August 2008 Grocery Challenge

liuhut

Hi everyone.
First full month and I have a freezer full...going to try for £100 for the first month, just to see how I get on and also this will be about what I have to spend this month as the car insurance and MOt is due...

Diane_239

well still on the Nsd DDS wanted a Chinese from take away told um we will do our own so have done chicken chow main,DD1 bought prawn crackers out of his own pocket.need to do some more baking so going to make hob knobs,chocolate chip cookies and a chocolate cake.

MRSMCAWBER

Evening all

Well we had a lovely thunder storm earlier -so things have cooled down a little :T

We nipped to LIDL to get the water and picked up a few "extras" ...

• a 125g bar of dark chocolate with dried raspberry pieces in -95c -Im not a big fan of choc nowdays but have seen a nice lower fat brownie recipe i would like to try ... and YES i will post the recipe if they are nice :rotfl: for those chocoholics amongst you:p
• a tub of quark with paprika in - 45c - for making pasta salads
• 2 packs of crispbreads -hubby is an addict -90c
• a big jar of cherries in juice -95c-for my next jellies
• ohh and the water

By the time they had taken off the money from the plastic bottle returns -there were loads more than i thought-i owed them 2c and have another €6 on deposits on the water i just got:j so not QUITE a NSD.... but i can live with spending 2c:rotfl:

right im off to check how well watered the garden is..pleasssssse let it be wet enough to save my little trotters scuttling up n down the garden with the watering can
have a great evening all

Moniker

angelnikki wrote: »

I posted on the July challenge that I am noting down everyone's final figures but I'm having problems updating the list at the moment - it keeps saying there's a 500 error when I try to save the edited post I'm not having problems editing any other posts so not sure what's going on.

I'll keep trying to update it, but if it doesn't let me I will post the list again at the end of the challenge or on my other post on the first page. HTH

Nikki x

Sorry Angelnikki - I have jumped into August and haven't kept up with the end of the July posts -you are doing a great job - thanks again

Moniker

lemonade_money

Hello everyone, I'd really like to join in pls! I'd like to go for £300 for August. I'm certain I'll pick up some great tips from you fab lot :T

angelnikki

angelnikki wrote: »

I posted on the July challenge that I am noting down everyone's final figures but I'm having problems updating the list at the moment - it keeps saying there's a 500 error when I try to save the edited post I'm not having problems editing any other posts so not sure what's going on.

I'll keep trying to update it, but if it doesn't let me I will post the list again at the end of the challenge or on my other post on the first page. HTH

Nikki x

I just tried again to edit with no success so I have put the list on my other post on the first page here

We did really well in July. Out of those declared so far 53 were under and only 29 over so WELL DONE EVERYONE!

Grrr It just let me edit the post to say that I'd moved it but wouldnt let me put the list back on it? wierd

Nikki x

galadriel

whoops, sorry double posted

galadriel

Hi all, have declared at £116.39 on the July thread, and would like to be put down for £150 for August please. I seem to have overestimated for the last few challenges and I have had a drop in my income as due to DS reaching age 19, child support is no longer payable so I have had to rebudget accordingly.

Off to catch up on the thread, 13 pages should keep me occupied all night.

bails

Thanks for the welcome back SFT! :hello: How's the saving going? I still get amazed every time I look at your monthly totals, fantastic stuff! :T
And MrsM, awesome weightloss since I was last on! Really pleased for you. Loved seeing your veg too - do you think it's possible to grow aubergines over here? That would just about make my month if it was possible!!
I'd forgotten how much I love this thread, so suppostive and welcoming to everyone, and with so many great ideas and recipes all the time it's impossible not to be inspired. My only problem is keeping up with the speed of the posting, and like someone else said, worrying I've missed something great if I don't read every post
As you can see from my sig, I've spent a large part of our budget already, and we're not even into August yet :rotfl:We do have lots of stores in though so now just need to get creative with the menu plan. Thanks again for all the inspiration everyone xx

philsmum

Hi everyone.
Had a really good month, even though I was quite a bit over. But not spent anything like I usually do.
Angelnikki will you please put me down for £160.00 for August.
Thanks