August 2007 Grocery Challenge

freyasmum

Hiya...

I forgot to 'register' for this months challenge, but I was working on £200 (a lot, I know, but if I see a bargain, I stock up :rolleyes: ) a month for me, OH and our baby.

I've still got £40 and a £17 tesco voucher in my purse and my month ends on 26th, so, unless I'm very silly, we will have £57 left this month. How and ever, we were away for a week, so it works out

I have also only spent £10 each on both gas and electric (pre payment meter), but have plenty to last into next month as well.

Lx

Moniker

I knew I shouldn't have spoken so soon! 'Popped' into Boots this afternoon after a visit to the optician's and spent £19-64 on toiletries. But, they were all on offer so have managed to put the £10.20 saved into my PMS making the total £29-13 which I am quite pleased about.

I must be more strong willed though as I now have only £71-73 to last till 31st August and number 1 daughter coming for the weekend! I think the big Sunday lunch is going to have to be cut back a bit. I hope she brings the wine!

Sugarcubed

I have £10.27 left after a quick shop for bits and pieces. Bought a bit too many sweet things too

dlb

Morning everyone.
Spent £4.00 yesterday on rubbish really, a cheap bottle of wine and a multipack of sweets for kids!! So £232.80 is now my total add milkman money that needs paying today of £7.80 makes my running total..er..£240.60 ( oh adding up in your head at this time in a morning hurts!!!lol)
So have about £40 to last me until the 31st!!
Hope i can do it, im really enjoying this challange hope you all are too??

meanmarie

I have €42.69 to last until 31st, which is €6.10 per day...will need milk, fruit, veg and toilet rolls at least but hopeful of making it even if only just...need to get more organised for September as meal planning has been rather hit and miss this month

Marie

lil_me

** Points at signature and runs away **

ooops

Bobbykins

L'IL-ME.......COME BACK.......ALL IS FORGIVEN!! DON'T ABANDON US!:rotfl: :rotfl:

I think I'm going to go a bit over this month too....I've got that "Autumn" feeling and the Damsons on my trees have just ripened, hence a trip to Mr T's last night for sugar, raisins, baking apples, etc etc ready for the damson chutney to be made - that will deffo put me over the budget :mad:

Angelraesunshine

did not want to but had to go shopping, Sil is coming over for dinner tomorrow so that put the meals up the spout so had to go out and buy some more food in cos sil and OH decided they wanted fish for dinner and i did not have enough to feed one more grrrr. Got the fruit and veg i wanted but still forgot eggs and i was making sure i picked up the 2 free goodie bags from the pharmacy though they were worth it great goodies. was good job i picked up a dessert as it was 1/2 price cos now i not got eggs i cant make one.

Moniker

Bobbykins wrote: »

....the Damsons on my trees have just ripened, hence a trip to Mr T's last night for sugar, raisins, baking apples, etc etc ready for the damson chutney to be made - that will deffo put me over the budget :mad:

I know just how you feel. My MIL gave me about 5lbs of plums yesterday but I don't have enough sugar in to make them into jam (which is the only way I can face eating them as a result of a nasty experience at school dinners when I was five!) . I had got in extra sugar to make marmelade which we ran out of today so I had to make that first. Never mind, last supermarket shop of the month tomorrow so I will be able to get some then.

Also you can feel virtuous when you see all those lovley jars gleaming on the shelf and know that a) you have saved money beacuse buying the equivalent quality from the supermarket would cost much more and b) there are no nasty e-numbers or suchlike in them.

And the sun is shining and it is going to be a bank holiday weekend! So keep up the good work everyone and here's to September!

Bobbykins

Thanks for your words of encouragement Moniker. :A :T :T - I have to say I had a bit of a spurt of energy this afternoon but didn't fancy making the chutney yet, so I am proudly surveying 8 pounds of Damson jelly which is cooling in jars as we speak. Oh, and I went out foraging this afternoon and got some rosehips, so I've had my first attempt at rosehip syrup as well! (It's a good job I couldn't find any blackberries or I'd be too busy making bramble jelly to post on the board tonight!:rotfl: )

As you can see by my amended signature, I have about £5 left until a week tomorrow. I could probably just about manage if I wasn't committed to a veg box tomorrow for £10.50, oh and I need a chicken for Sunday!

Oh well, BIG SIGHS, try again next month!

I'm still going to keep a tally for this month, just to see how much I go over, and then I'll see you all on September's challenge from next week!