out for dinner. It’s just a change I am trying to get used to, but also trying not to overspend! Takes practice!

joedenise

Shopping this morning and spent about £25ish leaving me with just over £36 for next week so hoping I can come in within budget as that will be the last shops of the month.

mumtoomany

Shopping yesterday, bargain time again, at Morrison's, Tesco and farmfoods. Aldi and Lidl both closed due to roads being closed from flooding! Spent total of £49.73. Running total now £162.42/£2750 for the year. Not too bad. 
If anyone is interested farm foods have cheese, mild, mature and extra mature, For £3.99 kg, pineapple have a cakes at 19p pack and golden wonder crisps for £1.99 per box of 32. As well as the normal cheap milk and butter. HTH mumtoomany.

joedenise

I so wish we had a Farmfoods near us but our nearest is about 30 or so miles away!

thriftwizard

Eek - has the thread come un-pinned, somehow? I don't want to lose it, there may be a little more expenditure to record!

D123456789

DH has spent 66.86 I didn’t know about......
So now 204.17 / 160 ooops

this  does include take aways and is still much better than the 400 - 500 monthly of last year. 

joedenise

thriftwizard said:

Eek - has the thread come un-pinned, somehow? I don't want to lose it, there may be a little more expenditure to record!

Add it to bookmarks then you can quite easily find it.  Unusual for it to become unpinned so early though.

Mrs_Cheshire

Morning all, my son's teaching assistant contacted me yesterday to ask if I could make use of some spare lunch parcels. So we've got some extra milk, cheese, yogurts, eggs, bread, fruit, tomatoes, cucumber and tins. Should mean that next week I don't have to buy much at all, as we've got main meal ingredients in the freezer and store cupboard, lunches sorted with this donation and breakfast is cereal from the cupboard or toast.