July 2020 Grocery Challenge

XSpender

Pay day for DH today which is technically the end of our grocery month so I am declaring my figures for July. Ideally I would like not to spend anything else until I am paid on the 31st and am making meals work this week with what we have in.  Mind, this is more because I don't like recording what I see as August pay check spending in July on YNAB.

Declaring an overspend for July:
Groceries £515.99/£450
Bulk Buys  £35.28/£40

See you all over on the August thread 

taka

Went to Lidl earlier. Now sure what was going on but there was massive amounts of loo roll (stacked taller than me and taking up half the isle too!) Are they expecting a huge run on loo roll here or is Tuesday evening just when everyone stocks up? Forgot carrots again so will have to make do. I seem to keep forgetting to buy carrots recently... I think I overdid it buying and using them up in early lockdown so my mind seems to be, unhelpfully, subconciously avoiding them!

It is really close now! I've spent £165.18 out of a max spend of £167.40 so far. Needs to last until the end of the month. Will be trying my best not to spend anything between now and Fri when my food month ends!

MrsSnowy

Ooo,I thought I'd put myself down for £150 earlier in the month....
I didn't quite make it....£156....not bad
So that's me declared,thank you
MrsS

pamsdish

£25.11 Between Morries and Food Warehouse, (Iceland) needed tonic water and got some store cupboard bits in Morries, plus a few y.s.bits, F.W. for Lamb burgers, seem to be the only place to get them now, and some y.s. salami.

mumtoomany

Hi, not been on as computer broke! But have spent a few more pounds, now on £179.36/£200, shopping on thursday, hope to stay under the £200. The freezers seem to be just as full as they were at the start of the month. Must empty them a bit, they both need defrosting and we'll have two pigs to go in  later this year, also probably mutton. Mumtoomany.

Pixiehouse55

Hi. I can't see the post for August Grocery Challenge? Could one of you lovely people put a link up? Thank you 
Well we got paid yesterday (Tuesday).  £10.31 spend  salad stuff and few other bits.
£35  spend in Boots for a box of masks. Yikes!!!. Need to find time to do a food list in the freezers and cupboards. We have got about 6 packs of Asia gluten free sausages lol 

Chloris

We did the final shop of the month last night. It will take us into next month but I didn't want to confuse things by trying to shop twice to divide it up. So I am declaring on £548.49/550 for July. I am actually under budget. That hasn't happened in a long time! Lockdown has meant no school meals/snacks for my 3 children and that has made a big impact on my budget. I always spend less during the holidays when they eat at home. It's tempting to add another budget line of school meals as I can't control or influence this. Something to think about.

joedenise

@Chloris it sounds to me that as you usually have to pay for school meals/snacks then a separate line makes perfect sense.  

Suffolk_lass

Pixiehouse55 said:

Hi. I can't see the post for August Grocery Challenge? Could one of you lovely people put a link up? Thank you 
Well we got paid yesterday (Tuesday).  £10.31 spend  salad stuff and few other bits.
£35  spend in Boots for a box of masks. Yikes!!!. Need to find time to do a food list in the freezers and cupboards. We have got about 6 packs of Asia gluten free sausages lol 

Here it is - you should always be able to find it by going to the top of the screen and going to Old Style MoneySaving as @Elsiepac pins it to the first page on that board

Finstickle

Declaring for Jul at £608.84/£800
£191.16 underspend - 24%
£300.27 down on Jun - 33% reduction.
Very happy with how this month has gone and am heading into August with food in the freezer and cupboards 😀