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August 2013 Grocery Challenge

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  • sefilby
    sefilby Posts: 148 Forumite
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    Nicki_Sue wrote: »
    I did use a £5 helping hand voucher and a few small coupons but a good start overall.

    Nicki_Sue - those vouchers come in blooming useful sometimes. I'm not a great fan of hunting down vouchers but if they happen to land in my lap ...
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  • girlatplay
    girlatplay Posts: 3,883 Forumite
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    edited 1 August 2013 at 12:42PM
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    Right so I did my weekly shop at Mr M yesterday. Spent £33 exactly. That means I am JUST under this week's budget by 46p. No room for any slip ups. Completely meal planned until next Wednesday and I might even have enough to go over a couple of days. We will run out of fruit before next week but we will just have to go without for a couple of days. We have enough veg so will survive! My challenge starts here, to see if I really can last without spending more before next Wed.
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  • mrs-moneypenny
    mrs-moneypenny Posts: 15,519 Forumite
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    Coxy11 wrote: »

    Budgets (finally) done to here :) Getting so bad that people are posting their budget up twice (apologies mrs-moneypenny :o)


    Good luck for August everyone.
    Coxy

    dont worry about it, i posted it a while ago but stayed in july to finish of month, only noticed amount not next to my name yesterday so thought i'd repost incase it had been missed (thought it would be easier for you to see) i doubt posting twice means i can have double the amount to spend does it:D

    bought sains cheap lemonade and bananas this morning to get the extra 50 nectar points per item so spent £8.16 and got 200 extra points.:j
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  • she_who_can_not_cook
    she_who_can_not_cook Posts: 650 Forumite
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    Coxy11 wrote: »
    (rushes in and slams the door behind her)

    Hi everyone,

    Budgets (finally) done to here :) Getting so bad that people are posting their budget up twice (apologies mrs-moneypenny :o)

    Welcome to our new members:
    madhatter90, Yazhini26, Sunshine4, joedenise, mumoftwo, couponchaos, Mrs-s, shelly_crow and LisaJane :D

    I'm officially joining you today as its PAYDAY :j

    First spends of August GC in Tesco - £83.50 - lots of camp bits and bobs in there (DS1 and DD off for 10 days tomorrow) and also some holiday bits as I'm taking DS2 away next week.

    Good luck for August everyone.
    Coxy
    Thank you and thank you for all your work running this thread
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  • she_who_can_not_cook
    she_who_can_not_cook Posts: 650 Forumite
    edited 1 August 2013 at 2:44PM
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    Opps iam guilty again of not post ing my budget for this month i am sure itwas there when i looked. Please put me down 110 again please

    My first spendof the month was reduced at iceland and cat food and werthers at aldi (the latter is so not for me)
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  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 16,562 Forumite
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    Just done a post and lost it, so annoying:mad:.

    Have been shopping and spent £46.37 in Mr T's but had a helping hand voucher and a money off voucher so actually cost £40.24. Well pleased as also bought a big box of lagers for DH.

    Also spent £8.90 in the butchers but that includes £3 for some extra lean burgers for next week which have gone into the freezer. I don't go to the butchers very often as he is out of town so have to drive a different (and longer) way home to go there.

    Total spend today £49.14, so total currently £50.07/£250 so within budget, just, for the month.

    Denise
  • lizalloareds
    lizalloareds Posts: 1,838 Forumite
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    first spends for Aug £1.70

    £1 Market
    70p Mr T
    Sausage casserole in SC for tea toinght
    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
  • pinkypig
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    Hi:)

    I have just done our final big shop of the month by stocking up on meat, frozen stuff and a few fresh bits to use my second Mirror voucher. Total spend was £37.40 after vouchers and coupons.
    This leaves us with £40 for three small top up shops before payday. These are usually between £10 and £15 so it is going to be tight:eek:

    However, this is my very ambitious attempt at £35 a week for the four of us plus cat. I have managed £40 a week for a few months now but it would be so good to hit the target I set myself last October. Don't know if I'll do it but I am determined to try:)

    Have a good week everyone.

    PP xx
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  • Florenceem
    Florenceem Posts: 7,958 Forumite
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    NSD yesterday + today.
    Yesterday we had a Chicken drumstick + roast potatoes + carrots/onions for dinner.
    Tonight is a meal without using the oven - bacon/eggs/tomatoes etc.
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    GC - 2024 4 Week Period £58.56/£100 NSD - 83
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  • Mrs-s_4
    Mrs-s_4 Posts: 87 Forumite
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    Small spend of £5.49 today on a chicken wrap for me and sausage rolls for the kids plus sweets in mr T while we were on our travels. Don't know if I mentioned but I got some free samples of multigrain kids cereal yesterday. One for each of them with 3 portions in each bag so I was quite pleased with that. Going to try for a NSD tomorrow!
    Total spend on day 2 = £55.96/£250
    January Grocery challenge - £165.31/£350
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