January 2024 Grocery Challenge

karenccs67

£300 for January 

hi, I’m new to this thread, we are a family of 3 adults.  I work for a supermarket so I do make use of my staff discount but I do shop around and love Aldi in particular.  We didn’t need much for w/c 01.01.24 and have spent £21/£300.

Soontobeoap

Sorted out my baking cupboard and found 3 tins custard powder, 3 opened pkts pasta and 5 tubs of gravy granules! I thought I had stopped over buying and kept closer tabs on things! Obviously not!!! Nothing out of date though as I last cleared it in June. Also lots of random baking bits so next job is to make as many cakes, biscuits etc for DH's sweet treats before he feels the need to head off to the shops! 

PipneyJane

charlies_tribe said:

Thank you CMD79.
Dh and the boys are huge meat eaters and there can't be any spare/leftovers. If we double a meal as it makes 4 and ill double to make 8 they will just Pile it on instead of portions being left for another meal/to freeze.
A 750g mince does us one meal! And DD2 doesn't even eat our meals as she has ASD/ARFID and eats the same meal (waffles, breaded chicken and Yorkshire puddings, luckily all shops own brand as branded have too much flavour) every evening so only 5 of us most days. 
I have warned them portion sizes are reducing next week when the budget starts.

My DH is similar.  The only trick I have ever learned is to dish up the leftovers at the same time as I’m dishing up the main meal, put it into a sealable container, put the lid on and tell him “Hands Off”.  

(Normally, we have leftovers for lunches the next day,  He knows that, if he eats seconds, then he doesn’t get lunch.)

- Pip

Couldsavemore

Hi,
Could I join please. 

£300 for the month

that's for 1 adult, 1 teenage boy, 1 spaniel and 2 cats. But does not include his dinner money.

Am hoping to spend less each month as I get better at budgeting

mrs_motivated

First shop from the 2024 budget,  spent a total of £87 / £400.   Quite pleased, although Mr M bought the beer and wine for tomorrow.

CMD79

basketcase said:

Could you either make or get a bottle of a Chinese lemon sauce and have lemon chicken with steamed rice?

Oooh! Yeah, didn't think of that one either! Might be nice.... I'll report back in a couple of weeks time

Thanks for suggestion!

boultdj

1st shop of the month comes in at £45.36/£200 so £154.64 left.

weenancyinAmerica

During World War II Heinz published their recipes for ketchup and soup in magazines for everyone to use. Might be fairly easy to find and make your own.

basketcase

First grocery shop £24.58/£220, so £195.42 left.

London_1

I am away from home until 2nd January 2024 and when I get back I will still be eating as much as possible from the freezer and cupboards. I am hoping to move house in 2024 so the more I use up what I already have indoors the less I have to pack. So my budget for January will be a minimal £60.00. This should be achievable as I made around 16 odd ready meals from batch cooking before Christmas and I have 6 main meal out during January do have at most 8 main meals to cobble together/ buy ingredients for. Apart from fresh fruit and veg I think I should actually (hopefully ) have some cash left over at the end of January Basically the less I buy the better as it will make me use up what I've already got in stock onwards and upwards chums and hopefully less overstocked cupboards and freezer so I can defrost it JackieO xx