August 2016 Grocery Challenge

pamsdish

Asda shop £17-19, topped up my tonics and fresh veg, some of which were y.s.

tumptyteapot

£16.15 spent in Lidl, leaving £134 for the rest of the month
I got potatos, spinach, mushrooms,brocolli, cucumber, tomatos, 2 lots of butter, flour and sugar so we can bake things. Splashed out on brie to keep my 13 year old happy and parmesan which will last longer. Also got coffee, eggs,

edited - I forgot cream cheese and need petrol so danger lurks at tescos.

Doom_and_Gloom

Spent another £20.49 so far. Don't know if OH took his lunch or if he's buying today so if he has bought I'll need to add another £3 later, we shall see.
Total so far comes to £179.04 so that leaves £20.96 for the month.

tumptyteapot

and another £1.86 in Tescos on 'bargains' I use the handheld scanner thingy so I can see how much I'm spending, what I needed cost 86p but it felt so wrong not getting more bits. I need to watch that, never noticed it before.

K9sandFelines

Spends today of £4.92 on drinks and snacks and shampoo in Aldi. Then £2.00 in the Pound Bakery on two sandwiches, and £5.13 in Morrisons on extra bits for DD1 and boyfriend who are staying for tea. The boyfriend hardly eats anything and is fussy.

Total of £12.05

lynnejk

tumptyteapot wrote: »

..... and parmesan which will last longer.....

When I open my parmesan I grate the whole lot and freeze it in an air-proof bag. You can then use just what you need directly from the freezer as it doesn't stick together - lasts even longer then :rotfl:

Another NSD today :j
Hope you all have a great Wednesday
Lx

tumptyteapot

elsiepac wrote: »

I've never actually done the market itself - must check it out when I'm next over that way!

It's good for out of date cake, huge blocks of cheese and random things like bulk bottles of HP sauce. It's variable though, you never know what there will be apart from the veg stall which is cheap but not the best quality and the 3 items for a fiver clothes stall. It starts around 8 and finishes around 1. Not as good for veg and meat as the St Philips flower market sunday market though.

Florence_J

OH spent £1.42 on Milk and a cucumber today. £17.82 remains but will need to buy a few bits very soon.

thriftwizard

Hahahahaha! They didn't have most of the things on my list! So I spent a whole £10.40, on (naturally fermented) soy sauce, oyster sauce, bulgur wheat & just a few packets of noodles - I can live with that on the monthly budget! I'll be back over there towards the end of next month, taking DS3 back to uni, so will call in then to see if they've re-stocked their spice shelves etc. I can pick up a few bits & bobs that we're in imminent danger of running out of at the county town market tomorrow; they're just in much smaller & more expensive packs that won't last us long.

Might manage to stay inside my self-imposed limits after all...!

milasavesmoney

$83.58 shop from two store. That should do us for a week. I sent DH and he came home with 9 snacks :eek: not on the shopping list plus burritos he bought for breakfast. At least this time he did get a vegetable. :rotfl: Of course that veggie was on the list, and then he got so interested in snack food he forgot to get sugar. I seldom use sugar but when I run out I like to restock. I've made him a few pies in the last couple of weeks so no more pies for him!

I also grate and freeze Parmesan. It save me time and I love having it ready to sprinkle on salads or food I've made. You only get the grater dirty once, not every time you need a bit. :beer:

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