July 2010 Grocery Challenge

cw18

Fri, Sat & Sun were NSDs

£4.28 spent today, for which I got 8 pints of milk, a packet of (value) digestives and a tin of condensed milk (going to have a try at homemade florentines and hopefully have everything else I need), a tub of ice-cream, and a tub of 25 mini Flapjacks

The best deal of the day was the milk

Mr M have a 1% milk (4pt container) for 50p this week, so as I was wanting milk (and it had a good enough date) I picked up two containers. Scanned through at 50p each, and then promptly deducted 6p from the total.....

It appears it's still linked to the '£1.53 each or 2 for £3' offer on 4 pint containers of milk (think that's the offer anyway, don't normally buy my milk here so didn't check the sign properly) - so if you buy two of the offer ones it comes to 94p instead of £1 :T (And after my staff discount this dropped to just 85p for 8 pints of milk )

WelshWoofer

Just been checking the calendar and August is a 4 week month with almost a week away for us, making it a 3 week shopping month.

So basing the budget on £45 a week and £10 extra for the additional day or two I'm setting my budget at £145 for August please Mrs M.

Sue14

Just £2.25 to add for milk, spent over £56 in Pizza Hut yesterday for DS's birthday, but not counting that as it came out of another budget.

cw18 - Well done on getting such a bargain!

Sue.

greent

Hmm - well I hit Mr T today. I don't like my local store (and I'm not fond of Mr T in general, tbh) - but it's only a mile away, so by far the closest shop of any description to my house. My local store is undergoing a massive rebuild/ extension, so every customer in there is walking around looking confused, as they keep moving things about all over the place. Stupidly (imo) the freezers are now at the beginning, so my ice cream was squidgy by the time I'd finished shopping (it takes longer than usual because of the moving around of things)

However, the moving about had one good point today - the whoopsied chiller cabinet had moved and I think a lot of people hadn't found it because it was unbelievablly full. I bought f/r chicken breasts, 5 pieces of fillet steak, 6 pieces of rump, fresh pesto, cream cakes, peppercorn sauce (I usually make my own but this was silly price) and there was plenty more - but my freezer is now groaning! I also managed whoopsied syrup pancakes for pennies and some whoopsied croissants.

I think that, truth be told, I've now gone over budget for July - but as I hadn't kept full track I don't know how much by.

What I do know is that I'm not doing a big shop in there in the hols with 4 children in tow again!! Nightmare (even taking into account the whoopsies) I shall go to Mr S (further away) and have some deliveries. MR T will be used for milk/ bread purchases only - if necessary. With Dh working away Mon-Fridays throughout the hols I can probably cope without anyway - there's always bread products of some sort in the freezer/part bake in the cupboard and we have 4 colours of milk (red, green, blue and orange) - so I'm sure we can cope using different colours if necessary!!

I'm looking forward to a new month starting on Sunday Another point of DH being away is I'm having a big reorganisation of the house - I can get everything out of somewhere and not worry if it doesn't go back for a couple of days until it's fully sorted (would drive him mad) - which includes kitchen cupboards and inventories of foods!! I'm starting small this week, but planning for a larger attack for the following weeks!!

knitwit67

Hi, I have been playing along on the QT, but would like to go public for August and join the fun, if that's ok. I usually try for £250, I want to reduce it to £200 this month. 4 week month, DSD moving into her flat on 14th and we have DSD (9) here for 1 week, DS comes and goes but it's mainly the 2 of us. Confused so am I, when it comes to meals. DSD (22) works shifts so eats at work about twice a week and sometime eats at friends. Oh cat just sceaming at me reminded me , 3 cats to feed. I want to work towards £150 in september when it will be the 2 of us most of the time. I am hoping to pick up lots of tips this month. You are all very inspirational, thanks

dazzle21

Hello, managed to spend a further £35 which i shall add to my sig in a mo, DH got a bit over excited with the new bread maker and needed supplies, on the plus side we have got back into making things rather than buying them, so hopefully next month will be a good GC month!

webitha

well i have been reading through thos thread for some time and i think the time has come to join,
i have kept all reciepts from july and will look through them and come back to say how much i am gonna spend and how much i really spent this month

MRSMCAWBER

Annual
Angelatgraceland £6000
Annie123 £3000 £410
Baileysbabe £5200
Carolt2 £1800 £845.01
Dizzyk £4500
Elizabunny £1300 £582
Ellemm £1440 £465.91
gillst £2400
Hamish £3000
Huxley £2650 £1238.11
JayneC £3000
Kezlou £2000 £568.28
Lainz £1200
mama67 £2700 £1156.00
Miss-Cosmo £1450
MoneyQueen £1200
Mrsmcawber €1200 €375
MrsMoneyPenny £2700 £350.24
Mummy2mygirls £3000
Mummzyof2 £1200
Pip-Squeak £1250
Puddle glum £1895
Purlpe-Angel £1200
Rosieben £960
Russetred £5200
SLM6002 £1800
Sylvan £3000
Taka £1080
TheBees £4200
Toonie £1850
X Spender £2864 £758.45

Monthly
**sde** £
3431Anna £
4kids4cats £
83Rachel £
Albacookie £
Aliadds £
AlisonFunnell £
Alipops1986 £
Allegra £
Allie23 £230
AmbitiousCat £
Andrinaperry £
Angela30 £
AngelFeathers £
AnnieG £
Aplaceinthesun £
Aquamarina £
ASC £240
Babymother £
Babysteps £
Banwa £
BargainHunterss £
Barneydee £
Becky170 £
Bectoria £
BenW £
Bevan840 £
BigMummaF £
Billie-Jo £260
BlimusOreilly £
BlueFire £
BobbyBobby £
Boo81 £
Booskyeboo £
Botany £
Boultdj $
Brodie1 £
Brummiebabe £
Budgeteer £
BumpyBecky
Bunny_Lover £
Burntfingers £
Butdoineedit £
CaraLaw £
Casperthefriendlyghost £
Catznine £
ChangingMe £
Charyze2 £
Cheap and cheerful £
Cheapskate £
Cherrypie £
Chewy62 £
ChocClare £
Chocolate Bum £
Cleos mum £
Clothhany £
Coffeeholic £
Cookie9 £
cookiemum £
Courgette £
Coxy11 £
Cranky40 £
Crusty Toenail £
Cuffey £
CW18 £
DanielleNic87 £
Dazzle21 £
Debsleypig £
Determined new Ms £
Disdisbiff £
Dobs £
Doelani £425
Doom and Gloom £
Downsizing_for_sanity £
DreamingofMoney £
DreamyWings1 £
Earthmother £
EC12345 £
emilyka £
Emma1979
Empy £
esmf73 £
Emzy81 £
Evie189 £
Fabforty £
Fallen_Angel09 £
FeupandSkint £120
Feline Fantastic £
Fi27 £
FlatEric £
Flips £
Franby64 £
Freakyogre £50
Gemma Buckle £
gien f
Gillian576 £
Gillir2000 £
Gin £
GingerSnap
GintotMelinda
Girl least likely to £
Glamazon £
Goingontoolong
Goldfinch68 £
gonnabedebtfree £
greent £450
guccigoo £240
Hazel673 £
Hart44 £
HelenHelen £
Herbaholic £
Herewegoagain2010 £
Hex2 £
Highland fling £
Hilly123 £
Holly44 £
Honeybun16 £
Howlinwolf £160
Huston_KW £
Iambrianblessed £
Ifonlyitwaseasier £
Ikkleosu £
InTheRed £
　

MRSMCAWBER

Jackie Glasgow £
JackieO £
Jane Ryan £
Jay20043 £
JayJay14 £
Jedilibrarian £
Jintyb £
J04nne £
Joanie72 £
Jollmummy£
Jo_Rourke £
Julie67 £
Kadeeae £
Kalojac £
Katenut £
Kate1979 £
KayJay1809 £
Keiss21 £
Kevjavisuni £
Kimmee £
Kirsty822001
Kirstygem £230
Kitchen Bunny £
Kitschy £
KITTY £
KittyNortEast £
Knitwit67 £
Kornish Kat
KuneKune £
Laurasavon £
Lel3636 £
Lilian1977 £
Linda32 £
Lindy-loo £
Linkypie2009 £
Lisa26 £
LittleKel £
LizBob £
Lizziebabe £
LizzyP £
Lizzyshep £
LongTallSally £450
Long term lurker£
Looie £
Loopychriss £
Losingpatience £
LouLou0327 £
Lovelife £
Madone13 £
MaisieM £
Maitane £
MancMillyMolly £
Mayfair1985
Meanmarie €200
millieJo £
Millyscarlett £
Missydee £
Miss Saveapenny £
MoneyFritter £
MoneySavingDiva
Moniker £
Monks £225
MookiePook £
Moremoneythansense £
MotherShipton £
MrsBsBlog £
MrsGibbs1503 250
Mrs McLaren £
Mrs-Moneypenny £400
Mrssnowy £
MrsToast £
MrsWoolfe £
Mum26 £
Mummy2Jack £
Mummygems £
MummyLeads £
Mummylittleboy £
MummyandPaige £
mumto2monkeys £
Nakashima Miharu £
Natalie £
Natsing £150
Newlywed £
Newroadahead £200
Nextyeartina £
NJW69 £
Nmlc £
Noodle84 £
Nottoobadyet £
OceanSpirit £
Olipopsmummy £
Pablosmummy £
Pammyj74 £
patent girl £
Peetzil39 £
Penny Grabber £
Pepsi-Kins
Peskie Pixie £
Philsmum £
Pipersky £200
Poohbear59 £
Poppy-glos £
PositivelyPurple £
Prophecy grrl £
Purpleclutterbuck £
Purplevamp £
Pus14 $
Rachbc £
Rachelmk £145
Ragz £
RecoveringSpendaholic £
Remmie £
Rent-A-Witch £
SadSadJenJen £
Samtyler £
Savvyshe £
Saving for Oz £
ScotSaver £
Shell2001 £
Shopsalot £
Sianlee £
Sistercas £
Skaps £
Skilly £
Skint-Catt £
Slowandsteady £
SlowlyFading £
SnowAngel £
Snowball2103 £
Souk08 £
Spendaholic £
Spiggle £
Spirit £
Starflower £
Sue14 £
Summerlou £
Sunaddict £
Sunnyday £
SunnyDonny £
Sunnygirl £
S_Wales_Saver £
SuziQ £
Tallullahbelle £
TessaMum £
THE4WHINGERS £
TheBees £
TheSkintFamily £
ThriftyScotsLass£
Tiamai_d £
Tinkerbell73 £
Topsyturphy £
Tracey12 £
Tranquil £
Triggles £
Trinny £
Turbo5019 £
Vatic
Vodkawitch1 £
WelshKaz £
WelshPoppy
Wendy Witch £200
Wildchild £
WinChelsea £
Winged one €300
Winky the house elf £200
Winterfrost £200
Wssla00
wmf £
Xlucky-Penny £150
YummyMummy05 £
Zend £
weekly
elly2 £
Nicifer noonoo £
Orkney_star £
Penny-Pincher £
SeductiveSmile £
shell73 £
　

ASC

Quick update from the weekend, just under £30 (excluding DS party food) which leaves me £35.91 to last until Saturday. Quite pleased actually as that does include treats for a picnic yesterday.

Money still very tight overall so I can't afford to up my budget for August even though it's holidays. Mrs M, can I please go back to £240 for the calendar month of August.
It will be a challenge but I know I stand a better chance reading and posting here so thanks as always for the thread.


A x