October 2012 Grocery Challenge

Hazel673

I used to do (or at least attempt!) this challenge regularly but have been around for a very long time now. Really, really need to get back to my challenges! I'm setting myself a very realsitic manageable target of £350 for October to get back in to the habit. Its going to have to drop pretty drastically in the coming months though.

ej22

In case somebody likes Heinz soups, like tomato, oxtail, chicken, they are 4 for 2 pounds in Iceland at the moment.
We only have a small Iceland and they had all the three different soups and one or two more which I cant remember.

I spent 22.50 today but got quite alot and only need to buy maybe 10 or 20 pounds worth during the week, that should be fine.

Nicky_Noo_Na

Just £1.03 on some bananas today - hoping for NSDs the next few days!!

mrs_motivated

Please can I join in, this is exactly what I need. Shopping is often where my budget seems to get blown.

I am going to try for £350 for October.

I have already spent , £100.70. In macro, but got enough washing powder, toilet rolls, washing up liquid etc.

The went to Mr T and spent , £56.89

So that's £192.41 for the rest of the month, should be ok freezer bursting

EverTheOptimist

A spend for me today, £11.43 on dry bunny food (nearly £5 :eek:) and some veg for me and bunny, 4 x naan, milk and some bottles of still water.

Decided to top up today as it was a spend day on other things, so should get to the end of the week now before need to spend from grocery budget again.

Used my back up £10 for bunny's sawdust, this usually lasts around a month.

Hoping for some NSD's now.

happy_chick_3

£2.84 spend for me today on some reduced bread and pak choy for a stir fry tomorrow.

Very busy week so made a vat of potato and watercress soup to rely upon on those crazy days.

lovelife79

just £1.05 on milk and a tin of juice in work.
which is rather good as so easy to spend a fortune in work canteen!

moonpixiewitch

£42.74 spend in @ldi - tinned goods, veg , meat , cheese, nuts & chocolate
£28.57 spend in waitr@se -more meat , fish , condiments not available elsewhere (tom yum paste)
£32.83 spend in Asd@ tinned beans, soft cheese, meat, cheese, cat food

£300 - £104.14 = £195.86 left for the rest of the month

fjell

£16.53 spent today, that should hopefully last the week despite me having a storecupboard consisting of nothing but half an eggcupful of salt left by an obliging previous lodger

Any fellow can't-live-without-Yorkshire-tea-no-matter-how-poor-ers - they are 2 for £3 in Sains.

Smoosh

£13.63 spent today, that's this week's shopping done. Most of that money was on cat food and drinks (coke addiction...:o), didn't really need much food though already got bread, veg, milk, freezer bits etc.