August 2017 Grocery Challenge

euronorris · 2 August 2017 at 12:49PM

A dozen eggs acquired. As well as a jar of peanut butter (as I had to scrape the last tiny bits out of the jar at lunchtime for my sandwich). Both from Lidl for £2.74. Total now £216.50/£300

XSpender · 2 August 2017 at 1:36PM

I am starting my August challenge today instead of Friday as I had run out of cereal for breakfast and popped into B&M for a washing up bowl and picked up several items on Fridays list cheaper than Aldi.

The cereal I wanted in Sains was reduced by a third as OOD by September so picked up 3 boxes and took the 2 off my Mr T order for Friday. I also took off the tinned ham (for camping) I had on my order as it was significantly cheaper in B&M. The tin looked small so I didn't buy it this morning but when I checked it was the same size as what I ordered from Mr T so will pop back and get 2 at £1.50 instead of 1 @ £2.99 that wouldn't have been big enough for tea for 3.

My total is now £43/£360.

The aldi and Mr T shops on Friday will add another £120 leaving me just under £20 over the next 2 weeks for beer and fresh bits when we are at home. All food bought on our 2 breaks over the next 2 weeks will come out of the holiday fund.

Doom_and_Gloom · 2 August 2017 at 4:31PM

So we did manage to come in budget for July, had £1.13 left over.

We have so far spent £33.71 on bulk items (items bought in previous months but knew wouldn't get around to till this month. I know I should do a bulk buy spend fund but this works so don't want to muck around) and £7.94 on a small shop today. Totalling £41.65.

£41.65/£155.
£113.35 left.

Penguin8410 · 2 August 2017 at 5:16PM

so far i have spent £50 at the butchers.

they do a £10 tray day at the end of each month so i tend to stock up there every couple of months. i got topside of beef, garlic butter chicken (4 meals & 1 lunch worth), chicken breasts (4 meals worth), mince (4x500g) and sirloin steak (3 meals worth). we don't eat meat every night so it lasts us quite a while.

so far i'm £50/£250

BrassicWoman · 2 August 2017 at 7:40PM

£3.74 today - M&S YS pastries, bread, sundried tomato rolls, salad, biscuits.

Making sandwiches for work and aiming for a NS day tomorrow, with te from the freezer. Must remember and take water bottle to the office!

Happy_Kitties · 2 August 2017 at 8:00PM

Was shocking last month, way over budget but did get my stocks up of things like cat food, dishwasher tablets etc while they were on a special and I move into August with a freezer full so would like my budget to be under this month if i can do it.
Can I be put down for £190 please:) for August

Tete_en_l'Air · 2 August 2017 at 10:24PM

Another £7.70 today on car food and chewing gum, taking my total so far to £40.24/£250.

Yikes, it's shocking how quick it mounts up isn't it? I'd really like to get through the weekend without spending anything else, except on milk.

Chrystal · 2 August 2017 at 11:46PM

Spent £30.37 on 1st Aug at Tesco £30.37/£350
NSD on 2nd

olgemama · 3 August 2017 at 8:26AM

Bit late with my July total - had a crazy busy end of month.
I budgeted £600 and spent £624.15 - As my first month budgeting I'm really pleased.
I analysed my spend out as someone suggested, and found that really helpful.
Food - £434.02
Toilettries - £37.39
Cleaning produts - £9.26
Entertaining - £92.43
Alcohol - £51.05

I'm sticking with a £600 budget for August, as although I went slightly over last month we have less entertaining in the diary this month.

pamsdish · 3 August 2017 at 8:43AM

First spends of August yesterday £3.07 in Aldi, took a friend for some shopping, also £3 donation,

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