July 2020 Grocery Challenge

Narola1976

Hi, after the abysmal performance in June, I am going to try again. Please can you put me down for £275 for the month starting tomorrow. A bit more of a realistic amount. I hope

Finstickle

Hi, I went off track following lockdown and we are definitely a family which had just gone with on the food and alcohol side. 
June was shocking so need to reign it in. 

Please put me down for £800

Pixiehouse55

Hi. Can I join for july please?
We got paid today so start from today. £425 this month as its hubby's 65th birthday in july and his daughters are joining us for that weekend. All cleaning products loo rolls included in this. Normally 4 adults here. Dog food is separate which is roughly  £79 for the month. We have it on subscription and delivered 4 weekly for tins of wet food and 6 weekly for dry food.  No spends today. Hubby probably do a shop once I've checked what's in both freezers and cupboards.. Thanks. Look forward to any tips. I go through a lot of laundry products as we have 2 Adults with Learning difficulties  and 1 is a very fussy eater bless him.

try_harder

Please could I join in again this month . I am going to aim for £260 for the month which is very much less than I have been spending but I want to see if I can do it .Thank you

Suffolk_lass

Finstickle said:

Hi, I went off track following lockdown and we are definitely a family which had just gone with on the food and alcohol side. 
June was shocking so need to reign it in. 

Please put me down for £800

Welcome to the challenge. You might find it is worth your while to keep your receipts and go through them and tot up where your money is going - I use a category for fresh food, store-cupboard, treats (shocking!) and alcohol (currently the entertainment heading) but everyone's are different - I would include a mystery heading too where I can't find the receipt or lost it!

How many in your household in that figure? - you might find some useful advice in the first couple of posts for the month (carried forward each month, ahead of the recipes) for things like focussing your efforts and starting to reduce things. Mine was over £700 for three of us when I started. It is under £200 most months now (for two).

joedenise

You've done brilliantly SL to reduce your budget so much.  Mine has actually gone up a bit as I now have separate budgets for bulk buys and alcohol on top of the normal budget.  Groceries are just stuff I buy in the SM apart from alcohol so includes things like toiletries & paper goods.

We can afford what we spend but I would really like to reduce it a bit but with DH complaining whenever we have anything vegetarian it's very difficult!  He even moans if there isn't much meat in a meal, even if there is protein in the form of pulses for example and I have no idea how I can get him to enjoy veggie foods a bit more!  He's fine with veggies on the side so that's something I suppose!

boultdj

Ok I need to jump back in after losing the plot since lock down started and I think my mind took off in the opposite direction to my budget,  so can I be put down for 

£350 

starting from the 1st.

Mrs_Cheshire

Hi Elsie and everyone else, Could you put me down for £450 this month please. I'm hoping to be closer to £400 but as I haven't managed that for months I thought I'd increase slightly. 
To include all food, drink, household and toiletries for 2 adults and 3 kids. 
Going to do a monthly meal plan today, as our freezers are full to bursting. 

mumtoomany

Hi all, thanks for including me elsiepac. First spend of the month. OH had to get to the bank to set up phone banking, forgotten his log in! So spent my M&S vouchers, we rarely go near M&S. Bought milk, some sweets for OH, two pizzas (reduced), bread sticks, bread rolls and three lots of spices. Total to pay 50p. Also went in home bargains, biscuits for DSiL and DGC, hay fever tablets and Bombay mix.£4.89. Total for month so far £5.39/£200. Hoping to not need anything till at least next week. Mumtoomany.

joedenise

Forgot to buy cucumber, spring onions & bread yesterday, plus we needed some soft drinks which I also forgot.  So another spend today of just over £7.

£194.38/£250 left - away for a week in our caravan so should be very little spending as taking a lot of our food with us
£100/£100 left of bulk fund
0/20 NSDs