September 2014 Grocery Challenge

CountingPennies

Hi everyone! I used to take part in this challenge but haven't been online for 6 months (well I haven't been on here 6 months) and the time has come for me to take a fresh look at finances. Any chance I can join in again? Gotta be frugal for the rest of the month and use up some stuff from cupboards so i'm gonna try and spend no more than £100 between now and October. Thats to include any food i might take away with me so i'd better get meal planning!

CP xx

XSpender

Small top up shop at aldee yesterday morning on salad stuff for DH wraps and spot light bulbs. I am not planning on anymore spends until Saturday. I usually shop on my own on thurs or fri for the weekly shop but a new aldee has opened up 5 mins drive from home and DH wants to come along too.


I have 4 x £5 off £30 vouchers for the next 4 weeks which is great but will need to rein DH in when we are shopping as we really don't need much.


Planning to make chicken in creamy mustard sauce from AGCJ book for tea tonight. It is really tasty and a favourite in this house.

angelatgraceland

I've been AWOL for a few months but still doing the challenge. doing it so well in fact that I started a facebook group called Feed yourself for £1 a day. It has been growing rapidly and I am now spending just £30 pw for 3 adults on food and we are living very well indeed! The inspiration of course came from right here! I must attend more often.

meg72

angelatgraceland wrote: »

I've been AWOL for a few months but still doing the challenge. doing it so well in fact that I started a facebook group called Feed yourself for £1 a day. It has been growing rapidly and I am now spending just £30 pw for 3 adults on food and we are living very well indeed! The inspiration of course came from right here! I must attend more often.

Nice to see you back, the facebook page sounds good |I have just applied to join it.

K9sandFelines

£27.76 spent at Asd*.Lots of offers went up today and masses of items subbed. Did get a freebie deodrant and eggs; but a bit miffed. It saved me £19 odd at least though !!

angelatgraceland

I've missed being here-just been so busy the last few months.Not been using vouchers as I've not been spending enough! I've just had Morrys local vouchers posted thru my door-£3 off £10 and £4 off £15. I've also got a £2 off £20 for Co op so I will arrange next weeks shopping around those.

angelatgraceland

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Feed yourself for £1 a day

Mrs-s_4

£29.72 at mr T small top up today, doing pretty good still have £157.92 left from my budget and only 8 days left and plenty of food in. Will look at reducing it next month I think!

physicsgirl

Did an Ald! shop last night, seem to have spent quite a bit without a huge amount to shop for it £35.22 in total. However we did manage to avoid doing a shop last week by using up bits and having oats with yoghurt instead of cereal with milk for breakfast.

Also spent £2.40 on cedarwood moth repellers as have found more clothes with holes in them (including OH's best suit :eek:), need to do everything in a hot wash too.

emiai

Started my next weeks budget, just went for yellow stickers and managed to get : 2 packs of good sausages, Lincolnshire and Richmond for 89p each, 2 x packs of 6 tube yogurts for the kids 49p each and some pizza bases for 79p, we can use those Saturday for movie night.