June 2012 Grocery Challenge

little_miss_moneysaver_3

Evening all,
Have been out doing the monthly shop today. Went to a!di as its near the uni and spent £26 although I had a list of MrT's prices so only bought things that were cheaper. Got two quiches and mince that we're half price, drinks were a lot cheaper. Also yogurts, took advantage of their super six and a few other bits off the list. didn't seem to see bread flour or dried/tinned beans so don't know if it's a smaller than normal store?
Then went onto Mr T where I spent £74.05 :eek: original total was £98.31 but had 13.11 in multi buys and 11.15 in coupons (this included £7.27 in impulse buys thanks to OH :mad: and £4 in beer). A few "value" things I wanted weren't there so bought them at slightly more expensive prices. My logic was it would be better to spend an extra 20p or 50p now rather than pop out for them at a later date. Now seems daft as there more store cupboard items. Never mind. So Running total of 105.07/£140 already! Mum is coming on Tuesday so did buy fizzy water for her and a few other bits. But have lots of tins and packets so I know it'll literally only be topping up fresh fruit/veg etc. also got the bits for gloop making
Have pasta sauce from the freezer as we're going to the cinema tonight, but had a biggish lunch so we're still full so that will roll over until tomorrow lunch. Have nibbles here for the cinema, not paying their prices! We'll probably make a butty for tea if we eat now. Going to OH's work do tomorrow night so won't need dinner. FIL has been trying to persuade us to go to his as he's a mountain of BBQ food that needs using so maybe won't need to plan Sunday's tea either, we'll see. But over the weekend will do a planner for next week including the fresh fruit and veg we've got today.

Off to update the signature....bye for now xx

savesummore

Hi all:)

Right caught up with mays thread but have moved over here as my june budget started yesterday

Im going to l*dls and MrM tomorrow for main weekly shop and am hoping to get the beans, bacon and tomatos that are on offer (l*dls)

This weeks shop should not be too expensive as OH working away all week

A quick run down of 'me'- there is me OH and 1 cat. We both work full time (me and OH not the cat :rotfl:although..........) and OH does all our cooking as his is really good and i am really bad!

I do all the planning and shopping and OH is happy to cook whatever- we have all meals from scratch and HM bread

Looking forward to spending this month (and beyond) with you guys and learning lots of tips

Oh we grow out own veg and herbs too so have been very interested in the using herb flowers in biscuits etc

WelshWoofer

I'm back in please!
Its a 4 shop month for me so I'm going to go mad and say £100 all in - that's for me and a dog but his once a month stock up comes from Pets at Home and out of a different budget, his extras, treats etc, come out of the GC budget.
I'll include household stuff, toiletries and all food and drinks (non alcoholic). I take packed lunches to work and try to cook most evening meals.
I'm hoping to go on hols in August so extra pounds in the bank rather than in the supermarket will definitely help.

My budget starts on June 1st but I don't need to shop until next weekend.

Thanks to everyone involved in keeping the thread going and to everyone else that posts.

Midgetgem82

Hi all
I'd like to join please, I would like to set a June budget of £360
That is for myself, OH, DD(12),DS1(10),DS2(5) and DS3(4), to cover all groceries, toiletries and household cleaning products. I am hoping that by joining this thread it will help us all eat a bit healthier as im not very good at sticking to meal plans or making sauces from scratch.
I have looked through mays challenge and have learnt alot from you lovely people.
Heres hoping for a good month:D

MrsCD

Hello midgetgem82. Welcome to the GC. We're a friendly lot and you can ask anything you want. Have you read the info on the first page? You'll soon make new friends here!
The only advice I'd give is to take your time - we're all still learning.

savesummore

Morning all,

Spent £37.83 in total today split between l*dls and Mr M

Have actually spent more but am running the 2nd purse system so when I have to pay back second purse (when I use the item) I will take that money from GC budget (IYSWIM?)

I am :mad: with L*dls got there early as really wanted beans/bacon and toms- got 6 four pack of beans (will have to re name this house windy towers!! :rotfl:) but no toms and no bacon on the shelves!!! I asked the guy and he said oh delivery should be here soon- i was too fed up to wait

Do L*dls deals start on a Friday? Is that why shelves were emtpy?

Also abit angry with shelf as brought 2 boxes of ice creams from MrM they were on offer but £3 total

Have a lovely sunny days everyone

cleggie

Zippy- coud you put me down for £200 this month please?
Thanks!

elsiepac

Hi everyone!

I've been a bit absent off MSE since I got back from SA mid April, and consquently my spending has gone a bit mad, and in particular groceries! Need to reign it in, especially as i'm moving out of mum and dads a week today, into a shared house, so will have possibly less storage space (although don't have loads here!), so I need to be planning my meals properly again and only shopping for what I need!!!

In the last couple of weeks I've been trying to use up what I can from my tins stock and freezer stock, and I have made sizeable dents, but I'm still concerned over whether I'll have too much stuff... eek! So I need to only really be buying fresh stuff, which to be fair is what I have been doing recently anyway!

I'd like to declare £70 for my June budget, which begins 31st May (Thursday) and will run until 28th June as I get paid on 29th June.

Hope everyone is well - I'm really looking forward to getting back in the swing of this!!! Oh, and where I'm moving, the A1d! is even closer than the giant Mr T (which itself is only 6 min drive)!!! Happy days!!! :beer:

LC

Suffolk_lass

Hello everyone - I'm going for £400 yet again please Helen. I still have to finish off on May but I will see you soon!

Top tip to our Newbies trying to read everything - if you thank the posts you've read you can scan through to resume where you left off more easily

Also you'll see many of us put our household in our sigs - I like to compare what I am spending with comparable households!

Good luck to everyone

SL

PS - Welcome back Elsiepac - we've missed you

cleggie

hey guys.
i am starting my June budget from today.
Hoping i wont actually have to buy anything until at least Monday though.