July 2011 Grocery Challenge

luckycat99

Oops - have just blown a hole in this months budget (not a good start). I spent almost £30 on catfood but it was because it was on offer - less than half price and will last our puss until early next year. :T Lets hope he doesn't suddenly take an aversion to the ones I bought (that would be typical).

However although it has come out of this months budget, in the long-term it's a huge saving. I've only just started bulk buying certain things and it does panic me slightly when I spend a large amount, but I just need to breathe and remember that it's short term pain for long term gain.

quintwins

oh just left my taties in, they didn't have our normal £6 bag so he got english ones that were £8.50, aww well we needed them anyway hopefully they'll be nice thats me sorted now til sat when i'll go insearch of whoopsied bread and milk for next week

QOTD

Just done this weeks shop, I worked out that I should be spending just under £13 but my OH text me to tell me he needed more crisps and chocolate for his lunches grrr.

Still the total bill came to £15.24 and considering the budget is £20 a week I'm doing ok. In total the spend to to date is £31.99

I managed to use £5.50 worth of vouchers to I even got change from a £10 note - of the £31.99 worth of shopping £15.50 has been via vouchers so £15 cash for two weeks is pretty damn good in my book.

I have enough food in the freezer to last about 2/3 weeks but I'm dreading after this when I will have to spend some serious money to buy food and my vouchers have now run out! Still hopefully I'll get a job before then *fingers crossed*

OrangeFairy

OH went out for Mr T's 3 for 2 on cereal and got 3 lots of Malted Wheats which will last our girls until the end of the month.

I need to get some milk and veg today but that should be it for the rest of the week.

Gorgeestwo

I'm not venturing out to a shop for a long time lol, spent just over £30 today in Tesco, I can't believe how much I've spent already this month :eek: think I'm well stocked up though. I'm finding it really hard to stick to a meal plan, something always crops up and puts a spanner in the works :mad: I reckon that if I can crack the meal planning thing, I could actually keep under budget for a month :j

Nimeth

I've been meaning to update for a while, but got distracted with other things over the weekend!

Did my usual shop at A!di and Morrison$, £28.35 and £16.18 respectively. I've had 5 NSDs including today. I think I will have to do another batch cook again to restock the freezer.

Millie's cookies sound good too, I will have to have a go at making a batch.

medsdemon

Will have to go out for milk today later...probably buy the 3x 4pints for £3 offer since I am having 6 teens staying with us over the weekend for T In The Park, 2 who I've never met:eek:. It'll mostly just be breakfasts and then late night munchies to provide, and several bottles of shampoo and conditioner i expect:rotfl::rotfl:. Apparently they're camping the last night...we shall see.

Yesterday ended up spending £7.90 on a bottle of much needed wine, 2 boxes of teabags and paracetemols, so will add to my total.

emmad5689

Another £2.83 spent today not too bad so far!! gonna have a rice salad tonight just to use up a bag of micro rice I have the OH can fend for himself.

millionaire_in_training

Been slightly naughty today. Bought cakes from Greggs at £2.40 and bought a small lunch for my mum and I ( she always buys) and buying DD and I chinese tonight. Feel I need to treat her as DS is going out for dinner with their dad and for some weird reason he didn't ask DD. I suspect it's because he has seen her and not DS but she is not well pleased. So we will share a main course and I will pick it up instead of a delivery to keep the cost down.

meanmarie

First spend of the month to-day....€24.56, going out for dinner to-morrow and Saturday, so Friday and Sunday will be fridge/freezer/cupboard surprise, really want to keep costs down.

Marie