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October 2013 Grocery Challenge

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  • meg72
    meg72 Posts: 5,164 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped!
    I'm leaving for this month. Spent a lot of time in hospital and have no idea what has been spent. Will try again next month. Sorry

    CP xx


    Hope you feel better soon and have a good month next month.
    Slimming World at target
  • Final count for the month for me is £131.47 - over £40 under budget! Woohoo! Of course that's partly because I had to borrow from the grocery budget for other costs, but it's good to know it's doable. There's around £30 of irregular costs in there, too - £10 on apple cider vinegar which gets bought about every 6 weeks/2 months, and £20 on a year's supply of water filters. I've not bought much meat and I've definitely been eating less fruit and veg this week, though, so I'm gonna aim for £150 next month.

    Hope you feel better soon, CountingPennies!
    Novuna personal finance 0% 4-year £518/£1866
    Credit card debt free! Now on the journey to mortgage free.
  • Hope you feel better soon, CountingPennies!

    Thankyou xx
    Slimming World Challenge 2017 0/30.5lb

    Grocery challenge 2017 JAN: £5.56/£350
  • marris
    marris Posts: 644 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    had a NSD all weekend
    spent £1,35 on eggs yesterday
    Jan GC £66,82/100 Jan NSD 17/31; Feb GC £71,67/100 Feb NSD 14/28;Mar GC £81,82/100 Mar NSD 16/31;Apr GC £99,54/100 Apr NSD 14/30; May GC £127,20/100 May NSD 12/31; June GC £70,05/100 June NSD 17/30; July GC £47,52/100 NSD 05/31
  • Sequeena
    Sequeena Posts: 4,728 Forumite
    Small spend of £4.75 yesterday. Doing the food shop today so will likely go over budget but I'msstill on target as I only spent £30 last week :)
    Wife and mother :j
    Grocery budget
    April week 1 - £42.78 | week 2 - £53.05
    24lbs in 12 weeks 15/24
  • CH27
    CH27 Posts: 5,531 Forumite
    I've spent £3.65 on bread & cakes.
    Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
  • Hi to everyone still in October. I've a few spends to declare. Still having a bit of a problem walking past offers in SMs but getting better.
    Spent £51.85 in Mr S. 2 spends in Mr T of £20.50 and £7.90. Still within budget at moment. :) Only 5 days to go. Would really like to come in under budget for my first month even if it's only few pounds.
  • The weekend was minimal spending as OH's parents were down and they paid for the meals out both nights :T they can def come again! (as long as they don't keep leaving the lights on, spending too long in the shower, filling up the basin to do the washing up, and generally being in our house...)

    Spent £11.50 in :starmod:bucks on Saturday with them. They gave us the money for the pillows (phew, can put the £29 back into my budget) and they bought spare towels so we'll return the ones we bought (-£12), hurray!!!

    Spent £4.99 in Sainsbobs last night on naughty snack-y stuff (humous, tortillas, ice cream) and milk, and need to go shopping tonight, but it's looking promising for finishing under budget :)
    November GC: £50.55/£130. October GC: £72.60/£150
    September GC: £131.27/£170. July GC: £62.48/£80. May GC: £135.00/£150
    April GC: £201.91/£140. March GC: £194.98/£200. January GC: £111.41/£200.
    December GC: £67.45/£80. Nov GC: £159.32/£220. October GC: £208.07/£250.
  • 2childmum
    2childmum Posts: 240 Forumite
    Been away for a couple of days and rather pleased with the cheap hotel room, free breakfast, and Toby voucher we managed to use!

    Spent £63,53 in Mr T this morning, but that included £5 on some bottles of ale for my brother-in-law's birthday, so actual grocery spend of £58.53, but still spent the £60 I wanted to (to get £30 off in December) I do need some frozen onions, but apart from that I should be ok until Saturday, which for us is officially November. I've just realised that I can use the Morrison's voucher on Saturday, so I don't need to use it in October and so I should come in under budget, but I won't declare yet until we actually get there!
    May spend - £291.40/£320.00
    June spend - £106.40/£320.00
  • candygirl
    candygirl Posts: 29,455 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    NSD today, but am off out for a meal tonight lol:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"

    (Kabat-Zinn 2004):D:D:D
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