March grocery challenge

tiff

Hi Math, I would be interested in what you get in your weekly shopping. I cant seem to spend less than £40 apart from the odd week here and there, certainly cant do it regularly. I know you make the laundry gloop so thats one thing I dont do.

System

mum26 wrote:

hello, i'm new, must say this is very interesting. I don't think i could cut our budget so drastically but i'll give it a go, i'll keep a close eye this month and join in april I think.

Welcome to the site mum26. Glad to have you aboard.

crana999

Since 15th Jan I have spent £50.82 on groceries (just for me) and with a bit of luck I will be able to hold out until Saturday on what I have left. Which isn't very inspiring though!

Moll

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Originally Posted by mum26
hello, i'm new, must say this is very interesting. I don't think i could cut our budget so drastically but i'll give it a go, i'll keep a close eye this month and join in april I think.




im new too mum26. and only joined in the challenge this month , Ive learned a lot already, and am under budget from what i usually spend,,
The people on here have been a great help to me
Nice to meet you

Moll xx

flea72

dont know if this has been posted already - but does anyone else do the rolling method of shopping - whereby you shop one day later every week, so after 7wks, you will have saved one weeks costs of shopping?

kazd

Curry_Queen wrote:

All the Tesco codes are posted here

Thank you Curry_Queen, I removed my blonde highlights and managed to find them.

No offense meant to blondes out there

halloweenqueen_2

Haven't tried the rolling method, I just try and pick a quiet day - wednesdays seem good! I sometimes manage to go nearly a week in between shopping trips anyway and just stock up on veggies and visit my freezer for milk and the rest but it seems a good way of getting an extra days mileage each week, I think the true meaning of the budget is organisation which isn't my best subject but I'm learning! I've spent £57 so far this month and even saved myself 70p on a saturday newspaper just had the sunday one and managed with that! 70p is 70p!!!

System

I am finding it harder and harder to use coupons. I do my basic shopping online and use e vouchers for my discounts, but i do from time to time get coupons that have to be spent actually instore. I rarely go to a store to use them, but when i do, i am finding they will only take 10% off my shopping bill. I spent £20 the weekend and had about £8 worth in vouchers in my hand, ok i did think presenting them with £8s worth when i have only spent £20 was a bit much, but i gave her £5 in coupons, and she gave me £3 of them back saying that they only take 10% of the shopping in vouchers. At that rate i am going to have coupons expire before i can actually use them up. I can see why people sell them on Ebay cause they just aint worth the hastle.

elona

I was all set to start on the challenge but seem to have ended up spending money rather than saving it.
The freeview box went kaput so we bought a new one (still cheaper than Sky), my slow cooker conked out so bought a new one (but use it every day and save fuel etc) bought hubby two new pairs of trousers (should have been £60 but paid £11.19).

Everything I got was needed and will end up saving money so I suppose it will even out in the end!:):):)

JULIE

I'm new to all this..... my birthday was in Feb and my brother in law bought me Martin's money diet book....fantastic... I've reduced my weekly food budget from £100 down to £50 for 2 adults and 2 growing boys of 11 and 10. we've got another due in 2 weeks.... any tips on reducing even more ie what with nappies coming into the equation. I used to shop in Sainsburys exclusively but found I spent more.... so now i buy from Tesco and co-op and look for BOGOF deals in leaflets etc I have to say I am quite fussy in the fact that I don't like dead cheap food eg burgers with only 10% beef...i'm the sort that would rather pay extra for 98% beef.... as i'm quite aware of what I do and don't want to go into my and my childrens bodies..from a health point of view...anyone watched Jamie's school dinners.....can anyone advise on good cheap food in fact anything else to save on costs.....