January 2024 Grocery Challenge

thriftwizard

£59.89 spent today, between the market, the butcher & the town fishmonger. That fishmonger is very good, but far more expensive than my usual market one; however he did have some relatively inexpensive fresh haddock, which has gone down very well this evening! I haven't done a supermarket shop, so will probably have to dash in there for a little top-up at some point early next week, but it's just DD2 & I this weekend as OH has gone off to footy, staying with his brother. 

I'm panicking very slightly, we have a little under £70 per "week" left from my target figure for the month, which should be easily achievable as the freezer's packed and there are plenty of leaves, leeks, mooli & parsnips left at the 'lottie - if not underwater, the plot is right at the edge of the flood zone, and the town's new residents are marvelling at the new, temporary "Lake of Dorset" on the floodplain - but DD1 & her BF have booked flights back on 31st, a couple of weeks earlier than advertised, although they've clearly been having a wonderful time. That's just into February's budget, but I'll need to prepare ahead as I'm picking them up. Plus DS3, her twin, has just announced his intention to come home the weekend before, and stay to welcome them home! (Well, the whole family gathered to welcome him home from his year studying in Chile, ten years ago.) So, that'll be lovely, and he's been very much less fussy about food this Christmas than before, but it's still another mouth to feed for the best part of a week. Think I'd better do a proper audit of the freezer!

Paspatur

@thriftwizard can I ask what you consider relatively inexpensive for fresh haddock please
I buy my fish direct from a fish merchant but prices have been rising and I am not sure where they are now on a price comparison
I won't buy fish in a supermarket so would love a comparison with your fish monger

Pennypincin

Just under £3 spent in Morrisons on salmon, broccoli and a bag of reduced carrots for tonight's dinner.

Soontobeoap

@otb666 i didnt know you could freeze trifle! Doesnt the jelly go funny?
Shopping order booked for Wednesday. Desperate not to go shopping much before that although DH is still craving chocolate! Ran out of frozen chips a d cooking oil today so have kept the gammon fat to fry sliced potatoes in instead. Looks like I will be making other sweet delights tomorrow from stuff in the house! 

StickyTheStickInsect

@JingsMyBucket Glad to be back 🙂 Even the thought of Father Dougal cheers me up! 

An Iceland shop today, £82.75, both as our weekly shop and because I needed a few extra bits as friends came for dinner tonight. £28.07 in Savers, toiletries for DH, vitamins and shower gel for the children and some heat defence spray for me.

£172.27/£7,200
(January : Groceries £124.07, School Dinners £48.20)

ancientmum

£2.10 spent on eggs from the market, £25.25 at supermarket, but I used £20 of nectar points as most of the food is for a family get together postponed from New Year due to lurginess.  So £7.35 actually spent this week. 

otb666

@Soontobeoap

Sainsbury's Sticky Toffee Trifle 500g  

it has no jelly in it.   i see its only 1p now so not as money saving as i thought

Angelica123

So far I have spent 28.05 this week. Trying to be more mindful of meal planning. 

Going away next week -which will skew my grocery spending this month. But it's been good to get back in habit. I hate meal planning so in past, big expenditure has been last minute top up shops. I tried Hello Fresh for a bit but it often felt a bit wasteful (packaging wise). And I seemed to accumulate garlic cloves. Ha

NeverendingDMP

Another 16 spent and so I have 42 remaining until Friday. Including a promised McDonald's for passing the latest swimming stage. Should be doable just!

wishus

£12.66 in Alldi. Treated myself to some paw paw thing in a tube. A well done for going to the gym.