September 2010 Grocery Challenge

rosieben

BBQ Cannelini beans with sausages now in the recipe index, thanks NickJW :T

thinking of you Spiggle <<hugs>> and anyone else dealing with illness or redundancy etc

Welcome to all the newbies, you've come to the absolute best place for advice and support

welshkaz

hubby spent £2 today on toothpaste and loo roll ..

Sue14

My first spend of the month is £14.07 between Lidl and Poundland, got a few bits to get at Aldi tomorrow but hopefully I won't spend too much.

gdyr1945

Have just got another £10 Tesco gift card from surveys; that makes £50 towards the Cword (sorry if it is too early to mention) also need one more survey on yougov for £50. Normally these have just disappeared into (previously) bottomless pit of household spending but thanks to all the support, tips and ideas I now feel so much more in control and am pleased to say am finding it easier to control spending. Trying to keep cc below £200 and aiming, eventually for £150. Thanks everyone; couldn't do it without you.xxxxxxxxxx

Hippeechiq

gdyr1945 wrote: »

Have just got another £10 Tesco gift card from surveys; that makes £50 towards the Cword (sorry if it is too early to mention) also need one more survey on yougov for £50. Normally these have just disappeared into (previously) bottomless pit of household spending but thanks to all the support, tips and ideas I now feel so much more in control and am pleased to say am finding it easier to control spending. Trying to keep cc below £200 and aiming, eventually for £150. Thanks everyone; couldn't do it without you.xxxxxxxxxx

Well done :T

majjak wrote: »

Thank you for the great ideas Hippee ........ very much appreciated :beer:. Will be giving them both a bash next time I shop .

You're welcome and I forgot to say, that when I make cookies/brownies/rice krispie/cornflake cakes I use Te$co Value Chocolate (usually plain, but that's personal preference) 'cos it's only 30p!!
I don't mean the value cooking chocolate, I mean the value eating chocolate that's with other bars of chocolate in the confectionery part of the store

I've also been reading on another part of the forum that people have been trying Te$co Value Cocoa Powder and that it's not half bad, so I might give that a shot.
I've already downbranded to Te$co own brand from C@dbury Bournville and found that fine. Slighty different colour and perhaps not quite as much depth of flavour, but nothing to write home about, but a big difference in price, and I get through a lot of cocoa.

cw18

First day of the month, and £10.90 of my budget gone already :eek: Hoping not to spend anymore until at least Monday....
Mind, that's not bad considering what I've spent in total today

As I left work I picked up a pack of deli silverside (200g - [strike]£2.98[/strike] 75p) and a pack of deli Yorkshire Ham (365g - [strike]£4.71[/strike] £1.49) - total £2.30 after pennies and staff discount dropped into sealed pot

Then round to A!di - punnet of nectarines, bag of potatoes, cucumber and a loaf of bread - £1.90 (incl pennies)

Had to go and collect DS's push bike from H@lfords (been in for repairs at his expense), so hit a few other stores while out in the car and on the way

Mr T - value ham (x3 small packs), mini cheddars (100% free, so £1.59 for 14 packs and one of my faves ), milk (had coupon for 75p off if spending > £2 on milk - still slightly dearer than A!di, but it meant DS could have f/fat while I've got skimmed instead of getting 2 f/fat and me using l/life), and a tub of finest Moroccan style Couscous which I shall try for lunch tomorrow ([strike]£1[/strike] 20p) - total £6.70 (with value of voucher added to sealed pot funds)
Also filled my fuel tank while here as was running on not much more than fumes (not part of GC, £47)

Mr A - two pairs of trousers for work (not part of GC, £10), and DS got several stationary bits and computer accessories he wants/needs for Uni (his bill)

Arg0s - new combi oven (£75 totally unplanned and unexpected bill !!!), as mine blew between breakfast Mon & breakfast Tues - think it must have been linked to the power outage our area suffered on Monday night, but can't prove it :mad: Fortunately this also isn't part of my GC budget

Herbyme

Almost had a NSD but just spent £64 on Ocado with 20% off, saved about £14, checked it on my supermarket as suggested elsewhere and did save money. Honest. Even ordered delivery at 11pm tomorrow so only £1.99. They usually come a bit early so it's a bargain compared to £6 at some times. Right, off to bed, back to school for mine tomorrow, electric cattle prod at the ready

philsmum

Hi Mrs Mac.
Please will you put me down for £150.00 for this month.

Declaring at £139.32 for August.

Thanks
Pat

elf06

Well I DID manage my NSD yesterday and SHOULD only need to nip up to corner shop (which is a little expensive but for some reason I never get any more than I need in there - I literally go in and get milk and leave ) for milk and our local paper as its that time of the week.

Hope you all have a good day and I will be back to update once I've been to the shop

laisbojar83

Hey guys,

Here I am
My new grocery month started yesterday and my budget for this month is going to be 240, I thought at first to cut it down to 210 but because my son is starting school I am not sure how its going to be with lunches and everything, still trying to work that bit out hehehehe, so I will add an extra 30 there, just in case. Then my weekly budget is 60.00 a week lol which I already went over yesterday by 2.00 lol nevermind, next week should be less because I dont have the expensive cleaning stuff and nappies to buy
I am going to update my sig in a bit, feeling confident again and I hope I can save 300 by the end of this month.. yieepeeee provided nothing happens, again *touch wood*.
Have a lovely day everyone
xxxx
L.