October 2014 Grocery Challenge

keggsy

Hi All,

I have been following the grocery challenge for quite a while now so I thought I would jump on board.

In August my DH and I spent £380 on food, quite shocking when its only us and our 2 year old son.

I got back into stock taking and meal planning and managed £305 for September, so now I am hopefully on a roll!

We are expecting our second child in February so getting to grip on our finances.

So, after going round the houses a bit, could you put me down for £290 for October.

Many Thanks
x

smiling_saver

Yesterday and today have been NSD for me I seem to have managed to finally get into the habit of cash shopping. We had $350 for food in September, and we have $18 left to last until our shopping trip on Friday when I withdraw the first $100 from our grocery budget. I can't think of anything we need to buy either. SO I'm hoping I manage 4 NSD in a row.

I'm quite excited as I'm dragging fiance off to Ald! for the first time. I hope they are as good value here in the US as they are in the UK.

recovering_spendaholic

Ready to start tomorrow! I have loads of food in, and have made a meal plan, but I am going to have to sort portion sizes out for while DD1 is at University. I keep making too much! I thawed turkey steaks last night and ended up with a whole fillet slice left, so tonight I battened it really flat and thin, and spread it with some stuffing (just made up Paxo) and rolled it up and wrapped in bacon. I roasted it for 45 minutes and it was really nice. There was plenty for two but Dd2 wouldn't have it and made a frozen pizza (last one and buying no more!!). I will gave the other half on sandwich for lunch tomorrow.

Have to go to the opticians in the morning and it is right opposite B&M, and Home and Bargain, so I will have to resist the urge to go in!
I DO NOT need anything!

CountingPennies

Right. Starting tomorrow. Need to really try to cutback this month, despite it only being my 3rd week back in the challenge. Anyway, gonna say £400. I need quite a bit of stuff which has run right down. Staple products. The £400 is for 5 of us and to include all packed lunch stuff, toiletries, washing powers ect. I'm also gonna make it include any takeaway food too, which should stop me from buying any (thats the plan anyway!).

Wish me luck.... I think i'm gonna need it!!

CP xx

K9sandFelines

K9sandFelines wrote: »

£300 again for me please, to incorporate the October holidays at the end of the month. If I'm under budget again at the end of the month then I will adjust in Nov to £290.

First shop of the month due today both from Asd* and Tesc*. Would have just been the one place , but needed KIlner-esque airtight containers for flour; as one of the outside walls in my kitchen is creating mould in the top shelf of the baking cupboard due to the drop in temp . Luckily it only affected one bag before I discovered it. I wasn't in this house last October, so wouldn't have known.

Will report back with spends later and updated sig

ASD* grocery spend was £23.63 and Tesc*s was £46.16. So, £69.79. I also got YS English breakfast muffins and YS donuts. So another 60p.

Saver-upper

Found you!!:jTook me absolutely ages to find you.I was looking in the debt-free wannabe challenges .

For the last few months of this challenge,I have budgeted £300 (for 2 adults,and 4 under 13's).Would love to lower this a bit,but in September I went over budget by £15 (which did include £8 box of washing powder that will last aaaaages,but that is still over budget.)Do I jump in both feet first,and budget,say,£280/£270??
Decisions decisions decisions.....

findingmyfeet

can you put me in for
£300 for october please

really need to plan and not just throw things together this month. Need to start filling the freezer for christmas so i have time to shop around and get good deals.

Off to A*di tomorrow for a stock up and have the £5 voucher and money off coupons so need to have a plan and a list. Note to self : no browsing , no slinging everything you see in the trolley!!!

good luck everyone.:)

Happygreen

joedenise wrote: »

Happy Green - It might be worth carrying on cooking for four and freezing one portion each time; then a couple of times a month you can have an evening off cooking and each have something different from the freezer which you just need to reheat and cook the carbs to go with it. I think it's very difficult to just cook for 3 people! The other alternative, if the 3rd person is a little one, cook for 2 and make up a 3rd meal for the LO with a bit from each portion.

Denise

Thanks, Denise, that's a very good thought. Trouble is both my freezers are filled to the top with harvest produce and little DD2 is 16, lol. But I was thinking of giving DD1 some of the indiviual portions already in the freezer as long as she's returning the tuppers :rotfl:

joedenise

Perhaps you could have the individual one left over for your lunch the following day while DD2 uses up the LO portions from the freezer or, on second thoughts, maybe you should have the ones from the freezer so you know the boxes will be returned!!! and DD2 have the LO portion the next day.

Denise

mrs-moneypenny

im in again please, declared £398.26 for sept so slightly underbudget

going for £400 in october

thank you to everyone who posts in these threads the help support and advice is invaluable