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September 2013 Grocery Challenge

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  • Annie_99
    Annie_99 Posts: 120 Forumite
    Ive just done a HUGE shop of £100. Part of the shop was from a meat wholesaler by where I live. Im putting what I bought for you to see if this was a good deal???
    1 pack of beef mince 4.99 this will do 4 meals. 2 kg of Chicken breast filllets for £9.99 there were 12 huge fillets in this pack.. Sliimming World sausages £5.98 for 30 sausages. Ive divided all the meat into freezer bags and should get tons of meals from this lot.. What do you all think was that a good deal???
    0/450
  • islandhoppa
    islandhoppa Posts: 219 Forumite
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    Long time lurker finally motivated myself to join in as needing to get some savings together over next couple of years. As we both work full time there is little chance of earning more so trying to rein in the spending. Budget is £200 for 2 adults and 2 children and this must include any takeaways as they are definitely our weakness!
  • lovefullshelves
    lovefullshelves Posts: 672 Forumite
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    Right, removing the pet food from the budget, only human food, and as I'm a tadge skint its to be £200 for this month. Thankyou xx
    2013 NSD 100. CC2014CC- £31.50/£135
    2014 NSD 86 so far - May 20/21
    2014 G/C spend £741.55 so far May £107.99/£91
    Debt Free - 30.05.13 Emergency tin - £1000
    June 23 - 9NSD
  • msgnomey
    msgnomey Posts: 1,613 Forumite
    Okay £300 this month, added up our debts :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

    Time to act before it gets too bad :T:T:T:T:T
    Go hopefully into each new day, enjoy something from every day no matter how small, you never know when it will be your last
  • strawberry_laces
    strawberry_laces Posts: 297 Forumite
    IM new to these parts of the boards and more of a lurker than a poster , however , could I join and could you put me down for £450. Pls

    I have 2 freezers full most of the time but I normally spend in excess of £600+ . I need baby steps :)

    There are 5 of us 2 adults 2 teens a 5 year old and a dog
    Capital one was £1000.00 now £0.00:j
    Barclaycard was £250.00 now £190. 00
    Asda credit card was £500.00 now £0.00:j
    Aim to be credit card free by December 2012... Mostly done
  • smokies
    smokies Posts: 138 Forumite
    Still got one week to finish off August GC but sailing along nicely with this.....

    So for Sept going to reduce my Weekly Shop to £65.00 per week (£260 monthly)- this does include toiletries and cat food.


    Good Luck everyone xx
    Sell £750.00
    Jan-feb-march - 150.00


  • barneydee_2
    barneydee_2 Posts: 318 Forumite
    September already I've still got until 31st to go for the August challenge , will post later there think I am going to be a little bit over .
    So I am going to go £250.00 again


    Dee x
    July grocery challenge £250.00/£408.93
    August grocery challenge£350.00
    2/8£28.46
  • icontinuetodream
    icontinuetodream Posts: 992 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    can you put me down for £69 per week please? really need to get back on the wagon in September!!!:o
    Mortgage 12.12.12 £55842 12.12.13 £42716 14.12.14 £28837 13.12.15 £25913
    Mortgage OP £50/£600 House Fund £420/£5000
  • XSpender
    XSpender Posts: 3,811 Forumite
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    Went not the local town centre yesterday with DH to get some chicken from the butchers and some star drops. The star drops is to clean the cover of a seat pad on a chair I had recovered recently that the little dog has decided to use as a deck chair as it is in the sun coming through the window. my mum suggests just using the foam so I will give it a go.

    My DH was very Impressed with the prices and the range in home bargains and poundland. Bought cake tin liners for making Christmas cakes, mini marshmallows for making rocky road for my mums birthday gift, noodles, mr toms bars for my drawer at work (4 for the price of one from the canteen), glue to mend shoes and a bottle of water.

    I bought some steak mince from the butchers to try make shepherds pie again. I am a recent ex veggie and my last effort was unedible but I enjoyed my step mums so thought I would try again. I paid £2.49 for a lb I think. Not sure if this is good or not.

    Spends were:

    £12.49 butchers
    £4.00 pound land
    £2.86 HB

    We made a 'takeaway' for tea last night. 2 currys (1 was the value tesco sauce which was delicious), HM oven chips, value rice and poppadums and it all cost just over £5. DH was laughing as I ate every last bit but with a takeaway I can only manage about a third:D
    Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
    Pay off £7000 - £1743 - 19.4%
    Make £2021 extra income - £99.75
  • KatyReed+5
    KatyReed+5 Posts: 128 Forumite
    I'm back in this month with a food GC of £100.00. I havn't done this properly for maybe a year, I did a sainsbobs shop yesterday of £85.16, it was more but with in store discounts I got it down by £8.40 and with another £12.40 in coupons I think I did good. I am now 100% stocked for the month, today i'm going to clean out my spare freezer for tomorrow I shall be doing some extreme bulk cooking :D

    Wish me luck.

    X
    June £0.00 GC / £200.00
    Family of 4 : 1 adult 3 kids ages 3,4 & 5.
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