September 2011 Grocery Challenge

Savvy_sewing

Forgot to update my Veggie Box costs for Yesterday. Will do that now. £12.99 I also received a free Organic Semi skimmed milk, oh and I bought some bread and ham today, nearly forgot that. Ham was £2.59 buy one get one free,. the bread was £1 instead of £1.45. So I am pleased with that.

lynneee

just adding £8.99 to my total. Stick with it everyone, the end of the month is in sight!! (not sure if I will be able to stick to my target, I have £35 left!)
Will update my signature

TrixieB

Sonastin so sorry to hear of your loss, I hope that her legacy will make your lives a wee bit easier x

Jovichick Unless you are in dire straits I would reduce what you normally spend by £100 a month until you get to a comfy amount

Helen Jelly I wonder if a lot of people have forgotten that - if paid monthly- it's a 5 weeker?

As for me, a small spend which will update when I have added it, be around £10 I think, need to collate the reciepts as I can't remember it just now.

Am typing this to the delightful smell of the quick easy herby bread recipe posted previously by Angelatgraceland. Anyway I made it VERY sceptically thinking, this'll never work! Well as well as eating the bread I shall be eating my words lol as it's beatuifully risen and browned - about to come out of the oven so I will report back!

Edit***Ok it's out and I couldn't wait to have a heel of it hot out of the oven! I think next time I will reduce the liquid a smidgeon as it is a teeny bit stodgy in middle but other than that am WELL impressed! I also put some garlic pwder into mine as well as the herbs - thinking ahead to do a pesto one...

FoxFace

NSD again today, and I have hit my 10 day target :j

We still have over £100 of our budget left, and plenty of food in stock... so I may manage to stick to my original £200 budget... not going to change it now, but I will definitely put any remaining cash into my savings purse Funny because I was talking to one of my colleagues and he didn't think he could feed himself with £50pw, he was absolutely amazed that I could feed 2 adults and 2 children... I may have been a little preachy at him, but he was really interested in any case :rotfl:

Not cooking tonight as we go to a local church group for children, and they provide play, crafts and a free dinner... it's a really good idea, and although I am not of a religious persuasion, my boys seem to have my share of religious faith and they absolutely love it! :heartsmil

eveie189

Hi peeps,

I have 'failed' yet again.However, Iam not too upset as only £16 over which is amazing for me. I need to declare at £416.08 for September and I would like to set October at £477.92, this is for a 5 week month so hoping I can make up for Septembers overspend.

Ta

Eveie

Islandmaid

Hi all,

Made the mistake of taking DD into Mr S to buy a pint of milk this morning and ended up spending £18.48:eek: this did include 2 birthday cards and the makings of a full-on chocolate birthday cake for my Dad,s 70th on friday, she did blag some sweets and drinks though...:o

Creeping closer to my budget and can see it spilling over, bit annoyed with that as I knew the parents were coming at end of the month, so should have budgeted for it:cool:

Got fossilised lamb chops from bottom of the freezer tonight and roasted veg which is looking a bit past its best in the fridge:D

Going to have a read of the goss now, hope your all well xx

quintwins

well i managed to get home with no doughtnuts but we have to go out again now i'm gonna leave my purse at home and hope oh doesn't have any money on him lol

TrixieB

Got bored and ended up going for a wee walk to stretch my leg and ended up at Asda spending about a tenner so I think once have sat tonight and totted up I will have just a few pounds left grrrr and I was doing so well too!!

sproggi

NSD number 13 for me.
Considering I used to pop into the shops almost every day, I cannot believe how fast my whole attitude has turned around!

Been given a bag full of cooking apples and there are plenty more if I want them, the only dilemma is the amount of freezer room verses the chance of more free fruit. I already have the apples that I foraged in there and it is not a big chest freezer. Am now wondering whether I would get away with turning my dining room into a big pantry with another couple of freezers in it:D

Sproggi

TrixieB

could you jar them in syrup?