September 2011 Grocery Challenge

forever_saving

Have been shopping today, didn't get a huge amount as still have a reasonable amount in. Really don't want to spend if i haven't got to as DH car is due an mot towards the end of the moth and the tax is also due at the end of the month. £30.40 today in aldi and local fruit and veg shop. Shouldn't need anymore top up's on the fruit and veg this week. Fingers crossed anyway.
FS xx

poppy-glos

emmad5689 wrote: »

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hi, one of my colleages takes home the shredded paper from work for hamster bedding

destroyerofdebt2011

Hi everyone

Hugs/Spoons/Sticks to all those who need.

Have now spent a further £11.05 on toilet rolls/dog food and milk.

So total spend of £21.53.... £18.47 left in my groceries purse. Need to nip to the shops tomorrow to pick up coffee and sugar but those will be refunded by work so no need to count those spends.

Off to do a stock take of cupboards and meal plan for the week.

Have a good weekend all.

D.O.D

cat_smith

First shop of the month. I hate Mr T on a Saturday but feeling awful yesterday so didn't get round to it. Did a mysuper list. £34.05. Came out at £56.90 with £10 extra spent on anniversary food for celebration tomorrow £5.70 on whoopsied seabass fillets and £7.00 on a cable so I can watch a replay of the Scotland match on the big screen (don't know the result yet!)

Not too bad really. Off to update sig. Then prep. the base for our Game Pie for tomorrows treat.

sproggi

Had to do a shop this morning and ended up spending £55.43 :eek:
I know my budget is £400 for the month, but it is so depressing to hit that first £100:(
It did include toilet rolls, 2 jars of coffee, 2 x butter, stock cubes, 4 bottles of bogof washing-up liquid, a restock of pasta, dry spaghetti, tinned tomatoes and cooking oil, all things that I don't buy every week, plus meat, veg and yet more milk!
So should have enough in for at least a weeks worth of meals and hopefully more.

Have been blackberry and apple picking today, got 5lb of blackberries and just under 22lb of apples.
The blackberries are small and the apples will need a lot cut out of them, but will both still make some yummy crumbles/pies etc and any good apples are just about ok to eat :T

Sproggi

Islandmaid

Hi all,

Was a good girl today and took DS1 into town, and I spent nothing I even wandered around Wallis and came away empty handed.:beer:

Got home to find that nice Mr S sent me two £7 off a £35 spend, just wish it had come yesterday so that I could have used it then DOH

Have cleaned the bathroom and tidied/hoovered the lounge dinner well on its way, Chicken curry and stuff

Have a good day xx

TrixieB

ah well nsd day turned into a damn I forgot I said I'd buy the cakes to take to the outlaws house day! So Farmfoods spend of £2.25 and £1.60 in the biscuit outlet shop - bought Ecclefechan tarts whatever the heck they may be?!

I will update siggy later.

debbym

Just back from Mr T's in Yeovil with an absolute bargain. Boxes of 48 pouches of Whiskas - Garden Produce variety for £3.99 Normal Price £13.99.
Blown this weeks budget but what the hey they will go into the stockpile and get used over following weeks - trust me to have a bl**dy fussy cat!

Puzzledbubbles

been to home bargains this morning, OH felt the need for popcorn and its 4 microwave packs for £1 so got some in and a curry sauce for emergencies (and because im not brave enough to try my own as yet) Also got some cuppa soups for OH for work, bargain prices so spent £3.54 leaving us £60.22/£160 for the remainder of our month (until the 25th)

Plans for a tesco shop this afternoon so am expecting at least a £30 shop and then we will see where the wind takes us for next week lol

Puzzled

emmad5689

OMG don't seem to have stopped spending the last couple of days, still need the dog food which will cost £15 but am hoping they will last out til friday (dried food so never quite sure) when I will pass a Mr Ms rather than making a special trip. I have full cupboards, fridge and 2 freezers so really don't need anything and am hoping for a run of 5 NSDs now - fingers crossed.