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July 2015 Grocery Challenge

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  • nameloc2080
    nameloc2080 Posts: 52 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hi. I'm going to take the challenge as I have a monthly budget which I more than often don't stick to. For July this will be £100.
    This is just for myself and I have stuff in the cupboards and freezer.
  • Billie-jo
    Billie-jo Posts: 1,221 Forumite
    Shopping just done and came to £20.05 One or two items sold out in A!di so will get them at weekend.
    MARCH £62.38/250
  • Manxcottageonthehill
    Manxcottageonthehill Posts: 48 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Hello,

    Being right stupid, I've re-looked at our budget and we only give ourselves £275 a month of food for us and the dog, could I change my previous amount??

    Thanks

    Nessy
    Nessy x
  • lushlifesaver
    lushlifesaver Posts: 2,384 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    we are up to £70 - just oven chips to buy end of the week when bf is back and then its only for keeping us going with fruit/salad and chicken.


    Just found a great little local green grocer has started doing deliveries and does a fruit/salad box for £15 jam packed with stuff and their produce is gorgeous so very excited to try that in two weeks when we are ready for a top up and will potentially be in the new house :)


    We've decided on a small BBQ/tea post baptism service either at ours if we are in the new house or at bf's mums if not. Might ask almost-sil if she can take me to the nhs staff shop for the meat etc as prices there are crazy good :)
    ************************************
    Oct 2025 Grocery Challenge: £302/£300
  • kb_soma
    kb_soma Posts: 270 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Name Dropper Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Hey everyone,

    I hit my DFD yesterday and am planning on continuing with the frugal.

    Went food shopping yesterday and spent £20.78 on the food budget from July

    Food budget this month is £100
    LBM: NOVEMBER 2011 || debt free date:30/06/15 || The Fighting Debt Army: #442 || Frugal Living Challenge 2018 || January 2018 Grocery £1.22/£100 ||
  • 6mmglitterthing
    6mmglitterthing Posts: 31 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary Combo Breaker
    A NSD today, cooking from stuff in the fridge tonight and for lunch tomorrow.
    Joined April 2015 :j
  • jayII
    jayII Posts: 40,693 Forumite
    NSD for me too today. :T
    [FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot] Fighting the biggest battle of my life. :( Started 30th January 2018.
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  • scotmumof3
    scotmumof3 Posts: 1,951 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hi everyone and a huge big thank you to everyone who keeps the thread running :T:T
    Can you please put me down for £310 this month :)
    Debt free as of 29.10.2020 🎉😁
    SPC #73 Feb NSD 0/20
  • The_Only_Girl
    The_Only_Girl Posts: 873 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 500 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi all, NSD no. 1 today. All meals today were left over from yesterday's extended family meal. First of many NSD's I hope.
    "There is Life AFTER DEBT."LBM 2009 Total Debt £49046.24 Debt Free as of 27/08/2015
  • lynnejk
    lynnejk Posts: 5,732 Forumite
    Rampant Recycler Debt-free and Proud!
    kb_soma wrote: »
    Hey everyone,
    I hit my DFD yesterday and am planning on continuing with the frugal.



    HUGE CONRATULATIONS ON BECOMING DEBT-FREE. VERY WELL DONE


    :T :j :beer: :j :T :T :j :beer: :j :T :T :j :beer: :j :T :T


    Spends today of £10.77 from Mr T and Morrys added to signature.


    Had macaroni cheese, bacon, baked beans and grilled tomatoes for tea today - very yummy


    Hope you all have a thrifty Thursday
    Lx
    £10day.2014=3213/2015=3421/2016=3238/2017=2702/2018=498..APR=12.03/300
    GrocC.2014=2162/2015=2083/2016=218/2017=1996/2018=450..APR=17.13/200
    Bulk buy.......APR=233.76
    GC.NSD..2015=216/2016=213/2017=229/2018=39..APR=03/15
    SPC130:staradminx61..2014=1178/2015=1287/2016=4616/2017=3843
    OS WL= -2/8 ......CC =00......Savings = £13,140
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