October 2021 Grocery Challenge

ancientmum

It' been a busy week as I was house sitting for a family member and took DGD1 with me.    I added the cost of the main shop to the grocery budget but all other spends like meals out, coffees and snacks came out of the days out/holiday fund, so declaring my October result as £72.86/£70.

goldfinches

Hello all, I'm up and doing due to sleeplessness so decided to tackle the totting up for this month. 

I spent £13.20 at M*rks and £1.25 at Mr T's which makes my new monthly total £118.50 and my average daily spend £4.08. I hope that's it for this month but will wait until it's over before declaring.

boultdj

I'm throwing the towel in for this month, lost the plot early on and have not got a clue about total but I think it's about £200 range, I must do better on the tracking next month.

diganddog

Forgot to add last weeks shop to the total - don’t have much to add on really as it was the last shop of the month for me so:

+£26.05 on a bit of a top up shop 
+£5.48 at the corner shop to grab some batteries
+£7.70 on a bottle of wine as a treat

total for the month: £267.53/£400

Well under budget which I’m pleased about but the OH has been away a lot this month

Suffolk_lass

I've just caught up after being away then ill for most of the month. Interested in the coffee debate. I was a proper coffee advocate and like others, very keen on illy and certain Lavazza blends but I also buy Douwe Egberts instant (the dark, intense one) after someone suggested I try it a bit stronger with cold water on it first before adding near boiling water. It's a good option and we intersperse it with using our 4 cup bialetti moka pot (bought in an Italian supermarket for about €12). The instant I have on a subscription.

@LadyWithAPlan Regarding how I use my bulk fund, I run an annual budget with £400 initially in the bulk fund and £200 for ten months (one stores month) and more for December. Any fresh food, toiletries and routine things like milkman and eggs delivery come out of the £200. Anything that I store at home I pay from the stores budget. I just add it on a running spreadsheet entry) and when there is money left in fresh, I move it to the stores fund which also pays for subscription things and cleaning stuff. Our overall has been £3000 for the last four years.

Mrs_Cheshire

Hi all, 
after a tiny top-up shop today (needed bread & milk) our grocery total comes to £240.66/£350. Really pleased to have stayed under budget for the month. See you all in November

Pixiehouse55

Hi everyone 
Living on our Narrowboat is fun, not much space for storage for food, we have a fridge but no freezer. Shopping is every 3 to 4 days but we've not done too bad. I will add it up and put it on here tomorrow. Internet is a bit hit and miss on the Marina here. 
Bye for now X 

becky170

I haven't done very well with updating or staying on budget. I managed to overspend by £100 although that does include some bits I've started getting in for Christmas. I'll try again for November

Herbyme

I’m done with October. £5.10 to spare. Phew. I’ve (re)learned a lot in October, so November should be easier as a result

Blackcats

Carolinerunner, I was over by £5.17 so your underspend can help balance that down to 7p overspend 🤣

Seriously though £5.17 over budget and I could tweak some of that into my entertainment spending pot as I bought some puddings for a family gathering but I'll just declare the overspend.  

Still quite pleased with myself as although I'm still spending quite a lot on food (especially compared to some amazing people on here) but my spending is lower than it has been and we haven't noticed any difference in the quality and variety of our meals. 

Over to November now