October 2011 Grocery Challenge

rising_from_the_ashes

Hi everyone, wow - nearly October already.... my first year of MSE is just about up!:D

Thanks to all who run / look after the thread:A

Anyway, still to declare September (online delivery due on Tuesday) but stores will be full and freezers not to bad either ..... so time to cut down a bit and get things under control:o

Please could you reduce my reduce my October budget to £100, thanks.

Good luck everyone:)

Spinmerightround

Thanks so much to everyone that contributes & organises this thread.
I have the next 2 weeks mealplanned and I am earning serious brownie points with hubby, he's very impressed by what I have picked up from these wonderful boards and how its going to help our finances.

So a big huge fat thank you!:T

tessie_bear

tthank u to all how get us started

havent set my budget for oct yet....will have a think

i have quite a collection of chicken in the fridge so think that will feature in the oct meal plan

take care tessa

Archer0710

Hi, can you add me in for October please.

£300guesstimate for me, (not so) DH and dogs. First time budget so I may be way out but that's a comfortable figure for me to start from. I will be ashamed if I spend more than that tbh:(

Might take a bit of tweaking month on month as DH is away a lot and with current posting we don't always know when he will be away. I tend to live on whatever is in the freezer when he is away (known as freezer lottery as I never mark up the boxes:o )

I think I intend to rollover any unspent money into the next month to build in a buffer for expensive months as living so far from family they tend to descend on mass blowing food and alcohol budgets out the window

kippers

Pls put me down for £300 in Oct, thankyou.

I've not worked out exactly how i've done for Sept yet but i think it's under my budget.

poppy-glos

£228 for october for poppy-glos please.

as it's a 31 day month gave myself an extra bit!

good luck to all and see you next saturday as finishing off the calander month on the Sept Board.

poppy x

alexandrasupertramp

Hi, I'm new to this board and to budgeting, but needs must! Please can I join in, and put me down for £260 for October.

thanks

mummy2jack

I'm in this month too... Really on a tight budget in Oct so put me down for £200 ... Thank you very much.. x

WelshWoofer

Thanks to all the ladies (I think!) that keep us going!:T

I'm going to stick at £30 a week for me and the dog to include all food, toiletries, cleaning and laundry stuff and dog food. Its getting harder every week with prices going up so much but lets hope the supermarket price war will help!:p

suzybloo

Please can I return its been a while but things are dire and I need to get things in hand again can you put me down for £375 as it is a five friday month. It will be a case of shopping at the start of the month will be roughly £125, £30 for milk delivery for the month and £20 for papers for the month also. This will be for everything including toiletries, nappies for dgs, I also need £20 per week out of this for another commitment, so should leave around about £20 per week for incidentals and fresh fruit and vegetables. I will faithfully write everything in my diary and update daily.

good luck everyone!