May 2009 Grocery Challenge

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karenccs67 wrote: »

I'm thinking of joining the June grocery challenge but I can't decide whether to do a really big shop (enough for the month apart from fruit & veg) or to buy weekly. I do have a full size upright freezer and a small chest freezer so storage not a problem. What are your thoughts?

I guess it works better different ways for different people but after doing a good few months of a monthly 'whopper shop' I'm now doing weekly shops

Personally, I'd found that when we did the monthly shop, I'd buy a months worth of dinners if I could too... but by week 2 I'd be bored ad would want to eat different things to what I'd bought in, but wuldn't have the budget left so would go waaaaaay over budget buying in different foods or take away.

I now find that weekly shopping is more effective for us. The first week I do buy a months-worth ofcertain things like nappies, cat food, dogg food, a big bag of pasta.. and then buy other bits at the weekend after I've menu planned and raided the cupboards

MadamMim2013

wmf wrote: »

Mrsgibbs- I've been off work with that this week. Nasty. Felt as thought all my bones had been taken out and basked then put back in. I had flat lemonade and found that helped. Also swear by that bright, bright pink medicine which tastes like the smell of germolene if you can imagine what I mean. Settles the tum though.

Poor you, no wonder my little man is less than impressed with himself!

Take it easy, and don't over do the pink medicine, it's know to act a a bit of a laxative on the odd occation.... not good:rotfl:

gunsandbanjos

I am bowing out (dis)gracefully from this months challenge as i have made an absolute horlicks of it. I will be back next month armed with my vouchers from the sun!

karenccs67

Maybe weekly shopping would be better, because when buying fresh foods, its easy to be tempted by other offers and increasing my budget.

sharronej

karenccs67 wrote: »

Maybe weekly shopping would be better, because when buying fresh foods, its easy to be tempted by other offers and increasing my budget.

I'm finding weekly far easier than daily, fortnightly and monthly.

highland_fling_2

hi everyone
seems ages since I posted.
on the subject of take aways, I do count them in my budget and this tends to stop me buying them although this last couple of months due to family illness I have been stopping off and buying them on my way home from the hospital visiting, thus resulting in overspending.
I just let meal planning and preparation slide due to other more urgent family commitments. However hopefully we are over the crisis now and on the road to recovery so i hope to get back on track next month.
Not even going to try to work out my total spend this month as I honestly haven't got a clue.

fletch3163

Morning everyone

I'm loving keeping a track of my posts. It's really helping me stay focussed with what I'm spending. DH went to M&S again yesterday and spent £8 on nothing much. I did get some awfully expensive carrot cupcakes. I won't be buying them again but they were absolutely superb. Too, too dear though.

Anyway he spent £9 (just under but I can afford the round up:p).

I'm quietly stunned I've only spent £200 so far this month. The bank online is too slow for me to check for sure but I think I've been quite good at updating this month.

Taye

Declaring £234.55 Which is £15.45 under budget :T:T:T:T

I'm really pleased as thats the first time i've come under budget in months YAY ...

I've drawn out the £15.45 this morning just got to decide what to do with it now, i think i'll pop it in my christmas tin.

Can you pop me down for £150 for June please, I have loads and loads of food in, £150 is going to be REALLY hard but i need to clear some cuboard space.

Jedilibrarian

Hi all
I'm not even at the end of my month yet (it's on Thursday) and I've failed already!! I'm currently sitting at £117.59 for my food spend this month and that doesn't include cat food, booze or cleaning stuff :eek:

Will need to go through my receipts with a fine toothcomb to see where I've overspent. Hope you are all having more luck than me :rolleyes:
JL

russetred

Hi all,just updating my siggy.Making good use of my £5 coupons and stocking up on on T roll and radox at Mr T.1 week left and should do okay at keeping to budget and diet! Lost 7lbs so far this month,another 2lb would be nice though for next week.Have a good weekend folks.