September 2024 Grocery Challenge

Blackcats

@biggerpickle - the first few months doing the grocery challenge are usually reality checks and the opportunity to really find out what we are spending on groceries etc each month.  I used to think I sort of spent about, approximately, more or less, kind of £100 a week 🤦‍♀️  When I started tracking my spending it was, of course, much more than this.
I also used to treat my budget as a target to aim for rather than a ceiling on spending that I should try to underspend on if you see what I mean.

final shop of September completed today.  Really did my best to stick to my list and consequently buy what we need for our meals this week.

yippee I've finished the month with an underspend of £6.68 which is going towards my Christmas savings.

well done to all of us for making an effort to plan our grocery spends to fit our circumstances.  Special thanks to @Elsiepac for organising us each month.

Soontobeoap

Well I have spent another £50. 00 between Asda and Sainsburys. In my defence I found reduced coffee and lactose free cheese sobought in bulk which was nearly half of the shop. We have somuch in the house now that I ahould stay on budget fort October. 

PipneyJane

Good morning All

I’m declaring at £162.60/£182.60 

Leaving £20 to roll over to October.  

There are three final spends to mention:  £12.38 spent at L!dl on Saturday, followed by £9.04 spent there yesterday on eggs and YS items, and £6.45 spent at Sainsbugs.  There was also 23p of shrapnel left in the purse, which is now in the money boxes.

- Pip

Nelliegrace

My grocery bills added up to £137 for September, DH spends about £5 a week when he goes to Asda for milk, so about £157 for the two of us for September.

SausageDogSandwich

Finally sorting out my spends today, late to declare for sept but it was £325.49/350 spent.