August 2013 Grocery Challenge

gayleygoo

XSpender I don't like seeing how much toiletries and household spends cost either! I decided to budget separately for them this month, so they don't cause me to go over on "food" budget and I can plan better for things I need.

Medsdemon I think I did that first time too, halved the budget and it just didn't work! Cutting down a bit at a time means you've got more chance of reaching your target and feeling great about it, rather than going way over and feeling rubbish and potentially losing enthusiasm for the whole thing. Did you spend less than you normally would anyway?

xx_Jo_xx

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52.67

No more salad for me I think!!

£3.20 Ald! On salad stuff :-) carrots and blueberries

£49.47 left

Florenceem

Spend of £4.25 yesterday.
Had a baking day with DGD yesterday.
I need to restock my baking cupboard - nearly out of Desiccated Coconut plus had to buy more eggs - we used - 12!
Just me here in evening and I was exhausted so dinner was DGD's home made Egg and bacon Pie with some baked beans.
DGD is 12 years old - first time she had made pastry.
Photos later - DGD did 6 recipes.

WantToBeSE

Have lost track of my spending this month, I got confused with it being summer holidays and then going to my sisters a few weekends to dog sit, and also starting the new job and struggling with a new routine (excuses, excuses)...so I am going to start again in September.

Up until now, my weekly grocery budget has been £60-£65 a week, but the boys were getting free school meals based in my benefits.
Now we wont get them, so I am thinking that another £20 should do it.
But that takes it up to £80-£85 a week!! That seems like an awful lot of money on food.
Although I could afford it, I'd rather spend the money on something else instead of giving it to Tesc0!

Any advice welcome...

smokies

Had a good first week managed to only spend £40 of my Food Budget, so the remainder is going into my "paying off my CC Fund"...


Also had 2 NDS

Set myself the same for this week, £70.00 however just been into

Home Bargains £9.99
Asd* £31.19

Still need to go to Ald* - but not until Monday as its for Hubby's lunches, .

Have a good week folks

chocolatebum

a few spends to add in, i really need to stop popping into shops for a couple of things, the usual go in for one thing and come out with 10.

anyway a £19.10 shop in asda, we went to morrisons for our big shop this week as had a voucher for money off and wanted to get the petrol voucher as well so we spent £64.49. didn't get all i needed though as they are refurbishing the shop and its all swapped around which i hate when i can't find things, will pop back to morrisons on monday though once special offers change as i have another wee voucher off to spend again.

so in total £83.59 to add to my total

ditsykitchen

£2.94 at c00p will update sig soon

Sequeena

I spent £4 on toilet paper, baby wipes and squash today. My OH also spent money but didn't save the receipt! :mad: My budget is now up to £128.02/£250 but it's not very accurate.

lizalloareds

spends today £14.28

80p Mr S
£3 Ild
£5.50 Mr T
96p Mr A
£3.99 Co o*

K9sandFelines

Picked up celeriac today from Mr M as Tesco online never have it. Want to try it on sheperds pie instead of mash.Think that was 48p. Also got YS FR eggs for 79p instead of 97p that have 30 Aug on. Wishing I had gotten more now.

Will try and update total on my phone. I dont plan on any more spends now til we run out of milk.