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October 2021 Grocery Challenge
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Goldfinches I LOVE AAM and their readership. I once had a temp job that really didn’t take 8 hours a day and wasted soooo many hours reading it.Nearly half way through the grocery week and going well here. I prepped loads of food on Sunday and that’s made it easier to stay on track. Kidney beans seem to be my ingredient of choice at the moment - chillis, veggie meatballs, homemade veggie burgers. They’re very versatile, nutritious and very cheap.5
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Goldfinches - I'm doing a fridge clear out tomorrow as well, Wednesday is the start of my week, so I always go through the fridge, freezer and cupboards to see what needs to go first. I know I have a portion of soup in there so that's tomorrow's lunch, but will put a lose menu plan together for the next few days and then shop Thursday I think.
No spends today, been busy sitting dgs.£1 a day 2025: £90.00/365 Xmas fund6 -
MandM90 said:Goldfinches I LOVE AAM and their readership. I once had a temp job that really didn’t take 8 hours a day and wasted soooo many hours reading it.Nearly half way through the grocery week and going well here. I prepped loads of food on Sunday and that’s made it easier to stay on track. Kidney beans seem to be my ingredient of choice at the moment - chillis, veggie meatballs, homemade veggie burgers. They’re very versatile, nutritious and very cheap.
If you felt like branching out from kidney beans I noticed this Nigel Slater recipe for tinned black eye and butterbean burgers this morning in the Guardian. Its the second recipe on this page Nigel Slater’s recipes for goat’s cheese and figs, and black-eyed bean burgers | Food | The Guardian. I'm not persuaded that the fresh herbs would hold their own against the garlic and the hot sauce so think I might use dried instead if I make them.7 -
nannygladys said:Goldfinches - I'm doing a fridge clear out tomorrow as well, Wednesday is the start of my week, so I always go through the fridge, freezer and cupboards to see what needs to go first. I know I have a portion of soup in there so that's tomorrow's lunch, but will put a lose menu plan together for the next few days and then shop Thursday I think.
No spends today, been busy sitting dgs."She could squeeze a nickel until the buffalo pooped."
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Doom_and_Gloom said:weenancyinAmerica said:Thank you for your responses to my comment about the cost of phones. We can get free phones in this state if we are on welfare - but only one per household. One of the people I live with has that - and I wouldn't want him to lose it by applying for one myself. My roommates have a plan that is supposed to be very reasonable but it cost $50 each a month (£37 each). Sounds better there.
My monthly SIM only plan is £14.20 a month (was £14 but slight price increase) and has a year left on the 2 year plan I got - 12GB internet (go binge is on my plan so it doesn't eat into my internet usage for certain things such as Netflix), unlimited talk minutes and unlimited texts.
So my overall mobile costs around the £20 mark a month when averaged out. Not bad but could be better. As they've removed go binge from new/upgrade plans when I look into a new SIM plan next year I will likely get a lower internet plan and save money as not working now so mostly use home internet.
Contract phones (handset with SIM) usually have a upfront cost of at least £19 and depend on the phone for monthly costs but seem to start around £21 (for 4GB internet at least) on a 2 year plan!
Mobile/cellphone plans in America do seem to be rather pricey compared to ours though.
No grocery shopping here and likely there will be none before we go away on hold next weekSave £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
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@goldfinches - if you don't want to continue getting those SimplyCook boxes don't forget to go onto your account and cancel. You have to leave it about a week before you can do it. I did exactly what you've done and ordered the £1 trial when it was on Faceache a couple of weeks ago. Full price I think they are very expensive for just a few spices! Much cheaper to buy your own and then mix and match as you want - there are plenty of idea on the internet for various spices.
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Morning all. I just called in an order for our fruit, veg, and egg box to the small provider. I’ll pay for it on Friday when they deliver it so that’ll be in “next week’s budget”. Yesterday was NSD #3 so I’m glad we’re doing well. I’ll head to Tesco tonight I think to get the last few bits for cousin dinner tomorrow. I may just make the soup tonight so it’ll be an easy reheating tomorrow.Breakfast-lunch today will be a fried egg, bacon and cheese sandwich with that YS bread from earlier and some strawberries. That’ll last me until roast chicken dinner tonight.Have a good day all!5
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First shop done, Mr T's and Land of ice, so freezer full, £89 between them.£71.93/ £180.005
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Out for a grocery trip today so spent £12.59 so that's £12.59/£350Liv
Fashion On The Ration 2022 Challenge late starter (last quarter with 22 coupons)
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Only one more spend this week so far - 55p on milk. I'm going into the office tomorrow, but will make a sandwich tonight to take for lunch, and then pick up a pastry in a little supermarket on the way in to have for breakfast. I made root veg soup for dinner tonight (golden beetroot, carrot, red onion and a bit of paprika) and have enough leftover for lunch on Friday. Dinner tomorrow will probably be pasta as there's an open jar of sauce in the fridge.Fashion on the Ration 2025 - 1.5 coupons remaining
July Grocery Challenge £115.57 of £250 spent
Declutter 7 things (net) in 2025. Done, now trying to keep it even (5 over at present).7
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