February 2022 Grocery Challenge

Cocobeans

Hello please can I join for February? I have been reading this forum for a while but think I need to join in to keep me accountable! There are 2 adults, one child and our dog and my budget is £300. I am hoping to get this down to £200 in the summer when we start getting produce from our Allotment! This will cover food, household, dog food and takeaways for the month. My month will run from 27th - 26th as this is my partners payday. 

Budget £300 please

MissRikkiC

Cocobeans said:

Hello please can I join for February? I have been reading this forum for a while but think I need to join in to keep me accountable! There are 2 adults, one child and our dog and my budget is £300. I am hoping to get this down to £200 in the summer when we start getting produce from our Allotment! This will cover food, household, dog food and takeaways for the month. My month will run from 27th - 26th as this is my partners payday. 

Budget £300 please

Your budget is the same as ours and for the same things (mostly) however seeing things such as takwaways included etc id be interested in following your journey

diminua

Hi Elsiepac.

Could you put me down for £200 again in February please.

Thanks. 

Smoosh

Suffolk_lass said:

Smoosh said:

First spends today. Spent a lot but had a few expensive things to buy and hoping it lasts us into next week.

£26.31 in aldi on 6 litres of fizzy drink, 2.75 litres of bleach, 1 litre of juice, 6 pints of milk, deodorant, toothpaste, frozen ready meal, beef short rib, 2 pizzas, 4 Bananas, 1.5kg potatoes, pancetta, pancakes, yoghurt, loaf of bread (YS), 2 pasta cup shots, pack of kitkat style bars, 6 bags of crisps and a pie.

Then another £22.48 in asda on 8 litres of fizzy drink, vegetarian bacon, 4x vegetarian pies/lattices, 2 vegetarian escalopes, potato gratin, sliced smoked cheese, grapes, maple syrup, toothpaste, 12 eggs (YS) and a hot cross bun loaf of bread (YS).

Didn't need all the vegetarian stuff but it was 4 for £6, so we stocked up. 

Meal plan:
1. Veggie sausage casserole with mash
2. Pasta with meatballs for OH, probably just plain tomato and cheese for me
3. Red Thai curry with noodles
4. Pie and mash
5. Pea and ham risotto
6. Veggie sausages for me, beef for OH, with potato gratin
7. Pizza

We're already on £48.79/£200

I was just wondering if you had a treats and entertainment budget - I have put in bold the things I would move to that (since the pandemic ours includes spends for home treats as well as going out)

We don't. I do have a separate takeaway budget. The snack things go in our lunch boxes, so I don't mind including them. I should really give up the fizzy drinks, but it's my one vice!

MissRikkiC

Day 3 of no spends in a row today although the plan was to cook a lot tonight on account of the kitchen being ripped out tomorrow ready for new install starting Monday for the next few weeks so will probably pop to the shops later. I’m so determined not to bust the budget or eat a loaf of rubbish food whilst the kitchen is in progress so need to be smart! Any good ideas welcome

[Deleted User]

Hi joining this, £100 spend /month starting from Feb.
Spent close to £180 this month but definitely a lot I could of shaved off there. Doing meal planning and a big monthly shop being delivered 1st Feb. With additional fresh produce I’ll buy weekly. As long as I do better than than £180 this month I’ll be happy, won’t be too hard on myself. 

NeverendingDMP

Here to try again
 My month is 26th to 26th.

Can I have a budget of 433 please for the month.

esjw

Please count me in again, on £475 for February.

It'll be for 4 adults (1 lactose free) and 3 children, to include food, school dinners, toiletries, cleaning and any OTC medicine.

Suffolk_lass

Sorry to hear about your daughter's dietary uncertainties (on Jan thread) @esjw - we took our son to a homeopath after the GP prescribed steroid and hydrocortisone creams for him as a five year old. In his case it was artificial additives such as sweeteners and colours that were the main culprits. As well as making him hurt they made him angry and violent as a by-product. I have been an avid label reader for close to 25 years now, and he hasn't lived at home since he was 20 (9 years ago) but I just avoid them wherever I can. I make my own cordials and jams and jelly, and avoid low sugar anything unless it is actually lower sweetness rather than substitutes. I do buy toothpaste (contains saccharine and some contain aspartame) but that gets spat rather than swallowed.

DanielleNic87

Back in for back on for February. 

Could I be put down for £250 please? 

Still going to try and work my way through the freezers and cupboards!