September 2007 Grocery Challenge

Doom_and_Gloom

Well I'm over and I know it oh well. I'm £3.64 over as it stands but hey did get a big £8 bag of sawdust near the begining of the month (usually spend £2.69 every 6 weeks for sawdust) so baring this in mind I would still be in budget (at £38.33) if I had got the normal amount. Doesn't matter too much as I'll take whatever I go over by out of next months budget due to the sawdust!! My month ends on the 30th so I shouldn't need to spend much more.

orchid-96

Yesterday I spent £66.34 at Tesco :eek: It was weird to spend to much as I have been just getting smaller shops lately..However as It was our 11th Wedding anniversary (Friday) we had fillet steak with dauphinoise pots and green beans for dinner last night (The steak cost me £9 !!!) and also I bought wine and a big pack of cider for dh. I had also run low on stuff like laundry powder, toiletries etc. I also got some nappies to get my points and I am stocked up with them, so they will help in October IYKWIM, I did at least stick totally to my list (unheard of in pre-mse days) and I was using loads of my pts coupons so got 500 clubcard pts with it..

My mealplan is sorted for the week, so it looks like I should be very close to budget which is great (however I am not sure if I have been 100% up to date with my spending this month)

I am really going to be good in October and keep all receipts to see exactly how we are doing...

Good luck all

lil_me

Done my meal plan for next week based on what is still left in the freezer, need to do a shopping list to go with it but hoping for a small one

mikeD

Already over budget with still 8 days to go. Frige stocked up , freezer stocked up , however it's my birthday today and I'm 75 :eek:. May go mad, maybe not :j.

JAMIEDODGER

happy birthday miked!!!!!!!!

lil_me

:j Happy Birthday mikeD :j

Bobbykins

happy birthday Mike

I'd send you a slice of HM cake but don't know how! Will a picture do instead?


:bdaycake:

trying-very-trying

Happy birthday mike. Just blame the overbudget on the age, my mil does it all the time.

irishwexford

checked my spending diary today and total for sept so far is £132.75 with just milk and veggies left for week. When I remember I coulden't manage on £200 a month I am very pleased. We went to 'Jimmys Farm' today and o/h got carried away and bought pork chops, steak and Jimmys sausages, total £21 which he paid for as I eat little red meat and would not pay £7.50 for two pork chops even though they are 'rare breed' . As it was my birthday yesterday was taken out to dinner last night and daughters came around today and bought Kentucky so no cooking over the weekend. Still have plenty of meals left and what pleases me most is I am no longer throwing food out as I only buy what I know we need.

meanmarie

Happy birthday Irish Wexford and MikeD, and happy anniversary Mr & Mrs Orchid 96

Marie