October Grocery Challenge

sparklewing

I'm going to join in this month too and my budget for just little old me is £60 for the month just did my online tesco shop and that was £24 so hopefully that will last a while.

katie_jane_2

hi all my first time at this although i have been doing a spending diary for a couple of weeks to get a rough idea
im aiming for 220 2 adults 2 kids and 1 dog gonna begin 1st october i am also 7 months pregnant so im eating more haha.gonna try and cut back a little each month .
cant wait to start(is that sad?)
cheers katex

squeaky

When pregnant I don't necessarily think cutting back is an option

Have you browsed the Familes Board because I'm sure they'll be chock full of suggestions on how to cut down on spending without cutting down on the essentials of a good diet?

katie_jane_2

thanks will do that although im not so extreme id cut out nutritious stuff more id lose the odd bar of family size fruit and nut although i am now buying asdas own brand instead of cadburys (haha)
cheers katex

frosty

I did really well in the september challenge my budget was £250.00 for 4 adults (counting 2 teenage boys as adults)and 3 dogs............I spent £ 220.00......so for october I am going for £200.00..................

taplady

This is my first official try at the Grocery challenge, i started by keeping receipts last month and we spent about £270 for 2 adults and 2 teenage boys which was quite a lot less than it used to be before i tried my hand at OS.This month i have a target of £250 starting on 25th September.I've already spent £120 but this includes a months supply of baking ingredients and bread flour and my cupboards are now quite well stocked so i hope to cut down loads for the rest of the month until 25th October
I'm determined to suceed! :j

squeaky

Skill, determination, and knowledge of the game - wins every time

BoltonMinx

Looking forward to this month and making some yummy casseroles and soups. Need to stock up the ole store cupboard as it's pretty bare at the moment. Im thinking of leaving my budget the same £60 per wk food and household stuff for now even though we will be down to 3 adults instead of 4.

Would like to use the extra dosh to stock up for christmas as well. My aim is to only have to pick up fresh foods and veg during christmas week, I'm so sad I've pencilled in a date to go in early morning - about 5am so I can shop in peace! Last yr I went in at 7am and it was chukka already!!! :eek:

JC67

I've been lurking on Old Style for over a year but never posted. I'm going to do the grocery challenge this month - £250 for 2 adults and 3 children. I've recently started getting some 'basics' in Lidls & am impressed, so hopefully that will help the budget.

FrankieM

Joining in again this month...£280 for the month for 3 adults, 4 children, a dog and a cat.
Did well last month but haven't added up the total yet :eek:

Did our first shop of the month and it came to £119. Had already done a meal plan for the week so probably won't use much of the storecupboard and freezer stuff that I've bought.