February 2024 Grocery Challenge

Suffolk_lass

Ainsty said:

Suffolk_lass said:

@Ainsty if your co-op and M&S SF are rubbish for YS, maybe try Too Good To Go App and look at local Morries - they are excellent here for F&V, occasional meat and bread if you ask - the staff near me are always happy to swap - so anything RM I ask if maybe I could have carrots or onions instead. For £3.09 I get roughly 10 items and just adapt my menu to fit what I get. About once every 3 weeks suits me, often coinciding with a few specific bits I need to buy.

@joedenise says the same so not just my store

Sorry, I don't know what SF or RM stand for.

Sorry @Ainsty - M&S SF is Simply Food and RM is ready-made. By the way (BTW), Aldi do TGTG (Too Good to Go) too. I have been known to time my shop to coincide so I can vary my list depending on the bargains in the bag

elsiepac

elsiepac said:

£135.19 across 3 supermarket shops and some Slimming World bars at group (that I can't eat yet because of my tooth lol), plus my bulk spend this month of £111.33 means I've horrifically spent £246.52 already!!!
I've averaged it out and it gives me about £15 a week for the last 3 weeks, plus about £8 for some veggies later this week if my tooth is feeling better. 

Was just going over some receipts and realised in one of my shops I actually had £10.83 of OTC medicine, which comes from a difference budget, so I have a bit more breathing room which is nice, as I do really want (and need) to stay in or near as dammit to budget.

New (correct) remaining amounts:

£64.31 total left in budget (until 28 Feb)

Rough breakdown aim:
Mon 5 Feb - Thu 8 Feb: £4.31
Fri 9 Feb - Thu 15 Feb: £20
Fri 16 Feb - Thu 22 Feb: £20
Fri 23 Feb - Wed 28 Feb: £20

elsiepac

Blackcats said:

@elsiepac - poor you.  Wisdom teeth a can be so painful.  

Aw, thank you, it's not been a fun weekend after the extraction but I'm trying not to feel sorry for myself as I know it's a healing pain!! Pretty sure I have dry socket now too though, so may need another dentist trip today although I'm hoping if so, they won't charge as it's sort of part of the treatment!

JingsMyBucket

Wow this thread is so full already! Thank you for running the thread @elsiepac. Can you please put me down for:

£85 per week x 4 weeks = £340.00 for Feb 1 – 29. 

We've had a couple deliveries over the weekend. £26.40 for a fruit and veg box along with 2 dozen local eggs. £91.04 for a Tesco delivery that restocked us on meat and some freezer foods. 

£117.44 / £340.00 spent. £222.56 remaining. 

Our fridge is stacked with food right now so we won't really need anything until likely Friday. That will just be milk and butter I think. Good luck everyone and have a good week!

Crazycatlady2

£138 spent and will prob need a few fresh bits tomorrow 

This might be a silly question but I can put tinned pineapple in cake cases with sponge mix on top and just cook like normal cake right? Got a tin in cupboard I'm trying to clear out ready for kitchen refit 

keggie

Small shop today for things I couldn’t get at Aldi at the weekend.

£104/240 so £136 left 

C_J

Crazycatlady2 said:

This might be a silly question but I can put tinned pineapple in cake cases with sponge mix on top and just cook like normal cake right? Got a tin in cupboard I'm trying to clear out ready for kitchen refit 

Yes!  Pineapple upside down cake!

Blackcats

@Crazycatlady2 I was going to say pineapple upside down cake too like @C-J.  I think the cake batter is slightly thicker/heavier than for a Victoria sponge type cake.  Actually I've just realised I've got a tin of pineapple too - no idea when/why I bought it and I've got glacé cherries so that's our weekend pudding sorted.

SausageDogSandwich

£36.40/350 already. Needed a few things so went to Aldi, stocked up on crisps for kids as they’re cheaper there but everything else seemed more expensive than tes/sains and got a couple of meals worth of stuff, fruit, bread and milk. Will need some more salad later in the week for packed lunches but nothing else til the big shop Sunday. Take care x

Finstickle

A bit late joining the thread, please put me down for £500 please @elsiepac

This is to cover until the end of the month fully as not not working atm so no payday to aim for :-)