May 2022 Grocery Challenge

Suffolk_lass

DH went out for some sort of gasket fixative ahead of taking his motorbike off to a rally(!) and was in Halfords next to Al's so popped in to get me lemons (from which I will make elderflower cordial) and apples (for the fruitbowl). £4.48. Two packs of lemons so I might practice lemon curd (or I might buy it and make cake instead!  )

I'm loving that your signature says how many expensive weeks you are anticipating this year @Soontobeoap

SausageDogSandwich

Morning all, managed a NSD yesterday. Unfortunately money already been spent this morning on biscuits and throat sweets for my eldest as he’s suffering with a cold. £2.70 spent making my total £77.40/150 and 12 days to go. Shouldn’t need to buy anything for a few days, going to try and stretch everything until Thursday again but may need the dreaded top up shop of milk and bread before then   

Have a lovely Sunday.

ancientmum

Spent about £7 since last update on basics such milk, bread, fruit and some toilet cleaner which I mistakenly thought I already had in stock.  I'll need to do a stock up of cleaning stuff next month.  
On a YS roll, after a very lean time, it was mainly bread rolls and a fruit loaf which will give me a week of breakfasts for 29p. 

Ginmonster

Suffolk_lass said:

@Ginmonster when I make it too hot I stir a good dollop of Greek-Style yogurt into the finished hot soup in a cup/bowl (ie don't heat it) and that works really well to let it down a bit (cream works too, as a swirl) - stir it through as you go. Gives it a lovely, slightly tart tang to work against the parsnip too (I am notorious for too-hot butternut soup which is similarly sweeter)

Thanks @Suffolk_lass, that does sound nice but it's less that I made the soup too hot and more that I didn't fancy soup at all because of the weather. I will try it to add a bit of fancyness to the soup though!

I have another spend too confess to as I popped to Mr S to get some of the child's favourite cereal which they have on offer at £1.50 instead of the usual extortionate £2.70 a pack. I picked up 4 packs which should have meant a spend of only £6 but while I was there I also got asparagus, corn on the cob, a jar of garlic & ginger paste, 2 packs of smoked red Leicester which were reduced to £1.75 each as it looks like they're discontinuing them and 4 packs of graze flapjack bars which were also on offer at £1.50. All of it will be used but wasn't actually needed if you know what I mean. So, an extra £20.04 to add to the tally and a word with myself to keep away from the shops until I really need something.

Now at £110.30/£200

Soontobeoap

@Suffolk_lass it's a good job school hols are only 12 weeks as that is when we have our Grandchildren and teacher visitors. Rarely have extra grocery expense outside of school hols! 🤣.

Managed a nsd today by having porridge made with water for breakfast as we only had enough milk for cups of tea. Will have to buy it tomorrow though. 😒

Kicking myself that I didn't buy the bulk box of 10 large fairy liquid in Sainsbury last week! Thought it would be too much to buy at once but having sis covered that it has gone up to £2.50a bottle I now realise that it is 6 bottles free and fairy liquid for about 3 years!!!! 

Vanlady

DawnW, yes, that's a bit how I manage our spends too.
Talking of managing, I wish Mr Van would also manage the ongoing shopping list, as he sprung it on me today that he has now run out of a certain breakfast cereal that HE quite likes occasionally , so we deviated slightly on our walk this morning to pass by the sm, and pooof.....£20.52 vanished on that little top up shop (how I hate them). 
So, after a 10 minute browse,  a few bars of chocolate,  some toiletries and nuts came home with us.....grrrr!.

Total now at £130.18/£200

otb666

405.65/600  I tend to leave my hubby to his own devices as well And he came outta shop with wrong drinking chocolate (DS dont like instant) £3 which will go next to the previous one he bought in error in food cupboard.

MissRikkiC

Well we are over our budget, it’s the 15th and we have 9 days until payday but with a stacked fridge and freezer I actually need to stay away from the shops. 

I’ve been buying ready meals for the freezer albeit YS that usually I wouldn’t touch so I do think that’s accounted for a fair bit and having the organic F&V box (albeit bloody amazing) has meant the costs have been higher. Not to mention the dairy free products too. 

Reverse planning is now required and 9 NSD…. Haven’t had those for a while! 

I’m currently £6.59 over and whilst I do need oat yogurt for my LO and probably milk for myself, if I can just get those I’ll come in just under £10 over which is palatable. 

That’s my challenge now! Oh and getting this baby out ☺️

weenancyinAmerica

When my roommates buy the wrong thing - that none of us will really eat - I donate it to our local food bank. 

Blackcats

MissRickiC - laughing at the contrast between the two challenges of going £10 over your food budget and having your baby -will be interested to hear which one you found easier 🤣