June 2010 Grocery Challenge

poppy-glos

still on course for being on budget this month - fingers crossed!
had two nsd in the last five.
dd has been cooking so lots more portioned up things in the freezers (that i'm trying to empty...).
hugs to all that need them

poppy x

mrs m, can you please put me down for £227.33 for july,

thanks x

Winged_one

Well, I am delcaring at €408 for June - €8 over. I went to F&V shop yesterday and spent €20. But then I also went to Lidl and got what we needed for the week, as well as extra cheese (that we use lots of and love Lidl's) and wine (they have some very nice bottles for about the €5 mark - so we bought six to keep us going to the next trip). I think I can allow that one.

I am going to aim for €800 for July, as I intend doing a stores run up north, and having a BBQ for neighbours (which will need meat and booze purchases). But I am also using lots more from the plot - salads, spuds, cabbage, peas, broad beans, and radishes are all coming good now. And I have a load of summer berries to use also (have a double batch of redcurrant jelly in the pot ready to cook) which also means I need more sugar than normal.

Can you please put me down for €800 for July please Mrs M?

mummy2mygirls

Hello, Havent been on here for a few mths - been busy having baby no4 so havent really been keeping up with whats being spent
So i need to get back into things... I am going to set my target for £400 for July so can you please add me on?? I have lost track of my yrly target so will just stick to mthly for now. Its for me dh and 4 little ones - 2 in nappies and baby milk will also be included. Also dog food. Might include take aways aswell but eating out will come out of another budget - if it ever happens?!?
Hope everyone is doing well

Lindy_-_Loo

Hiya everyone, July starts tomorrow for us so I'm declaring June at £314.20. Not a happy lady!

could you please put us for £300 for july please Mrs M?

Thanks - take care everyone xx

JayJay14

mummy2mygirls wrote: »

Hello, Havent been on here for a few mths - been busy having baby no4 so havent really been keeping up with whats being spent
So i need to get back into things... I am going to set my target for £400 for July so can you please add me on?? I have lost track of my yrly target so will just stick to mthly for now. Its for me dh and 4 little ones - 2 in nappies and baby milk will also be included. Also dog food. Might include take aways aswell but eating out will come out of another budget - if it ever happens?!?
Hope everyone is doing well

You certainly have been busy - it doesn't seem 5 mins since your last little girl was born and now you have a little boy, congrats.

Hope you manage to have a meal out - you certainly deserve a few hours rest:rotfl:

I'm going to declare at £143 .08 - which has amazed me, but I bought so much near the beginning of the month that I have really full cupboards still. The garden has now started to give up it's bounty so I don't need to buy so much fruit and veg for a while. Harvested our first carrots today.

Will see everyone over on the July thread.

kirsty822001

:j My first month and I am soooo motivated, thrilled and very happy.. My challenge was £400 for June after nearly £500 usually every month.
THANKYOU to all for posting,tips and support,,even reading that others are doing the same thing really helps keep me on track.
Hubby is amazed we saved money this month!! 3 days to go and I have £8 left,,cupboards are pretty full (thanks to my first approved foods order)only need milk and bread rest of this month.
I know not all months will be easy but am certainly going to try to keep making changes etc
What a lovely feeling feels like I have 'one up' on the supermarket!!good luck everyone for July

Mrs McC put me down for £400 for JULY please thankyou.

Keiss_21

Hya Mrs M...blown the budget this month, but I now have enough bread flour for 6 months or so!! (courtesy of Claybrooke Mill).

Put me down for £400 for July. We are away for nearly two weeks, but will be buying food while we are away...also DS1 will be here for one of the weeks we are off...so need to re-stock the freezer .

I am hoping to spend much less July...we'll see how it goes!

Enjoy the rest of Sunday...footie permitting! I am listening ot the cricket...much better!! :rotfl:

poppy-glos

been out and bought the bits i needed, still within, will update siggie later as not got my purse with me.
the tinned tomatoes have gone up since monday!! the mr normal chopped ones were 37p on monday, now 57p! (on three for a pound though), so the OP who mentioned tomatoes and tinned products going up got me a few tins at a good price.
Looked out of interest at the coconut milk tins, now £2! - were a pound about a year ago.. have been buying the 2 for a £1 in the pound shop or co-op do one i think for 59p.
poppy x

freakyogre

Please can you put me down for £50.00 for July.

My dad is going to pick up a few things for me when he goes shopping (hopefully tomorrow) so i'll see what that adds up to when he brings it over.

I can't pop to the shop for anything as will still be on crutches 'til the end of July and I can't drive, so it should be a cheap month!! I will be working from my freezer contents and what I have in the cupboard for meals so should only need fruit and milk (although I have emergency milk if needed!)

Kadeeae

Declaring £282 for June

AND ...

May I be added for July @ £275 , please?

Thanks:beer: