May 2009 Grocery Challenge

savingforoz

I'm declaring at £46.08, so under my £50 budget :j! I'm well pleased with that. It was only in February that I had a £90 grocery budget and thought that I couldn't get it much lower than that :T.

I shall use the little surplus to do a mini stockpile of a few things, but they won't get used until June. Not sure how low now to set June's budget - I'm on a roll !

poohbear59

Is there a June grocery challenge thread yet? Or am I being a bit premature? I am onto my new month and have spent nothing yet, three days without spending but I have ordered bulk laundry and washing up liquid. They are going to severely dent my budget for June along with my meat order.

MRSMCAWBER

Hi Poohbear

The June thread will be started by Pink on the 28th or some day soon after..
I have started my month too -so Im chomping at the bit too

booskyeboo

Hi I would like to give the June grocery challenge a go but I am not sure how to up date my signature etc are there any instructions how to do these things?
I think you are all brilliant and I would love to start saving too.

LydiaJ

Hi booskyeboo

At the top of the thread you will find a row of links starting with "Main Site". Half way across is "User CP" - click this one. Then look down the row of links on the left of the page and click "Edit signature".

Good luck with June's challenge. I've fallen off the wagon recently but will be back on it on Monday with the June grocery challenge!
Lydia

little_miss_moneysaver_3

booskyeboo wrote: »

Hi I would like to give the June grocery challenge a go but I am not sure how to up date my signature etc are there any instructions how to do these things?
I think you are all brilliant and I would love to start saving too.

Booskyeboo - go the top of the page, there is a menu bar across it, go to User CP. Then down the left hand side you'll see edit signature.

Hope that helps,
LMMS

tessie_bear

hi...hope all are well...we have had a nice morning out and about...its amazing what u can get done when kids are not with u...i have got a sc spag bol on the go...its an excellent texture (wet) to use in lasagne.....i have been using passata a lot as i find its cheaper than tinned toms if i can get 2 meals out of it

i got a bargain in asda 150g strawberry fromage frais reduced to 10p....i got 10...they were danone and mostly had Polish writing on them....they have a little section in asda ...they are very tasty....each one is in a square pot...also got a huge pot of hummous for 50p which dh loves with pitta bread...might give it to him tomorrow instead of sarnies...for a change

had a very gc moment in asda...they had individual flapjacks reduced to 20p...i had my hand on one...and then i changed my mind and decided to buy some oats and make a batch myself:A....just got to make them now

take care
tess

AuntieH

Hello
AuntieH is declaring £298.56 for May, £1.44 under budget :j:j
Feel a bit better now after my over spend last month.

belfastgirl23

Well I'm declaring £152.57 for May which is just a little over my £150 budget. However shamefacedly I'll admit that I also used up all of my leftover vouchers this month so my real spend it probably at least £50 higher. But this is the cash spend so I'm calling that the total.

That said we ate out a lot less because I was really really busy at work so overall we saved money..

I hate the change of season eating thing - too warm to go for winter stews but the lighter salady stuff is mostly still at winter prices!

SAVVYMUMMY_2

Hi all, i`m declaring my total.

MAY £379.20:eek::eek::eek:
That`s £79.20 over my budget, but the kids were off for half term as well. So once again they have eaten me out of house and home.

So MrsM could you put me down for my june monthly budget at
£400
and I can see if I do better in June.