July 2014 Grocery Challenge

GettingOrganised

We had a chippy tea yesterday and then I did a weekly shop at @ldi tonight, so just under £50 for both now added to my total.

Still looking good so far, I will need to do another shop before the end of the month and may need to do cleaning/toiletries shop at H&b too. I just need to keep my eye on the ball for the next week, I don't want to fall at the last hurdle after such a good few weeks.

JIL

piglet27 wrote: »

Thank you JIL for all the newspaper voucher details, i'm off out!

You're welcome. But I posted this last night and had such a busy day today that I completely forgot to pick up a paper. I wanted a lidl voucher.

Edited to say I have just seen there's vouchers for lidl in the star and express again today : Friday so must get one on the way to work.

wishus

Darn it! Went to use the iron this morning and it went pop :mad:
Run out of budget too... I suppose I could use Nectar points to buy a new one? I've got about £6.00

dumpling

Hi I've just popped on to declare my total. £517.31 is a bit over but I'm delighted seeing as I spent nearly £900 last month! I am not going to do the August challenge as it is the school holidays and we will be spending more than usual I'm sure plus it's a 5 week month. I've enjoyed reading about everyone's successes and will be back to join in for September.

jintyb

Good morning folks!
Just popping in to update my totals. Did a big shop today and stocked up my freezer and got loads of F&V for the coming week.
I am a bit over for the month ( £17.23) but I am quite happy with that as it's my first month back!


Just as an aside - I went to L!dl/Ald!/FF today and spent a total of £57.80.
As I'm a bit of an anorak, I priced the same shop at A$da on My supermarket and the total for the same stuff was £76.16!!! A difference of over £18!!! That is unbelievable!!
Apart from b & m I shouldn't need much else for July.

jintyb

wishus wrote: »

Darn it! Went to use the iron this morning and it went pop :mad:
Run out of budget too... I suppose I could use Nectar points to buy a new one? I've got about £6.00

Do you have a local freecycle group - sometimes worth a look on there ?

Gracie_1827

Sort of NSD...used my Sainsbugs gift card from Valued Opinions. Bought salad and vegs stuff and Flora buttery on offer £1 and Stork for baking. treated myself to a tub of deli coleslaw and got 4 tins chopped tomatoes for £1...the offer of KTC brand (in the "ethnic" isle). They had plum and chopped tomatoes and various beans and you can mix and match 4 for £1....

Billie-jo

Shopping done today and £34.30 spent. Slightly more than usual but needed T. Rolls, soap powder & mouth wash that don't buy every week.
Hopefully I will just need bacon, bread, newspaper and potatoes tomorrow.
This morning when I went to use the milk it had gone sour. It was a 6 pint bottle but only had about a pint left in it so today have brought 3 UHT litre cartons. Will do this while the weather is so hot to safe waste.
I was going to buy a mini oven today for £25 but DH said we didn't need it - I disagree cause cant see the point in putting the large oven on just when we are having say a pizza and haven't had time to prepare anything else to go in the oven to fill it up.
I think a mini oven would be great so will have to change his mind. :rotfl:

mrs-moneypenny

another not brill month ive just about scraped to the end of it but need to update my sig and i have another week shop to add to it.

just been looking for cake recipies fro DS to take to scout camp, going with weetabix as it should travel well and whats not to like really.

craigywv

wishus wrote: »

darn it! Went to use the iron this morning and it went pop :mad:
Run out of budget too... I suppose i could use nectar points to buy a new one? I've got about £6.00

check and change your fuse in plug same thing happenned to mine and thats all it was xxx