September 2018 Grocery Challenge

thriftmonster

Holidays are almost over so I need to keep tabs on this. I get paid on 21st so my month is 21st Aug to 20th Sep and I'm aiming for £245 please.


Ds1 will be home for 10 days before he goes back to uni and ds2 will be around until the 21st although he's off for a week with his father from today. I'm on holiday for 6 days but the boys will need food whilst I'm away plus the dog and cat.


There are plenty of blackberries around atm so blackberry and apple compote is high on the agenda for breakfast with muesli I have in. I take breakfast and lunch to work and a travel thing of tea to avoid spending at the station. I'm another food hoarder so really need to check stores before I buy anything.

Suffolk_lass

I love what the holiday season does to my grocery budget, thanks to treating foreign SM spends as hols pot. I have done just one shop in UK in August - £41.51 and £4 for my stores. The rest is entertainment - beer and wine for DH's birthday celebrations. I don't post often here but I still subscribe to the thread and catch up with you all periodically.

My £3000 annual budget is now at £1498.12, or just under 50% and my stores are still intact! Admittedly December blows everything in terms of percentages but I budget that way, with all the surplus and an extra £100 for food.

Just well done everyone and keep going. I started at over £700 per month regularly when I started keeping a tally before joining the team

peony40

Morning all,

Well, just had first shop for this month and it has come to £51.64. It is a little over what I was hoping to spend, and annoyingly I forgot to buy toothpaste, so will need to pop by the local shop and pay more for an expensive brand....grrr!

I will now sit down and menu plan what I have in stock to avoid food wastage.

Hope you are all doing ok, I will sit down and catch up with posts shortly.

MandM90

Put me down for £180. I have looooads of cupboard food in so should be easy peasy!

chocolatelover93

Hello

Can I join please?
I will set mine to £50 a week

C x

RedFraggle

£350

again for me please. All food, pet food, toiletries and cleaning stuff for me DH, Captain Squeak the cat, Norman and Ray the ratties, Dexter the hamster and Bob the fish.

Onebrokelady

Hi can I join in this month please,I have to take control of my food budget due to a cut in hours at work,I'm terrible for not keeping track of my food spends so I'm thinking doing this challenge will help with that
My month will run from August the 25th until September the 26th and this months buget will be £120 ,this is for me, one dog and two chickens and includes all food and cleaning /household products

jammydodgersandrhl

so I've done my first shop - i spent more than i wanted but most of it is stock cupboard stuff that should last me a month

£13.55 Sainsbobs
£38.37 Aldi

i think meal wise i probably have what i need for a good few weeks, its more lunches and snacks that i struggle to think of. Any ideas?

Onebrokelady

Hi all, didnthe first shop of this months budget,I didn't need much just bread,fabric softner and chicken supplies,the wash powder was on special off though so I stocked up on that while I was there
TESCO £8.40
Wash powder x2
Fabric softner
Bread x2 ( one for the freezer)

Pets At Home £11
Layers pellets 5kg
Mixed corn 5kg
Total £19.40
Remaining £100.6

zcrat41

Morning all. I'd like to join please. There's 2 adults and 2 children. All toiletries & cleaning things are inc but not takeaways. They're a separate budget. I though we did well but seeing some figs on here I'm not so sure!

£400