June 2009 Grocery Challenge

Fitzio

Hi all,

Joined in last year, but fell away from it half way through the year. Would like to start again as we need to watch the pennies. Can I be added to the list with a budget of £200 for OH and I? I know others can do it cheaper, but need to get a balance of convenience and price. Hope to reduce the total over the year.

Thanks to those involved.
xx

kayjay1809

My June budget is £300 again, if I ever manage to stick to that, I will go less

I did a big shop at Asda yesterday, spent around £93 (can't find the receipt today oops).

annie123

MrsM........Please put me down for £300 again,
Thank you

:jjust had my first few radished from the garden,:j not a hugh saving but that is one less thing to buy this month, and my windowsill lettauces are still going strong, have 5 on a rotation basis which is working well.

Shame you cant grow chocolate bars on plants:rotfl:


good luck everyone

earthmother

Put me down for £280 please Mrs M

My month runs from 1st to 28th, and is for 2 adult and three children.

Almost cracked it in May - only half term threw it out, so I have high hopes this time.

queen_of_string

NSD for me today though I do need eggs but they can wait til I really need one. I still see "need" as being "there are none in the fridge/cupboard/freezer" rather than "I need one of those for something I am cooking today/this week". Getting there slowly but still some work to do.

I have just made the yoghurt and banana pancakes from the love food hate waste site and can report that they are very very nice. Didnt bother making their compote, just threw a bit of honey on mine nomnomnom.

sexymouse

Just totted up all of my food receipts from May, and quite pleased by the progress I've made in the food shopping total - couldn't believe it when I went through my purse and did this in March and April. Fingers crossed I'll be able to get it down to £100 this month. I've mealplanned for the entire month, so have already bought some things off the shopping list, but there are lots of perishable things that can't be bought until nearer the time. I'll go and update the total for June so far. BTW this is based on 2 adults, and includes things like the odd bunch of flowers for a friend and toiletries such as shampoo etc.

Moniker

Hi, just calling in to set my budget for £300 for June please Mrs M. I have already spent about half of this but am well stocked up on everything and hope not to have too many extras to provide for! Mind you we had to bring DD1 home on Thursday as she is sick and needs her mum! Extra meals, fruit juice and special treats to tempt a poorly appetite are the order of the day - but I guess that's what mums are for! She's off to Germany on 1st August to study for 2 years and I don't know when I will seee her - so I am making the most of having her home even if she is ill.

Hope you are all enjoying this lovely weather - off to cut the grass and look at my veg boxes!

Love Moniker

Shortie

Hiya

Two mini updates from me... OH bought in some bits yesterday, he didn't keep a recipe :rolleyes: but it came to about £14ashe got some alcohol for us both too :eek:

I went to Asda today and spend £25 odd and leftthe reciept behind so let's call that £26..

A £30 update for my sig on the way.....

theskintfamily

Spent £16.38 in Aldi today just on basics, couldn't get everything I needed to will probably pop to Mr T's tomorrow. I am going to do my meal plan for the week tonight and then pick up anything I need tomorrow. I really must come in under budget this month - and there is no reason why I won't as my cupboards and freezers are bulging, should only need fresh stuff.

MadamMim2013

SunnyGirl wrote: »

Hi everyone & thanks to Mrs M, Pink & Rosieben for all the hard work maintaining the thread :T

Hear Hear, this has made such a difference for me as I can get my hubby involved and he can really begin to understand what "this Budgeting lark" is all about and how it benefits us as a family!:D

I'm really pleased to say I was really under budget last month and hope to do well again in this... we'll see!;)

Good luck to everyone x