October 2010 Grocery Challenge

muffin_man_7

CAN I GO WITH £120.00 FROM 1ST TO 31ST OCTOBER PLEASE
I'm getting better so to keep it fare i'm going to keep my target the same im not doing too bad im over budget again but not as much will do final total for september on thursday

TizerCat

Hello evryone!

Total newbie here .....can I put my monthly budget for October at £120 which is a guess, but what I am going to put on my SOA.

Very interested in what it actually is!! Do you include chocci bars bought at work?

wssla00

Afternoon all £1.75 spend today on a bottle of coke. I was going to go out for dinner tonight but monetary wise it aint happening so I have two steaks in the freezer which will do nicely tonight!

Have a good day all

Hippeechiq

Posted on September thread, but not sure it's been seen, so
Mrs M - could you put Hippeechiq down for £275 for October please - and thanks once again to you, Pink Winged and Rosieben for running the thread. It's such a great motivator and help to so many people, me included


Keeping a daily tally of what you spend needn't be daunting, and if you're not dealing in cash only, is really the only way to see if you're coming in on budget or not.

My laptop doesn't have MS Word on it, so I've created a simple, basic document in Notepad every month.

It lines itself up in Notepad (but it's pushed it altogether on here, so you'll have to imagine it ) so it's clearer than it appears below, but basically, I put the date then a tab of 10 spaces, then the shop/supermarket and a tab of 10 spaces, then the amount spent and a tab of 10 spaces and so on. It's a simple, easy to use/read document that instantly allows me to see how much I've spent and what's left available to me

The first 6 days of my challenge for September:-

SEPTEMBER 2010 GROCERY SPEND

01.9.10 ICE*AND 7.45 = 7.45
01.9.10 TE*CO 21.99 = 29.44
02.9.10 CO-*P 1.50 = 30.94
03.9.10 TE*CO 5.69 = 36.63
04.9.10 ICE*AND 7.30 = 43.93
05.9.10 NSD 0.00 = 43.93

Available balance £231.70

I use my laptop every day, so if I've had a spend, I go into Notepad and add the spend before I do anything else, and I've found it really takes the hassle out of working out if I'm coming in on budget or not.

It may not be everyone's cup of tea, and I know there are other, more clever folk on here who do have MS Word, and do fabulous Spreadsheets that are far more comprehensive than my little list. But it may be of use to someone on here

My October challenge starts Friday and runs 1st-31st, so I'll see you all then :wave:

Good luck everyone

Phoolgrrrl

Please put Phoolgrrrl down for £100 this is for me an OH and includes food cleaning and toiletries.

Annie56

Hi can I join in?? it will be from the 1st October 2010 till the 31st October 2010.

My budget is £90 for the month, I could probably make it a bit cheaper but this is my first real month of taking stock of what I spend since I lost my job, included in this months shopping is some bits and bobs for Christmas presents as my gifts this year are all going to be hampers, with a Dundee Cake, some HM Jam, Pickled Onions Chutnies and Beetroot etc..personalised to the persons particular likes.

Im finding the need to cut back hard, mainly due to my income dropping due to bieng on JSA and having a fixed income till I find a new job but its all for the good...and to my shame :owe used to shop and spend £90 ish a week for 2,:o:o:o what the heck on I dont know.
Under this new shopping regime Ive lost 8 lbs in weight and am better fed...so thanks and hello Im Annie56 hellooooo xxxx:rotfl::rotfl:

kezlou

Hi all, thanks for staring the challenge up again! We all really appreciate it xx

Well i came under last month simply because we had ran out of money .
Unfortunately Octobers the same.

So i've been batch cooking again. So now we have calzones, egg / tuna mayo,lemon cakes for pack lunches. Also going to make more muffins and savoury bites for lunches.
Tonight think were having stew (if its still edible) or curry as its particularity cold.

Hope your all well x

cookiemum

Please can you put me down for £300.

Determined to keep to budget because I want to try and start Christmas shopping this month.:)

Very empty cupboards so I can feel a large online shop is on its way - ahhhh!

Good luck everyone - we can do it:T

seasalt_2

Please can you put me down for £300 again for October. Thanks

Annie56

Kezlou...could you tell me what a calzone is please and any recipe would be most aprreciated thanks..Annie56:)