February 2017 Grocery Challenge

mummy2lots

Hi Im a bit late in joining this but if its still ok can I join in? I am working on £120 a week for groceries and so can I do £360 to last me till the 26th?
This is for me hubby and 7 kids. This doesn't include nappies, wipes or dishwasher tablets as I bulk buy them on amazon. But will include all toiletries.

AlwaysHungry2016

Week number two - just went to the store and got majority of next week’s supplies. This time it came together to £21.76 - still need to get few things, which will have to ‘fit’ within £15.74 remaining. Somehow feel like I actually spend a bit too much, maybe I am overstocking for each week? At the moment find it hard to tell, will have to wait and see what I am getting too much of. Practice makes it perfect.

Out of my last weeks £37.5 budget I spend £36.42 (whoop!). Very pleased with it as managed to have good food and treat myself to couple of tasty bites without overspending or overeating :A

pinkypig

Hi everyone. I've a few spends to add as I've been to Home Bargains for tissues and deodorant and Poundland for laundry liquid and toothbrushes. £5.74 in total. I did spend another £4.49 on hair colour and a liquid eyeliner pen but that's a different budget. My last eyeliner pen lasted the best part of two years and I used to pay £45 for a cut and colour so I've chosen to feel virtuous rather than guilty about 'non essentials'.:). Arguably the hair colour is an essential as I'm starting to resemble a badger:rotfl:
Have a good weekend.
PP x

debbym

£81.74 spent. in Mr T - didn't buy GF bread, I found half a bag of GF bread flour in the free from section and going to give this a go.

Zafiro1984 - I have a bulk buy fund set at £100 max because if the worse came to the worse that amount would be ample to last us a week plus the odd day.
I didn't start out at £100 though initially it was whatever vouchers I had. Money off vouchers still go in this pot first, plus any underspend for the month, plus I pay back this pot full price when I "buy" from my own shop (storecupboard). Any over the £100 gets transferred into my third purse which is my emergency fund (for unexpected car repairs for example, came in handy just before Christmas!), most importantly money never ever flows the other way back into the bulk buy fund - I'd be in danger of appearing on hoarders if it did .I know Mothership who originally posted this way of budgetting uses her third purse for treats. I have been able to get down to zero on my credit card (last year) and more importantly stay that way

Flat_Eric

I had my first spend yesterday and I've managed to lose the receipt and nothing has shown up on the credit card yet but I *think* it was 50p for the loaf of bread, £1.25 for the brioches and £2.00 for a pack of blueberries so £3.75

Tomorrow I'm out with a friend visiting the supermarket so dangerous territory but I'm going to write a list as I only need a few bits and I hope to meal plan later after I've rested my eyes.

Suffolk_lass

If anyone has a QD Stores near them, our local one had 110 Finnish powerball classic tabs for £7.99 today. Three pounds cheaper than Amazing but still I suspect, more expensive than store own brand. After my dishwasher broke down and had to be replaced, the engineer suggested once a week with one of the powerball tabs would remove the need for rinse aid. I've been waiting to see them on offer to try them.

I also bought 4 tins of stuff for my store cupboard (£2.78) and the rest of the week's shopping for £37.72 with a few packs of nuts to use as lunchbox top-ups instead of cake. £92.37 so far for two weeks' shopping. Off to watch some rugby now...

SL

t14cy_t

nsd yesterday, yippee!! xx

Winchelsea

Went out, bought everything I needed.
Home again with my purse £4.95 lighter.
And this is all I've spent in February so far! (Trying to use up stores in cupboards and freezer as far as I can.)

Islandmaid

Spent £4 on bits I could have done without at M&S.

caronc

A £10 spend today on (much needed) lightbulbs and RTC pork ribs and chicken pies bringing total to £68/£100 going to struggle at sticking to £100 but if it is below £140 my usual minimum I'll be happy:)