November 2007 Grocery Challenge

meanmarie

Spent €14 when I went to drop off OH's tv for repair( not sure that's worthwhile, but he insists). Found nice fruit/veg shop so got peppers, eggs, tarragon (doesn't thrive well for me in garden), apples and potatoes. Pleased enough really as no need to think about spuds or eggs for rest of month.

Marie

WelshWoofer

Back from the Asda run and managed to spend £37.92 - how? I'm not sure!
I went with a list and only bought what was on the list.....Hmmm things are just too expensive!

Anyway, bought food, toiletries, cleaning stuff and dog food so should be Ok for at least a week - hoping to not shop again until 18/19th of the month.

Running total - £51.41 (£48.59 to go!)

Good luck to everyone else

Skint_Catt

Should only need to spend £20 or so this weekend as OH is away so I'm off to Mum & Dads for the weekend (will switch the heating off for two whole days too!) and we have a four day week next week before we go to Wales for a long weekend, then a four day week the following week too! :j

Bobbykins

Oh B*gger!

I've just found out we are "entertaining" a week on Saturday :eek: :eek: ......no meal plan, no meal, no budget!......this could be interesting, I wonder if they'd like HM soup and a sandwich? .

Still, I s'pose it all adds to the fun ?

Just got back from supermarket (went to Sainsbury's 'cos I prefer some of their stuff to Mr T's) - spent £25.77 which should cover us 'til next Friday apart from a small amount of fresh fruit.

Right, I'm off to find the "wine and dine 4 people in style for £1.00" thread :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

smartie-rolo

no point trying xmas month!
thanks for the support...

Lizzie
x:j x

gunsandbanjos

Thats the first week of my first grocery challenge up and i spent £50. Though this is just on food, does everyone else include their household stuff in the budget?? Spent a small fortune on stuff for the house today!! Although it all non-perishable, i would have bought it anyway and it was mega cheap. Got 120 Finish Quantum washing tabs for £8.70!

MRSMCAWBER

evening all

Gunsand banjos, I count my toiletries n cleaning stuff in the budget too, not sure if everyone else does though

Nipped to supermarket with hubby and got a HUGE swede... so thats 2.99euros/£2.25.. but it does weigh 3kilo :T ... so thats the only extra out of this months budget - so we are up to £4.20 spent so far

Out of a different budget though we got a bargain for hubby.. a crate of 20 X 0.5lt bottles of Paderborner beer (hubbies fave) for what works out at roughly £3.80 a crate :eek: ..so we got 4 :rotfl: ..and we are planning on bringing plenty of it back to the UK with us for xmas, new year

So im happy with the spends sooo far...just have to keep focused;)

gunsandbanjos

Thanks MRSMCAWBER will add them up separately i think then see what the total is at the end of the month. Should probably keep everything separate for the first couple of months at least to see exactly where everything is going

tattycath

Hi All. I only joined the grocery challenge this month, but I am including toiletries, cleaning materials etc in the budget. Not sure how I will do(my eldest DD wants to come shopping with me next week:rolleyes: 99.9% certain she will try to lead me astray regarding budget.
I must not give in!!! lol

TheBees

Went Christmas shopping with my mum today (have to be organised - we have a christmas account as both DS & DD were born on Xmas eve - 3 yrs apart so double the expense!) Spent £3.00 on a coffee in Cafe Nero but survived on a packet of crisps for lunch. Got a bargain though, 2 calendars should have been buy one get one half price but ended up getting a BOGOF!

Hubby doing his bit by not buying a paper every day and has saved £4.50 in two weeks. He is also driving conservatively to work (90 mile round trip) due to price of diesel!!! It's quite addictive this money saving business!:rotfl: