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June 2020 Grocery Challenge

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  • Chloris
    Chloris Posts: 720 Forumite
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    joedenise said:
    Chloris - just a thought but as your DD is doing a food GCSE would it be useful to have a separate budget for that which you can put in something each month so it's there when you need to buy stuff for it?  I have separate pots for absolutely loads of things, it's all kept in one account but I keep track of what amount is for what on YNAB but could easily be done on a spreadsheet.

    That's a good idea! Thank you.
  • ancientmum
    ancientmum Posts: 594 Forumite
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    Last spend for June was £21.52 at the butcher, £13.35 at Adli and £25.05 at Sains.  The last shop includes a pack of wash pods that were on offer, so will last a couple of months.  
    Grocery challenge 2025: £650/1500 annual budget
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,273 Forumite
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    Impressive bit of squirrelling away there @borscht. I'm off over to July's thread now so hope to follow you there
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
    I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
    My new diary is here
  • Mrs_Cheshire
    Mrs_Cheshire Posts: 1,259 Forumite
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    Declaring £514.62/£400 so well over budget again. Need to reign in the spending. Not sure if prices have increased this month but we've been getting free school meals for 9 days now so that should be reducing our spends. Going to plan July today so hopefull we can keep our spends low. 
    Grocery Challenge 2024
    Feb £419.82 Mar £599.53 Apr £405.69 May £531.37 Jun
    Declutter challenge 2024 0 items
  • taka
    taka Posts: 3,483 Forumite
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    No idea if I actually signed up this month but I've been trying it anyway...
    £164.66 out of a budget of £162 so £2.66 over. It was all going so well until the yesterday when I deceided to try out my local zero waste shop! I also saw bread flour (elsewhere) for the 1st time since lockdown began too so I bought some (which accounted for £2.58 of the £2.66 overspend.) :D
    See you over on July's challenge...
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  • K9sandFelines
    K9sandFelines Posts: 2,779 Forumite
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    Finally managed to come back on and update my actual total; which is £439.60/350.00 so 89.60 over   :#
    Hoping i can do better in July  :)
    GC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 July £85.95/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. One person vegan household with occasional visitors)
    Forever learning the art of frugality
  • MrsSnowy
    MrsSnowy Posts: 58 Forumite
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    Hi,I'm a bit late but declaring unfit to manage  budget as I'm over by £48......but I have bought drinks for my biggish birthday on 11th July.
    So £198,and I'll start again . 
  • sarahj1986
    sarahj1986 Posts: 1,634 Forumite
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    So we end €70 over

    i can explain most of it away due to my husband damaging his mouth and needing liquid or soft foods. He went and bought what he wanted and I picked up a few things he requested.

    :money::rotfl::T
  • Anzac_Biscuit
    Anzac_Biscuit Posts: 230 Forumite
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    I totally lost count of the total for June... Gave up in the end, though I don't think we were over! Will see everyone on the July thread!
    March 2020 grocery challenge $921.76/$500AU
    April 2020 grocery challenge $744/$800
    May 2020 GC $724.11/$750
    June 2020 GC $370.31/$700
    July 2020 GC $316.87/$700
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