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March 2025 Grocery Challenge
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£5.86 spend on Wednesday in Ald!
Tofu, plant menu chicken pieces, coffee and cucumber.
I can't remember if I've added the bulk buy of loo rolls to last month (haven't added it to this month), need to check that
GC 2025 so far £1461.52/£1710 Dec 13th - Jan 12 = £55.52/180 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month.Two person vegan household, with occasional visitors)Join me on the meal plan thread : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6356309/could-we-start-a-meal-plan-thread-again-so-its-not-lost-in-the-gc/p1Forever learning the art of frugality6 -
Visited Lidl yesterday, and pleased to say I stuck with my shopping lists, well almost. I couldn't find a jar of Marmite, so instead I bought a large chicken. I watched on 'Batch from Scratch', Suzanne Mulholland, cook a spatchcock chicken over a bed of veg, and I wanted to try it. I've got pieces of swede, sweet potato, carrot, celery and potato to use up.
Lidl came to £42.75 which came out of my remaining budget of £49.50, leaving me with £6.75. I've enough in to last until the end of the month except I'll be needing more milk and fruit/veg on Wednesday. Life will be a bit 'up in the air' next week as Hubby going into hospital on Thursday 27th for a new knee. Just sailing with the flow....
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Hope all goes well for your DH, @GSDMum!
In the meantime I'm adding this weekend's spend of £94.21, which on paper looks like I'm still on track. BUT I still haven't been down to the city for the non-perishables & we're beginning to run very low on coffee, butter, tinned tomatoes & assorted tinned beans... I may pop down early next week, but will have to watch my trolley very carefully & make sure no extras jump in.Angie - GC Dec 25 £376.31/£500: 2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 40/68: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)6 -
Can somebody who is good at the search (as it's not working for me) find when I first posted about "Wearth it" toilet rolls? So I can figure out where I'm at with adding them to the budget.
I know they were ordered or arrived on the 22nd of January.So I assumed I first added them on to the February budget.
ThanksGC 2025 so far £1461.52/£1710 Dec 13th - Jan 12 = £55.52/180 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month.Two person vegan household, with occasional visitors)Join me on the meal plan thread : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6356309/could-we-start-a-meal-plan-thread-again-so-its-not-lost-in-the-gc/p1Forever learning the art of frugality4 -
You posted on 2 February about them. Sorry can’t copy and post on my IPad.4
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If you go to your own profile, it's quite quick to scroll back through your own comments, as an alternative way of finding thingsK9sandFelines said:Can somebody who is good at the search (as it's not working for me) find when I first posted about "Wearth it" toilet rolls? So I can figure out where I'm at with adding them to the budget.
I know they were ordered or arrived on the 22nd of January.So I assumed I first added them on to the February budget.
ThanksSave £12k in 2025 #2 I saved £14,660.97 of £6000 or 244.35% of my target. The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I finished the year at £2880.99/£3000 or 96.03% of my annual spend so I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the grow your own in 2026 discussion thread
My keep within our budget diary is here3 -
After my DH's spell in hospital the shopping needs have changed, a lot! Cheese and butter usage has fallen off a cliff, whereas veg, especially bits you can dip? we are really getting through it. I might have to bin some soup I made too as he has announced he doesn't like it! Anyway, our budget is a bit haywire and I am up to just under £650 for the year to date. Just over a week to go and I may need hummus (reduced fat) and oranges for the fruit bowl (the new chocolate), and I'm getting through the fruit I cooked and stored in pop-top jars. So a great deal of fruit is being eaten hereSave £12k in 2025 #2 I saved £14,660.97 of £6000 or 244.35% of my target. The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I finished the year at £2880.99/£3000 or 96.03% of my annual spend so I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the grow your own in 2026 discussion thread
My keep within our budget diary is here6 -
thats exactly what idid!! all 30 leeks in freezer for future use!WickedLady4 said:
I slice and freeze my leeks then put them in a bag in the freezer. So easy to grab a handful for a casserole when needed.t14cy_t said:did an olio collection last night. no takers so have 9 packs of leeks, a swede, a protein loaf, olives and a yogurt to get creative with!!
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625/550 I am calling it for March as go from 23rd til 23rd. I am finding it easier to keep very roughly around my budget since hubby stopped eating so much. He too likes satsumas but is also a big fan of soup now. He still overbuys a bit in aldi but he is not so hungry all the time since taking the Mojo jabs that GP prescribed.21k savings no debt6
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Afternoon all
love the tip about the leeks @WickedLady4, will do that next time.
I try and freeze as much as I possibly can at the moment.
Just been to Lidl and I have miraculously come in on budget 🤣 total coincidence.
milk, crème fraiche, decaf t bags and streaky bacon. Oh and a couple of little gems.
Still have loads in the fridge and freezer.
Don’t intend to spend any more this month
£6.97 spent today
Total March £399.85/£400
See you in April
T.C7
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