July 2013 Grocery Challenge

hattifattener

We're in for £200 again. Had first spend of the month yesterday. I underestimated how small our freezer curry was and there was nothing naughty in the house so hubby cycled to Sainsbugs for Jaffa cakes and chocolate. They were lovely.

Waiting till tonight to add in the cost of our monthly online shop.

£1.69/£200

Billie-jo

First spends of July this morning - a whole £1.00 in the C00P
Have just added some more veg to the small amount of soup that was left and need to use up some mushrooms in the next day or so.
Will probably be going shopping tomorrow time permitting. Does anyone know of any offers on cheese at the moment?

meg72

Got lucky in Asda yesterday with the 75% meat and fish reductions.So have stocked up for August, just as well really as treated myself to a new wireless printer and got my DGD a backpack for her Birthday.

Also need to use up all the ready meals I did for when I had my OP and thought I probably wouldnt be going out for a while. Lord, I am so delighted to be able to see again that there been no stopping me. and I cannot wait to get the other eye done, hopefully sometime in August, but I must reign it in now so I can save holiday money for Rome.
Have heard it very expensive to eat there.

CountingPennies

Trip to Iceland never went quite as planned, but not too bad. Got the bread and milk, then dh put 2 snickers duos on the belt at the end. They are for him for work on nightshift so much cheaper than vending machine, so 2 loafs of bread, 8 pints of milk, 2 snickers duo and 50p on my savings card gave me a total of a £5 spend in there!

Scrapped home bargains as i'd found a tin of peas in the back of the cupboard, but then remember ED needed 2 things for school so popped into poundworld and got her 2 things and my bag of sugar. So a total of £3 there.

Have kept the receipts and added £8 onto my signature. Considering i would never go into Iceland without chucking in some ice creams or an offer product i'm seeing this as serious changes in my shopping habits! :rotfl:

Heres hoping for a NSD tomorroe :cool:

lushlifesaver

NSD today but yesterday my spends were:

Morrisons: £1.49 on squash, £1.04 peanut M&Ms (treat for in cinema -so much cheaper than in there!) Total: £2.53

Body Care: 2 x 99p hairgel, 99p toothpaste 2x19p paracetamol, 2.19 rennies, 1.99 rennies fast acting, 89p dog bags, 59p tissues, 1.95 Blistex, 99p hayfever tablets. Total: £11.95

So total spends yesterday of £14.48.

That's £60.99 of our £100 budget gone already! Really need a week of NSDs but I know I will need bread in a few days, tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce too. So that will be almost £4 again. Hmm will have to just wait and see. Bf is away again from today until Friday evening, then again Tuesday- Thursday (possibly Monday night too) so that makes a few NSDs easier!

Coxy11

Hi everyone,

Budgets done to here

NSDs yesterday and today - due to working rather than being good

Dinner tonight is puff pastry topped with cheddar, lardons, passata. Will serve with French beans and peas.

Will need to shop for milk, f&v, etc. tomorrow. Will probably go to Ts as can walk there and limit what I can bring back

Have a good evening everyone.
Coxy

meg72

lushlifesaver wrote: »

NSD today but yesterday my spends were:

Morrisons: £1.49 on squash, £1.04 peanut M&Ms (treat for in cinema -so much cheaper than in there!) Total: £2.53

Body Care: 2 x 99p hairgel, 99p toothpaste 2x19p paracetamol, 2.19 rennies, 1.99 rennies fast acting, 89p dog bags, 59p tissues, 1.95 Blistex, 99p hayfever tablets. Total: £11.95

So total spends yesterday of £14.48.

That's £60.99 of our £100 budget gone already! Really need a week of NSDs but I know I will need bread in a few days, tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce too. So that will be almost £4 again. Hmm will have to just wait and see. Bf is away again from today until Friday evening, then again Tuesday- Thursday (possibly Monday night too) so that makes a few NSDs easier!

Hope you wont mind a suggestion here, you spend quite a bit on Rennies. I have suffered in the past quite badly from indigestion.
but an old style tip is buy a peppermint plant, not expensive at all and once you have it , it will spread, chew a few leaves and it really works.

MrsCautious

NSD today but spent £16 in the Co-op yesterday, went for milk and bought stuff on offer/reduced to clear, not overly concerned as has allowed me to plan further ahead with some very cheap ingredients x

Nymphadora

£28.89 spent in FF today. Lots of things were bought for our 4th July treat tomorrow but will have plenty left to use in other meals this week.

sheeppappar

Ooh meg72 I am going to Rome too (honeymoon in Aug) .. when are you going?.. I've never been before so if you find any cheap eating tips then pass them on! I will too x

Ham and pasta with everyday value garlic + herb cheese for tea tonight mmm. Sausage casserole tomorrow using some frozen sausages we inherited at a barbecue earlier in the year.. never used frozen saus before but my work colleagues say they will be fine as I will leave them in the slow cooker all day.. fingers crossed! I will chop them up before we eat them just to make sure they are cooked so we don't poison ourselves though! Need milk tonight but might just take some money in my pocket on my run and come home via the co-op, giving myself no option to buy anything else..
Hope you are all having a good week! x