October 2012 Grocery Challenge

jumblejack

Another great bargain in Tesco,,,

3p for a tin on mushy peas. You can even turn these into soup or curry with a bit of imagination......

577° Tesco Everyday Value British Mushy Peas 4p online NOW 3p INSTORE!
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Penny sweets cost more than this nowadays! They're good too! Can't go wrong for 3 ****' p! Bought some in my local Tesco in Goole this morning. I asked the question and it is nationwide so no idea why they're still 4p online. But even so, still a good deal!
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she_who_can_not_cook

GreenFairy wrote: »

Woohoo! Another GC month! Am sticking on the September thread 'til the last gasp, but can I go down for €250 please? Works out as £200, based on today's rate. Only a tenner off, but every little helps

Much obliged to the GC crew for keeping this running so well every month - my budget would be a lot scarier without you!

here here forgive the rudeness

Godiva500

Can I join please for October. My spend was £480 per month. I reduced it to £400 last month by changing supermarkets, but need to get it lower - much lower. I will be reading this thread religiously for advice and help.
I am disabled and only buy online at the moment, so any online bargains would be great - partic Asda which I am shopping at at the moment.

My month will start on Friday 28th Sept.

Thanks all xx

Godiva500 £400

PS Lidel have half price weekend this weekend. HTH

Coxy11

Hi everyone,

Budgets update to here

If you would like your name and budget included at the beginning of the thread, please post big and red so that I can spot them easily. Otherwise please feel free to keep track in your signature.

Thanks :A

WelshWoofer

I'm in again for October - where are the months going?

Its a 5 week shopping month for me and so I've decided to go for £140 for the month starting next Saturday. Thats for all food, drinks, toiletries, dog food, household stuff and packed lunches.

September went well so I'm hoping that I continue the success.

Thanks again to all that run the thread:T

EverTheOptimist

I'm in too. Setting my budget at £150 which i will track myself.

Not starting until 1st October though. Am going for more of a healthy approach, so hopefully receipts will show more fruit and veg, i think i have this plan every month. Will def meal plan too as i need to save money. Normally i need to save money, now i really NEED to save money.

And yay :j to it nearly being October, i am so wishing time away whilst hubby is away so sorry for anyone that is getting the winter blues. But roll on January.

cowboymum

More spends to log. £26.95 in adsa, £10.16 in Mr Ts (but this was second purse spending - branston baked beans, 4 tins for £1.26, not a bad price so I bought loads!!!). I also did some shopping last night at Mr Ts - pizza and ice cream treat which came to £16.28. V expensive but dhs birthday so we've been having a few treats!

Over half of budget spent already!

katholicos

Hi all. Spent about a fiver on edibles from the £ shop yesterday...i like their boxes of maxwell house cappucino sachets.

This evening, nipped to supermarket and spent £14.39.

Spent about a fiver in costa yesterday also.

cupcakeprincess

Good morning all!

I've never done this before so before so please bare with me.

I only shop for myself so I'm going to set myself a budget of £50 for October (28/09/12 - 31/10/12) I've got loads of stuff in my cupboards that I want to use so this would be a good start.


Thank you x

WantToBeSE

Hi all

i am making kedgeree for dinner tonight, and will be cheating by using one of those 'golden vegetable' packets of rice that have been lurking in my cupbpards for yonks.
I have loads of smoked haddock too, so a yummy dinner for us tonight!