July 2007 Grocery Challenge

cat4772

I'm in!!! i worked out that I'd managed to spend about £48 a week in June (target was £50):j this month, I'm aiming for £45 a week.

A strange thing happened yesterday: at the end of June & December we'll do a big stock-up shop (things like laundry detergent, wine & spirits, barbeque things, dried herbs / spices etc) and we've usually spent £150 on top of our weekly spend of £50-60! Friday we went through the house, made our list (three pages- hmmm). Shopping bill (including weekly shop) came to £75.90:D though I rounded it up to £80 by adding the difference to the christmas shop card). How did that happen???

yellowmonkey

cat. You are now officially Old style and organised. Well done :T

ym

dawnylou

I think I have no choice but to join this challenge.

We currently spend on average £75 per week on groceries.
This is just for myself, my fiance and a puppy!
We can't afford this really and we need to try and pull this down somehow!

For July I am setting a target of £50 per week.
This week we will be using meat from the freezer so there is no need to buy any meat and also we have enough toilet roll, washing powder and puppy food to omitt those.

cat4772

YM - I wondered if that meant I was OS, but didn't like to presume. I feel like I've got a LONG way to go yet! I'll be brave and confess that I'm aiming NOT to do a six-month big shop in December because I'll buy things as and when I need them / they're on offer and still within my budget!!!

Oh dear, I can't back out now, I've put finger to keyboard and it's out there!!!

yellowmonkey

cat4772 wrote: »

YM - I wondered if that meant I was OS, but didn't like to presume.

cat.

Looking at your avatar you have a long,long way to go until you are old style.:beer:

ym

kezz

Hi all. Im new here and would like to join the grocery challenge. We usually spend between £70 and £80 a week in tescos and the probably £20 in extras maybe more. So I am aiming for £ 300 for the month for2 adults, 1 teenager and 1 child. Feeding the teenager is my biggest challenge as he is a really fussy, total carnivore and I want to keep it healthy.
Any advice greaty appreciated.
Thanks
Kerry

Hapless_2

Hokey cokey girls and guys...
Usual £520 but I will take off the veg/friut and meat box delivery costs (£310)....
so I am left with £210 for incidentals and munchies....

teedy23

Welcome KEZZ, hope you manage to cut back a bit, take a look around theOS thread and you,ll find plenty of hints and tips to help you.
CAT72 we,ll be watching!!!!

I,m going to go for £120 for july, wont push myself too hard or I,m liable to give up as I might feel oppressed lol

hypno06

My spreadsheet for July is tight but having spoken to the rest of the family (OH, 11yr old and 13yr old plus cat) it should be do-able......

So we have £150 for July to cover all grocery, toiletry and cleaning shopping.....

Meal plans have been started, and shopping carefully carried out for the first week. Batch baking for the freezer begins in earnest later this afternoon and I am really determined that we should be able to do this.

Money for the month is in cash in a jar in the kitchen so no excuses not to be aware of what is being spent!

dizzydolly

Im going to give it a try this month ,failed miserably before but Im starting afresh so....my budget for july will be £260 ,thats for 3 adults ,2 kids and a dog ,I usually spend round about £320 .
my cupboards and freezer are quite well stocked ,my problem is Im not a very good cook and find it hard to use my imagination and just "throw together" a few tasy meals.