September 2011 Grocery Challenge

FoxFace

@jpscloud... we converted to value UHT about 18 months ago, and could never buy anything else now! The difference between that and fresh skimmed is negligible, and you can stock up on it too as it lasts ages! I usually buy in 8-10 ltrs at a time, and there is no worry about it going off until you open it up! And it's mega cheap! Of course, you know this, but I am always urging others to try it

Possibly not a NSD today, but I don't think I need worry about it given I have 2 days left, am well under budget and over on my NSD targets!

Will update any spends later :heartsmil

WillgetOrganised

Hi all,

Well I am declaring my September spend at a horrendous £399.68....

The only positive is that I seem to have got more off a grip on it over the last two weeks - since 15th September my spend has only been £100.79. I am hoping that i will be able to carry this on and stick to budget for October!

Mind you, before I started doing this challenge and being so aware of every penny I am spending I am quite sure my grocery spend would have been a lot higher than even the amount I'm declaring this month! So maybe not a total disaster.....

quintwins

i would like to buy uht milk but i only like full fat milk

nsd today not feeling well so oh has taken the bigger kids to school and me as ds3 are lieing up the sofa watching cartoons, had to rejig my meal plan abit because i'm nearly out of spuds so hotdogs tonight and tuna suprise tomorrow

rising_from_the_ashes

quintwins hope you feel better soon.

Mr A also do semi & full long life milk so may be worth a try.

Don't know if anyone's found this but everything apart from the skimmed just doesn't taste the same as fresh?

Nicky2905

Well, I spent £60 at Mr Ts the other day, so I'm declaring at £341 - £41 over budget, but not too bad for a first attempt (previous months have been £500 +) Think I'm going to try a different tactic for next month, I think I will but all my non perishables for the whole month in one go, but only buy a few days dinners at a time - I think my lack of motivation for having to go to the shops might force me to get creative with what I have in the cupboards!!!

quintwins

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

quintwins hope you feel better soon.

Mr A also do semi & full long life milk so may be worth a try.

Don't know if anyone's found this but everything apart from the skimmed just doesn't taste the same as fresh?

we don't have an asda altho really i can get 2litres of milk for 90p so it's not a huge saving anyway and with 3 wee ones it never goes to waste

thanks it's just a cold but colds are always worse when u have things 2 do and places to be

positivelypurple

Last top-up shop done this morning for a total of £28 bringing my total spend for September to £398/£400 :j I got lots of bargains this morning including 6 bags of pasta for under £2, that should last us a good long while.

chewy62

OK, have gone slightly over budget by £270!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What was I doing? Glad I wrote it all down though, think maybe £360 budget may have been a bit much to start with!
I shall now go and work out a more realistic budget for October, though bought loads of meat last week which should last about 3 weeks......mmmmmmm

sproggi

Spent £14.04 at Mr T this morning and should not need anything else this week. I will not declare yet, just in case anything crops up, but it looks like I will be well under

Cutting £50 off next month as I now have a freezer that is creaking at the seams! I reduce it more, but I have DS2's birthday in the middle of the month and I want to make allowences for that.

Sproggi

saving4life

All spent up until Friday. Is 2 for £6.99 Andre* 9 pack toilet rolls good value, when I normally buy 4 for £1.40 of the really cheap ones?