February 2024 Grocery Challenge

SausageDogSandwich

Forgotten where I’ve got to on here but I’m now at £232.01/350 
I do have some money to take back off this as I’m having some refunded but will sort this when it’s done. Will need a couple of things for the shop other than that will use up what we have and try and get a big shop on Thursday but I’m severely lacking motivation with everything going on. 

PipneyJane

Good afternoon All

How is everyone?  Hope it isn’t bitterly cold where you are.  (The wind here is strong and icy, cutting through clothing like it wasn’t there. On our afternoon walk today, I had to wear my heaviest coat.) 

I have two shops to report, both in L!dl, both inspired by my desire, yesterday, to have a pie for dinner and DH’s desire to make it possible.  Yesterday, DH spent £5.65 on a quiche, YS dauphinoise potatoes and 1L of lactose-free milk.  (They didn’t have any pies.). This morning, after accompanying me to the hospital for blood tests, he went back to L!dl to collect his free L!dl-plus reward - a chocolate chip cookie - spotted that they now had pies and spent £5.85 on a Steak Pie, YS mashed potato and a packet of seeded wraps.  (The wraps were on the shopping list.)

Also to be deducted is the £4.20 change we received in £2 coins and 5p pieces, which have gone into their respective money boxes.  

The above brings our total spend for February to £159.20/£165 leaving £5.80 for the rest of the month.

- Pip

Balancinglife

£80 spent last week. 
Was under budget for the month (new month from 25th) for the first time. This thread helped ☺️ thank you 

Ended on

£360/£425

lovemula21

I went shopping today, I spent the rest of the balance on my totem (Pluxee) card bar a few pence. Today’s spend was £83.97. 

In total I have spent £519.45/£500 so I’m over budget again but again, it’s still better than it was. I will keep trying to get it under £500 for the 5 of us. 

We shouldn’t need anything else from the shops this week so this is my final update for February. 

I hope everyone here is happy with how their month has gone. See you on the March thread. 

LadyWithAPlan

SPENDING Grocery £4.60 + £1.65 crisps  so Feb  Groceries   £135.46 + bulk £26.59 + crisps £11.02
I popped to the shop Tes which I walked back from my non existent college class.- teacher was ill and they didnt tell us.

£1.65 crisp (plus YS bombay potatoes, DF yogurt and some sparkling water - so annoying lidl closed .... as aldi doesnt have a lot of the df stuff and had no FR chicken when I went in
Still I am pleased with my low spend and will bring my March total down a bit ...

LotsOfTea

I bought a few bits in Aldi yesterday while I was near there including kids vitamins (the branded ones DS likes are so pricy I'm not having it any more), burger buns and a couple of fresh bits £8.77 in total. I've also got a pre booked shopping delivery today coming to £61.44 so I'm going to be slightly over target for this month.

Declaring at £259.70/£250

Onwards to March where I will stick to the budget. Honest guv.

Finstickle

Haven't posted much this month, I was away for a week, but did 3 big shops and 11 little shops.  I have a second freezer and fridge so not happy about the amount of extra shops and that is definitely something to look at, especially as these will typically be at Co-op or Tesco, both of which are obviously more expensive than Lidl, but I have to go to the next town for that, so any quick, last minute purchases will generally be Coop.

Closing on £431/£500 which I'm really happy with.

leftatthetrafficlights

February was not a good month! 🤦‍♀️ I've totally lost track and have bought things from the budget that should have been paid for from other pots but can't remember what or how much (anniversaries and birthdays plus some shopping for a relative to help them out). To simplify things I'm just declaring a £300 February and will keep a closer watch on March!! 😳😂

PipneyJane

I’m declaring at £159.20/£165 leaving £5.80 to roll over to March.

We did go shopping today - well DH did - but I’ll declare that in March, since it was March money that was spent.

- Pip

diminua

Declaring at £2.81 over, mostly because I forgot to bring in lunch yesterday.