August 2009 Grocery Challenge

highland_fling_2

morning everyone

having a lazy day as far as cooking goes. Have meat in slow cooker for tomorrows dinner but today we are using up leftovers. Seem to have a few bits and bobs in fridge. So dinner tonight will be "mix and match".

Have a good day everyone

Queen-Bee_2

£400 OK - this is the first time I've posted on CG. I am trying to keep to within £25 per week - please can you put me down for £400 all in and I'll see how I go... Thanks! Queen-Bee

Savvy_sewing

I asked my DS to get me some bread and milk on his way back from work yesterday. He is obviously learning as he brought me two loaves of bread at reduced price of 49p each!!!!
He didnt ask me for the money back either, so thats even more MSE!!!!
Does that then class as a no spends day????

Penny-Pincher!!

Hi

Last month we spent on average £70pw as we spent a little more than expected whilst we were away.

Please put me down for £60pw to include diesel for August.

Thanks

PP
xx

fedupandskint

Just popping on to say I've spent £85.56/£150 so far this month

On the plus side I seem to have been stocking up for some kind of invasion for some bizzare reason as if I am stopping myself going to the shops again for a while!

Went to farm shop and spent £29.58 on some great meat that should keep me going for the month. The rest spent in the supermarkets.

Should be ok for the next 26 days as I have plenty in and do not need to go another big shop. Just need to stick to it now!

rosieben

Having overspent rather badly last month I am giving myself a much reduced budget for August. I won't need to buy anything for the first week and then I'll have £5 weekly for milk and fruit/veg - I still have frozen and tinned veg and fruit in stock so should be ok.

Welcome to the newbies :hello: and good luck all!

Honey39

I'd love to join this challenge. I live on my own, and have a weekly shop delivered on Mondays, which is usually about £50. Can I therefore have a monthly budget of £240?

I know that's quite high, but it's my first month, so am shaving off £10 and trying to see how I do.

Thanks in advance, am hugely lookingforward to being part of this

clutterydrawer

I should probably start this up again...can you put me down for £50 please. That's for one human and one rabbit if anyone's interested

lilmisskitkat

Morning all

I'd like to declare at £250 (well £249.93 lol) for july, so £20 under budget :j:j:j for the first time since DS was born i haven't gone over lol. I put the leftover £20 on my Asda Xmas savings card :T

I'm going to keep to the same budget of £270 for August too please - thats for 2 adults and 2 kids, all with healthy appetites!

Good luck all

Kate xxx

elly2

Hi, I'm back in again this month (if I may) I have a family of 5 children(one seems to have flown back home after a spell at his dad's), 5 cats (one of which is pregnant) 1 puppy and me . Will be trying to stick to a budget of £80 per week :eek: for everything that is needed to keep this sometimes chaotic house running . I will try to sort through the freezers, cupboards and fridge over the weekend and come up with some sort of mealplan. x