September 2021 Grocery Challenge

nannygladys

Goldfinches- the pump can be a future investment as I bet you will need one sometime in the future.

Grandma sitting today, little dgs and then dgd after I have picked her up from school.it's beautiful outside and very warm so dgs and I have been doing a bit of water play!! Oh joy, but at least he enjoyed it and I didn't get too wet lol!

Nothing spent, had a free coffee from the N shop and a good walk and sit in the park whilst little one went to sleep, better nappy change etc before I go off to school.
Nannyg

Blackcats

Some spending today - stocked up on the cats' luxury, gourmet,very expensive food today.  Picked up some y/s bargains for the humans 🤣.
Total spends now £62.51.  Balance £317.49

goldfinches

I managed to have a NSD today by being very firm with myself about wanting to save my cash for walking around our annual fair this evening. It was so hot that I didn't fancy any candy floss or doughnuts or any of the other treats at all, instead I bought an ice cream on the way home but that will come out of my treat pot so all okay.

ETA: forgot to say thanks to those who commiserated about the bicycle pump. My mother used to say "go and look again with your eyes open" when we said we couldn't find something or other; it's very annoying that all these years later she's still right!

jozbo

Couple of stops yesterday taking the total to £189.53/300

While looking for a big bag of red lentils I found…
organic large 2l EV olive oil £3
go ahead bars multipack £1
discounted GF pizza bases I usually buy £2.50

comhination of fulton’s foods and YS in co*p.
couldn’t find any coeliac friendly red lentils though…

joedenise

@jozbo - don't know if you have a Mr Ts near you but in my local one they had a 2Kg bag of Natco red lentils on Clubcard price of £2.75.  Any good to you?  The normal price I think is £3.50.  Clubcard price valid until 11 November IIRC.

jozbo

@joedenise ah thanks, I think Natco is OK… I’ll have a look!

Mrs_Cheshire

Hi all, grocery spends now stand at £118.20/£350 with a delivery coming from Mr T tomorrow. Fridge is very full so need to do some cooking over the next few days and write my meal plan. Planning on making sweet potato & feta tortilla, cauliflower cheese, and a butternut squash and chickpea curry. Have ordered a pork shoulder joint, so that will be slow cooked and shredded for pulled pork. 

joedenise

A few spends since last posting.  Balance now stands at £193.57 left for rest of the month. Spent a bit more than I would have hoped after the first week but still doable.  I'm not certain I was getting anywhere near the £250 a month in the last few months so if I can get somewhere near it this month I will be happy.

Money_Choices

Hi

On Monday 6 Sept at Mr T's I spent £7.00 which makes my total £11.27/£85.
There is a Mr T's just down the road from where I do my voluntary work on a Monday, so it's very tempting to shop there.

Money Choices

Finstickle

A couple of little spends for me since my last post - bread, milk, and lemonade mainly

OH saw MIL at the weekend who passed on lots of tomatoes, courgettes and runner beans from the garden.  Too many tomatoes as i'd just bought a fresh punnet so will pass some on to my mum this evening.

Current total £162.43/£495