January 2008 Grocery Challenge

broke_mary

hi

i'd like to join in too please. i've decided to spend £200 a month for 2 adults 2 children 1 cat and 1 dog.


i'm going to start 3rd jan to 30th jan. like many others should be fairly easy as cupboards fridge/freezer are bursting.

have decided to take out grocery money £40.00 petrol money and dd school dinner money on the 3rd then give my bank card to oh until 31st jan when will take out same money again and give it back to him. have done this before and it worked.


can i ask how you do the signature info and keep it there for everytime you post as i can't work it out sorry to be such a thicko.

mary

MRSMCAWBER

Nykmedia

Hope you do get an ALDI near by..the new ones are stunning... my brother used to be a definite M&S man..he went to the new ALDI and actually prefers it....

I make loads of soups for hubby to take in a flask for his work lunches with chunks of HM bread... and on the odd occasion when i have gone to give him something else he looks like a puppy that has been kicked LOL
They are a stunning way of using up odds n sods.. hubby gets various veggie ones with lentils, pearl barley etc -chicken n noodle, chicken n sweetcorn, oxtail, cream of mushroom

To do a signature broke mary.. go to the top of the page and click on "quick links" and then click on "edit signature" you can then put your info in there

Doom_and_Gloom

I'm allocating £40 as my month goes from 1st Jan- 31st Jan so includes 2X£15 delivery's from my organic fruit and veg box (£30) leaving me with £10 towards staples and other needed items and also stuff for the day to Lille and the day out to a concert (both Xmas presants hehe) so more than I'd usually spend in a 2 delivery month. This amount is for me and 2 mice and includes food, tioletries, cleaning products, alcohol, mice food etc.

EagerLearner

Doom-and_gloom - that is just so sweet, made us both go 'aaaaaaw, 'me and 2 mice'! Well, I swear we have a mouse at home that eats all our leftovers, chocolate and wine

MRSMCAWBER

Ok I have a question...

How on earth does everyone "strike through" amounts on their signature? I have learnt today how to get the € sign to appear..so this is my next mission.. if some kind soul could explain..in idiots terms if you can :-)

tattycath

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Ok I have a question...

How on earth does everyone "strike through" amounts on their signature? I have learnt today how to get the € sign to appear..so this is my next mission.. if some kind soul could explain..in idiots terms if you can :-)

Ditto
Can someone tell me as well please in idiot proof terms as I have tried several times and it just doesn't happen !!! It just says the word strike twice...like this[STRIKE][/STRIKE] see what I mean.
Thank you MRSMCAWBER for bringing this to everyone's attention.

MRSMCAWBER

Woohoo Tattycath

Glad its not just me :-).... it has taken me until today to get my € sign lol

oh and lil_Me can you put me down for €200 this month please? and thankyou

EagerLearner

[strike]
testing
[/strike]

I used the last button to the right on the 'advanced editing' of my message - I double clicked/selected what I wanted to be struck-through then pressed the 'S' with a line through it button - any good to anyone?

catznine

I'm in for january, have freezer full of leftovers so hope to manage on £150 for 2 adults, visiting grown up kids and 1 cat, 1 puppy.

pipkin71

When you are posting a reply, press the strike key at the end - an S with a line through, and you will get this in your text then type the word you want to strike out between the two strikes

STRIKE your word /STRIKE

[STRIKE]your word[/STRIKE]

Hope that helps

Pipkin xxxx