January 2008 Grocery Challenge

catherineblack

Well, week 1 is over and I have managed to stay under budget. Thanks for all the posts, I find it very encouraging! Off to do my weekly shop tomorrow. Fingers crossed I don't get tempted by too many BOGOFs!

windowshopper100

Just recalculated sig as I did it wrong before..... £4 better off than I thought

Sazrina

I'm not doing as well as I hoped this month as I only have £25 left for the rest of the month. In theory I don't need to buy much more this month but I have a feeling that the supermarkets will lure me in and I will go over the budget!

meanmarie

Made pizza for five to-day and didn't spend any money....reckon at most it would have been €5 if I had to buy everything and include my electricity as well, but very pleased as everyone reckoned they were really good...I was so hungry I would have eaten it anyway!

Marie

Skint_Catt

I'm soooo mad :mad: and p*****d! I made the BIG mistake of taking my other half shopping with me again. I had a strict list which at most would have been £11. It turned out to be £55. I could cry! I'm trying so hard!

jackiegibbo

Just back from Mr T's and spent £18.34,i foolishly let my hubby and daughter tag along and things appeared in the trolley that weren't on my list:mad: silly me!! willhave to go on my own next time.;) I cant see me doing my challenge this month somehow:rolleyes:

Good luck to everyone else hope you are all doing well:T :T :T

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there jackie and skint_catt

This might not be do-able for you both but when i want to shop in a supermarket that i need hubby to drive me to .... i quite often ask him if he wants to go and have a coffee in the cafe with a newspaper .... He used to think I was being lovely as he hates shopping when in actual fact it was just that I prefer shopping on my own... we still do it now and hubby appears at the checkout just in time to load the bags into the trolley :T
Im lucky as my hubby doesn't throw things in the trolley -just scoots along on the trolley like a kid ...
Just thought it might be worth a try for you -with the sounds of it skint_catt-even treating him to a brekkie might work out cheaper, and you might earn brownie points too for not dragging them around the "bad place"

arbroath_lass

Been into the Co-op today as they had big joints of meat on special offer - I bought 3 at just under £15 but they are HUGE. I've cut them all in half and put them in the freezer. I'm going to split the cost over the rest of my January budget - they'll last longer than that anyway.

singlemum_4

Just back from shopping. Popped into somerfield (on way to Mr T's) got loo rolls, crisps and t bags all on offer and spinich reduced came to £6.65 shoul have been £12.99 Saving of £6.34. At Mr T's got rest of what I needed milk, fruit & veg, flour and cereal came to £14.56 had saving of £3.78 on bogofs. Bought v.nice baking tray reduced fronm £7.99 to £1.99 unfortunatly doesn't fit in oven...lol so taking back ..so my final Mr T spend will be £12.57. Not to bad shouldn't have to get any more food etc until next weekend.;) Off to update my sig again!!

honeybe21

does anybody know how i can make cous cous lemon and corriander flavour i buy the cheap asda sachet packets and love them but not sure if it wud be cheaper to make my own???