July 2013 Grocery Challenge

K9sandFelines

I was just getting into the swing of sticking to £300 for the last two months, and only just making it, to now account for another person.My eldest DD will be back permanently, and as i took up this challenge when there were only two of us i have no idea how much i will need to spend.

So giving that :

• a) it's one more person
• b) new to having to feed three again (though never really got out of the habit)
• c) it's also her birthday so will have to account for extra treats for that.
• d) it will almost be the summer holidays

I am therefore upping it to a massive £400; but mentally i want to come in at about £325 - £350 if not much lower; as £100 a week for three people is extortionate. Although i know if i lower it (it was lowered by £50 the last two months), then i am setting myself up for a fail.

Once i have got back into the swing of things, i should have a much better idea.I don't know what she has been eating since she hasn't been here, and she was making noises to be a vegetarian before she left (which youngest DD and I are 80% of the time anyway); so i also have to factor in what sort of things she is going to like to eat. Also, no clue as to whether i will have an extra packed lunch to make up too, as not sure what is happening yet re meals at school!

Good luck all and thanks to the mods etc

CountingPennies

Hi, i've read this thread a few times before i made myself much more conscious with regards to how much I actually spend. My month will run from 28th June till 30th July, and because its gonna be into the summer holidays with 3 kids i really need to watch how much I'm spending

Our household includes myself and DH, along with 3 kids aged 13,10 and 6. We also have a little dog who thankfully doesn't eat much!

Because this is my first month, and we will be into the summer holidays, i'm going to estimate a massive £500 This is due to my cupboards and freezer been nearly bare (been eating everything to save me from buying the last 3 weeks) so I need to do a "big" shop which needs to include toiletries, dog food, cleaning products, washing powder along with food. Hoping to stock up on a few staple products too so that means in August i should hopefully not be needing to spend as much in order to be able to take the kids for days out (can't afford a holiday this year). Might be able to stretch to a budget camping trip

Anyway, sorry for essay. I look forward to the challenge and will keep ALL my receipts and give honest feedback!

medusasmummy

hi all
been missing for a while due to holiday, and all out of routine when we got home! back in for july and back on the straight and narrow from now on!


coxy -can you put me down for £320 please

its a long month for us running from the 1st july til 3rd august

Good luck to all taking part and huge thanks to all who keep the thread running smoothly :T

lilian1977

Recording my first spend - £11.97 in Mr Ts. Really pleased with that as before multibuys it was £42.45 and before coupons it was £31.90!

So - £11.97 / £250.

pixiedust09

Hi :wave:, It's been a while but I would like to join in this months Grocery Challenge please. Can you please put me down for £250 for the month.:)

sefilby

Happy Friday eveyone!

July GC is going to be a five weeker for us; from now to 26th July. Aiming for £40 a week average spend so can you please put me down for

£200

Ty x

lushlifesaver

sefilby wrote: »

Happy Friday eveyone!

July GC is going to be a five weeker for us; from now to 26th July. Aiming for £40 a week average spend so can you please put me down for

£200

Ty x

Thank you so much for drawing my attention to the fact that this will be a five week month for us too (well 4.5 technically) - would usually worry me but with bf away so often I should be ok (hopefully not my famous last words!)

I have planned a few meals now so have roughly estimated my spends to be top end of budget, will be spending sometime working out how to get that down a bit without getting very bored of a few basic, leftover friendly meals!

Florenceem

Mr F bought a couple of bits yesterday but paid for them himself. While the oven is on tonight - will cook some Sage/Onion stuffing balls. I got 2 packets of stuffing cheap.
Then I will freeze the cooked balls to warm through when needed. I will also make some Yorkshire Puddings for the freezer - always like a full oven. Plus these type of cooked goodies pad out a meal.

XSpender

My July GC starts today and I am going for £150 to cover 2 weeks only until we go on holiday on 6th July. This is a generous budget to include all food, toiletries, cleaning stuff and any eating out or takeaways for 2 adults, a small child and a small dog. I am excluding alcohol from my budget this month and will track it seperately.

This is a small budget compared with what we usually spend but I am determined to use up the stuff in the bulging freezers. I will be buying more 'quick' meal stuff as I have found this last couple of weeks that we have a lot of ingredients in but no time to make a meal as we have been so busy. We are resorting to takeaways which are not good for us, our waistlines or our finances.

We will need to take a few bits on holiday with us as I follow a special diet and I would like to get these bits and our suncreams out of the £150 but that might be pushing it a bit:cool:

joanne109

Good afternoon

This isn't as easy as it looks.
I was also aiming to monitor how much I am spending on packed lunches (for kids) but lost track!

Can you put me down for £500 for July please - running from next saturday (29th) until 31st JUly

Thank you

Joanne