July 2010 Grocery Challenge

boultdj

Can I join in again?This is the start of my August and it will finish 24 August.So I'll try $200 again,shopping today was $6

franby64

Morning all

Best wishes to Rosieben.

I had an A*da delivery on Tues, bought a few bits yesterday and have now gone over by £44.95:eek:.

I'm a bit annoyed at myself as I know I didn't plan as well as I should have done for my last shop. I blame the holidays - in fact I'm blaming lots of things! and I'm going to have to spend a little bit more before the end of the month.
Trouble is I can't afford to go over because my general spend budget for July is nearly used up as well and I'm very close this month to spending more than came in which as every MSEer knows is a very bad thing :mad:.

Anyway my aim for August is to spend as little as possible on the general food budget (another one using up the storecupboard) and not let it all run away with me!

Hope everybody is OK.

Pink.

Hi everyone,

Just a quick post to let you know that the Grocery Challenge for August is up and running here

Thanks as always to MRSMCAWBER and rosieben for all the work they put into compiling the lists. rosieben, my thoughts are with you. x

Good luck to everyone taking part in the challenge.

Pink

Souk08

Hi all, well I'm WAY over this month. Finished up on £57.58 against a target of £40. Too much last minute buying and not enough thinking ahead to blame here. Lesson learned!

Kadeeae

Declaring £271 for July, please.

£4 under budget (a first!) and that's with keeping £3 back for milk and bananas for today and tomorrow :j
See everyone on the August thread!

gailey_2

:eek:Oh dear really blown it this month spent 16quid in tesco other day and probably least another 20quid at cornershops making total

=276 76quid overbudget.

I have bulk cooked and frozen.

i know where I went wrong with couple rubbish shops at start of month.

The 140quid lidls was well spent, sainsburys 40quid mostly stocking up store cupboard with herbs and spices which will last months.

Right im worried as 12yearold stepson over tonight for whole week.
Hes very fussy and has mostly conveiniance food at home and looks like my homecooking might poisen him.

Anyway lots on freezer to eat lasgane, chilli, veg lasagne, bangers and mash, shepards pie ect.

Today im doing pasties, quiches , soups and veg curry which will be part frozen.

fruit bowls looking bit bare need more milk, eggs , cheese and fruit will have to do careful shop today as only got a fiver.

Will have to make bread me thinks unless I find some reduced.
least still got plenty of free plums whic can bet money on son does not like, baby does and eldest will eat if stewed with icecream.
have planty of frozen veg as paranoid about giving them 5 a day.
miracle still ave crips but sons a crisp monster thinbk i need padlock on cupboards.

intend to make a cake, flapjacks and toffee cakes .

got frozen brococoli and cauli so might do cauli chese in small pie dish for girls.

doing bubble and squeek with lots of cabbage I have
also making couple chutneys.
and jam.

finding it hard to squeeze it all in yes its moneysaving.
Has anyone upped their food budget for summer hols.

I know I can do better next month.

wssla00

Good morning all I plan to only pop out to buy some dry cat food for the cats and then come back, clean up, put a wash out to dry and then perhaps make some scones, some tea cakes, pop a loaf in the panny and then finally put the dinner on- PHEW!

I have ten days left of my challenge and really want to get under the £180 mark so that I can carry over the extra twenty quid. Here's hoping it's doable!

Have a good day all

wssla00

Ok..... £5.61 spend in Asda and that included dry cat food a bottle of water some yoghurts a pack of tea cakes and some cooking ingredients. Will update my signature in a mo!

muffin_man_7

i'm now £75 over budget had to get milk and bread at shop by us not cheap but couldnt walk to town my back bad all this damn rain still need more milk and a few bits for freezer there is food in but not for son he's been good and has been having meals from frezzer so i could try again in august gc with a better idea of what to get so if funds allow i might get enough frozen to last a week just need to keep cost seperate so august target might be more accurate will be back later with final total for july as won't be any spend after today till next week just got to make list and STICK to it instead of forgetting it also daughter is being very good with her eating as she has stoped and started and stoped eating for time now but we both have decided that helthy eating is better then no eating

Spiggle

Hi All,

Just updating the sig. Another two NSD yesterday and today so got over target. :T

Still haven't sorted out a target for next month and though its highly unlikely I'll spend anything tomorrow, I don't want to declare until tomorrow evening as it may tempt lady fate to sock me in the eye!

Final push for July now. I'll see you here tomorrow and then over on the August thread.

Take care all,
Spigs