September 2022 Grocery Challenge

otb666

600 again for me 3 adults and tortoise I went over last month by 90 as had a dog to look after for 5 days and had to buy new lead (theirs broke)and more treats.

tessie_bear

I have just been down to the local coop they do great reductions on a sun afternoon well worth a look if you are passing one

joedenise

I'm on holiday for September so I'll drop out this month but back again in October.

PipneyJane

Count me in for September, @elsiepac, with a

budget of £140.  

Thank you.  That’s for all supermarket spends for two adults.  Our month runs from the 1st to the 30th.

- Pip

purpleybat

£200 for me please

this is for 2-3 adults, all food and household cleaners, running the whole month throo.
i'm on hols from the 9th for a week so my sister is doing dad care for me, she eats very cheaply but i've left her the booking for shoppings to be delivered and told her within reason she can order what she likes. i'm expecting a few treats for them both to fall into her online trolley  

katkin

Many thanks for the new thread @elsiepac

I'm going to stick with the same budget again. We have time off work for a good part of September so I can see it going off piste. This budget is for 2 adults and a kitten, covering food, drinks, cleaning and toiletry items. 

£250 for September please.

thriftwizard

Thank you for the shiny new thread, @elsiepac! After some exhaustive headbanging, I've decided to aim for 

£400

for September, please. This is because we'll be minus DS3 all month (basically forever now, except for holidays! He has a "proper" job way up north to go to) and also DD1 & boyfriend from 10th, although she will return briefly if she has any serious baking to do; their rental place only has a microwave. (This is an experimental 2-month rental, on both parts. Was an elderly relative annexe, probably becoming an airbnb) So there'll just be OH, DD2 & myself living here for 2/3rds of the month, but DD1 & BF and DS2 & family are likely to pop in for the odd meal & games night at weekends, hence I'm not cutting to the bone - yet. Also, only 2 diets to cater for, omni & pescatarian, and DD2 is very non-fussy, adaptable & capable in the kitchen. Kind of like a little holiday on the catering front, for me!

leftatthetrafficlights

First spends of the month - £46/£300! 

Lots of fruit, loo rolls and freezer bags in that figure- I've run out of freezer boxes due to cooking lots of courgette based sauces to use up my courgette mountain and bought bags as I'm nearly out of freezer space and bags are more flexible! 😉 loo rolls will do us for the month and I'm on a detox at the moment so there's lots of fruit involved- hopefully we're done for the week now though!! 

Tiddlyteddy

Hi, I would like to join please.
£320 for September-for 2 adults. Will aim to reduce each month and would be grateful to hear tips from others.

thanks

tessie_bear

Hello hope all are well, I looked out the jam kettle to make some bramble jelly should help the budget a bit does anyone do preserving ? I make blackberry jam at this sort of time and marmalade in jan normally.hope everyone is doing well xx