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August 2018 Grocery Challenge
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Small spend of £5.30 today in the market so that's me done for August. Final scores on the doors £124.68/£175.00 with 28/35 NSDs. :j On to September ......Be kind to others and to yourself too.0
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Evening All. Apologies, I haven’t read any of today’s posts yet. I’m in a bit of a rush tonight.
Did the last shop of the month this evening. Popped into A$da on my way home from work and picked up some YS veg, a tub of mushrooms and more Yeo Valley yoghurts. The spend comes to £6.68.
I’m declaring at £119.31/£120. I don’t know exactly how it happened but the kitty still has £13.50 in it, despite me tracking everything and there being nothing leftover in July. I’m assuming DH didn’t take back money for something he purchased. Anyway, I’ll roll that money forward to next month.
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It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it - that’s what gets results!
2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge 66 coupons - 29.5 spent.
4 - Thermal Socks from L!dl
4 - 1 pair "combinations" (Merino wool thermal top & leggings)
6 - Ukraine Forever Tartan Ruana wrap
12 - yarn
1.5 - sports bra
2 - leather wallet0 -
£7.74 spent right before the end so I can declare the following
£206/£155. This is £51.67 over our budget
So yes we did stay under £217 (£7/day) but blew the original £155 We budgeted. I'll be upping the budget per day for September
. I am a vegan woman. My OH is a lovely omni guy
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Last spend of the month was on 31/08 at work where i spent £2.23 on YS crisps, drinks and fruit.
Sainsburys shopping was spot on nothing to report or adjust.
So declaring at £199.22/220 for August :j
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GC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 July £76.30/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. One person vegan household with occasional visitors)Forever learning the art of frugality0 -
I have been rubbish this month, it has been crazy with holidays and going away a lot.
I have not kept up to date with receipts but according to my spending app I have spent £637 in supermarkets.
This is WAY over my budget. However I do remember buying a few Christmas presents for the kids, several items of school uniform, and several Tupperware type sandwich and snack pots for packed lunches as trying to reduce the amount of food bags I use. Also in Asda I topped up my Christmas Savings Card.
So if I'd been more conscientious with my receipts I might be able to declare a lot less. On the plus, we went on holiday for a week and did all self-catering from a local Aldi apart from one meal, and I went to Alton towers and took my own food from Aldi. So I did try.
Will be much more organised in September. Off to that thread!Grocery Challenge Jul £380.75 Aug £637 Sep £539.82 Oct £53.43 / £475
EF 3-6 challenge #104 £739.25/£10000
MFW2018 #183 0/£20000
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