July 2008 Grocery Challenge

savingfortravel

Hi Everyone!
Thanks Angelnikki for putting me on the list.
Just been to Mr T and spent 12.48 of our new budget-after a £5 Sainsburys MOC (which Tesco are happy to take).
Just to let you all know they are selling Tesco 2 x 2 litres of filtered whole/semi skimmed milk for £2.
I thought it was a good deal.
It was very quiet. Has everyone gone to Asda?
SFT

Anitaj73

Yay, shiny new thread :j
Afternoon everyone and what a lovely day it is too.... Felling shiny happy today and am happy with my first few days of my July GC. Yesterday was a NSD and today very pleased with myself for going into the shop and ONLY buying the milk that i needed and nothing else. So todays spend is £1.49 :j

I've got a loaf proving in the kitchen and my chicken out for tomorrows roast, other than that i've decided to have a lazy day and relax for a change. Kids are out with their dad so feet up watchin the tennis is perfect

Have a good day everyone and WELCOME to lots more newbies, the thread moves fast so recommendation for today is to subscribe to the thread so you can easily & quickly find us and read back in your own time

EDIT: Oooo forgot to say a BIG THANK YOU to ANGELNIKKI for doing the recipe links and for keeping up with everyones targets :T

Jaycee1972

Hi all and thanks to angelnikki for including me in July and for the recipe links which are really helpful. I am going to try to do more baking this month. My husband (we are currently separated) has just gone off with DS to get some bits from farm foods (just offers) and is getting some for me too so that will come out of July's budget as I won't be using them until next week. I also have a Tesco delivery booked for Wed 2nd and have included things like a months worth of cat food, loo rolls, kitchen rolls, beer, cleaning stuff, pasta, rice etc. It takes some of the work out of shopping and hopefully if I have a small weekly budget left it will be easier to manage. We will see! I will be amending it later depending on what DH comes back with! I was stewing fruit at 8.30 this morning as DS got me up at 6.30 I had some rubarb and plums looking past their best but now we can have lovely stewed fruit with meringues (2 tubs of mini ones in the coop for £2 which works out at less than 7p each).

Jaycee x

Jazer

Hi

I'd love to join the July Grocery Challenge.

I have no idea what I spend each month (I know that sounds terrible) so could ask what everyone feels would be a reasonable amount for 5 people -3 of them teenagers with very healthy appetites?

Thank you

lil_me

Thanks for the new thread Pink Winged Angellnikki well done for stepping in, I did the list for a while, started it as an idea to keep peoples totals to look back on when signature sizes were reduced, people can still then see how far they have come. I know what effort it involves and ran out of time due to studying so well done for taking it on in MrsMc's absence.

School hols start this month and I usually do a shop just before stocking up on basics and as we've used June as a major use up month I need to remember that when planning next month.

Ok decided £300 for all meals, cleaning stuff and toiletries for 2 adults, 2 kids, 2 big dogs, 1 lizard and 1 hedgehog!

kittynortheast

OOh lovely new thread. Doing well sor far! (yes I know it's only started but I struggle!) Have even been to home bargains today and didn't spend a penny. Nearly bought 2 cushions in matalan but had a bit of a to do at the till as they were half price and was told they shouldn't have those stickers on. Out of principle I didn't buy them as they wouldn't back down (really want them so will go to a different one in the week!!!! full priced they weren't too bad but...:D there was a bit of attitude involved- which was not required, I was very polite ) Good luck to everyone. Thanks ANGELNIKKI.

Rowan9

oooh thanks for this.
Can you put me in please for £140 for 2 adults and stepsons on weekends? I'm going from July 1st - 25th as we are zooooooooooming off to Edinburgh then to see Runrig play at the Castle. Yippee. And I'll get to see daughter (Gilliana on here.....hhmmmmmm....havcen't seen her on MSE for a while!).
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searching_me

i feel so grown up today... i bought home contents insurance with all the tips martin has give and cash back sites and it came to £67 the year for up to £5000... i feel so grown up i think thats the most grown thing ive done (apart from my dd but i was 17 when i had her ) i dont know why i didnt think of it before but its nice to know im covered... anyhooooo hope your days been good im having a takeaway tonight but its not coming out of my gc oh is paying for it bless him xxx
p.s just sort the last part of my finances all i gotta do is pay them... look at a big girl ive be come xxx

dsljfreeman

Jazer wrote: »

Hi

I'd love to join the July Grocery Challenge.

I have no idea what I spend each month (I know that sounds terrible) so could ask what everyone feels would be a reasonable amount for 5 people -3 of them teenagers with very healthy appetites?

Thank you

How about £300, as it's your first month, just keep all your receipts and at the end add them all up, that way you know how much you spend xx

Coolmum66

Ooh - please can I join in??

First try for me - so will set budget at £200 and my "month" will start from next weeks shop because I use the tax credit money each week (if that makes sense!!) This is for me and teenage son - bring it on!!