October 2008 Grocery Challenge. Please read first two posts.

PurpleSkies

Did my last big shop of the month and it came in at just over £13. A bit more than I was expecting but I did buy quite a few bits and pieces for some home baking.

Have a few more things to buy later this week for a halloween party and including that in my groceries budget so not declaring just yet!

MRSMCAWBER

Monthly
4moneysaver
Ailz95
AliBobsy
Allegra
Allie23 £180
Almar
Alphie25
Always Happy £230
Andrinaperry
Angelatgraceland
Angelraesunshine
Annaangeluk
Annelouise
Annie123
Arabellamilla
Aril
Baileysbabe
Bails
BarneysMom
Beemuzed
belfastgirl23
Beltainebabe
BertieBots
*Big Bird* £300
BigMummaF £350
Bigspender2 £330
Blairweech
Booklover £220
boredofbeingathome
Borneo Girl
Bullet £280
Brummiebabe £360
CalleyW
Candy Girl £160
Canidothis £300
Carolt2 £180
Casperthefriendlyghost £25
Catnap
Cazzdevil
Chaostheory
Cheapskate
Cheerfulness4 £50
ChelseaBun
Cherie1122
Cherry Blossom
CherryPie
ChoccyBix
Chocolate teddy
Cookinmummy
Coolmum66
CraftingQueen
CravingSaving
Crazyaboutsaving
CurlyCabbage
CW18 £145
Damita
Dazzle21
DebbieMc
Denisefowler
Dink1 £250
Donnajt
Dontpanicyet
Echelon101
Egon
Eilo1007
Eireaine
Empy
Essex-girl
Eveie189 £300 + £300 extras
FairyElephant
Fallen Angel Shelley
Fedupnow
Fertyskids £300
Findingmyfeet
Fizzle81
FlatEric £201
FluffySox £140
Frasersmum123
Funkyfunkymonkey
FuzzyFelt
Galaxy863
Gillaman £100
GlasweJen
Got-it-spend-it
Greent
gtx £180
Guns n banjos
Hamish222
Helenm
Here we go again
Hollysan
Huxley
Ifonlyitwaseasier £125
Ily
Inamess200 £450
IrishWexford
jackiegibbo
Jackie
Jackk
Jacks xxx
Jane2112
JayneC £250
JayJay14 £190
JediTeacher
JennyBee £150
Jet77
JexysBird
Jinky67
JulieJim
JulieMK £120
KAAT_LADY £200
Kalojac
Karb £395
Katie2407
KatieJones
Kaz2904
Kazmeister
Kellitots
Kerriebaby
Kippers £300
Kindlesgirl
Kiwi Blue $200
KJ*Daisy
Kymbogs
Ladyroughneck
Lainz £100
Lee Barton
Lelc
LeopardLady
Leyla-Aurelia
Lil me
Lilmisskitkat
Lingojingo
Little Miss Frugal
LizzieAnne
Lucifa73
LumpyCustard
Mad mittens
mama67
MangoTree
Meanmarie
mhe
millieJo £350
MillieMonster
Millionaire in training
Millyscarlett
MissKay
Miss Piggy
Money Fritter
MoneySavingMumOfOne
Moneysaving Diva £280
Moniker
MooLoo
Mouche
Mr & Mrs T
MrsMcawber €100
MrsMck £275
Mrs Money Penny
Mrs-MoneyPenny
mrssnowy £180
Msgnomey £300
Mumker
mummy gems

MRSMCAWBER

Natty68
Natzini £125
newlywed £330
Nickynoo08
nimbo
nykmedia £60
Orlando26
patent girl
Pengwern16
PerryWinkle
Philsmum
Phoolgrrrl
PigPen
PinkJen £120
Pink Fluffy
PinkPrincess
Pip-Squeak £100
Piquant
Pollysg
PoohBear £300
PositivelyPurple
princess leia£250
Procrastinator
Prophecy-grrl
Prudent £95
Purple Skies
Puss14
QOTD
Queen of string
Rach £200
rachelmk £180
RavyLesley
razra
Redmel1621
Rellaella
Rockie4 £180
RosieBen
Russetred £340
Saffouri
SammyJig
Sashanut
Savingfortravel £200
SavingPennies
Savvystudent
SAV3R
Scenic route
ScotSaver £250
Sharronej £160
Shelly1977 £100
Shelovestobuystuff
Silly Cow
SisterCas £300
sjc31
Smetf
SmlSave
SnugglePants
Sosh
Sparklymessgirl
Stargirl29
Sunny Donny £220
Susan946
SuziQ
Suzybloo
Taffy1969
Taka
Teedy23
The Bees
the_cat
Tirlittan
ToottiFrootti
Tq16
Triggles
Turbo5019 £180
Urg123 £90
VickiStorey
Victoriajj
Webitha
WelshWoofs
Wendywitch
Winky the house Elf
WitchMable
Wmf £130

Weekly

Ashia
Chell
Dozygirl
Moodydonkey
MrsHayes
Mumzyof2
Ness w
Penny-Pincher
Shellbell

cw18

Mrs M - I can't declare October total yet, but please put me down for £145 for November
(am also hoping to include toiletries/cleaning products in it next month!)

Money_saving_Diva_2

Afternoon all you lovely people,
I would like to declare my October total £273.90. Wooohoooooo £26.10 under budget! This thread is a miracle worker!!

My OH gets paid today so my new month starts now and I would like to aim for £280.00 for November.

Thank you all SO much for your help and support and encouragement.

Diva.x

mama67

nykmedia wrote: »

It was the Warburtons seeded loaf and, in my defence, it was served with homemade soup for lunch with a special visitor. I was completely shocked! Co-op's saver bread is now 75p! I only buy bread if I can get it for less than 40p, so I hadn't noticed the latest price increases.

I'm not finished this month until 31st, but will aim for £60 next month
I'm not sure how it will go, as I have a house move, extra mouths to feed and it'll all result in an empty freezer, unless I can find freezer boxes of some description to cover the duration of the move and allow a couple of hours standing time before I can switch it back on - same with fridge.

Edited in: Just to update, I had to go into town today, so took the opportunity to pop into S*merfields. Whilst there, I spent £7.12 on bargains, but I also priced their Warburt*ns Seeded batch loaf - £1.86!!! :eek: And their (previously) 19p then 22p beans are now 36p! On the plus side, their 'cheap bread' is less than half the price of our local Co-op's own brand saver! But I still couldn't believe the price increases on other basic foodstuffs. Impending recession looks really BAD for anyone who, through financial necessity, has already downgraded as far as they can go because basic food bills could easily double.

Nyk, when we moved house the freezer was the last thing on the lorry and first off.
We didn't have to empty it or anything it was just unplugged just before putting it on and plugged staright in the other end.

This was a removal firm as well. They also wrapped it in loads of blankets.

This was a bighelp as we didn't have a stove for nearly a fortnight after moving as we went from gas to electric.

It was nice to have things in the freezer I could just defrost and heat through in either the slow cooker or micro.

HTH

russetred

My month doesn't end till friday but can you please put me down for £340 for Nov Mrs M.Bargain hunting in the RTC section is getting harder these days.Anyone else noticing a lot more people waiting for reductions.I see a lot of people I know are professionals and on high salaries hanging about at the end of the day.It used to just be me and a few polish folk.

Karb

I can't do the red font on the blackberry, but can I please be put down for £395 in November?

*BigBird*

Hello everyone :wave: Haven't posted for a while as I've had a busy few weeks and not a lot of time to check in with the GC. Doing OK this month, there's £2.18 left in the pot to last til Friday (I work on calendar months). I have everything I need for evening meals and lunches for the rest of the week, may need some more citrus fruit as I like to take a selection to work to keep me away from the vending machine when I get the munchies Fingers crossed I can come in on budget for the second month in a row.

Can I be put on the list for £300 again for November, MrsM? It's a 4 week month for me again, as Monday is my normal shopping day. Though to be honest, since joining the GC, I am getting better at holding out til I actually need to go shopping, rather than automatically going on a Monday just cos that's what I usually do. For instance, I didn't go shopping today as I don't really need anything. Might pop out for fruit one lunchtime later in the week, as I mentioned above - but then that makes me wonder how often I would pop to the shops for the odd this or that if I didn't work across the road from a big Mr T. If there was more effort involved in getting those extra bits, perhaps I'd be more inclined to decide I could do without

Maybe I'll just make a batch of twinks and eat those instead of fruit! Good for the GC, not so good for my waistline (and I have to start thinking about that now that I've ordered my wedding dress!!!!! sorry, couldn't resist dropping that in there )

Friend at work brought me a bag of apples today, so need to decide what to do with those. The apple charlotte recipe someone posted a little while back sounded good, so maybe I'll have a go at that.

Have a great rest of the week everyone.

jackie_w

Hi folks, well I truely lost it this month. I quit half way through, and posted that I would try again next month, then someone told me not to give up, so, i didnt for a week or so, then I lost my receips, and my way in the supermarket. I think I would be way over anyway, maybe around the £420 mark.

So, I will list that as my final total for this month, £420, and start with renewed energy next month, i hope........no, I will.

Jackie
xx