October 2009 Grocery Challenge

milliejo

Hi please put me down for £290 for October.

Came in at £288 against a budget of £290 for September

donnajt

May I join in pls, i would like to spend £60 per week (or less) so that's £300 thank, dtx

helen_jelly

hi everyone

Will update budgets in a mo - up to and including milliejo

Kerfuffle - hi, was just thinking off you yesterday, how funny, was just wondering if you where ok

Sent DH to shops this morning so here goes

L!dl = £12.97
Small cartons of Apple Juice for DS lunch = £3.96
Butter = £1.18 [will freeze for cooking]
Muller Crunch Corbers [for DD lunch] = £2.40 [on offer]
Sundried Tomatoes for BM = £1.19 [Bargain - they are soooo expensive elsewhere]
Beef Joint £4.24 [half price offer]

Co-Op = £6.00
Chicken Breasts = £6.00 [reduced from £9.00] Whoopsie

So totals are Spent = £18.97
Offers spent = £6.64 Real Value = £ 14.24 Savings = 7.60
Whoopsie spent = £6.00 Real Value = £9.00 Savings = £3.00

DH has now gone to MrT to see if he can get some other bits [he absolutely loves getting Whoopsie's!!!]

Will update signature after trip to MrT


Hello to all the newbies and welcome - there are lots of lovely lush recipes on page 1 if you need inspiration, ask any questions you want help with - there are lots of clever people on here who will willingly help out

Have fun
Helen x

kindofagilr

Ok we visted Mr S's and Mr A last night and OH visted McDonalds!!

God Help us!!

McDonalds - £7.86
Sainsburys - £11.72
Asda - £9.50

Spends to far for Oct £29.08

twiglet66

Ive been on the board a while but only just seen these OS threads :rolleyes:

I scarily added up the last few months shopping and worked out that I spend £460 per month for 2 adults and a 2 year old and one cat, that sounds a huge amount! It does include some clothes, nappies, until I can persuade my daughter that she really doesnt need them and wine and beer (not that much though!) mind you felt like having a bottle of wine after realising how much i spend!

Im not sure how im going to cut down as already buy some of MrS basics, maybe I should shop at MrA instead but dont really like it in there. Anyway Im going to aim for £400 this month and see how it goes and then keep cutting down a bit further.

Great thread, thank you:beer:

valk_scot

Okay, put me down for £400 for the month for four of us plus two cats, all cleaning products, school lunches and other eatables including probably one takeaway. Not his booze though!!!!

Cupboards are well stocked and freezer is full. My main blip is going to be DD's birthday party though...not quite sure what we're doing for it, but food and cake will be involved somewhere.

helen_jelly

DH has come pack from the MrT shop now - he loitered behind a sales assistant who was reducing chicken!

Total spend was £18.96
Pork Belly £1.54 [reduced from £2.20] Whoopsie
Sausages £1.39 [reduced from £2.78] Whoopsie
Chicken Legs £5.21 [reduced from £8.68] Whoopsie
Lamb Steaks £2.80 [reduced from £4.00] Whoopsie
Whole Trout £3.18 [reduced from £6.34] Whoopsie
Peppercorns 70p [reduced from £1.40] Whoopsie
Smoked Cheese 56p [reduced from £1.12] Whoopsie
Other bits £3.58

Whoopsie Spend £15.38 Real Value £26.52 Savings £11.14

Off to update signature now [freezers are full to bursting]

Helen x

huston_kw

Helen what great whoopsies

anyway I went to the coop for bread and wait for it... I only bought bread :j and it was whoopsie seeded stuff so 60p saved and it only cost .75p

I don't need to do any big shop yet but got 10 pound off voucher from tescos so got until the 16th to use it, so will do mine then.

candygirl

Being a good girl again today and having a NSD:TMade tortilla pizzas last night which are fab for the diet, and very light:p:p:palso made a veg soup from all the bits of veg in the fridge:p:p

helen_jelly

Hi

Budgets done up to and including Valk-scot

Thanks everyone - Helen x