August 2011 Grocery Challenge

CompBunny

Spent £3.34 last night...£2 on snacks (we were going to the cinema and its cheaper to buy sweeties at the supermarket than £8 on popcorn at the cinema!), £1 on a yummy loaf of Burgens and £0.34 on some reduced pain au chocolat for a special breakfast! A naughty spend but it snuck in before the beginning of my first GC

Can't wait to be super disciplined and join in with this!

slbhill

By the simple expedient of forgetting to go shopping - and then doing what would have been my last shop of August just *after* payday (so I'm counting it as the first shop of September instead) - I have come in under budget, spending ~£84 from a target of £120. Go me! I have been away quite a lot though, and other expenses have hit the roof (fuel for my travels, and the final gas bill before moving suppliers - eek!) so a bit of a mixed month all in all. See you over in September...

quintwins

morning all can't beleive it's sep already!!! i have to take the twins to an induction today there feeling ill but it's only an hr then they don't start til the 15th so plenty of time to recover nsd here today because theres just no money to go shopping until sat we have plenty in tho, dinner tonight is gommon egg and chips

the_cat

I would like to rejoin for Sept please. Summer holidays etc have run away with the budget a bit and need to get back on track. My month has already started as paid last week and run from one payday to the next. I have a load of food in but struggle not to buy bargains that I know are cheap. Hmm, not sure how to tackle that one!

So target of £200 until 28th Sept. Spent so far £49.75

Natty68

Morning everyone, unfortunately I didn't keep to my target for August. I am declaring £362 for August..:eek:

I do apologise for not keeping up with the thread, but will do better in September. Now to head over to the new thread and pop my target down

Hugs and love to everyone xxx

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
trying to get back on the money saving wagon now the kids are back at school
jacket pots will go in for dinner and doing leek and quorn poie for tea
still got 6 muffins and 1/2 a fresh pinapple to use up for afters

my eyes are watering a bit as ive got chopped marrow and onion pressing in a colindar with salt in the kitchen ready to have a go at making pickle tomorrow if it works its going in hampers at christmas.
i googled and found a recipie called Matthews marropw pickle it seemed to get good reviews so giving it a go.

got to go shop but only need to do next months lotto so shouldnt really spend any budget money.

choclover

Hi,

Been reading through this thread this morning and would like to join in, with the ever increasing price of food this is much needed in our household of two adults and one very hungry 2 year old!

Our "month" starts when hubby gets paid on the last Friday of each month so september started for us on the 26th August, and as it's a five week month for us our budget should be £340 (food, toiletries and cleaning products).

We've already spent a total of £188.99 so have £151.01 left, roughly about £37.75 a week.

I just hope we can get close to it this month as last month we were £129 over and we need to save for a holiday in october.

ivfmummy

I spent £254 in August please put me down for £250 for September.

TizerCat

Just dropping in to decare for August before skipping over to the Sept Challenge.

I lost track along the way but have dug out all my receipts and my total for August is £110.53 so am very happy coming under my target by £39.47 :j:j That was for food only but including 2 students for most of the month.

see you all on the next challenge

........Just popped back as I can't find Septembers yet ?? When is is up and running can you put me down for £50 for September as it is just me - the students have gone home

looie

hi all, I am going to declare at £94.01 for August. I was pleasantly surprised when I added up all my receipts .... I just hope I have not missed any !!

I am going to reduce my budget this month, can you put me down £90 for September please ?

I am pretty much stocked up with most things so all I really need is some coffee