August 2010 Grocery Challenge

Kadeeae

Thanks to Pink, MrsM & Rosie for getting us off to a rolling start!

July was the first month that I've come in under budget, even if it was just a few pounds I'm soo excited, lol. Good luck to everyone for August!

wssla00

Hey all New budget doesn't start until the tenth but can you put me down for £180 for this month please?

Phoolgrrrl

Please put Phoolgrrrl down for £75 as we are away at start of the month.

Winky,_The_House_Elf

Help the best laid plans etc...Only spent £44.44 of budget so far on ourselves, which was on Saturday...but my mum had a stroke about a month ago, and her & my Dad are currently staying with my Aunty (She has a down stairs bathroom & bedroom which is perfect) Although my Aunty is a proud women, and won't take a penny over what she spends from dad, I picked up some bits and bobs yesterday which came to £16 yesterday, and my Mum has asked me a couple of times to bring in half a dozen Sausage Rolls from Sayers (They are yummy tho') .

I don't begrudge a single penny of it (thats not the issue), but how do I account for it? Do I put it seperate? Out the GC? I can't plan for it as its all ad-hoc stuff.

Any suggestions welcome!

Want2Bdebtfree_3

Winky,_The_House_Elf wrote: »

Help the best laid plans etc...Only spent £44.44 of budget so far on ourselves, which was on Saturday...but my mum had a stroke about a month ago, and her & my Dad are currently staying with my Aunty (She has a down stairs bathroom & bedroom which is perfect) Although my Aunty is a proud women, and won't take a penny over what she spends from dad, I picked up some bits and bobs yesterday which came to £16 yesterday, and my Mum has asked me a couple of times to bring in half a dozen Sausage Rolls from Sayers (They are yummy tho') .

I don't begrudge a single penny of it (thats not the issue), but how do I account for it? Do I put it seperate? Out the GC? I can't plan for it as its all ad-hoc stuff.

Any suggestions welcome!

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Hi I had a similar problem and decided to do an extras column and budget that as I had to but a couple of tops and some shoes this month. So try and extras budget alongside you real one and good luck.

Hope your mum gets better.

TinyTink

Hi All

I am new to this and would love to join in as we have just moved into our first house my fiance and I, we had allocated a budget of £250 a month for the shopping (food, cleaning products etc) and have been in the house for 5 weeks and spent a grand total of £339.78 not including take aways.

I would love for us to stay within the £250 budget preferably less including takeaways

Are TAKEAWAYS included in the total spend for this challenge??

I think this will keep me focused on the over all goal of paying our mortgage off in 10 years instead of the 25 but i know that is a different forum so i wont go into it on here.

Sorry for going on

Good luck everyone

TinyTink x

Sunnyday

Afternoon peeps,

Thanks for all your work mrsM, Pink & Rosieben


Sorry to hear about your bereavement Rosieben (((HUGS)))

Mrs M could you please put me down for £200 food & £60 petfood this month please so a total of £260 altogether .

5 week month for me this time and i`ve already spent tons on offers as my August started last week so i shall be back later with my spends and to adjust my siggy.

Good luck everyone.

SD

greent

TinyTink wrote: »

Hi All

I am new to this and would love to join in as we have just moved into our first house my fiance and I, we had allocated a budget of £250 a month for the shopping (food, cleaning products etc) and have been in the house for 5 weeks and spent a grand total of £339.78 not including take aways.

I would love for us to stay within the £250 budget preferably less including takeaways

Are TAKEAWAYS included in the total spend for this challenge??


TinyTink x

It's your challange, so include what you want. People include different things. For some it is strictly a food budget (not takeaways) Others include takeaways, meals out, toiletries, pet food etc. I include pretty much everything I buy in a supermarket (or places like Wilkos if things like bin bags etc) - I have to account for these things somewhere and I have neither the time nor the inclination to have separate budgets when I can just lump it as one. I don't include meals out - they come under entertainment/ special occasions. I do include ad hoc food like sausage rolls bought in town, a packet of sweets with petrol, a cup of tea in town, that kind of thing - because I could/ shoudl be organised enough to take stuff with me to not do that kind of thing.

Find a balance that works for you

Good luck!

mommychaos

Please could you put
MOMMY CHAOS DOWN FOR £300
for august first month of doing this so see how i get on ! Been following last months thread for a while and definatley need to address the spiralling shopping budget! HAve on very greedy OH a toddler and a cat!

spendaholic

Brilliant!

Well, it's a 5 week month for August so that's 5 x £40 = £200 for me (already picked up by MrsM, ta), and my first week's shopping came to £39.94, giving me 6p in the savings jar. This was quite extravagent for me as I'd just come back from 2 weeks away and needed to re-stock the cupboards, so I'm hoping it'll go down for the rest of the month.