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September 2017 Grocery Challenge

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  • Maitane
    Maitane Posts: 360 Forumite
    The kitchen audit is in full swing here in the People's Republic of North Wales and we really have stockpiled a month' worth of storecupboard meals :eek:
    We had a NSD today thankfully but spent £3.51 in a German hard discounter yesterday for some frozen veg and their version of San Pellegrino for DH.
    £184.18 left for us now - including tomorrow's prosecco buying :beer:
    "We always find something, hey Didi, to give us the impression we exist?" Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot.
    DFW Club number 1212 - Proud to be dealing with my debts
  • My muscle food order came today (from last months budget) and it all looks OK, having input what I bought into Mr T's there doesn't actually seem to be any saving (in fact Mr T was cheaper overall), so not sure if I'd bother again, unless the quality is much better.

    I've spent some time meal planning and have 21 meals/recipes planned (a lot will have leftovers which will do for lunches) and I've made a shopping list for the extra things I need for the recipes I have planned which comes to just over £40 (will be bought when needed). I plan on having a batch cooking day on Sunday to start stocking my freezer with "ready meals" and to use up the fresh food I have. This month, in terms of this challenge, is 35 days, so as it stands I will need another 14 days worth of meals to buy, but we'll see how the batch cooking goes and how many portions I get out of it.

    Feeling really focused and hoping to make some big savings!
    New House... New Mortgage! February 2017: £144,000 :eek:
    Current Mortgage Balance: £96,440.99
    2017 OP's:£5,935 2018 OP's: £11,956.00 2019 OP's: £11,988 2020 OP's: £1,998
    Total Debt[STRIKE] £29,209[/STRIKE] £0 :j:j:j Debt free 6/8/16
  • pajama
    pajama Posts: 204 Forumite
    Can I please be put down for £350 This is for a 5 week month for us which includes cleaning products and toiletries.
    Grocery Challenge - Sept £205.56/£350.00



  • PennyGrabber
    PennyGrabber Posts: 1,288 Forumite
    Hi everyone,

    I lost track in August. Hardly did any real shopping, but spent loads at sainsbobs getting the reduced jars etc, which will save money later on. Did a weekly shop (still in August) yesterday, which came to about £25, but I've got into the habit of popping into a shop nearly every day. The holidays are terrible for that!! In term time, I'm really disciplined and only go once a week, but this month...

    Anyway, I'm in for £100 for September, and here's hoping that I actually keep track! Of course, it's far easier to do that when I'm only shopping once a week lol.

    See you all on the 1st.

    PG x
    Grocery challenge for family of three - me, dd(12) and ds(11), feeding dp 2 or 3 x a week too. Only food, not toiletries. Jan £87.97/£100 Feb £0/£100
    Frugal 2018 needed! Saving and NOT spending
  • First top-up shop of month - £4.40. Made the mistake of taking the kids on their bikes so included 2 drinks for them! :(
    Sept 2017 GC £76.54/£400

    LBM - July 2017 - £22,257.42 :eek:
    Aug 2017 1002.98/22,257.42 4.5%
  • njk1012
    njk1012 Posts: 263 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    NSD for us today, i was tempted to have a quick look in the SM for yellow sticker items but resisted. I was mooching around for ideas to use up some pears that were going a bit brown round the edges.I tried the pear chocolate cake from this thread. I thought it was lovely, however OH, DS 1 and 2 however ate the cake picking out all the pear pieces leaving them on the plate!:mad:

    On the plus side I found a random £5 voucher while decluttering that can be used in the land of Ice, not somewhere I usually shop (apart from for frozen Christmas platters). Any suggestions what is economical to buy from there?
    Grocery Challenge Sept 2021 £95.40/£500
    Declutter and Clean - 66
  • lynnejk
    lynnejk Posts: 5,732 Forumite
    Rampant Recycler Debt-free and Proud!
    Evening all and a warm welcome to the new peoples and returners :hello:

    Thank you Zippy and Coxy for running the thread again :D

    Please can I be put down for our usual £200 for the month, from 1st to 30th. This is for DH and myself for all food, cleaning, laundry and toiletries.

    Hope you all having a lovely weekend and good luck with the challenge for September :D
    Lx
    £10day.2014=3213/2015=3421/2016=3238/2017=2702/2018=498..APR=12.03/300
    GrocC.2014=2162/2015=2083/2016=218/2017=1996/2018=450..APR=17.13/200
    Bulk buy.......APR=233.76
    GC.NSD..2015=216/2016=213/2017=229/2018=39..APR=03/15
    SPC130:staradminx61..2014=1178/2015=1287/2016=4616/2017=3843
    OS WL= -2/8 ......CC =00......Savings = £13,140
  • njk1012
    njk1012 Posts: 263 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Another £10.97 today taking us up to £65.17 already. I've come to the conclusion that we have a bit of a shopping addiction. Need to have a few NSD's to even things out a bit, that and to reduce OH's fruit and yogurt addiction.
    Grocery Challenge Sept 2021 £95.40/£500
    Declutter and Clean - 66
  • First spend of the month - £2.19 on some fruit from the market (6 bananas, 10 peaches and 8 nectarines).

    Have had a productive day in the kitchen as well, made 3 lasagnes for the freezer with a portion of bolognese left over, 2 portions (each feeds 2) of beef stew and there's a chicken and mushroom curry still cooking in the slow cooker so that's evening meals for the two of us for a week made so far. Might do a bit more batch cooking tomorrow as well if I have time.

    njk - it depends on what you like really, but if it was me I'd spend it on 500g of fresh chicken breast (£2) and 400g of lean steak mince (£3) as I'd be able to make quite a few meals out of it for the two of us.
    New House... New Mortgage! February 2017: £144,000 :eek:
    Current Mortgage Balance: £96,440.99
    2017 OP's:£5,935 2018 OP's: £11,956.00 2019 OP's: £11,988 2020 OP's: £1,998
    Total Debt[STRIKE] £29,209[/STRIKE] £0 :j:j:j Debt free 6/8/16
  • BrassicWoman
    BrassicWoman Posts: 3,218 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    I've an early spend but it won't be invoiced til next month; £14.50 on a trial pack of veggie sausages etc made for tasty mushrooms - looks like enough for about 15 main meals, and has free postage. So best clear the freezer out before it arrives on Friday!
    2021 GC £1365.71/ £2400
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