October 2011 Grocery Challenge

lynneee

Hi all, I would love to have another go at this, see if I can be successful for 2 consecutive months! I would like to go for £225 again please (thats for me, hubby, 5yo, 3yo and 15 week old!) to include nappies, cleaning products and toiletries!

Thanks to those who run this thread, and to everyone else for keeping me inspired! You have saved me lots of money!!!:beer:

mandco

could you please put me down for £300 again this month starting tommorow 1st oct

totally lost track in sept dont think i did too badly on the actual grocery spends for a change but the budget took a serious hammering due to bump deciding to finally put in an appearance totally perfect but tiny so nothing fitted lol on the plus side shouldnt need to buy any clothes/nappies for a while so sticking with the usual budget this month.

will try and keep up as much as possible though rarely seem to get 2 mins spare at the mo so havent had time to read all the posts or catch up with septs challenge esp as its moves so fast.

puzzledbubble belated congrats on your new arrival

thanks to everyone who keep this thread going and to helen for continuing to update the budgets :A

welcome to all the newbies

goodluck everyone with this month challenge

apologies if i've missed anyone elses news that deserved a mention

elfyh2000

Hi, I'm new to this thread, but could you put me down for £60 for October please?

rosieben

CompBunny, you might find some ideas on these threads

Packed Lunch for Work

Pixie's Packed Lunch Challenge

and might also be worth a look at some of the links listed under

Lunch in post #6 of the Complete Cooking Collection

hth

Sue14

Hi, can I please be put down for £130 for this month? Although I came in way under budget last month I need to stock up on a few things, and I may get a few bits for Christmas out of this month's budget.

karen_is_trying

Just had a online delivery £70/£280 spent loads of substitutes ended up sending loads back tonight, did stock up on cheese and cereal and milk tho so not all bad...

ChasingButterflies

Hi,

I haven't ever tried this before however I have seriously fallen off the OS wagon and need to try and get everything back in order - so I figured this was a good place to start

We are a family of 6 - The October holiday means that little people will be off to visit Papa for a week and eating us out of house and home for the other so I am guessing that £400 should cover us for the month (working from now until 31st Oct) I will include food/nappies/toiletries and cleaning bits (I am perhaps cheating a bit as I can see how full my freezers are..) but I need the motivation to use what is there

Good luck to everyone taking part and thanks to those running the thread.

positivelypurple

We did the first shop of the month yesterday, usually do it on a Saturday but we were near the supermarket after visiting some family and thought we'd just get on with it. £85 and we didn't even get everything we need as I hadn't got my list with me - we were shocked :mad:

I went through the receipt twice just in case there was a mistake but no it was right. The prices are just shooting up. I'm going to have to keep a careful eye on things this month. I was hoping to have a little left over for Christmas stockpiling (not that we need lots, I just like to have the traditional food that reminds me of Christmas at home).

never_too_old

morning
please can i declare £250 for sept and could i be put down for £250 for oct.
My sow shows alot of money was spent in sept that has to be improved on:eek:
Hope all are well

barneydee_2

Hi
I have done this befor and have always failed,but this month I have more an insentive to stick with it.

over on the pet and pet care forum you can ready about my cat patch who was run over on monday I took her first to a well known vets in wanstead London where there 1st quoate was £1200 but went up to £2500:eek: with the kind help from people on mse I managed to find a charity that have done the work for £250.00:jbut as patch had been at the first vets for 4 days I had to pay there bill of £691.00:mad: my lovely mother in law paid the bill for me so I know owe her just over a thousand pounds and I want to pay her back asap. so for this month can you put me down for £225.00

Dee