September 2017 Grocery Challenge

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Went to the market on a whim, got a ton of blueberries, which is what I was wanting to stock for my smoothies - 6 boxes for £1 and they were really lovely ones, so I bought 12, like ya do, they have been washed, frozen n bagged, plus bought apples, limes & sweet potatoes. On a bit of a health kick, even started yoga (gawd). I'm very well stocked, so hoping not to shop (food) 'till Wednesday, but I'm in Camden Saturdays, so not always easy. Have a lovely w/e everyone. I have updated sig.

armchairexpert

I'm out this month. I let Mr E do the grocery shopping, knowing he'd spend more than me but thinking how bad can it be. And my cheap shop, which I estimated at about $60, has just hit the bank account at $160. I don't know what he's bought and I probably don't want to, but I'm not going to meet the challenge this month.

purpleybat

elsiepac wrote: »

So sorry to hear this purpleybat, hope recovers soon.

thankyou, the antibodies seem to be doing their stuff and his breathing seems much easier.

I ordered from morries the other night, I don't know if it was a case of lack of concentration but it seemed a chore and i'm sure would've been quicker to walk there and back I spent £42ish tho to get to that amount ended up buying two HUGE boxes of washing powder that will last at least 3 months.
will need to look at account book but I think I should still be under budget with that massive cost shop. fingers crossed.

Chrystal

14th £20.20 at Tesco
19th £14.54 at Iceland
22nd £30.69 at Tesco
22nd £52.72 at Aldi

So £118.15 spent since last update. Will update sig shortly

Doom_and_Gloom

Well today should have been a NSD from my working but OH needed bread and milk which couldn't wait until tomorrow. £1.98 spent.

£127.24/£150.
£22.74 left.

candygirl

Spent another £19 in FARMFOODS, making £112/120.Think I might be slightly over my target this month .Oh well

chocoholic_chick

Tesco order came to £77.50 which was more than I expected. In part this was down to them sending ridiculous quantities for the fresh stuff (£3.70 worth of tomatoes!! I don't know what to do with them all :rotfl:)

It means I'm over budget by £9.99 so far but I shouldn't have to spend too much more before next pay day (need a few baking ingredients in the morning for some more baking in aid of charity). Not too disappointed though for my first month, its still a vast improvement from what I usually spend and its a 5 week month for us as well.

njk1012

chocoholic_chick wrote: »

Tesco order came to £77.50 which was more than I expected. In part this was down to them sending ridiculous quantities for the fresh stuff (£3.70 worth of tomatoes!! I don't know what to do with them all :rotfl:)

It means I'm over budget by £9.99 so far but I shouldn't have to spend too much more before next pay day (need a few baking ingredients in the morning for some more baking in aid of charity). Not too disappointed though for my first month, its still a vast improvement from what I usually spend and its a 5 week month for us as well.

When my parents have a glut of tomatoes i roast them with a little garlic and basil, and puree. this can be used later as tomato soup or as a pasta/ pizza sauce.

pamsdish

£25.91 In Lidl and other B&M only wanted coffee but stocked up a few bits so not much for October hopefully, need to order dog biscuit but waiting for an email offer.

zafiro1984

Just spent a few minutes adding up what I spent this month.

I'm surprised that by changing my main supermarket to a cheaper one just how much I have saved, which I estimate to be well over £100 on my usual spend. I can remember this supermarket, be it in another county - before we moved 20 yrs ago, it was viewed as rubbish. What a difference when I stepped through the doors this time, bright, clean and well laid out. OK, the choice isn't there but who wants 15 different types of rice when 3 will do the job.

I will still have to use the other supermarkets for specific items like environmental friendly cleaning products - we are not on main drainage but have a reed bed system so I have to be careful what I use and put down the sink/toilet.

I haven't stinted on what I bought so there is still wriggle room for improvement next month and I've still got £22.47 to last me to the end of this month which should be a breeze. :j