August 2015 Grocery Challenge

Islandmaid · 29 July 2015 at 1:07PM

Hi

Can you put me down for £300

That's for 2 adults, one teen, and one PT teen and 2 greedy cats

Good luck all

claireylulu · 29 July 2015 at 3:00PM

Hi Please could I join. I used to be really good at budgeting food but recently I have got really bad and we seem to be wasting a lot of money on food.

As its my first month I'll say £300 but I hope to get this down eventually.

sjharrington1 · 29 July 2015 at 4:07PM

Please sign me up - I found out yesterday I am £30,000 in debt - have been hiding from it for years!!! It is only myself and my son and have been told that we need to try and stick to £154 a month. Think it should be okay just need to budget

MumofIowans · 29 July 2015 at 5:36PM

I'd like to join in too. I'm in the US so technically our budget is in dollars, but I don't think the currency really matters. Our food budget for August is $360 buuuut I already did a larger than usual Costc0 shop (we only go there once a month) so I'm already down $189.94... Eek. I'd really like to stick to budget though so I'm hoping that joining this challenge will give me the motivation necessary!! Now to find some cheap and healthy recipes to stick on the meal planner....

Edited to add: just me, DH and DS (2)

funfairprincess · 29 July 2015 at 7:03PM

Hi guys

I've just done a te5c0 shop. Was allowing myself £40 to spend as I was needing spices, dog food and laundry liquid. For once I made a list and spent £27.01, this included a few whoopsied items that weren't on my list too, mostly fruit for smoothies.:T:j

Went to my local corner shop and picked up 6x 1.5ltr Btls v0lvic juiced as they are on special at 50p each. So total spend £30.01

I found using the scan and shop at the supermarket a great help as I knew exactly what I was spending.

sjharrington1 · 29 July 2015 at 7:24PM

I thought I had posted - can you put me down need to stick to 154 a month as that is all am allowed subject to DMP plan. It is only me, a 4 year old and 2 cats!!! Easy &#55357;&#56883;&#55357;&#56883;&#55357;&#56883;

lynnejk · 29 July 2015 at 10:58PM

Hiya everyone and a warm welcome to more new peoples :hello:

funfairprincess wrote: »

I've just done a te5c0 shop. Was allowing myself £40 to spend as I was needing spices, dog food and laundry liquid.

Hiya - have you had a look in Al*i as they are doing quite a range of herbs and spices now and they are really cheap :money:

Lx

funfairprincess · 29 July 2015 at 11:09PM

lynnejk Thanks I will have a look at the weekend if my feet will carry me as I need to do the back to school uniform shop! DD is so fussy I'm dreading it.

Coxy11 · 30 July 2015 at 9:54AM

Hi everyone,

Budgets updated to here

Welcome/welcome back to:
frugalsmurf, cyantist, claireylulu, sjharrington1 and MumofIowans

Good luck everyone.

Need fruit and veg today, so will pop into Tesco on my way home from work. My Dad arrives at the weekend, so we will need to revise our mealplan for next week, then we are away to the US on Thursday

Coxy

AimingForBetter · 30 July 2015 at 5:50PM

Can you count me in again please, budget £250 continues to be the target.

Bit behind with things at the mo so not yet totted up any receipts for July, no idea how it's gone as yet but have tried to only get what is needed (DH not quite so much though

)

Thanks everyone.

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