July 2016 Grocery Challenge

Coxy11

Hi everyone,

Budgets list updated to here

Welcome to daydreamsofaunicorn

Going to Costco this afternoon as DH needs bulk bacon and eggs etc. for scout camp next week. I have my second purse with £57 odd in it, so will buy OJ, chicken breast and loo roll. May also check out the whole chickens and salmon if the budget will stretch to it.

Have a great day all
Coxy

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Hi everyone - had a nice little haul in Morrison's - swede reduced to 9p, so bought 6 of them - I love swede and carrot mash, also a few broccoli - gonna make soup, 30p each, plus some other bits - came to £9.87 in total - leaving £27.71 to last 'till end of month - which should be doable, as im totally stocked. Have updated sig.

t14cy_t

well done Save Dosh...i do love a bargain!!xx

Geldsparerin

Thanks Suffolk Lass for the dishwasher tips! I think I'll try that as well. I did a shop today of 25.25 at Aldi. Got a couple of visits away before the end of the month but staying in a youth hostel for second trip so should keep cost down. Was hoping to stay under 300 mark as have done loads better than I anticipated this month.

lynnejk

Evening all


Well done on all the money-saving so far this month :T


I walked to Li*l today and bought cereals, bacon and loads of fresh fruit and veggies - good offers this week Spent £14.95 and had a rucksack and carrier full.


Hope you all have a frugal Friday
Lx

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Another NSD here!!! Actually went to Morrisons, thought, I don't need any of this stuff, and put it back! Woo!

t14cy_t

nsd yesterday. x

Suffolk_lass

NavyFolly wrote: »

Another NSD here!!! Actually went to Morrisons, thought, I don't need any of this stuff, and put it back! Woo!

Well done! :T - that is real progress. It often takes months for us to realise we should only buy the things we actually need

SL

Suffolk_lass

Coxy11 wrote: »

Going to Costco this afternoon as DH needs bulk bacon and eggs etc. for scout camp next week. I have my second purse with £57 odd in it, so will buy OJ, chicken breast and loo roll. May also check out the whole chickens and salmon if the budget will stretch to it.

Have a great day all
Coxy

Well done Coxy11 for maintaining your second purse. My own purse is a bit mixed up as I have become slack and lax (!) around allocating my purchases to my stores fund - my equivalent 2nd purse lives in my spreadsheet as month 13(!).

So no surprise that I am running ahead of the percentage I have set myself for this stage of the year. My complacency filter is running hot though as I cannot physically fit any more toiletries in the storage unit (which is only a fifth the size it used to be :eek:) and I have plenty of beans, flour, soup and other long-term storage things in my larder. I will have to stock up before holidays as DS and his GF will be living here, house and cat-sitting and he was made redundant yesterday so bank of M&D will need to support him.

SL

oceanspirit

Suffolk Lass, sorry to hear of DS's redundancy. Hope he can find something new very soon.

£10.45 on vegbox this morning.