September 2013 Grocery Challenge

Florenceem

Shouldn't need to shop tomorrow. Next thing I will need to buy is milk.
We had HM Wedges + Smoked River Cobbler + HM Garlic Coleslaw for dinner.

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WantToBeSE

Evening all

Didn't manage to do any online shopping this evening, but spent almost £9 at the chemist instead on Migraleve and other various treatments for a killer migrane.
I rarely get them now, probably a few times a year -used to get them every month or 2, so an improvement, but i think it is part of a bug thats going around.
I have been nauseous all week and had to pull over in a lay by on the way to work on Monday and today to vomit (sorry, TMI).
Am dosed up on various meds now though, so feeling more human. Was considering taking a day off work tomorrow, but can't really afford to do that.

BUT that means i'll have to do the online shop tomorrow instead.

Flat_Eric

she_who_can_not_cook wrote: »

If you are going to do sept as a pre challenge why not just keep your receipts and then judge your budget to be ,that way if you know what i mean

Yes I shall keep all my receipts but I'm also going to try and stay out of the shops as much as possible and just stick with my home delivery shops. I might even try to stockpile my cupboards this weekend - my freezer is surprisingly quite organised still... although my fridge was in a mess last weekend and stuff got forgotten about :doh:

OnwardAndUpward81

Started my prep for the challenge today. I went into the shop and stuck to my list but had to keep going back and forth because things kept dropping in my basket, lol. On a positive note, OH and I usually spend £200 a month and waitrose, just did our weekly shop at lidl and asda for under £20, whoopee!

aliwali

Hi, not been on here for ages but think I need to work on food budget again! Can you please put me down for £320 for September

Downsizing__for_sanity

Please could you put me down for

£200 for Sep ?

I usually try to follow the Challenge each month, but I could do with kind of resetting and tracking exactly what we spend again for another month. This is for 2 adults and 2 children and all toiletries, cleaning supplies etc. we don't have a lot of meat in, but we don't eat tons of it as a rule,and I'd like to get to the bottom of the freezer for the start of Oct.

Already spent about £40 today in Ald! with my voucher and just over £10 in Super Drug with a 10% off voucher so will add this to my signature in the morning. Thanks to all who keep us organised and good luck everyone.

Ellie

DFS

she_who_can_not_cook

WantToBeSE wrote: »

Evening all

Didn't manage to do any online shopping this evening, but spent almost £9 at the chemist instead on Migraleve and other various treatments for a killer migrane.
I rarely get them now, probably a few times a year -used to get them every month or 2, so an improvement, but i think it is part of a bug thats going around.
I have been nauseous all week and had to pull over in a lay by on the way to work on Monday and today to vomit (sorry, TMI).
Am dosed up on various meds now though, so feeling more human. Was considering taking a day off work tomorrow, but can't really afford to do that.

BUT that means i'll have to do the online shop tomorrow instead.

Hope you are better soon

katiegirl

Its been ages since I last took part in the grocery challenge but money is a bit tighter at the moment so I need to reign it in a bit.

I'm aiming for £120 starting tomorrow, ending 27th September. That's for me and 10yo dd.

I'm going to do a stock take tomorrow, meal plan for the next week or so then go to Aldi.

Flat_Eric

I've taken steak I didn't realise I had out of the freezer so will make a chilli with that which will also (helpfully) use up the stock of veg etc I have in my fridge :T Then its to meal plan properly. I think its going to be fajitas on sunday night (plenty of chicken in the freezer for some reason?) and then reheated chilli Monday eve (simple re-heat = lovely tea) :beer:

I really must grin and bear it and itemise my cupboard contents..... this in the long term will make things so much easier !

Cheapskate

Morning all

Please can I go down for £450 for September? Many thanks, and after so many people did so well last month (and we overspent massively!) I HAVE to stick to this, especially as I tend to start Christmas planning/spending in September, so need the cash available.

Today will be mostly doing a food stock take, menu planning and NOT shopping! :rotfl:

A xo