September 2011 Grocery Challenge

Natty68

Evening everyone, we had our shopping to do on Saturday plus bought a couple of other things out and about, so have just added up my spend so far - £73.19 It's weird how you end up spending so much without realising it, and the total goes up very quickly

Am hoping I can go a couple of days without having to spend anything, but I would imagine something is bound to crop up it always does

Just off to update signature now

Hugs and love to everyone

TheThriftyScrumpers

Hiya
Went to mr t today as had a £9 off a £60 spend and they have their own brand washing liquid (bio and non bio) £2.50 a bottle on bogof. I thought this might help someone.

I have also done a meat order with Donald Russell for the first time. A friend of mine raves about them. I am getting :
2 ribeye steaks
2 pave rump steaks
4 pave rump medallions
4 grand steak burgers
12 mini steak burgers
£29 (this is a half price offer) with free delivery.
I have also added another half price deal for 8 x 440g steak mince at £19.

I will let you know what I think once it has been delivered but if you are interested in the offer the link is https://www.donaldrussell.com/dymlan48.

Night xx

busylizzie76

NSD today - first day back at full time work - am a teacher as I see a few on this thread are :wave so it was a full day inset on "outstanding teaching". Fab lunch of sandwiches and yummy pudding. Sausages and tomato pasta for tea tonight - DDs favourite.

Did have to buy £12.24 of bits for two wedding cakes I am making but I am not putting this on my personal grocery budget......did well as went into a lovely large Mr.Ts and only bought what I required for the cakes.
Have been baking and covering cakes this evening.

Night night everyone.

destroyerofdebt2011

Recent RL events have kinda derailed recent efforts ... so guess what I'm back again!! With a very tight budget as i have a mammoth bill coming out next month which i havent been able to plan for:mad:. Theres always something sent to try us.

So thankyou to all who keep this Topic running and please can you put me down for a very slim £40 this month.

D.O.D

sparklysaver

:wave: Evening all...... well, I ended up with a NSD today because the rain was so torrential I would have needed a wetsuit to get to the car

So, veg shopping delayed until tomorrow, and meal plan adjusted accordingly. Have a list and am going to do a bit of a trawl to compare prices on things I buy quite a lot of, like muesli and fruit yogurts. I tend to buy these without paying much attention to the price to be honest, and I suspect I could get them cheaper, but on the other hand I don't want to end up saving just a wee bit and ending up with something I don't like. Yogurts especially - I only like certain flavours and the multi packs always seem to have a peach or apricot one, which I HATE, so that's a bit of a waste of money! Going to have a nosey round A*di & L*dl in the morning.

I think I may actually have turned into my Grandad (he's in about 4 supermarkets every single day, bless him) and if I ever get a job again I'll have less time to do this, but might as well make use of the free time at the moment.

Girl_least_likely_to

1st spend of the month today. Mr T delivered £93.76 of stuff to carry us through most of the month. Hopefully I'll keep out of the shops until Friday for a milk, F&V, bread top up shop for the weekend. Will be having slow cooker meals this week so I can bung some in the freezer for later in the month

TheThriftyScrumpers

Morning
Forgot to say S4vers had a box of 6 Johnsons baby wipes for £4.99 xx

Nicky2905

Had to pop to Mr T last night for a few fresh bits and urgently needed some black trousers for my work induction tomorrow.Was feeling a bit peeved and frustrated as, as usual, couldn't find a good fit - so went for the closest fit and will have to take the legs up. So I wasn't 100 per cent happy and even when I got home I said to my hubby I might take them back as I really just bought them in desperation, only £8, but still, money is v tight. Then, I checked my receipt and realised I had only been charged £1.50 for them!!! My mood instantly brightened - for £1.50 I don't mind having to adjust them!!!

So, need to declare £13 on fresh bits (milk, veg, fruit, cheese and some crackers, eggs) and the trousers!! The joke is, I was feeling a bit of a failure as I had gone in the evening in the hopes of picking up stuff reduced and not been able to find anything - never knowing the bargain I had sat in my basket!!!

FoxFace

Good Morning folks :heartsmil

I have just woke up, but can happily state my 2nd NSD for today

I have an old work colleague visiting today, who I haven't seen since I was made redundant in January... it's all very exciting
I am particularly happy because rather than meeting at a coffee shop (my usual choice) and having to spend a lot of money, I simply invited her to my home (where I have a perfectly good kettle and brew supplies :rotfl:).

And in the afternoon I have another friend visiting, so other than walking the dog I will pretty much be at home all day

I may have to spend tomorrow though, the milk is getting a little low

sock-knitter

today will be my 3rd nsd as i got milk and fruit yesterday, and have plenty of everything else already in