June 2013 Grocery Challenge

Nicky_Noo_Na

Going for £160 again for us (2 adults to include all food, cleaning products, toiletries etc) - I do calender months but hoping to not spend any more in May (no budget left!) so over here in the June thread now. Think we will struggle as its a 5 week month this time but going to give it a good go!

Mimmsie

Hi everyone. I have just found this thread. May I join in please? My budget for June is £300 as need to stock up on basics.

Cheapskate

Hi everyone

Can I go down for £450 again for June, please? Many thanks. May was yet another fail, but have nearly completed a full food stocktake and it looks like we've enough protein for at least a dozen meals (3 adults and 2 littlies), so taking comfort from that!

I still have some elderly bread flour and dried yeast, along with loads of dried soup/pulse mixes, so we'll be mostly having soup for some of the other meals! :rotfl:

Off for a read now!

A xo

Bluegreen143

Mr T delivery today, and I forgot to say I bought 6 free range eggs (£1.39)on Friday, so my total for the month so far is £55.88. Got:

Delivery £3.50

Fruit & veg £11.80
Fresh spinach 200g £1
Salad leaves x2 £2.50
Closed cup mushrooms x6 48p
Fresh coriander 31g 80p
E'day value peppers 6pk £1.35
E'day value lemons 5pk 49p
E'day value carrots 1.5kg (30pk) 92p
E'day value garlic 3pk 49p
E'day value courgettes 1kg (4pk) £1.60
Fun sized apples 9pk £1.40
Bananas x6 77p

Meat & fish £7.14
Fillet steak 250g £4.50 (subbed for a sirloin)
E'day value ham 400g £1.65
Pepperoni 150g 99p

Dairy & eggs £10.53
Mozzarella 150g - free in cheese 3 for 2 offer
Mascarpone 250g £1.50
Cathedral city mature cheddar 350g £2.25
E'day value natural yoghurt 45p
Tesco spreadable butter 500g £1.69
Halloumi 250g £2.25
Creamfields whole milk 4 pints £1

General £16.40
E'day value spaghetti 19p
E'day value tinned tuna x2 £1.60
Yellow split peas 500g 49p
Cannellini beans 500g £1.09
E'day value chopped tomatoes x4 £1.24
Tesco cola x8 £4
E'day value coco snaps 83p
McCoys 6pk x2 £1.88
Pistachio nuts in shell 250g £2.40
Ocean spray dried cranberries 150g £1
Bevelini passata 50p
Indus ground cumin 50g 59p
Indus madras curry powder 100g 59p

Household/Other £6.51
Dried cat food 2.25kg £2.79
E'day value cat litter £1.58
E'day value hair gel 15p
Spring force toilet roll 9pk £1.99

Mealplan is:

• Sun 26 – dinner at my parents’ house
• Mon 27 – garlic chilli vegetable curry with homemade naans and riata
• Tues 28 - sliced griddled steak, ratatouille and potatoes
• Wed 29 – halloumi and vegetable kebabs with salad and rice salad
• Thurs 30 - tomato and mascarpone pasta with roasted vegetables
• Fri 31 – pizzas with salad
• Sat 1 – southern fried chicken with corn on the cob, chips and salad

And here's a piccy of the curry/naans/riata, whiich all turned out lovely

Souk08

£70 target this month. Just for food for me.

lizalloareds

can you put me down for £280 ideally only want to spend £210 though
this is for 31st May to 30th June
thanks

Annie_99

Ive been trying to do this flipping(!) Grocery Challenge since January and I still fail every single, bingle month..
We are now Debt Free after having debts of £30,000 a year and a half ago and even though im so pleased I still dont think Ive got a clear way on how to budget.. This sounds crazy as my debt is gone but im now left with a sinking feeling every day of how I cant manage money..
If its in my purse it just goes.. I am only in charge of the shopping, my dh does the rest, so why do i feel so rubbish and scared stiff.. I look on here and wonder how you all do it??? I have £500 to spend each month which is tons for 4 adults and 1 child, but i will use shopping money for clothes or panto or non food shop and this is the prob.. Hang on! Have I just solved where my money goes!!! HELP!

sefilby

Morning all on this wet and miserable day! Please can you put me down for £180 this month. I have reduced my budget by £5 a week (baby steps) to see how we get on.

Just DH and I, for dinner tonight as DS & DD are off to friends for theirs. So it will left over ribs from yesterdays BBQ with salad.

Budget is to cover food for 2 adults and 2 kidlets, toiletries & cleaning. I don't include the dog as she has her own special budget that covers all her needs.

Coxy11

Hi all,

Budgets done to here

Hello to:
lambanana, tootoo, mumofthetwins, Guppycaz, jammydodgersandrhl, CariadsDream and Mimmsie

Good luck everyone.
Coxy

tootoo

Thank you coxy
My month is to run from 1st june so I shall start posting my amounts then.