September 2010 Grocery Challenge

majjak

£7.87 spent at Mr T but £2.95 of that was on a Mr T air freshener refill (we have a doggie so really do need it) and a bottle of lucozade for DS footie .

So my baking stuff came to £4.72 which was what I expected. I knew I should have gone myself ! Grrrrr lol

brummiebabe

Just updating my signature/spending so far........Did a little top up shop in preparation for kids going back to school tomorrow...month's spending so far is £216.78!!!! It is a 5 week month for me & I'm still a bit worried about how I'm going to do this month...have about £60 left per week:eek:

hoobydoobydoo

First grocery shop since joining the challenge today and I spent £69.73, which surprised me as I had quite a lot of "proper food" in the trolley. I realised as I was carefully analysing everything that went into my trolley that there are some things I am prepared to downshift and others upon which I refuse to compromise. So.......

Instead of the expensive brand of hot chocolate that would have cost £3.08 I am going to try Mr M's own brand for £1.19.

However, we really like wholewheat pasta and I bought 2 packets of 500g for 75p each rather than 1kg of normal spaghetti for £1.09.

Bought some more ingredients to make cookies and it looks like they will work out cheaper than £1.75 for 8 provided the novelty of cooking them does not wear off.

Off to update signature now - technically I should not need anything else until next Sunday.

best wishes everyone
Hooby

Herbyme

Mongmoney, Mr M has ace deals on clip lock type boxes from tiny to huge. Just got some last week when I 'popped in' only for beans and cheese' - but did need them for my packed lunch campaign (unsupported by rest of family, so far, but still trying...)

Sadly the reason DS's hot lunch on Friday was cold was cos he had dropped the food flask and the inside lining had shattered - back to sarnies I think, for now. Darn.

Hoping for a nsd today tho will probably need milk. Or we could just buy a cow.:)

pepsi-kins

Hi All,
Well, I have spent £145.20 out of a budget of £175 for the month, which seems really scary! however I have so much food in, I cannot fit another thing in my cupboards, fridge or freezer, everytime I go to get something its a work of art, not to have the lot crashing down on me:D

Its nice to see I'm not the only one with a fussy cat! After the heads-up from ChocClare last week, I used my Mr. T vouchers and doubled them up, and got £30 of felix for £15 - so she has another ten boxes, to go with the six I already had!! (just my luck she'll go off them now!)

Just off on a tangent now, but it made me laugh. It was our 5th wedding anniversary on Friday so we went out for a meal, which is a rareity for us. DH informed me, we won't have pudding, cos we got vienetta at home, and the food is overpriced anyhow! I know I'm always trying to save a quid here and there, but there's a time to be tight!!

Have a good week everyone

Spiggle

pepsi-kins wrote: »

... Just off on a tangent now, but it made me laugh. It was our 5th wedding anniversary on Friday so we went out for a meal, which is a rareity for us. DH informed me, we won't have pudding, cos we got vienetta at home, and the food is overpriced anyhow! I know I'm always trying to save a quid here and there, but there's a time to be tight!!

Hi pepsi-kins,

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Well at least he's watching the pennies!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Absolutely classic, sounds like my OH!

All the best,
Spigs

cw18

Spend of £6.10 from my GC budget today, and no Whoopsies amongst it

2x 4pt milk
loaf of bread
box of 25 fruit chew bars
passata
bananas
1kg spread

mrsmortenharket

mongmoney wrote: »

I mix whiskas biscuits with Asda's own, they don't seem to notice. Felix pouches are still on offer at Asda, 48 for £10. I will post if I spot a good deal anywhere. We fussy cat owners need to stick together.

Thanks, do you know when the offer ends? I'll get to Asda one day this week then!

Lisa x

loulou0327

Hi can i join in this month please with a budget of £200 for september. This is for 2 adults, 2 children with hollow legs a giant bottomless pit of a dog, various other smaller pets. This includes everything pet accessories, cleaning and toileteries.
It's going to be tough but HAS to be done if i can hope to afford christmas this year.

PrincessMort

mongmoney wrote: »

Why is cat food soooooo expensive???? Tried all of the supermarkets own but my cats wont eat it. Aghhhh!:mad:

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I feel for you...my cat will only eat tuna and Iams :huh: costing me a fortune!