September 2010 Grocery Challenge

aliwali

spent £1.29 on hot choccie in Home Bargains, not an essential but over £1 cheaper than Mr T! Also little lady is weaning so a swede and cauliflower off the market for £1. Really noticing how the odd £1 here and there are adding up, need to keep an eye on this.

MrsRogers

Well been to Mr T today and spent £48 including my £12.50 off voucher

My Sept Challenge has now finished and I have come in £11 odd in budget

I have had some Mr T £12.50 0ff Vouchers which I took into account when setting my budget so I am so chuffed :j:T:j

Next week I start Octobers budget ... how scary is that :eek:

boultdj

Been to L*dl and spent $1.76.

mummyyof5

Just to let you know B&M have 1kg of sugar on sale for 59p but 2 for £1...this is even cheaper than Poundland.....1.5kg for a £1...hope this helps someone xx

muffin_man_7

will have a good chance of being on target this month but only because of no money still waiting for it to be sorted every bill behind i've cancelled most of direct debits so i will end up paying more i am loosing track of everything just now and migraines getting worse i'm sure its stress will be doing a small shop in a bitafter i've made a birthday cake for my son in law i will need milk bread spuds and something for tomorrow need a break from opening a tin although it has helped a lot having a store of some stuff but you can't store perishables will have to think of a way of managing if it ever happens again hope not if i didn't have the help from everyone here i'm not sure what we'd be doing now

muffin_man_7

mummyyof5 thanks for that will def need sugar can't drink tea without and with cake making i always forget to get extra and the more i can stretch what i've got the better thats what i like so much about this site everyone looks out for each other like a big family oh well this cake wont get finished if i stay on here so i'm off for a while be back later with an update of very careful mini shop just hope rain goes off my back throbbing now without a soaking oh well needs must

mongmoney

I spent £3 today on milk and a paper. Only a week and a half to go with £50 left of my first budget. With the freezer rammed and enough staples to last I'm quite hopeful.
Totally lovin the mutual support this thread gives.
Mongy
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September grocery challenge £151/£200 NSD's = 5

Billie-jo

Spent £6.60 today on a paper, bread, oatcakes, brocolli and lottery.
Already had some veg in but grand daughter staying tonight and she loves her 'green trees'.

Have just put some beef, carrots, onions, leeks and pearl barley in the slow cooker for tomorrows dinner which we will have with mashed potatoes and the brocolli.

Will probably do an apple crumble as well and if so that will be another item out of freezer.

Tomorrow will be a NSD and have spent in total £48.72/£160 so far.

Was watching cooking this morning on the t.v. while I was ironing and its inspired me to have a go at bread by hand. Bread maker is ok but I dont like the hole it leaves when the paddle is taken out plus recently it hasnt been quite right for some reason.

Hugs to all who need them and keep posting everyone as its always helpful to others.

adelight

£1.50 on a pineapple and 2lbs mixed plums, well that's fruit until thurs/fri and a plum cake for puddings. I forgot how awesome the market is for fruit and veg, shall have to resume my weekly trip there!

wssla00

An NSD for me today. I am fully stocked up so should be alright until i get paid next. I really fancy something comforting tonight. Perhaps something with mash potato. In my meal plan I had fish pie and chicken pie on there so might make one of those. I have some leeks to use up so perhaps a chicken and leek pie topped with mash and served with veg. I might even make the self saucing chocolate pud as a desert. It is really getting colder here. Not sure about where you are. My milkman didn't deliver milk last week and the week before sent me semi skimmed I have whole milk as I use it in so many things and is also the only milk I like to drink. I will need to get some blue tomorrow. Anyway I have planted up my new veg bed in the garden and hopefully it should go ok. I am so surprised at the japenese bunching onion seeds I planted- brilliant! They seem to grow very strong and look a lot more like the spring onions I am used to rather than a large bulb and no green stuff. Definitely going to do more of those! Might use some thinnings to make some potato salad too.
Anyway I am going to crawl back under my blanket until I feel a bit warmer. Have a good day all