May 2011 Grocery Challenge

espresso21

Those pork chops sound good 69chick. I've never tried cooking pork chops in the oven - normally just fry or grill. Is the recipe one that is one here?

jetbag

spent £50.84 in Lidl this morning. that brings this months to £371.25 see you all again for the June challenge

JayJay14

Declaring at £257, which is a bit up on the £200 intended. I think there has been too much 'popping to the shops' while I was not working, Back at work now so no opportunity to spend much (though the office has 5:eek: sweetie/biscuit charity boxes - managed to not use them yet though) There is a lot of going to sarnie shops/kfc in my new office so I have to make sure I have plenty of pack up to keep me going.


MrsMc please could you put me down for £200 for June.

[Deleted User]

Haven't done the challenge for a very long time, but please can you put me down in JUNE for £160 and we'll see how we get on.

Many thanks:A

scotdebs

Hello eveyone - can I rejoin the challenge pls - I have dipped in and out of this challenge a few times over the last year or so and thought that it had helped me get my food shopping under control - therefore imagine my horror when i worked out that for April and May I have been spending on average £235 PER WEEK :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: and thats not counting all the trips to the local shop for milk/bread etc - and i wonder why I cant make any overpayments to my cc's!!!!!!:eek:
So for June I am going to set myself a target of £400 which should be achievable - this is my biggest area of overspending and I know if I can get this right its will help sort out our finances in general!

69chick

espresso21, they always come out yummy and tender, its a recipe we got from my mil and dh is cooking this afternoon(while I have had a major clean and sort out of our bedroom and bathroom...I will double check the recipe and post it later

x

laisbojar83

Hi,

Can someone please put me down for £240.00 in June.

That includes all toiletries, fruits and veggies for a family of 4.

Thanks.

Good luck everyone x
L. x

Flat_Eric

I have updated my food spreadsheet today and the current total is £561.74 which is an overspend (at the moment) of £189.74. :eek:

There are still 2 days left in the month so I won't declare just yet.

As I mentioned previously, my total includes some purchases that are not grocery related and I will, once the month has finished, see if I can identify these and remove them so I can how the spending total differs. Its the first month I have kept up with keeping tally and I am shocked at the total, I dread to think how much has been spent in the months when I have just binned the receipts....

I can't afford to keep spending at this level and will work hard to reduce my spending total next month. There are some things I know I won't need, cat food for example, and I stocked up in wilkin$ons earlier in the month on washing powder and i have a large stock of hand soap and toiletries generally. Will need loo roll but that won't break the bank. Have a mountain of chocolate - so none of that this month and as following slimming world plan - want to cut down on alcohol consumption so will try to be good with that too. Must must must meal plan and use up fruit I have in my fridge rather than buy expensive punnets of blueberries and strawberries - I still have two 40 pence melons in my fridge that I need to use up.... so bank holiday tomorrow, after my lay in (was up at 5am this morning :eek:) will try to meal plan based on what I have in my various cupboards (and my freezer) and see if I can do much better next month:D

Gracie_1827

Declaring £143.06 for May. That's £3.06 overspend:o

Can I be put down for £140 for June please

ifonlyitwaseasier

i seem to have missed this month somehow ....

well anyway for June can we have £150 please for the IOIWE's


now off to the beginning of the thread, i may be some time :cool: