October 2012 Grocery Challenge

minicooper272

Hi all,

This will be my first full month on the challenge - I'm going to target £100 this month (from next Fri).

Food shopping seems to cost more when there's just one of you, but I need to reel my spending in a little bit. I am constantly buying food!

Heffi1

Hi, I am a first timer on this thread, but really want to get my budget down, I had a look and last month it came to £343 so I am going to start off with £300 and see how I get on.

lovelife79

Hello I'd like to rejoin for this month if that is ok with you all?

I have, after several months of hard saving reached my house deposit goal. It's nice n safely tucked away but now I want to save for a trip to Australia to visit all my nurse friends who r escaping over there! So let the saving begin!

Going to set a budget of £100. It's just me so hopefully won't be 2 hard! Famous last words! ;-)

Thanks

rosieben

I'm sure I saw a post here asking what APG meant but can't find it now. I think APG means Asda Price Guarantee and is from a 'glitches' thread? I've no idea what I'm talking about really so maybe someone could post the info in case the person is still looking

[Deleted User]

Hi everyone, im not joining till next Monday, but just wanted to say a big thank you to helen jelly & welcome Coxy11. See you all in October.

meg72

lovelife79 wrote: »

Hello I'd like to rejoin for this month if that is ok with you all?

I have, after several months of hard saving reached my house deposit goal. It's nice n safely tucked away but now I want to save for a trip to Australia to visit all my nurse friends who r escaping over there! So let the saving begin!

Going to set a budget of £100. It's just me so hopefully won't be 2 hard! Famous last words! ;-)

Thanks

wow congratulations on the house deposit.

After over a year on here I find a 100.00 budget easy, some months I ony spend 50.00 I am currently on 20.00 a week as I am buying Christmas stuff. This thread and the lovely helpful people
ar4e an inspiration . Good luck .

Godiva500

Gosh Meg that is fantastic!! How do you do it and what meals do you eat? £25.00 per week is sensational

I have just been looking at the meal planning threads. They are all good meals, but my OH and I have to eat separate meals due to special diets for health reasons. This adds alot to our costs. BUT I can still reduce my costs substantially I am sure.

bupster

That's pretty much what I spend too - I'm going to try to feed my lodger on it this month too, he's flat broke.

dizzydolly

id like to join the challenge for oct starting next mon , my cupboards are full to busting and i need to use up stuff in the freezer , need the space and the extra money i hope to save for christmas ,

put me down for £ 300 please

Winchelsea

I was MIA for ages, but would like to be included in October's list please.
I've decided that a weekly challenge suits me best.
So, can you put me down for £7 a week please? This runs from Friday to Thursday each week..

This doesn't seem doable - until you see my storecupboard that is! I've had a couple of weeks' practice, and have managed to keep to it, feeding myself and the cat. I don't include cleaning products etc, only actual food.

Yesterday I spent my £7 plus the £2.50 or so that was left over from last week. I mainly bought fresh veg, fruit and milk, and a couple of tins of cat food (she eats mostly dried). Got a packet of butter beans, which are now soaking, to be cooked later and divided into portion-sized packs for the freezer. Last week I cooked chick peas and made enough falafel for nine meals - have had it twice this week. My freezer's full of goodies like this. When I make my bread I slice it once cool, and put it into 2-slice packs, again for the freezer.

All this stretches the budget - and I do eat healthy and tasty meals. I've been a veggie for 34 years, and know this also helps with the finances.

Thanks again for organising the challenge - and good luck to everyone!