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October 2022 Grocery Challenge
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Checking in with our total for the month at £188.89 / £200 though I feel I may have missed a receipt so we’ll call it just about on target.8
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I’m declaring at £140.70/£147.60, leaving £6.90 to roll over to November. No additional spends this weekend.
Thank you everyone for your company on the Grocery Challenge.
- Pip"Be the type of woman that when you get out of bed in the morning, the devil says 'Oh crap. She's up.'
It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it - that’s what gets results!
2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge 66 coupons - 25.5 spent.
4 - Thermal Socks from L!dl
4 - 1 pair "combinations" (Merino wool thermal top & leggings)
6 - Ukraine Forever Tartan Ruana wrap
8 - 4 x 100g/450m skeins 3-ply dark green Wool Local yarn
1.5 - sports bra
2 - 100g/220m DK Toft yarn9 -
Hello I’m checking out at £156.05/£150. I was under and was hoping to get some bits for a birthday meal using November’s budget but it just felt like I was leaving things too late and if I’m doing a large meal I like to prep ahead. This included a beef joint for the meat eaters at almost £13 😱😱. I’m very glad OH and I are vegetarian 😂😂
Anyhoo, over budget but not by much and our month included two lovely birthday meals for family and ingredients for two birthday cakes . All things considered I’m quite pleased with that.
See you over on November
PP xOriginal mortgage £112,000 . Final payment due August 2027.
Mortgage neutral achieved August 2020 - 7 years early!!!8 -
Veg box which will be delivered on Saturday evening is now added to our total - now at £171.59/£200 so I should make it through with some money to spare I hope as I just have the one final shop of the month to do at the weekend now.
I do have to do some lateral thinking around tomorrow night's tea though as it was meant to be a chicken stew but I've since realised that I've almost certainly not got enough tatties, and as more will arrive in the veg box, I have no intention of buying more at this stage... Hmmm! I'll have a look and see what other options there might be when I get home this evening.🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her4 -
Do you have instant mash or tinned patties kept in the pantry for emergencies? This would count as an emergency! I keep both in store for times like this. I also use instant mash powder, with lots of herbs in it, to make the coating for Fakeaway KFC!
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LOL - no, nothing like that. There IS stuff in the freezer and larder though. To be honest it might be that when we talk about it MrEH will suggest we just make it takeaway night - I've not got one of those planned in for November yet so it's doable!🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her4 -
you could put a crust on it and make it into a pie or make dumplings to stretch it.EssexHebridean said:Veg box which will be delivered on Saturday evening is now added to our total - now at £171.59/£200 so I should make it through with some money to spare I hope as I just have the one final shop of the month to do at the weekend now.
I do have to do some lateral thinking around tomorrow night's tea though as it was meant to be a chicken stew but I've since realised that I've almost certainly not got enough tatties, and as more will arrive in the veg box, I have no intention of buying more at this stage... Hmmm! I'll have a look and see what other options there might be when I get home this evening.5 -
That was supposed to be tatties! Changed by autocorrect!joedenise said:Do you have instant mash or tinned patties kept in the pantry for emergencies? This would count as an emergency! I keep both in store for times like this. I also use instant mash powder, with lots of herbs in it, to make the coating for Fakeaway KFC!5 -
EssexHebridean said:Veg box which will be delivered on Saturday evening is now added to our total - now at £171.59/£200 so I should make it through with some money to spare I hope as I just have the one final shop of the month to do at the weekend now.
I do have to do some lateral thinking around tomorrow night's tea though as it was meant to be a chicken stew but I've since realised that I've almost certainly not got enough tatties, and as more will arrive in the veg box, I have no intention of buying more at this stage... Hmmm! I'll have a look and see what other options there might be when I get home this evening.
Can you make a scone dough? How about making the stew into a cobbler? Form the dough into a roll 2 inches thick. Slicing 3/4 of the way though, cut it every inch, then form into a circle, fanning the “cobbles” outwards. Place on top of the hot stew, glaze with milk and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden.
If you don’t want to put the oven on, then just cut the scone dough all the way though and dot the “scones” over the stew and call them dumplings.
HTH @EssexHebridean
- Pip"Be the type of woman that when you get out of bed in the morning, the devil says 'Oh crap. She's up.'
It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it - that’s what gets results!
2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge 66 coupons - 25.5 spent.
4 - Thermal Socks from L!dl
4 - 1 pair "combinations" (Merino wool thermal top & leggings)
6 - Ukraine Forever Tartan Ruana wrap
8 - 4 x 100g/450m skeins 3-ply dark green Wool Local yarn
1.5 - sports bra
2 - 100g/220m DK Toft yarn6 -
I'm still here, for another nine days yet, as I change over on the 13th.
My total so far is £72.76.
I will go and update my sig before I forget.GC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 July £76.30/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. One person vegan household with occasional visitors)Forever learning the art of frugality7
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