October 2008 Grocery Challenge. Please read first two posts.
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Declaring at £297.50 for September.
Have done 2 weeks menu plan as OH and kids like it better that way.
Includes - Chicken Curry,lasagna,roast pork,porkl casserole,cumberland pie,turkey hotpot,fish and chips,all day breakfast,roast chicken.
Milk,fruit and veg and another Mr A order will be in order poss week 2/3.
Packed lunches are going well with whoopsied deli items and storecupboard stuffs - tuna,custard,jelly,cereal,HM cakes/biscuits.
Have been pleased with Aldi and Asda since I've been back from Spain,steer slear of Mr T unless it's whoopsie time 7.15pm or 3pm Sundays......
Having lunch out with friends tomorrow my treat them for taking dd8 to France for 3 weeks but thats out of the entertainment budget.
annelouise
I don't actually need anything til Friday, but I hate shopping on a Friday so I will probably pop to Mr T tomorrow or Thursday. I've got my list set up on mysupermarket.co.uk and it currently comes to just under £35. I also need to pick up a happy chicken from the butcher on Saturday, which will cost about £10 :eek: (but boy are they nice!). If I can avoid the temptation of "extas" whilst shopping, I'll be off to a good start
I think I spent about £350 last month (for me, OH and two toddlers) plus about 3 takeaways so this month I'm going to aim for £300.
I heard it once - it said 'goodbye'!
can anyone give me some ideas of how to make dh realise how serious we need to be about this - i keep making his packed lunch because if i don't he goes to mr m's and its driving me nuts:mad: . he knows the figures (see sig) but it doesn't seem to make much difference.
DFW#1062 :idea: LBM Aug 08 - :eek: DFD JUN '22
How about using the carrot n stick.. try a conversation that goes something like :-
"DH, just think, if we can keep to the housekeeping budget we can save for XYZ" -It doesn't have to be anything major..im sure he has his weakness
It could be if that if there is any grocery budget left at the end of the month he could have a bottle of wine etc... just something small
My hubby gives me my housekeeping -and because we have got our budgets sorted -he can afford to membership to the golf course and pay to go in extra competitions when they arise(out of money left by the time the bills have been paid and I have the housekeeping) -so that is his Carrot
What stuff will he buy from morrisons? is it just that he gets bored with sandwiches ? or is it up to you to pack him up or he will buy?
I have already spent £92.55 on Tesco online shop, but this includes all heavy stuff and WINE
Good luck to all.
Hollysan
Mortgage £78,000/£67,690.73
Need some motivation to be a bit more careful this month.
(Just worked out I spent £357.15 on food and £50 on takeaways last month!!)
1st shop at the weekend, veg box arriving on Friday:)
45 asd*/
I have a freezer full and my cupboards are almost full. I would like to see that as £150. We will see.
Emma
August £250/ £103.44 left
Another NSD for me, starting to be a habit.
I also use the carrot idea as incentive for OH. We have just bought a quad bike, funded entirely by grocery savings since the beginning of the year. Will be cheaper for him to go fishing on than the gas guzzler we currently use! (and the fish he will no doubt catch will also help the budget)