October 2016 Grocery Challenge

Slowly57

Getting close to spent up - but not far out for a guesstimate - this is my first GC.

I think if I can stop food hoarding, and just spend as I need (and bank any underspend in a 'security' jar so I can see there's no need to panic if the fridge looks empty - bless) then I can probably keep under £200 next month. Have compensated for not buying a hoard of food by going mad with making a hoard of freezer meals lol

Anyhoo - £19.26 on a farm shop - will prolly just need bread + a bit of dairy after that

VickyV

Hi all,
It's been a long time since I did the grocery challenge but I'd like to try again for October, if I may?
Budget is £320 for a family of 5 including toiletries, baby milk, nappies, etc.
My month started on Friday the 7th and will run to Friday the 4th November. Spend so far (monthly staples, nappies, wipes and this week's food) £90.
Thanks,
Vicky

Wysiwyg49

£85.27 in Sainsb yesterday but hoping that will be about all for this week. Today was a rare NSD for me as I took packed lunch to work and didn't buy anything extra!

The spiced potato/caul soup was great - from A Girl Called Jack, first recipe book.

Meals this week:

Sun - chicken casserole (one pot with dumplings)
Mon - spag bol and HM garlic pizza bread
Tue - gammon steaks and stuffed mushrooms, baked potatoes
Wed - cheat's moussaka (mince with tin of ratatouille topped with sliced potatoes)
Thurs - kids chicken burgers, chips n peas, us Thai green chicken curry n rice
Fri - kids fish fingers or sausages, us sausage casserole

BeTheChange

A non grocery spend today and should be fine until my weekly shop day on Thursday.
I am going to forgo my online A$da shop and do the hike to L!dl to see how I get on with that. Would have been a better idea to start this in the summer!

lynnejk

BeTheChange wrote: »

A non grocery spend today and should be fine until my weekly shop day on Thursday.
I am going to forgo my online A$da shop and do the hike to L!dl to see how I get on with that. Would have been a better idea to start this in the summer!

Brave move :T Hope you get on ok

Another NSD here today :j

Hope you all have a super Tuesday
Lx

Lauralozzle

Asda trip to buy lunch bits ended up being £39.43 :eek:

Total is now £107.52/£250

t14cy_t

nsd yesterday. xx

wintersunshine22

Morning!


Been lurking for a while, but now I need to join you, if I may, as grocery budget cut drastically to only £25 per week for two adults as DH is out of work from Friday so will be living on my small wage for a while.

Margaret_

Welcome Wintersunshine - sorry to hear about your husband's job, I hope he finds something soon.

My second shop of the month and I've spent £4.43, only because I filled my freezer last week. I also spent £1 on milk over the weekend so all in all I'm up to £19.65 which is about right. I am still hoping to come in a bit under this month but we shall see!

Slowly57

wintersunshine22 wrote: »

Morning! Been lurking for a while, but now I need to join you, if I may, as grocery budget cut drastically to only £25 per week for two adults as DH is out of work from Friday so will be living on my small wage for a while.

Oh how rotten - hope things get better for you both - its awful having this kind of situation hanging over you. The folks on this forum can help you with your budget and remember to pop into one of the daily/garden fence threads for a bit of chat xx