June 2013 Grocery Challenge

WantToBeSE

Updated my signature with yesterdays asda shopping. Was refunded £1 as one of the offers hadn't gone through.

I bought some dried chickpeas for the first time, instead of tinned ones (cheaper) and am currently simmering them for an hour, before freezing-thanks everyone for the idea to do that

kayjay1809

I'd like to join in for June please.

Can I declare £360 for the month, from June 1st - 30th? This is for three of us, son is 13 and eats like a horse. But our finances are out of control and I need to reign it in and groceries seem a good place to start.

Thanks

meg72

Sweetie83 wrote: »

Hi, I am going to try £220 one last time befoe I admit defeat. Have tried coupon and Lidl so far this month to help me stock up and get ahead of the game. I can do this!!

Thanks for everyones help and advice as always.

xxxx

Dont think about defeat, you have done extremely well. In four months you would previously have spent 300 x 4 = 1200,
you have spent approx 900, thats 300 saved. Well done to you.

hattifattener

Another £10.75 in Sainsbugs yesterday ( for a handful of stuff compared to my £80 in l1dl I must add!) - I've become unaccustomed to superstore shopping, got in a right tizzy because I couldn't find pesto for love nor money. Oh yes, opposite the yogurts, that's where I keep it at home, too! Grr. :mad: :rotfl:

So still under budget on my monthly top up aim of £100 and a renewed resolve to use my local shops.

Don't worry to those over budget last month - onwards and upwards from here, and sometimes the budgets just don't work when real life gets in the way. There's always little lessons to learn to shave a few more pence off next time. (Seriously tempted to try the dried chickpea route.)

£90.79/£200

meg72

Well my chest freezer has been delivered but on lifting the lid it smells bad, I discovered that it has about a 1/4 inch of water in the bottom. I didnt notice any smell yesterday probably because it was out in the open air. Anyway have given it a good clean with bicarb
and closed the lid. Will give it a couple of hours and then see how it is. Cant switch it on yet anyway as needs a couple of hours to settle.

Hope its going to be OK as have made 4 portions of spagetti Bol
and 4 of chilli, using a YS pack of mince bought for 50p. only worked out at 25p a meal.

Welsh_Poppy

Afternoon

I have bought dozen farm eggs and 2 cartons milk £4.40 first spend in June.
Dinner will be sausage,mash,yorkshire pudding sage and onion stuffing steamed leeks,cabbage and mushy peas with gravy enought for dinner tomorrow as well.Mr WP loves dinners and asked for them again although he had full works on BHM.
Also made veggie fruit and jelly for dessert.

Will update signature

Florenceem

meg72 wrote: »

Feel for you, I was tearing my hair out when mine took 10 days.

I think I am resigned to - it will take as long as it takes. I know it will be worth it.

echo_and_narcissus

Hello *waves*

Was pointed over here after a post on the Marriage and Families board about how we spent £817 over May in the supermarkets :eek:

I am reining it in this month and am going for a target of £440 for June, which roughly equates to an average weekly shop of £100 plus £10 for milk, bread and and any other top ups.

We've had an online shop this morning for the week and spent £94.69 which includes delivery of £6.

We're a family of 6, two adults and four kids under 10, packed lunches for two every week.

K9sandFelines

Managed to get a £53.13 Mr T shop down to £33.73 today by deducting promotions, vouchers and something bought for someone else. So i'm chuffed with that.

Mr S coming later which will be slightly more but won't do another shop now til nearer the Mr T delivery saver running out on the 10th, which i will try and get near to £40 as possible.

I also want to take advantage of the weekend Felix offer in the C*-*p, as they are only £2.50 a box, so going to stock up on those too and three garlic bread for a £1 but they can wait a bit as they are on offer til 11 June.

Off to update sig and will be back later once i know Mr S total.

K9sandFelines

echo_and_narcissus wrote: »

Hello *waves*

Was pointed over here after a post on the Marriage and Families board about how we spent £817 over May in the supermarkets :eek:

I am reining it in this month and am going for a target of £440 for June, which roughly equates to an average weekly shop of £100 plus £10 for milk, bread and and any other top ups.

We've had an online shop this morning for the week and spent £94.69 which includes delivery of £6.

We're a family of 6, two adults and four kids under 10, packed lunches for two every week.

If you look about there should be coupons available for free delivery. I know Mr S were doing it for a while on a £50 or over spend, and i think Waitrose are also doing it. HTH.

Good luck.