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October 2008 Grocery Challenge. Please read first two posts.

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  • lrr_2
    lrr_2 Posts: 945 Forumite
    1 adult and 1 child - approx £50 per week for everything
  • bundance
    bundance Posts: 1,114 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    To feed myself I try to keep it around a fiver a week.
    Pancakes. Crumbles. Value food. Porridge. ETc Etc
  • Mrs_Sparkle
    Mrs_Sparkle Posts: 1,805 Forumite
    Probably about £80 a week for 2 adults, 2 cats and 1 toddler. I'm working on this though- my target is £60.
    Debt at highest May 2006: £27,472.24
    currently: £13,353.25
    DFW Nerd 178
    Proud to be dealing with my debts
  • allydowd
    allydowd Posts: 4,965 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Uniform Washer Name Dropper
    We spend £25-£30 pw to feed two adults. This is mainly in Tesco but sometimes a little in Iceland or Farmfoods. We mainly make meals from scratch. We don't drink a lot of alcohol or have many branded foods. One or twice a month we spend £8 at a takeaway as well.
    Debt-free day: 8th May 2015 "Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck," Dalai Llama
  • egon
    egon Posts: 439 Forumite
    Hi all,

    I will declare my total on Thursday. I still have to do one shopping then. Just been invited to a Halloween Party on Friday, but I have to organise the snacks. But I am hoping to stay in budget, as I have £26 left.

    I also just booked a delivery for Sat, new month....
    It was hard to find a code, which at least gets me the delivery charges off.
    Found one on the end, otherwise I was going to have to do a trip there grrrr

    A bit off challenge, DH is coming back from I**q on Friday too. :smileyhea :happyhear So I will think of a special dinner to celebrate on the weekend.

    Take care everyone and good luck with the Nov challenge.
    :T :T :T :T :T Big thanks to Mrs M,Pink-winged, rosieben for all their hard work.:T :T :T :T :T :T :T (I feel like I have missed someone out????)
    I wish Germany had a website like moneysavingexpert!
  • People's grocery spends are detailed in the Grocery Challenge. October's figures are here :D

    I'll add this thread to the October GC later.

    Penny. x
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • pinkjen
    pinkjen Posts: 237 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hi all,

    Mrs M - Just need to let you know a change of name so you can update the sheet (was denisefowler) - wanted to be a bit more inconspicuous :cool: - you never know who's looking :rotfl:

    Hi Flylady

    Hope you don't mind me being nosy but how did you change your name & keep your details the same? :o

    Pinkjen
    DFW Nerd 1038 - Debt 08/2008 £4068 - Debt Now £400
    Santander CC £400 [STRIKE]Tesco CC £622.69[/STRIKE] £0 :j
    2010 Wins:
  • I've been completing a spreadsheet since 1st September detailing everything I spend, cook & eat!:D It's obsessive though, if you decide to do it.....
    be afraid, be very afraid :eek:

    I have managed to get our food bill down from £460 to £360 in just 1 month and it was higher than £460 prior to September (not sure how much cos I wasn't OCD about it then!!:o ) We are me, DH and 3 DS, aged 10, 8 & 7.

    Thanks to MSE & especially OS I now menu plan, cook from scratch (mostly), bake my own bread, biscuits, cakes (breadmaker cheap off ebay).
    Mind you - looking at how much I spend on food and then looking at how much each meal costs when we eat it, I am either calculating each portion wrongly or am building up loads of food in the freezer, because my menu plan spreadsheet shows our meals at £220 for October, not £360 :confused:

    ..... wanders off to count the frozen peas...... how many peas to a kilo bag then??.... wonder if DH has been sneaking extra peas.... hmmm..... mutters to self...... cctv in kitchen then? chop his hands off - that'll do the trick! must try harder, must try harder....
    I'm not so tired & not so desperate..... mainly thanks to MSE :D so just call me Notso.....
    Yes, I'm juggling and I might drop some.... but at least I'm trying ;)
    SPC5 1710 :j
  • Burp_2
    Burp_2 Posts: 276 Forumite
    Three months ago we were spending £300 minimum (per month) sometimes more on 2 adults and £60+ on 2 cats

    ... for the last three months we've kept it down to £150 each month for 2 adults and £30 for 2 cats ... sometimes additional costs for wine and chocolate and nuts!

    That includes breakfasts, lunches, teas, cleaning products, toiletries, cat food, cat litter and occaisional toy!

    I cook from scratch mainly ... casseroles, stews, home made pizza, pasta dishes, bolognaise, jacket potatoes, omlettes, stir fries, crumbles, cakes etc

    Burp x
  • I spend about £60 a week and thats for 2 of us and 2 cats :) The cats are mightily expensive :)
    Be kind to nature, and nature will look after you...
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