November 2008 Grocery Challenge

prophecy_grrl

CW18 - big hugs coming your way x

sharronej

cw18 hugs coming your way, try not to worry too much about the budgeting until you have coped with all the upheavel surrounding a bereavement. Hope everything goes as smoothly as possible over the coming weeks

Frugaldom

Hello to everyone, once again, sorry I don't manage to keep up with this thread. I have chopped and changed my grocery spends so much that it's hard trying to stick to a budget when stockpiling is sporadic, depending on when I get to a town with a major supermarket. My original budget was for £1200 over a year with the hope of cutting it to £1098 (£1 per person, per day), however that is not to be, as per my signature. My average is running at £23.94 per week and that's for 3 adults and includes all groceries, toiletries, laundry and cleaning products, so I don't think that's too bad. Moving house hasn't helped, as it meant losing a percentage of what was still growing in the garden - leeks, onions, potatoes, beetroot - and having to practically empty the freezer. I'm hoping that there won't be any interuptions in 2009, as this is the second year in a row we've had a house move to incorporate. :rolleyes:

If I'm to come in on original budget of £1200 for 2008, then I have a budget of only £78.03 to last me until 2009. I have already paid for the turkey, topped up the stockpile and filled the freezer this month but have a few more items still to get this coming week.

I'll set myself a target of £50 for December, so I have enough left to pay for the remaining stockpile top-up.

This is how my grocery spending diary looks at the moment:

GROCERIES
Jan 2008 - £86.09
Feb 2008 - £103.68
Mar 2008 - £99.52
Apr 2008 - £97.05
May 2008 - £264.78 (includes main stockpile shopping)
Jun 2008 - £75.65
Jul 2008 - £47.93
Aug 2008 - £67.05
Sep 2008 - £87.22
Oct 2008 - £67.95
Nov 2008 - £125.05 (topping up after moving house)
TOTAL FOR GROCERIES £1121.97

Thank goodness winter's here - homemade soup is such a frugal dish! :rotfl:

PS: I only need to shave an average of £2.94 per week off my budget next year to cut it down to £1 per person per day and I think that's possible if the self-sufficientish project goes according to plan.

NewlyFrugalMumof3

Our thoughts are with you CW18. Take care of yourself and just take one step at a time.

echelon101

DECLARING ON £70.15/60. I am going for holidays on December 8th till early January. I think though I might ask for £65 for next months budget as I think I am going to be factoring in my supplement purchase from now on.

CW18 sorry for your loss.

canidothis

Hi all, Im declaring at £212.80 this was my 1st month and Ive learnt so much, I feel so much more in control. Some one asked if it meant i was cooking more and I answered yes but shopping less :beer: . Can I be put down for £200 in december please.Christmas comes out of another pot. Thanks to all the advice and hints and tips.

rosieben

nykmedia wrote: »

... My original budget was for £1200 over a year with the hope of cutting it to £1098 (£1 per person, per day), however that is not to be, as per my signature. My average is running at £23.94 per week and that's for 3 adults and includes all groceries, toiletries, laundry and cleaning products, so I don't think that's too bad. ...

You're an inspiration nyk :T I'm off to check up on your original thread, I lost track of it a while back. If I could live on £1 a day, that would about a third of what I'm spending now, even with the GC keeping me on my toes

angelatgraceland

Spent £14.75 in Iceland on Fri even tho I was hoping for a NSD as I had to pop in there with a firend. Added it to my total and only one week to go-under budget again this week! I now have approx £92 for next week so this budget has been fairly accurate-I wont bring it down for ~December as with Christmas that would be a bit daft I think.
Next year I shall do things differently and I will have a larger budget as I will include lots of stuff into it that have been separate this year. I will have a spreadsheet covering a whole year for the info I need. I plant to have a general grocery budget and the "other" budget which combined will contain all of this years outgoings at this years prices. If I manage to come in under next year then I will have no doubt cut back as things are rising so fast.
No grocery shopping today but went to Homebase to get antifreeze deicer,karcher cleaner and a hedgecutter. Went to Argos for a new electric blanket for dd. I MUST put the receipt in the bag and put it in the loft tho as it has a 3 yr guarantee and I can never find the receipts when the appliances fail! Had a really disorganised day as I felt too cold to do anything but I did list my good stuff on ebay last night that is too tight for me!
Treated myself to some "new" clothes yesterday from the charity shops-new suede jacket at £6.99 new trousers, £8.75,£4.00 and £4.49. So if I can get that back now via ebay Ive spent nowt. This stuff has been sitting in the wardrobe for 2 years while I lose weight!:eek: no-its just not happening! :rolleyes:

mummy2mygirls

Flat_Eric wrote: »

TO CW18 AND FAMILY
BIG HUGS, MUCH LOVE AND YOU ARE IN MY THOUGHTS XXXXXXX



well I had Mr T deliver today which has well and truly blown the budget for November BUT the majority of what I bought is for christmas so should mean that very little needs to be spent next month.

Im a bit disapointed with Mr T though - not only did the driver comment twice on how much shopping I had which I thought was a bit rude - (i spent £175 after discounts had been applied) but instead of the 1 litre baileys, I was supplied with the more expensive 70 cl which I refused.

I was also sold a packet of market value peppers - but the packet contained 2 1/2 peppers? (one pepper had been chopped in half) (phone call made and refund to be issued)

Also despite my commenting - no substitutes on some items or sub for offer, they obviously didnt pay attention when my shopping was being picked and so I have probably been charged a few quid more than I should have been.

There was too much shopping really to be able to identify those items I didnt want and I think tesco should perhaps tag the bags with the substituted items in.

I did manage to get all my xmas wine though and take advantage of the 25% off

my mrT will put substitutes in a tesco bag inside out, i ask for no bags (so i get the green points) so can spot any subsitutes. i think thats what they are meant to do so you can see quickly what has been substituted and send back what you dont want.

candygirl

NYKMEDIA you make me feel soo guilty, as I can only get my grocery bill inc toiletries, loo rolls and dog food down to £120 a month for me and 2 dogs, so thats about £3.94 a day!!!! I must try harder, and this moths sig is at £160 cos DD has only just moved out:D