Second Purse Challenge 2012

jakes-mum

each_peach_pear_plum wrote: »

Ok guys, I'm in a bit of a quandary now.... I have just done my list for shopping tomorrow (I normally shop once per month for 'dry goods' and once per week for fresh stuff like fruit/ veg/ milk etc) and have about £70 worth of offers... 7x the capacity of my SP! I intend to put the extra into my sp as I use them.... So my question is this....

Do I put £70 in P2 this week for all the offers? Or, put £10 in P2, buy the offers as part of my normal shop and spend the £10 on extra stock?!

eppp

Personally as your just starting out, id spend half as grocery budget buys that go straight in the cupboard and half as 'stock' to be bought back later, of your stretching your budget very thin when your buying it back through the month as you'll effectively be paying twice in one month if it all goes in the SP, once to stock and then again to buy it back to use it IYSWIM

kerri_dfw

How did you find that discount code JM?

jakes-mum

kerri_dfw wrote: »

How did you find that discount code JM?

was emailed to me, hope that doesnt mean its personalised :eek: says at the bottom of the email its valid till 13th May and no mention in the email of a one time use :think:

kerri_dfw

jakes-mum wrote: »

was emailed to me, hope that doesnt mean its personalised :eek: says at the bottom of the email its valid till 13th May and no mention in the email of a one time use :think:

oooh you got a different code to me

jakes-mum

kerri_dfw wrote: »

oooh you got a different code to me

hmmm well I dont know then :think: not sure whether to take it down or not, wheres Mothership when you need her? MOTHERSHIP!!! Come back to us!!! We have a question!! :rotfl:

kerri_dfw

Well when I phoned them before they said they have lots of different codes, so I'm sure it's fine

each_peach_pear_plum

jakes-mum wrote: »

Personally as your just starting out, id spend half as grocery budget buys that go straight in the cupboard and half as 'stock' to be bought back later, of your stretching your budget very thin when your buying it back through the month as you'll effectively be paying twice in one month if it all goes in the SP, once to stock and then again to buy it back to use it IYSWIM

Thanks JM, I hadn't thought of that!! I think I will do what you've suggested, but I will go back and scrutinise my list again...

Is it wrong that I am TOTALLY excited about doing this challenge....?

Also, do you guys keep your 'shop' in a different cupboard, or do you just use the spreadsheet ( which I have copied btw, thx to whoever made that!) to manage it?

Sarah

jakes-mum

each_peach_pear_plum wrote: »

Thanks
Is it wrong that I am TOTALLY excited about doing this challenge....?

Also, do you guys keep your 'shop' in a different cupboard, or do you just use the spreadsheet ( which I have copied btw, thx to whoever made that!) to manage it?

Sarah

Nope nothing wrong with being excited about all those bargains :rotfl:

Just 1 cupboard :eek::eek::eek: Ive got 3 and an all singing all dancing spreadsheet! Am currently trying to convince DH to buy and erect shelving in the understairs cupboard as a walk in shop :rotfl:

each_peach_pear_plum

Haha! Brilliant!! I am starting small, but now I know what to aspire to! My OH is gonna think I am mad love it!!

kerri_dfw

Cupboard? When buying my new bed I chose one with the specific intention of storing as much in it as possible