August '06 Grocery Challenge

comping_cat

Well, after failing last months challenge, big time, im going to have another go this month, so starting tomorrow, hoping to keep below £150!!!!

Astrolabe

Blimey, here goes: I'd like to join too. This is my first time on the discussion forum as a real live participant rather than a long time "lurker". I've been taking up loads of great suggestions from MSE and these have significantly assisted us to allow me to take up my extra six months of unpaid maternity leave, but now it seems the threat of redundancy is hanging over me for when I return to work in October (ain't the NHS just great....!) so the squeeze is on.

I'm going to follow the advice to guess this month and then begin whittling it down once I can see what we really spend, so will be realistic and say £250 for two adults plus a 9 month old with a good appetite!

madauri

After reading here and there all through MSE the amounts people spend on groceries, I feel sort of ashamed. I spend a lot! I am controlling that now, and managing quite well, but I still feel I should be able to cut it down far more by planning better. I guess one of my faults is I buy only for one person and sometimes food goes to waste before I've used it up. Monthly shopping wouldn't do for me, since I aim to buy a lot of fresh vegs!

By the way, I think Tesco is cheaper than Sainsbury's. Oddly, when I check prices they look quite similar to me in general, but the odd week that for some reason I do my bulk shopping in S's instead of T, I have to pay a lot more!
I'll be around looking for inspiration.

Little_Penguin_2

I think I'll have a crack this month. It is just me, and I reckon I normally spend at least £80.00, so will try to get under £75.00

frosty

I spend £50.00 a week for 5 adults,I have been doing the grocery challenge for a long time and seem to be managing fine.I am also buying one item a week for our christmas food cupboard,this takes the pressure off christmas a bit.

benbenandme

I'm another lurker who has decided to give it a go this month ....

I have cleared the cupboards out ready .. (binned all the mouldy stuff!!) so I can see what I've got to start with. Am aiming for £100 for the month - thats for me and my three year old son.

Good luck everyone !!;)

Lemon_Tree

Hi
Haven't done this for a few months and have lapsed big time! I am going to aim at £80 for one adult, two cats, two g-pigs and a rabbit, i should be ok, except that i have a long weekend in London coming up which may make things go a bit haywire.
Good luck all
Lem

demented_2

tra wrote:

Hi. Can I ask - do you think it is cheaper to do a monthly shop rather then weekly?

Hi tra, I suppose that it depends on how many people you are budgeting for.and if you don't have a deep freeze then weekly i would think. If your feeding more than that Monthly.

westwardbymanier

ive decided at long last to join grocery challenge as spending far too much 450.00 to 500.00 a monthfor 2 adults a 16yr old,12yr old and a 10 yr old.Although we eat healthily i am using s alot

jo101_2

Hi

Im going to join in with this too this month, I have been watching for a few months and trying to do it on my own, but get bored mid month so hopefully I will be able to see it through this way.

I am going to aim for £250 for 2 adults and 2 young children for all food and toiletries.

Jo