July 2008 Grocery Challenge
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Hello everyone,
Welcome to the seventh Grocery Challenge of 2008. :hello:
If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your June budget, then keep on posting in the June Grocery Challenge.
As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a competition....it's designed to take you and your grocery spending to a level you are happy with.
If you are new to the challenge I have quoted the advice from Galtizz below which will help you get started.
Please post into this thread for help and advice and support at any time. Good luck to everyone taking part!
I hope everyone has a great month!
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Welcome to the seventh Grocery Challenge of 2008. :hello:
If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your June budget, then keep on posting in the June Grocery Challenge.
As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a competition....it's designed to take you and your grocery spending to a level you are happy with.
If you are new to the challenge I have quoted the advice from Galtizz below which will help you get started.
Please post into this thread for help and advice and support at any time. Good luck to everyone taking part!
Galtizz wrote:I have said this before, but for all the newbies to the challenge;
For the first month I took a guess at the budget but I really had no idea how much I was spending.
I found the best thing is to have a guess the first month but SAVE ALL OF YOUR RECEIPTS (and yes, that does include the ones from the local shop when you run out of milk ), then at the end of the month add them all up and have a look if you were on budget, if not, it doesn't matter because your budget was a guess. For the next month you can use the total of your receipts and take a bit off to get a realistic budget, just shave off as much as you think you can, it could be £1 a week or £20 a week.
If you are currently spending £200 a month don't suddenly drop it to £100 - you'll never do it but if you cut £20 a month off for a few months you'll get there eventually without feeling you're missing out on anything.
You might think you've done everything you can in the first month but someone always comes up with a new idea and, if you try it you often find you save a bit more (unless you are SarahSaver who is an expert at this and could only save more if she turned her back garden into a paddy field and lived on rice ) In the first month I thought, I'm planning meals, I couldn't possibly save any more, but then I started double cooking and freezing, and making soup instead of buying it in tins.
I've been doing this since Feb but only saved ALL of my receipts last month, it has given me a much better idea of where it is all going. Budget for next month is £80 for 2 of us, I'll start on 30/4. I could probably save more, by eating different foods but I can afford to live on £80, I have saved a lot of money since Feb. and I don't waste food or money any more. So I'm happy with my budget.
I hope everyone has a great month!
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Gosh I'm in early for once! Last month was ok, so I am going to bite the bullet and go for £220 this month!Resolution:
Think twice before spending anything!0 -
£200 again pretty please.
Jackie x0 -
Hi
Can I be put down for £300 this month please.
Already brought my beer for this month so saved £40 there already
My month has already started and will end on the 30th. Long month this month.
Good luck
ym
Ps sorry about the amount of times " Month " is mentioned in the above post. I am on nights and have just got up in my defence0 -
List moved to post no 8:A0
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Main Meals
Baked potato pizza
Broad Bean Burgers
Chilli
Creamy Chicken and Potato casserole
Fishcakes
Fish Pie
Individual chicken pies
Lemon Chicken
Lemon chicken with basil and tagliatelle
Meatballs
Mediterrean Mince and Potato 'Pie'
Mince & onion pie
Minced Beef Curry
Moussaka
Open top 'pizza' pie
Parsnip & Apple Soup
Pizza Base Recipe
Pizza Dough
Potato layer bake
Quiche Lorraine
Spaghetti with courgettes, tomato and brie
Super Tasty Bacon, Bean and Sausage
Thai green curry
Toad in the Hole
Vegetable Casserole
Bread
Angelnikki’s Breadsticks (No Salt Recipe)
Focaccia
MRSMCAWBER’S Bagels
MRSMCAWBER’s Baguettes
MRSMCAWBER’S Breadsticks
MRSMCAWBER’s Chewy Soft flour Tortilla
MRSMCAWBER’s Naan Bread
MRSMCAWBER’s Super Seedy Bread
Naan Bread
Oatmeal bread
Pennypinchingmum’s Herb Quick bread
soft bread rolls
Cakes, biscuits & snacks
Alioli
Apple delight
Apricot Flapjack bars
Banana and lemon drizzle cake
Bounty Balls
Bran Fruit Loaf
Bread & Butter Pudding
Bulk pancake mix
Cheese n marmite twists
Cheesy Biscuits
Chocolate Cake without eggs
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Chocolate Orange Muffins
Chocolate Krackolates
Cookie Dough
Courgette Tea Bread/Muffins
D&DD’s Apple Braid
Flaky Bars
Flapjacks
Gingerbread Men
Gingerbread Muffins
Ginger Raisin Crunches
Golden Syrup Tart
Homemade yoghurt
Iced Bun Recipe
Impossible Coconut Pie
Jammy Buns
Kiwi Muffins
Krispie marshmallow bars
Malt Bread
Mascarpone and Lime Torte
Millies Cookies
MrBadExample's yoghurt cake (the recipe is on post 16)
No fat sponge
Pineapple Salsa
St Peter's Mud Pie (no cooking required)
Sticky gingerbread
Strawberry Muffins
Teacakes
Toffee Apple Muffins
Twink’s Hobnobs
Weetabix Brownies
Weetabix Cake
Wonderbites
Yoghurt Cake (the easy way)
Top Tips
How to feed your whole family a healthy, balanced diet... (Webook)
Laundry Washing Gel/ Gloop, Fab conditioner, vinegar.....
List of conversions
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Okay, I'm in this month, £80 for two adults (who are more like kids!). First time this month so hopefully it'll go okay, I'm feeling positive at the moment but we'll see how long this lasts.When life gives you lemons......Grab a bottle of tequila and call me over!
July grocery challenge ~ £80/£00 -
*BigBird* £350 £391.17
Abaxas £150
Andan £120
Angelatgraceland £280 £270.08
AngelNikki £375 £356.34
Angelraesunshine £235 £230.69
Angchris £100 £103.51
AnitaJ73 £250 £262.12
Annelouise €425 €320.55
Annie021063 £200
Annie123 £325 £310
Aril £160 £147.01
Arkonite_babe £300
BabyMother £350 £458
Bails £150
Barneysmom £180 £171.50
Beemuzed £220 £240
belfastgirl23 £130 £158.85
BigMummaF £350 £287.43
Blairweech £100 £119.72
Booklover £140
boredofbeingathome £200 £87
Brassic £350
Brummiebabe £400 £415
Bumblebeeandboy £200 £124
CalleyW £100 over
Cammumof3 £200 £185.19
Candyblue £250
Carolt2 £180 £169.61
Catnap53 £250 £223.20
Cherrie1122 £250
Ches £200 £205.22
Chocolate teddy £330 £307.37
Claire2305 £130
Cleosmum £250 £215.38
Coco2972 £260
Cookiedough38 £120
Cookinmummy £260 £245.74
Coolmum66 £200 £177.97
Count rostov £65
Craftingqueen £400 £360
Crazyaboutsaving £190 £189.70
Curly Cabbage £150
Dawnylou £150
DebbyM £400
December £120
Denise fowler £260 £342.88
DesperateHousewife £250
Determinedtosticktothis £180
Diane239 £200 £200
Dink 1 £275 £280.52
Doris33 £50
Dsljfreeman £250
Earthmother £310 £374.45
fallen angel shelley £140
FedupNow £183.21 £244.47
Feline Fantastic £200 £197.66
Fertyskids £450 £425.15
Fi27 £300 £283.11
Findingmyfeet £380 £380
Fizzel81 £160 £68.56
Floxxie £200 over
Fluffysox £140 £125
Frankerooney £180 £165.89
FrankieM £300
funkyfunkymonkey £200 £204.24
GalacticGreen £200 £198.15
Galadriel £200 £116.39
Garnettgirl £100
Get me debt free £200 £181
Girl least likely to £170 £247.18
Greent £500 £499.69
Guns n banjos £200
Helliecopter €350
Hamish222 £200
Herbaholic £300 £273.58
Here we go again £100 £100.34
Hev £300
Hollysan £350
Honeyapple £300
Huxley £220 £219.57
Ifonlyitwaseasier £115 £69.01
Isthatreduced £120 £125.05
jackiegibbo £220 £147.32
Jackk £200 £170
Jacks xxx £300
JamieDodger £200
Jasminepics £300
JayJay14 £200 £204.38
Jaycee1972 £150 £165.06
Jazer £500
Jediteacher £250 £289.23
JessBrown100 £140
Jinky67 £200 £172.51
Jjef £450
Judellie £350
julie_Jukes £200
KAAT_LADY £200 £203.17
Kaz2904 £300 £313.15
Keeping positive £250 £251.57
KITTY £280 £262.64
kittynortheast £400 £499
Kunekune £500
lady roughneck £200 £191.50
lainz £50 £60.07
Le Foot £300
LeopardLady £200
lil_me £300 £170.33
Lil Monkey £150
Lilmrsmullen £200
Lingojingo £160 £162.07
Linzmac £150
Little_belle £200 £178.56
LittleOne83 £80
Lizzieanne £375
Lucifa73 £150 £124.67
LulaHula £180 £205.84
Lumpycustard £95 £105.88
Mad mittens £80 £74.14
mama67 £180 £179.18
Mandy_Moo_1 £200 £166.12
MERFE £190
Mhe £200 £197.50
Michelle06 £240
Miggie £450
MissPin £110 £97.39
Mollymop5 £200 £225
Mollymunchkin £200
Moniker £300 £291.74
Mooloo £265 £320
Mouche £100 £96.99
Mr+Mrs T £250 £258
MrDT £60
Mrs.Irwin £250
Mrs Money Penny £200 £159.57
Mrs-MoneyPenny £400
mrssnowy £200 £154.73
(((MRSMCAWBER)))
Mrs Toast £100
Mudbath £325
mummy gems £350 £367.06
Mummyofjusttwo £250 £358.62
NannyOgg £180 £115.79
Naomim £220 £243.53
natzini £120
Nellis10 £200
Nessa56 £180
Nessquic80 £200 £223.45
newlywed £300
Newmoneysaver £150 £120.35
Nickynoo08 £110
nykmedia £40
OldMcDonald £230
OrkneyStar £250 £262
patent girl £300
Penguin83 £600
PennyPinchingMum £200
PerryWinkle £300 £248.43
PetitePeche £330 £193.41
Philsmum £160 £226.60
Pip-squeak £100 £79.51
Pink Princess £375
Pnq06 £120
PoohBear59 £230 £231.89
Poppyoscar £50
princess leia £200 over
Procrastinator £200 £235.71
Queen of string £200 £202.49
Queenpig £235
rachelmk £100 £104
Ragz £350
razra £90 £60
Redmel1621 £325
Retrocircles £60
Roxy7699 £100 £109
Russetred £180 £178.78
Saffouri £220 £293.11
Sashanut £225
Savingfortravel £200 £26.65
Savingpennies £300
Savvy mummy £300
SAV3R £400 £412.01
Scaredy cat £300 £420
Scenic route £150 £174.05
ScooterWife £300 over
ScotSaver £150 £149.22
Scrooge2008 £250
Searching me £200 £230
Shala-moo £200 £195.04
Shelley1977 £225
Shezza £200 £116.18
Sian the Green £100
Sjaypink £300 £328.78
Skint_Catt £100
skintscotslass £100 £66.15
Smetf £350 £415.55
Sosh £300 £241.79
Stopthemadness £100
SunnyDay £120 £116.58
SunnyDonny £200 £193.34
susan946 £450 £402.72
SuziQ £180 £152.90
Taplady £285
tattycath £220 £194
Teedy23 £40 £44.49
Tesco_shopper £300
the_cat £220 £218.30
TheBees £340
Thumperandbambi £200
Timbo86 £50
Tiptoes £200
Tq16 £150 £148.57
Triggles £200
Turbo5019 £200 £186.28
TylersBabe £70
Urbanchameleon €240
weeping river £80
Wendywitch £250 £164.35
Winniepooh £350 £307
Wmf £140 £110.50
Yellow Monkey £300
ZaraZara £200
Zekepes £400 £399.92
zoe260373 £350 £403.88
1ubthrifty £400 £450
Weekly
amethystcash £70
Busy mum £50
Crockpot £50
Justamum £84.45
Mrs money Spinner £100
Mumzyof2 £37.50
Natty68 £50
Sarellie8 £50
Superflygal £35
Tigger1983 £40
xredwebx £50
June totals are here:A0 -
Hello!
I am going to have to guess at my current supermarket spending. In May I spent £615 in morrisons (which will include cashback but that then ends up being spent at the local spar/husband spends it down the pub etc). There will be stuff on top of that, too. I am going to guess at £650 for 2 adults, a 3yr old, 1 jack russell and 2 cats.
I have just bought a chest freezer to help in my quest to stop wasting money and I have just started to change the way I shop.
I am going to aim for £400 for July, which I appreciate is still a lot but it is a lot better than we are currently doing!0 -
Wahay, a new month and a new challenge. Now i have been debating to see whether i can match Weezl, in 55p each per day.which would be £2.20 each per day..which would be £63.20 for all of us, with a £60 buffer so £124(rounded for month). Hmmm, i will give it a go, and see... as i have a £60 buffer, and i am so inspired by that thread and others where it just goes to how how it is possible to live on next to nothing. I have been growing a few things but won't be ready yet, so maybe i need to hang around folks with an allotment...hehehe
Anyway..good luck everyone for the next month.BOB X
(slight hiccough on maths as the extra buffer is in the £124 total,I have altered it to show how i work it out! but i have put aside the full £200 as dd2 is diabetic and has other medical probs re bowel, so her extras can come from that..if it makes sense!)Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
Still lurking around with a hope of some salvation:cool:0 -
Oh and a big thanks to angelnikki for the index..v. helpful.xBlackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
Still lurking around with a hope of some salvation:cool:0
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