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Hi Everyone,
Welcome to the first Grocery Challenge of 2011, a new decade and a new beginning! :hello:
If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your December budget, then keep on posting in the December 2010 Grocery Challenge
As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a competition....it's designed to take you and your grocery spending to a level you are happy with.
If you are new to the challenge I have quoted the advice from Galtizz below which will help you get started.
Please post into this thread for help and advice and support at any time. Good luck to everyone taking part!
For quidelines on posting in this thread please read the second post in this thread.
For everyone's targets and totals for the month please read posts #3 and #4 on this thread.
For the Grocery challenge Recipe Index please see posts #5, #6 and #7 on this thread.
I hope everyone has a great month and may I take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year! _party_ Hope it's a good one for all of us.
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Welcome to the first Grocery Challenge of 2011, a new decade and a new beginning! :hello:
If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your December budget, then keep on posting in the December 2010 Grocery Challenge
As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a competition....it's designed to take you and your grocery spending to a level you are happy with.
If you are new to the challenge I have quoted the advice from Galtizz below which will help you get started.
Please post into this thread for help and advice and support at any time. Good luck to everyone taking part!
I have said this before, but for all the newbies to the challenge;
For the first month I took a guess at the budget but I really had no idea how much I was spending.
I found the best thing is to have a guess the first month but SAVE ALL OF YOUR RECEIPTS (and yes, that does include the ones from the local shop when you run out of milk ), then at the end of the month add them all up and have a look if you were on budget, if not, it doesn't matter because your budget was a guess. For the next month you can use the total of your receipts and take a bit off to get a realistic budget, just shave off as much as you think you can, it could be £1 a week or £20 a week.
If you are currently spending £200 a month don't suddenly drop it to £100 - you'll never do it but if you cut £20 a month off for a few months you'll get there eventually without feeling you're missing out on anything.
You might think you've done everything you can in the first month but someone always comes up with a new idea and, if you try it you often find you save a bit more (unless you are SarahSaver who is an expert at this and could only save more if she turned her back garden into a paddy field and lived on rice ) In the first month I thought, I'm planning meals, I couldn't possibly save any more, but then I started double cooking and freezing, and making soup instead of buying it in tins.
I've been doing this since Feb but only saved ALL of my receipts last month, it has given me a much better idea of where it is all going. Budget for next month is £80 for 2 of us, I'll start on 30/4. I could probably save more, by eating different foods but I can afford to live on £80, I have saved a lot of money since Feb. and I don't waste food or money any more. So I'm happy with my budget.
For quidelines on posting in this thread please read the second post in this thread.
For everyone's targets and totals for the month please read posts #3 and #4 on this thread.
For the Grocery challenge Recipe Index please see posts #5, #6 and #7 on this thread.
I hope everyone has a great month and may I take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year! _party_ Hope it's a good one for all of us.
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Guidelines for posting on the Grocery Challenge thread.
What is the Grocery Challenge thread?
This is a thread where people who are taking part in the Grocery Challenge can post for help encouragement and support and talk about anything related to grocery shopping. We ask that you try to keep on topic and post things that are relevant to the challenge.
Posting grocery budgets and spends for the month
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No Spend days (NSD’s)
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Cheap recipe threads
Don't throw food away challenge...
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Enough is Enough (decluttering)
Lose weight the Old Style way
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Annual 2011
2joanne £4680
Angelatgraceland £5000
Baileysbabe £5200
Billie-Jo £3000
Carolt2 £1500
Cat04 £3650
Chloris £3500
elf06 £1400
EllieA £3000
Franby64 £5200
GeorgiGirl2012 £2500
Huxley £3000
JackieGlasgow £3000
Jintyb £2300
Jmf76 £4000
Julie Georgiana £2500 £159.33
Katenut £1500
Kezlou £2000
Laurent1369 £2400
Lifeintermoil £4680
Lola76 £2500
Moniker £4200
Mrsmcawber €1800 £95
Pavlovs-dog £1920
pepsi-kins £2400
Pip-Squeak £1200
Puss14 $3000
Rosieben £1200
Russetred £4300
Sammyellen £4000
Savingforarainyday £2300
Seductivesmile £912.50
sharonej £3380
Skilly £3700
Snowy Owl £2600
Sueika £1000
Tazzyb £1500
The_Cat £3120
youngmummy £2800 £250.79
Monthly
69chick £400
Adelight £25
Alicemskinner £110 £55
AlwaysHappy £200
b_girl £120
Babyboysmommy £100 £145.37
Banwa £276
Becky170 £120 £154.42
beemuzed £350
Bella121984 350 £350
Beloved £250
BlimusOreilly £200
Blissfullydebtfreewannabe £100
Bluecat £400
Boodle £50
Booskyeboo £250
Boultdj $200 $140.39
boysma £200 £277.95
Bramble1 £75
Brodie1 £300 £288.72
Buddiebabe £120
Cancerianmam £350
CandyBelle £235 £248.52
Casperthefriendlyghost £40
Castri09 £60
Cat4772 £250
Cat72 £150
Catslovelycats £250
Cat_Smith £300
Catznine £150
Catzpaws £275
Cha97michelle £190 £192.49
ChangingMe £270
Cheapskate £350
CherryPie £50 £61.70
Chloris £300 £375.11
ChocClare £340 £334.03
Clairelulu £250
Clippy_Girl £80
Closemead £250 £319.26
cookiedough38 £150
Cookiemum £300
Craftyscholar £90 £81.57
CRANKY40 £250 £142.15
Cup of Chai £85 £66.96
CuriousCrafter £120
David69 £250 £211.49
Daydreamer2007 £160
De1amo £275
Dink1 £250
Dobs £200
Doom_and_Gloom £80
Dreamiingofmoney £300
Dumpling £400 £375.64
Earthmother £240 £251.53
Ebayqueen £400
elfen £150
Emily87 £250
Emma-UK £200 £187.44
Empy £200
Equilibrium £160
Fedup+skint £150 £103.66
Fingersxed £400 £423.29
Fizzypops £200
FlatEric £300
Fluffybunnykins £100
Footballmanagerwidow £350
Freakyogre £50
Freedom2011 £200
Georgeestwo £325
Gillian62 £200
Gladysmummy £280
Goodlife Wannabes £200
greent £350
Gracie_1827 £140
Groatie Queen £60
Guccigoo £250
Habibiboo £250
Happycrafter £250
HelenJelly £250 £313
Hermione £250
Hex2 £450 £654.09
Highland fling £140
Hippeechiq £250
Hmm £100
Hollysmum22 £250
ifonlyitwaseasier £140
Inamin £250
Inspiremetosave £200
Ironed out £360
Itsybitsygoth £100
Iwannabedebtfree £200
-6 -8 -3 -1.5 -2.5 -3 -1.5-3.50 -
Jammydodger £160
Janie-h £250
JayII £400
JayJay14 £120
Jedi-Librarian £50
Jems £300
Jessie18 £295
Jintyb £200 £178.84
jjef £120
Jo4nne £100
Jollymummy £360
Jumps £300 £364.67
Justkeepswimming £120
Kahunababy £250
Kalojac £360
Katholicos £80
Katydid £140
KayJay1809 £300
Kazsaver £260
KeyBilly £50
Kez12 £400
Kippers £300
Kirsty822001 £375
Kittiej £175 £224.93
laloopi £250
Larmy16 £240
Laurasbump £400
Leeds1947 £200 £172
lil_me £250
lily288 £100
Linda32 £260 £265.34
Lindy-loo £275 £264.81
little miss happy £200 £199.15
little miss naughty £200
LJFreeman £250
Lola76 £160
Lolly101 £125
LongTallSally £450
Looie £100 £99.29
Lotti379 £200 £202.24
Lou1981 £200
LOUBOB £150
loulou0327 £200
Madras79 £100
Maisymouse £350
Majjak £350 £359.51
Mancmillymolly £350
mandco £200
Martafdz £250 £246.79
Maryarm £500 £420.99
Mati1968 £200
Maz1964 £300
Meanmarie €190 €226.46
Medsdemon £150
MFwin2019 £125
Miecherox £200
Minnie2 £155 £156.81
Missexcel £170 £159.08
Missfit £325
Miss Orangey Goodness £300
Miss Piggy £170
MissusAKA £150
Modernmillie £150
Molkit £160
Mommychaos £350 £347.37
MONEYMAKINGMUM £400
MoneySavingNovice £245
Monikaj £300 £297.25
Monks £250
Mooloo £150
moonpixiewitch £280
Mothership £200
MotherShipton £300
MrsGSR £160
Mrsmoneymiser £400
Mrs-Moneypenny £400
Mrs Money Penny £200
MrsRogers £225
Mrs Veg Plot £440
Muffinman7 £120
Mummy2mygirls £250
mummyem £500
Mummygems £375 £443.43
Mummyroysof3 £350 £337
mumof2 £350
Natsing £150
Nattyt £200
Nessie216£150
Newtonlot £350
Newlyfrugalmumof3 £250
Nicifer_Noonoo £160
Nickynoo08 £140
NickJW £135
Nikkiev27 £110
nmlc £375
NoAngel £200
Patentgirl £250
Philsmum £175
PennyGrabber £150
Pension-newbie £500
Pernicious £32.53 £31.31
Perrywinkle £170 £201.80
Phoolgrrrl £100
Pink_Giraffe £100
Pipersky £200
Pipkin71 £310
Pixie1 $200
Pixiedust09 £200
Plzhelpmesave £350
Pollysg £60
Poohbear59 £50 £52.36
Poohspals £150
Princesslauraliz £160 £152.84
Prophecy-grrl £200
PurpleJay £300 £295.78
Quintwins £170 £260
Rachelww1 £400 £398.81
Ragz £500
Rebelle £50
Redkids1972 £240
Rhealea £435
Rosie383 £240
Sabs10 £125
Salski £280
Sammyellen £200
Saving Caz £100
Sazzledazzle £125 £122.85
Scotsaver £250 £248.65
Seasalt £300
SeriouslySeekingToSave £150
ShySarah £40
Sillyinthepast £350
Silverbird £200 £68
SilverCo £200
sistercas £450 £486
Skellett £340
Slbhill £160
SlScarborough £350
Smiler34 £400
Snoozer £200
Souk08 £60 £100.84
Sparklyfairy £175
Spiggle £240
*Spike*£200 £166
Sue14 £130
Sunflower1227 £300 £294.65
Sunnyday £100+£40 £100+£40
SuperSally01 £400
SuziQ1962 £300
Suzybloo £200
Tabath £350
TheBees £380 £410
Thedodgyknee £500
ThePennyFarthings £200
Theskintfamily £250
Threemuttleys £40
Thriftmonster £400
Tibbie's mum £150
Tillyvision £180
Tinkdh £200
Tiredwithtwins £50
Toddles* £300 £345
tootallulah £100
Tracey12 £350
Tracey_h £400
Trinny £130 £73.82
TropicalMoments £200 £193.87
Tulip £200
Turbo5019 £200 £268
Unhappy_Shopper £200
UnluckyT £40
Velbels £200
Vesper £150
WaltzingMathilda £450
WelshKaz £280
Welshwoofer £50
Winged One £450
Winchelsea £50 £61.50
Wssla00 £200 £170.58
XSpender £350
Zebredy £120
Zeddy £350
Zend £100
weekly
costaerer £35
Don'tknowanymore £30
elly2 £100
Elysia2003 £90
Esmer £40
Peony40 £35
Penny-Pincher!! £45
Tessie bear £30
Tiredwithtwins £40
Toodle £50
Trace2609 £100-6 -8 -3 -1.5 -2.5 -3 -1.5-3.50 -
Main Meals & Side Dishes
Bacon and Cheese Fritatta with Tomato Salsa
Bacon and potato salad -Warm
Baked potato pizza
Bacon Roast Chicken with Potatoes (ext link)
Baked Beans (home made) ... Baked Beans (home made)
Baked Bean Tart
Balsamic Braised Beef (adapted for SW)
BBQ Cannelini Beans with sausages
Bean Curry (Slow Cooker)
Beef - Brisket
Beef Casserole
Beef Curry Dopiaza (Delia recipe)
Beef Stifado (Jamie Olive recipe)
Beef Stroganoff
Beef and Root Veg Curry
Belly Pork
Bolognaise (Remoska) .Bolognaise (2) Bolognaise (3) Bolognaise (4) Bolognaise (5)
Brie Burgers
Broad Bean Burgers
Burgers
Calzones
Carbonara
Cheese and Onion Flan
Cheese and Onion Fryits
Cheese and Onion Pasties
Cheese and Potato Pie
Cheese Pie - School days recipes thread
Cheese Scones
Cheese and Lentil Loaf
Cheesy dough
Chicken Adobo
Chicken Cannelloni
Chicken - Cheat's Chicken Cassoulet
Chicken and Bacon Pasta
Chicken and broccoli bake
Chicken - Cheat's Chicken Lasagne in the SC
Chicken, Cheese, Ham and Brocolli Pie
Chicken and Chickpea Curry
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken, leek and bacon pie / pasties
Chicken - Monker's Honey and Orange Chicken
Chicken - Parmesan Chicken
Chicken - Rubber Chicken (thread)
Chicken - Sticky Chicken
Chicken with Cannellini Beans
Chicken with Garlic, Cider & Cream
Chicken and Potato Curry
Chicken and Vegetable Slice
Chickpea Curry
Chilli....Chilli (2)...Chilli (Remoska)
Chilli Bean Tortillas
Chilli Chicken Ramen
Chilli Cheese Crostini
Chilli chicken with jasmine rice (BBC food)
Chinese Stir Fried Noodle or Fried Rice thingy
Chinese Pork Balls & Sweet & Sour Sauce
Chinese style cabbage
Cobbler (topping) see below for Minced Beef with Cobbler Topping
Coconut Rice
Cod - Crunchy Topped Cod
Coleslaw
Coq au Vin (SW)
Corned Beef Hash - MrsMCawber's recipe
Corned Beef Pasties
Courgette Fritters (1) Courgette Fritters (2)
Courgette Pie
Courgette and Tomato Layer Bake
Couscous with chorizo & chickpeas (ext. link)
Cowboy Hash
Cranberry & Soy glazed cocktail sausages
Creamy Chicken and Potato casserole
Creamy Lentil and Rice Dish (Khircheri) (BBC website)
Curry - Bhoona Curry in a hurry LOW FAT
Curry - Fruity Chicken Curry
Curry Sauce
Dahl
Diet Coke Chicken
Duchesse potatoes
Dumplings - Mushroom Dumplings
Easy cheese biscuits
Faggoty Pea Stew
Falafel Burgers
Fajita Seasoning
Falafel burgers
Feta and Potato Patties
Fishcakes
Fish Pie and Fish Pie
Fritatta
Fusilli with Broccoli
Gammon and Leek Crumble
Haddock - Grilled haddock on lemon leek and pea rice
Ham- Glazed Cranberry Ham
Ham Hock (slow cooker)
Ham Salad (sandwich filling) external link
Harry Potter Stew
Hummus and Garlic Pitta Breads
Indian curried pork patties recipe
Individual chicken pies
Individual Potato Pies
Jambalaya - Cheap and Cheerful Jambalaya
Keema and spinach pilau
Lamb curry and paratha
Lamb Hotpot
Lamb Stew
Lamb Tikka
Lasagne ... Mock Lasagne
Leek and Cauliflower Puree
Lemon Chicken
Lemon chicken with basil and tagliatelle
Lemon potatoes
Lentil Shepherds Pie
Liver and bacon pate
Liver and onions stir fry
Lobby (stew)
Macaroni Cheese
Marinade - Sticky Ginger Pork Marinade (adapted for SW)
Marrow - Veggie stuffed marrow .... Stuffed Marrow
Meatballs
Meatloaf (1) Meatloaf (2) Meatloaf (3)
Mediterranean Mince and Potato 'Pie'
Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta
Mince & onion pie
Mince and Totties and Dumplings
Minced Beef Curry
Mince - Mexican Style Mince
Minced Beef with Cobbler Topping
Mini Goat's Cheese, Pear & Walnut Quiche
Monday Pie
Moroccan Inspired Braised Chicken (ext. link)
Moussaka
One Pot Beef and Red Wine Pasta (adapted for SW)
Onion Bhaji ....... Onion Bjahis
Open top 'pizza' pie
Pasta with Tomato Sauce ....... Pasta and Sauce
Pasta Cheese and Onion Bake
Pasta with Chicken and Asparagus
Pearl Barley Broth the old way
Pease pudding
Pizza / Pizza Base Recipe / Pizza Base
Pork - Slow Cooker Chinese Pork (adapted for SW)
Pork - Barbecue Pork
Pork Burgers with Salad
Pork and Beef Meatballs
Pork Ribs - cooking and sauces
Pork Steaks in Mustard and Cider Sauce
Potatoes - Slow Cooker Jacket Potatoes
Potato, Bacon and Onion Hotpot
Potato bake
Potato Kebabs
Potato layer bake - with cheese, leeks and stock
Potato layer bake - with cheese, onion and white sauce
Potato layer bake - with chorizo and bacon
Potato layer bake (Teisen datws)
Potatoes - Lemon Potatoes
Potatoes - Roast Potato Rosti
Potato Scones
Potatoes - Twice Baked Potatoes
Potato Wedges, Home Made
Prawns and Peppers with Saffron and Rice
Quiche Lorraine
Refried Beans
Rice: Summer Rice Salad.....Rice Salad
Risotto:. Easy Risotto with Bacon and Peas .. Risotto - oven baked
Rumbledythumps
Russian Salad and Russian Salad
Salmon Broccoli and Potato Pie
Salmon and Dill Fishcakes
Salmon - Thai steamed salmon
Sausage, Black Pudding, Bacon & Bean Stew
Sausage and Rice bake
Sausage and Stuffing Plait
Sausage and Tomato Spaghetti
Sausage Bean Stew
Sausage and Potato Roast
Sausage Casserole - Sausage Casserole - Sausage Casserole - Sausage Stew
Sausage Meat Patties
Savoury Crumble
Savoury tarts - pastry-less
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Main Meals and Side Dishes contd.
Slow cooker Goan pork curry (adapted for SW)
Smoked salmon soda breads
Smoked Salmon - Tagliatelle with Smoked Salmon
Spaghetti Bolognaise
Spaghetti with courgettes, tomato and brie
Spanish Rice with Chicken and Chorizo (adapted for SW)
Spicy Bacon and Tomato Pasta
Spicy Bean and Lentil Loaf
Spicy Bean & Sweet Potato Stew
Spinach pancakes
Steak and Kidney stew/pie filling
Steak Sauce - Quick Steak Sauce
Steamed Oriental Buns
Stifado (1) .... Stifado (2) - SW
Stuffing - MrsMcawber's recipe
Suet crust pie with quorn
Super Tasty Bacon, Bean and Sausage
Sweet & Sour Chicken/Pork
Sweet Potato and Pea Curry
TexMex Skillett
Thai green curry
Toad in the Hole
Tofu burgers
Tomato paste (external link)
Tomato sauce for Pasta Batch cook recipe or Tomato Sauce
Tuna Fish Mousse
Tuna Fishcakes
Tuna Lasagne
Turkey and Bubble and Squeak Pie
Turkey Pasta
Turkey Pasta Cacciatore
Vegetable Casserole
Veggie Chilli and some variations
Veggie Haggis
Vegetable Samosas
Walnut Sables
White Sauce
Yorkshire puddings
Cakes, Biscuits, Sweets, Snacks & Desserts
Apple Braid
Apple delight
Apple Charlotte
Apple - Microwave Autumn Apple Cake
Apricot Flapjack bars
Baileys Chocolate Truffles
Bakewell Tart
Banana and Honey bread pudding
Banana Cake (bread)
Banana and lemon drizzle cake
Banana Muffins (wholemeal) (1)
Banana Muffins (2)
Banana Muffins (3)
Banana and Walnut cake
Banana Ginger Parkin
Biscuit recipes (Owens3116 thread)
Blackberries - Grated Blackberry Bake
Branflake cake
Brownies
Bounty Balls
Bran Fruit Loaf
Bread & Butter Pudding ... Bread Pudding
Bulk pancake mix
Buttercream topping
Butterscotch squares
Caramel Shortbread (Millionaire's Shortbread)
Cheesecake - Misers white chocolate cheesecake
Cheese n marmite twists
Chocolate Biscuit Thins
Cheesy Biscuits
Chocolate and Pear Upside Down Pudding
Chocolate Brownies
Chocolate Concrete
Chocolate Coookies - Cheap and Easy
Chocolate Courgette Cake
Chocolate fudge
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Chocolate Krackolates
Chocolate Log - gluten free
Chocolate orange muffins see also Muffins
Chocolate pudding (microwave)
Chocolate pudding - self-saucing
Chocolate Trifle
Chocolate yoghurt cake
Christmas cake - baked bean tin size
Coconut Cake
Coconut Flapjacks
Coffee Cake
Coffee Fudge Frosting
Cookie Dough
Cornflake Tart
Courgette Tea Bread/Muffins
Cranberry And Chocolate Brownies
Currant Loaf
Custard Cookies
D&DD’s Apple Braid
Date, Nut and Oat biscuits
Easy Syrup Sponge Pudding
Eggless Chocolate Cake
Fifteens
Flaky Bars
Flapjacks and Flapjacks and Microwave Flapjacks
Fruit Cake .... Fruit Cake
Fruit and Mascarpone dessert
Fudge Tart
Gingerbread Men (1)....Gingerbread Men (2)
Ginger Raisin Crunches
Ginger Refrigerator Biscuits
Golden Syrup Tart
Gluten-free Chocolate Log
Healthy Snack Bars
Honey Frosted Buns
Honey Crunch Bars
Ice Cream - slimmers world - Mint Ice Cream
Iced Buns
Impossible Coconut Pie
Jam Buns
Jammy Buns (1) ...Jammy Buns (2)
Key lime pie
Krispie marshmallow bars
Lemon and Cranberry Muffins
Lemon cakes
Lemon Curd Cake
Lemon Curd Ice-Cream jenid's / MoneySavingDiva's
Lemon Drizzle Cake
Lemon Flan
Magic Lemon Pudding
Malt Bread
Mango Cake
Marshmallow Crunch Bars
Marshmallow Squares
Mascarpone and Lime Torte
Mascarpone Ice-cream
Meringues
Microwave sponge puddings(Spotted !!!!!!) Microwave sponge puddings
Millies Cookies
Mince Squares
Miini Krispie Christmas Puddings
Muffins: Basic Recipe / Chocolate Orange Muffins (1) / Chocolate Orange Muffins (2) / Fool proof Muffins Gingerbread Muffins / Kiwi Muffins / Sticky Date Muffins / Strawberry Muffins / Toffee Apple Muffins
No fat sponge
Oatmeal Biscuits (Be-ro Website)
Oaty Pancakes
Oaty Shortbread Biscuits
Orange and Poppy Seed Cake
Palmiers
Peach Cobbler (Slow Cooker recipe)
Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Fudge
Petits Pots au Citron (Little pots of lemon)
Pineapple, Fried
Pineapple Sponge Cake (using tinned pineapple)
Rhubarb and Orange Jelly
Rice Pudding ....Rice Pudding in the Slow Cooker
Rock Buns
Scones ... Scones
Scotch pancakes
Spiced Apple Bars
Spiced Marmalade Cake
St Peter's Mud Pie (no cooking required)
Sticky gingerbread
Sticky toffee apple crumble
Teacakes
Tiffin (1) Tiffin (2)
Twink’s Hobnobs
Weetabix Brownies
Weetabix Cake
Weetabix Fruit Loaf
Welsh Cakes
Wonderbites
Xmas Pudding Loaf
Xmas Pudding Scones
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I would like to try for £270 please for Jan I,m getting a seperate purse to keep my shopping money and reciptes in .
Thanks. This year I will do it.:)Save £4500 in 20140 -
Morning Ladies, thanks for the new Fred I am going annual this year, and will be aiming for £3000 which I am determined to do, it works out at £250 per month on average, so not much of a change, but means I can bulk buy and not get mixed up with figures. I have also compiled a spread sheet, we'll see how that goes, and I plan on counting the cost of my seeds and compost for my grow your own stuff too.
Good luck to everyone for a productive and successful 2011!!It's what is inside your head that matters in life - not what's outside your windowEvery worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory. - Ghandi0 -
GoodMorning everyone,,
My newyears resolution WILL be to get back to posting on here more often (you have been warned )... and I have all sorts of new recipes I have adapted to SW to share....
Anyway -Im starting this year off with full freezers, cupboards and store . I checked the freezers the other day and just in meat and fish alone I have enough to do us 72 days -and as I try and get a couple of meat free days in a week I have turned it into 14 weeks of meal plans -and still have leftovers :rotfl: ...and don't get me started on the 9kg of extra mature cheddar I have in the basement fridge -well I was buying cathederal city lighter @ €4 for 200g :eek: -then they got these 1kg blocks of a farmhouse one at €6 ..so a "saving" of €14 per kg :j..and it is really strong and so I don't need as much :T
Im still eating the SW way and just 1.5lb to go and I will have lost 100lb :dance:..... and still going
Anyway I have just nipped out and had my first spend (we started on the 25th) and I spent €14.99 and I can't see us needing anything else for at least a week -I even have plenty of frozen berries/cherries in to tide me over when I have :EasterBunall the fresh fruit...which I do often
Right I will get off and update the list.. have a lovely day and my thoughts are with those feeling poorly or with ill loved ones...-6 -8 -3 -1.5 -2.5 -3 -1.5-3.50 -
I'm in in in, I've not worked out full budgets yet on what I can afford to spend BUT I want to keep Jamuary lean and low, like our future eating plan
Please can I be in for £250
Be a good year since I have spent so little but I figure I need to reign in and be tough. I'm going back to the old grocery method of all grocery spending in one purse. What isn't included is milk, which is a few pence short of £40 a month from the milkman and I've already paid some up front.
I am also challenging myself to cook at least one new meal a month so hoping to find some useful healthy recipes hereOne day I might be more organised...........
GC: £200
Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb0
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