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August 2013 Grocery Challenge

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  • meanmarie
    meanmarie Posts: 5,328 Forumite
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    Spent €29.42 to-day, only went into Lidl to look for wool but OH was with me so it was throw into the trolley time!

    Marie
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  • Florenceem
    Florenceem Posts: 7,922 Forumite
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    Still trying not to spend.
    For dinner we had smoked cod + HM wedges + beetroot + grated carrot + celery + cucumber + pepper + red onion + tomato.

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  • lizalloareds
    lizalloareds Posts: 1,838 Forumite
    edited 2 August 2013 at 11:11PM
    spends today £37.21
    £19.11 Mr T
    £1.89 £ST
    80p Mr S
    57p Mr A
    £3.23 Supdg
    £2.79 Lid*
    £3.00 Iceld
    £?4.82 Ald* need to find receipt
    £1 Plnd
    September GC 30th aug-4th Oct £332.74/£375 NSD 3
    Gc Jan £234.85/200 :(Feb £298.92/280:(March £298.42/£280:( April £270.49/280:) May Gc £351.08/£350 June £300.06/280 July £256.15/£240
    Aug £318.74/£280
  • medsdemon
    medsdemon Posts: 761 Forumite
    raggy_doll wrote: »
    I can't get any on prescription as the kids are gf as it helps them manage some of their autistic behaviour, it's amazing how much harder it is for them when they've had even a tiny bit of gluten.

    Ah okay, that's a shame. If it helps your children it should still be available on prescription for you.

    On the GC front spent £5.25 on a bottle of wine, ys salad leaves (19p), ys fruit salad x2 (11p each), ys houmous (39p) and a bag of tortilla chips.

    Big shop today. Hoping to spend no more than £35 to keep me on budget.
    Grocery challenge October: £228.28/£250.00 NSD 4 ( not completed)
    Grocery challenge November : £291.65/300.00 NSD 10
    Grocery challenge December : £0/240.00 NSD
  • barneydee_2
    barneydee_2 Posts: 318 Forumite
    HiYesterday done my first shop of August and only spent £15.39.
    Stuck to my list, will have to pop to the corner shop as need loo rolls, then hopefully nothing until next Fridays big shop, hopefully that won't be to bad as I intend to do a stock take of the cupboards/fridge/freezer I have up dated my signature
    Dee x
    July grocery challenge £250.00/£408.93
    August grocery challenge£350.00
    2/8£28.46
  • Islandmaid
    Islandmaid Posts: 6,507 Forumite
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    Hi all,

    Just done my first spend of the month - £31.99 at Mr L,s this included 6x pork shanks and a huge bag of swedish meatballs for the freezer. Will have to buy cat food at Mr S, but will wait till tomorrow, as I have a £3 off a £20 spend from tomorrow, so 96 portions of cat food for £17 bonus....:D

    Have a fab weekend all x
    Note to self - STOP SPENDING MONEY !!

    £300/£130
  • lushlifesaver
    lushlifesaver Posts: 2,375 Forumite
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    20 added to my total - 12 a couple of days ago in the little sainsburys down the road on fruit and lunch bits then we have discovered a tescos express in our town which is a couple of miles from our house so we took a little drive to hunt for it and spent 8 in there - really good for us as we can collect club card points which are more use to us that nectar points!

    We managed to get pup at appointment at a new groomers which is going to be 25 which I will pay - can't be bothered asking bf for it as he's just bought us the big new fridge.

    Waiting in for the new fridge today and then will go to Iceland to get some freezer bits as all we. Have left is a few chicken breasts, roast tatties, mixed veg and three portions of mince!

    Plan is to spend about 20 today on some stock items include a pizza or two for bf as he has one night when he will be exhausted but I won't be back so it'll be an easy Tea for him.that will then leave us with 24 to last 5 days when we get back which should be plenty.

    Of that 24 I would estimate/like to see It go:
    1 milk
    2 wraps/pittas/bread
    2/3 sandwich meats
    3 salad items
    5 fruit (I snack on fruit all day, bf takes fruit and yogurt to work for breakfast)
    2 eggs
    1 Biscuits
    2 juices

    Now...fingers crossed that all works out!
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  • forever_saving
    forever_saving Posts: 565 Forumite
    £42.88 spent so far. I haven't done a proper full shop in a few weeks really. I should do that soon as those little top up shops always end up costing me more.
    elsiepac, congratulations on getting a payrise :j
    citygirl40, congratulations on passing your degree :T
    Good luck to everyone else.
    FS
    Jan GC £298.62/£300 Feb £298.01/£300 March £331.06/£300 April £69.96/£300
    Learning to accept the things i cannot change
  • irinaE
    irinaE Posts: 46 Forumite
    Yesterday I closed my first week, and no overspending! :j and around 5£ out of 50 have gone in the piggy bank! :T saving for Xmas, to be able to stay in maternity leave and have my first Xmas day at home in 8 years with my husband and two kids! Hoping for a good savings pot! :j
    August Grocery Challenge 250£/5weeks
    Done!
  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 4,871 Forumite
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    Hi everyone,

    Budgets done to here :)

    Welcome/welcome back to:
    saving pennies, elly68 and Sue14

    Congratulations elsiepac - great news on the payrise!

    Congratulations on your degree results citygirl40!

    I am off on holiday today - Norfolk - will take the laptop with me so I can keep up with you all (Wi-Fi permitting)

    Coxy
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