This is a challenge I instigated myself to try to last a year spending only £125 on Cleaning and Household products. I'm finding this a very difficult challenge as an awful lot of products are included in this challenge. As a consequence, I am way over budget at just 5 months in. This month was no exception and I came in over the budget of £10.42 once again, spending £19.57.
I have to admit that a few of the purchases weren't truly necessary, namely the toilet brushes and the tea lights and another was a luxury bought for convenience more than anything. i.e. multi-surface wipes.
Here's the list of purchases this month:
Firelighters x 4 boxes £2.76 - These were bought whilst in Yorkshire as I cannot buy them cheaper in London so I stocked up.
Toilet Brushes x 2 - Bought from Ikea - 90p
Tea Lights x 100 - Also bought from Ikea - £1.75 - I was, however, almost out of these and they seemed to be cheaper here than anywhere else I have seen them. They do give cosy glow to the living room in the winter, but are a bit of an indulgence.
Wash Tablets x 20 £2 - Bought from Approved Foods
Fabric Conditioner £1
Bathroom Cleaner x 2 £1.20 - Also bought from Approved Foods.
Sandwich bags 88p
Kitchen Rolls x 3 £1
Black Bin Liners x 10 £1.25
Multipurpose Wipes £1
Toilet Rolls x 36 £5.83. Unfortunately I was unable to get my usual 2 packs of 18 for £5 from Poundstretcher, as they were out of stock when I visited, so had to avail myself of Morrisons and then Smart Price/Value rolls at ASDA, Tesco and my local convenience store for the shortfall. It worked out a little more expensive as a consequence
Food Caddy Liners x 2 Rolls - FREE - I finally got around to ordering these online from our local council and saved myself some money. They are normally at least £1.49 per roll.
Total Monthly Expenditure £19.57
My total expenditure so far on this challenge now stands at £95.87/£125 which is pretty dire. Not sure I can pull this one back now, as even just buying toilet rolls for the rest of the year will send me over the budget. I need a really good month next month to even stand a chance of lasting as long as possible on this challenge.
Hi and thanks for the comment on my book blog... about to do a post about the books read this last month, but thought I'd quickly pop over to thank you. I admire you for being so organised as to keep a list of the household cleaning products etc. Looking at your list, there are such a lot I don't buy...tea lights, firelighters, wash tablets, black bin bags. Loo roll, tissues, kitchen roll, cleaning products for bathroom and kitchen, soap powder, these are the main products for me, But I have never thought about how much I spend on them, just making sure I take advantage of special offers and so on whenever I need to restock. Good for you, being so organised.
ReplyDeleteI think I was a bit overly ambitious with the amount of money I allowed for this challenge so I'm struggling and suspect it will be a bit short lived. Never mind, we live and learn.
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