July 2013 Grocery Challenge

Billie-jo

Shoey1610 - your little one is becoming a money saver already.
Counting Pennies - Glad you feeling a bit better, keep focusing on the light at the end of the tunnel.
MEG 72 - I can never get reductions like this, so well done. Also hope the eye test went well.
LOUISE 66 - Have a great day at Lego land, have heard it is good.

Tesco for a few bits that you cant get in A!di and spent £24.60 but only parted with £1.10 in cash as the rest was vouchers and m.o.c. .
Then spent £5.76 in Morrys NSD tomorrow as need to rein it in a little bit

Tea last night was some belly pork done on the BBQ with salad and chilli dip.

forever_saving

Just popping in to update my spends. I have spent £170.18 so far :eek:. I can't say that i have alot in either. It didn't help the budget when dd was in hospital. Now that she is out hopefully i can get back on track.
Spag bol/lasagne for tea tonight with garlic bread.
Good luck to everyone else.
FS

lizalloareds

spends today
£18.32

Shoey1610

I've updated my signature now, so I'm on £118.29/£250 and I've got one more shop to do before payday and lots in. The weather has helped though, as we have been eating lots of salad and light meals.

This challenge is really helping though and I feel like I'm getting a handle on the finances. We did have lunch out today though, which was not in the general moneysaving plan, but I figured as it was such a nice day and it wasn't like we would be getting into debt or anything. We really enjoyed our lunch in the sun!

sugarpuss27

Evening Lovelies, hope you have all enjoyed the sunshine, bit too hot for me 32 here today but still mustn't grumble hey. NSD for me today. Tomorrow will be the same as off to Sandringham for a cooling woodland walk so a snacky lunch out then roast chicken and veg when we get back. Am hoping that Monday will just be fruit and eggs, we'll see. Had a few spots of rain and some thunder here which has dropped the temperature a bit so hoping for a good sleep tonight. The fan will be going full kelter anyway!

minicooper272

Had a little trip to Tesc0 today, and have spent £17! That leaves £23 to last me to pay day at the end of the month. I still think that will be achievable, as I'll be away the weekend after next! I still have a lot of food to run down (though I've been doing fairly well).

Nicky_Noo_Na

Well the hope of a small spend today went down the pan! Far too hot to eat what was planned so bought lots of salad bits to have burgers tonight and chicken tomorrow. £32.88 in MrA - had to buy silly things like olive oil and soap which we don't buy very often but cost a fair few quid! Also needed a few bits from Mr S so another £6.96 spent there. Far too much spent but all stocked up now with plenty of fruit and veg, lunch bits and enough in for meals this week and more! (and the essential ice cream and milkshakes for this hot weather).Was intending to make the carrot cake muffins mentioned on the thread a few days ago, got all the dry ingredients in, bought muffins cases and forgot the bloomin carrots - oh well - maybe next week. Definately need a tiny spend next week!

sugarpuss27

Nicky_Noo_Na wrote: »

Well the hope of a small spend today went down the pan! Far too hot to eat what was planned so bought lots of salad bits to have burgers tonight and chicken tomorrow. £32.88 in MrA - had to buy silly things like olive oil and soap which we don't buy very often but cost a fair few quid! Also needed a few bits from Mr S so another £6.96 spent there. Far too much spent but all stocked up now with plenty of fruit and veg, lunch bits and enough in for meals this week and more! (and the essential ice cream and milkshakes for this hot weather).Was intending to make the carrot cake muffins mentioned on the thread a few days ago, got all the dry ingredients in, bought muffins cases and forgot the bloomin carrots - oh well - maybe next week. Definately need a tiny spend next week!

Hi Nicky Noo Na, hope you don;t mind me asking but what is the Make £10 a day thing on your signature?:)

CountingPennies

sugarpuss27 wrote: »

Hi Nicky Noo Na, hope you don;t mind me asking but what is the Make £10 a day thing on your signature?:)

Its a really good challenge, i love it

Can be found at this link:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4673127

MrsCautious

sugarpuss27 wrote: »

Hi Nicky Noo Na, hope you don;t mind me asking but what is the Make £10 a day thing on your signature?:)

Oh no I just wrote a big answer to this and lost it! It's a great thread on the Debt free wannabe section of these forums but you don't have to have debt to take part. Hope you don't mind me replying Nicky noo na x


Been spoiled with free hospitality so far this weekend, in surroundings that were about as far from an MSE frame of mind as you can get.

Back to reality tomorrow with grocery shopping. My sig says I've lost the plot this month, that is right, I must be about £40 over with 2 weeks to go. Perhaps I can make up for this next month.