June Grocery Challenge

Magentasue

VickyA wrote:

I'm not a complete alcoholic, I just like a nice bottle of wine once a week!

Once a day here but not a whole bottle! Just a glass or two - almost like a medicine then.

spendaholic

Magentasue wrote:

I've avoided this thread because I know I failed my May one even though I haven't added it up yet:o. I've completely lost the plot, no meal plans, not even a shopping list today although I did go to Lidls not Asda .

I need to get back on track because my work situation has started looking dodgy again. I have been good about cooking though and have cancelled my veg box for a couple of weeks 'cos I have stuff in the garden ready.

I don't think it hurts to fall off the wagon every once in a while - and you already do so well anyway (at this discipline lark). Just pick yourself up and dust yourself off and get back on board.

Resolve to start again tomorrow - in fact, you've already started by cancelling those boxes. (This time next year we'll also have stuff in the garden ready. )

STOP WORRYING. It's just a glitch.

Queenie

glitches are merely the "witches" in "halloween"!
Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, 2moro you'll be "squeaky" clean

In other words ... fallING of the wagon is ok, just so long as you *resume* your Old Style ways for the majority of times

Those who truly fall and remain in a heap, never come back and pick up their enthusiasm! ((hugs))

squeaky

One of my favourites:-



Failure is not getting knocked down...

... its not getting back up!

HappySad

Hi everyone

I am hoping that this month I spend less than £250 on my monthly shop including my non-essencial spending. So far I have not done well. I have already spent £50 on a hair perm and £15 on cinema tickets.. that leaves me with only £185 to spent on food etc for the month. I don't think that I will meet my target. May be I should have a more realistic target of £300 a month.

raeble

Are you and orange customer? Or do you know anyone who is? Orange wednesday - buy one cinema ticket get one free - you have to text film to 241 but you need to be an orange customer - i don't know if this works if you aren't. It been a while since I was an orange customer. Can only use the code on a wednesday.

moggins

My eldest is on Orange and it doesn't work if you aren't a customer as you have to take the phone and show them the text. And there is no way she will let go of her phone for long enough for me to take it to the cinema

I've worked out that I am not exactly beating my budget, I have only managed to reduce it one month to £185. But since a friend who is on the same income as us told me she spends £200 per week and she has one less person to feed than me I am figuring that £50 a week for 5 people, 2 cats and 2 guinea pigs including all toiletries and cleaning supplies is probably pretty good anyway so I'm not beating myself up.

Just by meal planning, shopping weekly and looking for the bargains we are eating far better than we ever used to.

raeble

Can't she forward the text message to you? You only have to show them the code on your phone.

moggins

Good point raeble, never thought of that, we love going to the piccies.

Galtizz

I've only been once but the guy just said, can you read me the code out.

you might be able to get away with taking it on a bit of paper. I think each code is unique so as long as someone has sent the text to get the code and you don't try to use the code twice I think you'll be OK.