July 2010 Grocery Challenge

cw18

Downsizing__for_sanity wrote: »

shame I can't remember how much I decided to set my budget at!

According to Mrs M's frst post

Downsizing_for_sanity £280

Downsizing__for_sanity

cw18 wrote: »

According to Mrs M's frst post

Downsizing_for_sanity £280

Thanks very much cw18!

DFS

poppy-glos

£18 left for the next 11 days. need to focus a bit but still doable.
good luck to all x

[Deleted User]

Hi All

Have managed a NSD today but having visitors tomorrow to need to buy chicken as I am doing a slow cooker chicken dish (pretty much all my sisters husband will eat - we have it every time they come round!). DH gets paid on Friday so my new month will start from then. I have had a great day organising the cleaning materials cupboard and finally persuading DH that vinegar will be ok to use as fabric softener.

Allie X

muffin_man_7

well another spend day we needed milk and bread and a few other things so after my appointment seeing as i was already damp with the heavy rain yesterday i did my little bit of shopping h&b £3.14 £2.50 in ffds mrA11.37 takes me £17.01 over my £100 target ten days left to end of month and as long as im careful wont be too much over then using itemised receipts i'm going to work out what was actually used and whats still unused this migh mean im still on budget and figures can be adjusted depending on the result i might adjust my target for august especially with no school kids seem to snack more than actually sit down to eat maybe this can be worked into august mealplan not that we have a set one i just try to have items can put together in around 30 mins or if poss get a txt request before they walk home asking for something then its usually doable if ive got stuff in i usually have a five day leway cos of the way my son repeats his foods days in a row sometimes this can be good sometimes not a mealplan sounds so good just wish it would work here me i just have what needs using up as long as not meat can't wait for winter so can have lots of veg stew and hot pot sheperdless pie etc yum yum even if im the only one to eat it it will keep a few days (or not so tasty) i have a question for all you home made bread experts i havent made my own bread for ages and i have a small problem crusty bread although scrummy hurts my mouth( more gums than teeth) how could i make soft rolls so dont hurt me gums any ideas will be geatfully recieved thanks

doelani

HI Everyone

Well have £69 left to end of moneth and looks like today may be a NSD for a few reasons.

I am ill so have been in bed most of day and it is still raining so am not going out in rain to get the few things I need lol Have dinner orginised so will be ok.

At the beginning of this month I put my £350 into one accoutn and has been working great, I think I will do that again. My bank account says MrA, MrA , MrA etc This is only shop I have bought shopping in all month ( except one shop in Makro ) as closest shop to me lol I acually think I might get another 2-3 weeks out of the meat I have in freezer so buying it in bult worked.

Doe

MadamMim2013

woo hooo, only purchased milk today, bypassed all the bits that looked really nice but that we didn't need!!! so only £1.65 spent

rosieben

hello all :hello: not been on in a while as rl got in the way. will try to catch up over the next couple of days to make sure I havent missed any recipes

My spends so far this month are about £35 ish, need to check receipts properly and also check how this tallies up on my annual budget.

Take care all and good luck for the home stretch :j

katholicos

Today was a spend day. Spent £3.02p in Aldi...i'm such a spendthrift. LOL! Bought 2 x tins dog food, some bread...yes i can make my own but i don;t have room in the freezer for storing them as i make 4 at a time, don;t put oven on for one loaf and i'm not cooking a meal in the oven while DD is away on her hols this week. Where was i? Oh yes, a bag of mints and also a couple of bread rolls. Will adjust signature shortly.

Long_tall_sally

I've failed! Yet again! Went to the Co Op & got the rice crispies and some potatoes but also got a whoopsied cake for £1, some BOGOG sliced ham and 4 of the Cadbury desserts that I had not been buying (which the kids weren't happy about) but which were 4 for £2.50 still instead of the 4 for £3 that Mr T and Mr S are now charging

Didn't even get the chicken or veg though so will still have some more spends to add on before new month starts on Monday!