September 2021 Grocery Challenge

jozbo

Couple of spends to declare - £5 on milk , eggs and squash. Learnt that co0p is 45p dearer than sainsbo’s for 2 pints which was a surprise. Had to shop around for free range eggs, there were no eggs at all in the first shop I went to.
then £9 in Mozza’s today on a few onions, garlic, snacks for children at school, tinned soup etc. 

So I’m at £238.59/300 . Quite impressed with how we’ve done to be honest as some months recently when I totted up spending it went as high as £550 - that was online supermarket deliveries and generally overspending unecessarily. Because I’ve had a lean pay month it has forced us to see if £300 is doable and while it has required more thinking and planning , so far it hasn’t been too hard and we have plenty of stores remaining.
going to try and keep to £300 (and even reduce) next month so I can put the savings towards a new kitchen next year. Got to save about £400 a month towards that if I’m to avoid getting into debt.

elsiepac

October GC now up!!

nannygladys

Spent £10.52 in lids this afternoon, which wasn't bad but there were a few things I couldn't get, namely pack if 4 toilet rolls, milk and the crackers I like, but I'm in no real hurry for them really.
elsiepac - I think I will start doing it weekly as I get paid Wednesday and there's another week left for September, so it will be £15 a week, it'll make it easier I think.
Nannyg

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goldfinches

Hello all, I spent £4.90 in Mr T on f/f greek style yoghurt, pitta bread, baton, tzatziki and s&v crisps but have realised that my last listed spend in M*rks included £10 for flowers which I had previously decided to allocate to a separate budget so overall that means I should take £5.10 off my total. 
That makes my new total £90.66/£120 and my average daily spend is £4.53. 

Suffolk_lass

@joedenise
Thank you for the happiness soup recipe @goldfinches - I'm not that great at following recipes and don't add starch to food as I am too fat, but that soup sounds good.

My basic courgette soup is quite flexible - 

• 2 onions,
• 2 carrots,
• the middle of a head of celery if I froze it chopped
• 1 small sweet potato
• All peeled, chopped to a fairly small dice (the same size) and sautéed in sunflower oil with the lid on for about five minutes. 
• Then add a large zip lock bag of prepped squash (or dice 3 largish courgettes) or you can use butternut, or tromboncino, or pumpkin, 
• cover it with water, add a veg stock cube/pot, a pinch of salt (optional) about a teaspoon of mixed herbs (I use thyme, basil, mint and oregano as my mix) and half a teaspoon of lazy chilli. 
• Cover the pan once it comes to the boil and simmer for 25 minutes with the lid on. Leave to stand for about 30 minutes then whizz with a stick bender until it is smoothish.
• If I have it, I drizzle on cream, or top of the milk and a pinch of salt flakes to serve

LadyWithAPlan

Gorgeous day here in London

NSD yesterday apart from buying ebay postage - and as I had given neighbour free food Sunday and lent her 2 chairs she bought me over an entire chicken roast dinner with roasties and beetroot last night

Groceries - Sept  Groceries Challenge     £87.62 of £170

This is low as I have been away for 9 days of the month with food provided.

I have a Holland + B subscribe and save on protein shake  just delivered £23.75 and the 5th one is free..  - looking at it at 27.14p per serving )  - at 70 servings in there  - I tend to use 1.5 servings each time so 40.71p across the 5   - it is a very cheap and healthy snack - I had not looked at the cost previously but ...even though I add linseed, chia seeds, MCT oil and frozen berries - much better for me than junk food! So more vegan protein shake - less sweets and crisps!


Sept  NSD 6/10           - could be 7...

Tightpants24

Just used a £10 off A5da online shop so got this week's groceries for £58.  I might have to get a few extra veg later on, but pleased with that.  

scotmumof3

£23.76 shop at T3sco today. Hoping this is the last of the month apart from fresh fruit and veg .
Hope everyone is doing good 👍❤

nannygladys

My month has now ended and I spent most of what was left on Christmas pressies for dgc, so a start made. 

I now have £15 a week which runs from 22/9 - 28/9, I think it's easier to do weekly as I'm paid every four weeks.

Nannyg

Pixiehouse55

If we were still working it would of been pay day today.. ive lost my book where I write down money coming in, bills to pay and how much spent on food( lost? Or packed away?) I'm loosing the plot with this moving lark 🤣😂  I said £200 for this month and I know we came in under budget so that's good. Main chest freezer in the garage now empty turns off and cleaned out ish. Will advertise it as free tona good home. Very dirty/marked on the outside but works like a dream.. House clearance sale here on Saturday. Will carry on eating out of the small  chest freezer and cupboards. Moving out day 30th September. Motor home here we come. Living just on his pension so even more so nonspend days and penny pinching. Will go and find October 2021 grocery challenge.   Xx