September 2008 Grocery Challenge. Please read first two posts.

mama67

Re Delias Frugal Food

Do a google search but go in a couple of pages, I found a copy of the original for £2.50 from an online book shop. HTH

candygirl

Just nipped to ALDI and got a few bits for £10.24.I cannot believe how much the prices hgave gone up!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

mama67

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Did the weekly shop yesterday, very pleased, only spent £30.61 and £8 was on pullups for LO! Might make budget this month after all:D

Dont know if anyone else has noticed(i'm sure you have) but i always used to buy tomato puree in the tubes because i 'thought' it would be cheaper than the little tins, erm no, its not actually. As i discovered in Mr S yesterday the tubes are nearly double the price per 100g:eek: Tubes are 23p per 100g and the little tins are 12.1p per 100g Hope that helps someone, i stocked up on the tins before they whack the price up.

Off to update sig.

I've used the tins for a long time as you don't waste any and they recycle whereas the tubes don't.

I usually freeze the other half of the tin in a small tub then just pop it out when next needed.

chocolateteddy

Was well impressed yesterday went to Asda and bar one thing i only got what was on list. I was especially pleased when I discovered loose bananas were only 50 a kg as we eat loads so I bought a big bag of them only to look at the receipt as I was walking out of the store to discover I had been charged 77p a kilo
Off I marched to customer services to discover a queue of people who had also been overcharged for bananas. It seems the 50p a kilo offer was on at the weekend and the signs hadn't been taken down even though till had been reset. Whoppie got full refund so bananas free and a very frustrated staff member who was on the radio trying to get sign removed before we took all asda's profits!!!!!

Not sure I'm going to be inside target this month as have to round up receipts from yesterday but won't be far over, so well pleased with myself, as extra savings are going towards holiday fund for next year.

pink_princess

:hello: Hi every-one just popped on to let you know that mr s is starting alot of 50p offers tonight on the fruit and veg .Can t remember all of them but there was definatley celery and beetroot and the basics white grapes.
I ll pop on in the morning when i finish setting the promo up with some more details.All the store offers change tonight so it will be a busy one.
The 6 bottles of wine for 25% off started this morning also ,so i think i ll stock up for christmas (if they last that long):beer: .
As spends go i need to update from a small shop yesterday just juice and milk and some whoopsied chicken.
Hope every-one is doing well :T

Herewegoagain

Hiya guys,
Haven't posted lately as feeling rather low. Came on yesterday and did nice long informative post, then comp crashed so wasn't ment to be:mad: Have had 3more NSD and a very r-u-b-b-e-r-y chicken. Should be within budget this month with only 5 days to go. Will try and eat from stores/freezer, but have to get some F&V in. Will go and read up on posts

HWGA xx

gillaman

Mrs McM. Declaring £93.21 for September. This is £26.79 under budget so can you put me down for £100 for October please.

Spent £15.78 in Mr A today. Just wanted fruit, milk and eggs but bought more. However, it was all stuff I needed, rather than impulse buying and I thought about each item before buying, e.g. white vinegar for cleaning, malt vinegar to make green tom chutney. Bought a 2kg pack of gran.sugar for £1.61 rather than my normal Billingtons unrefined (would have preferred this but it was British grown with recyclable packing etc.). Couldn't get the Dove organic white bread flour at 69p so didn't buy any bread flour at all.

My current challenge to myself is to use the oven for more than one item.

annelouise_2

Had a nsd today.

Dinner was steak pie,dauphinoise potatoes,peas,carrot,corn,courgette and gravy with pineapple to follow.Also a big piece leftover for freezer.

Had roast turkey in gravy in the fridge so mixed left over veggies with it and layered potatoes over the top for OH for dinner tomorrow-Turkey hotpot.....
The kids are having baked bean chili and rice ( leftovers from freezer)

My budget is 1st to last day of each month.

annelouise :rotfl:

turbo5019

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

I am trying to post less as I tend to "waffle" and I have STILL posted more than anyone else :rotfl: I do miss it though

Don't stop Mrs M I look foward to your posts and they are usefull and they have helped me alot and I bet alot of people on here feel the same.

Can you put me down for £200 for OCT will declare sept when I have worked out what we have spent. I know it will be under budget but not sure if DH kept track whilest I was in hospital. I had a little girl 8lb 14oz by emegancey C section last wed we are both well.

ifonlyitwaseasier

I know this is off topic but

!!!!:T !!!!!:T !!!!CONGRATS TURBO!!!!:T !!!!!:T !!!!


spent £5.45 today on lunch, a treat with the new people i work with so i'll add that on to my total, i forgot to say my total is now running 25th-24th of each month as thats my new pay dates.

hope you are all getting stuck in with the money saving and grocery budgeting!!

ioiwe x