June 2008 Grocery Challenge

Flylady_Flower

curly_cabbage wrote: »

Show Jamie How To Cook On A Budget Champagne Contest Just found this great thread loads of menu ideas i'm sure many of you have already found it but for anybody like me who hasn't have a look.
Toaday is my 4th NSD Tardaraaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Well chuffed with that. Just paid the bills on line so i don't have to go into town (near the shops). Bit gutted i found out today that Bellways Builders) havn't excepted my offer on their property of 20% less than asking price, since they would only offer me 20% below market valve for my house (seemed fair to me). Maybe it just isn'y ment to be...... Give the state of the mortages available and falling prices maybe i've had a lucky escape.

CC

Thanks for the link, I've heard about it but not been on yet, so here's the push I need.

Sorry to hear about the new home - must be a reason, maybe something better around the corner? fingers crossed for you

jackk_2

Just updating because i found a few receipts in my purse, it would seem ive spent too much, still 12 days to go till the new month starts booohooo.

Also after a phone call to my energy supplier re them putting up my direct debit, it transpires i'm using £118.00 worth of electric every month :mad: :eek: , i need to cut this down asap .

Jackie x

Sosh

Went to Mr A today and spent £33.06. I spent a bit more than planned as they have the 6 pack petit filous on 2 for £1.50. They normally cost £1.57 each and dd & ds both love them so I got 4 packs.

smetf

Hi all
Sure lots of you know this already but if you go through quidco to mysupermarket.co.uk you can earn a fiver cash back.
http://www.quidco.com/general-shopping/price-comparison/mysupermarket-co-uk/

I was impressed by how easy it was to use (uploaded all my favourites from Mr T) and the suggestions on where to save money were pretty good.

Hope it is useful for someone!

Not spent anything on groceries but treated dd1 and I to haircut £20 :eek:

Smetf

ifonlyitwaseasier

evening folks,

stopped at m&s and got a massive pork joint for £5 instead of £10 :D:D
and some creme caramel for 50p for 2, yum yum yum, and as OH loves it i got two packs.

have updated my siggy.

and we got a second of those free boxes from moveme.com, so more free looroll and bounty kitchen roll and another uht milk and free coupon (i have too much milk!!)

Mrs_Money_Penny

Hi Everyone. Went to Mr S tonight only went in for chops & potatoes but ended up spending £41.39.:rolleyes: I did get quite a few reduced items a free range chicken for £3.50 and half price kieves and milk. So have put all that in the freezer. Have a good evening.

linzmac_2

Well I have gone over budget by £13.28 as of today, but I am not at all bothered coz as well as having stocked up on loads of half price cat and dog food at the beginning of the month I also now have enough food to last me until at least half way through next month!!:j

Popped into MrS at teatime to get some milk and came away with £46.23 worth of whoopsies (including 2x 500g packs of mince down from £1.89 to 60p, a lamb & veg puff pie down from £3.49 to £1.09 and a 1.4kg TTD beef topside/toprump roasting joint down from £14.36 to £5.50!) for £15.84!!!:money:

Am sooooooooooo unbelieveably chuffed and couldn't wait to get on here and share coz I know you will all understand my excitement!

Have a £4 clubcard voucher for MrT and will use the voucher for free milk on the Bounty site that someone (annlouise?) mentioned earlier (thanks!) to get me to the end of the month without spending anymore and then will deduct overspend from next month's budget.

Had a yummy lentil, spinach and potato curry for tea and there is looooooads left so that will be another 2 meals at least so a saving there too! Am very happy with life tonight!:D

Take care everyone!
Linz

galacticgreen

Oh no, we've only got £8.70 left till the end of the month. We have spent money on sugar etc for our homemade wine and I have taken it off our grocery budget as if we get any drinkable wine, it will save us lots on our shopping budget!!
Had to buy apples and milk tonight. Asda still doing 6pt x 2 for £3 which is great for us.
Haven't posted much this month, but have been keeping up with the posts. Keep up the good work everyone:T

catznine

Veg box delivery day so another £12.80 off the total plus £6.80 on packed lunch supplies at the weekend. That leaves £83.65 until the end of the month, 1 more veg box delivery next week will bring it down to £70.85 which sounds plenty but I have just made an order to Goodness Direct for some bulk dried goods, we get through loads of oats and soya mince and lentils so that will be another £47 to pay! but should last us for ages! (£23.85 left for everything else! :eek: )

fluffysox

Hello everyone, well done to those who have come to the end of their month!
No spend day today- fourth in a row- out all day on the shore with A-level field trip. We were all drenched- good fun though