June 2021 Grocery Challenge

Sallyp2

thriftwizard said:

I'm "off" into our June budget with a spend of about £90 between the market this morning & the supermarket this afternoon, which has bought us most of the fresh stuff we'll need for the week. I need to sit down & work out the exact pounds shillings & pence, but haven't had a chance yet; it was £55-ish at the market & £35-ish at the supermarket. I'll also need to do a run to L!dls early next week but will aim to keep that under £50, for loo roll, washing liquid (can't get DD1 to accept my eco-washball, though the rest of us love it) orange juice, coffee & butter. Also Marmite, if they have any; I haven't seen any anywhere for weeks now. We always used to have 2 or 3 in the store cupboard but they've gone now. I think I've run into most of the supermarkets in Dorset hunting for it, but no-one's had any for weeks on the days that I've been in...

FYI there is a shortage of marmite due to the lockdown affecting beer production. Yeast extract has been in short supply. will be a short term shortage. can’t remember where I heard this recently 

becky170

Hi can I be put down for £500 this month? Thank you

Miss_Behaving

Morning, please may you put me down for £280 this month. I’ve fallen off the wagon for the last couple of months and need to get back on track!

FoxFace

Hi all, hope you are keeping well!
It is fabulous weather here today, so I decided to get out and do my grocery shopping early this weekend. We had a final £7.50p spend yesterday, from last week's budget (for our Friday night chippy tea) which brought us in at £60.10p total spent, so we were £19.90p under budget for the week.

Our £80 budget was transferred to the grocery account yesterday, and I have spent £61.24p today on the week's shopping, which isn't bad given that is is half term week, so the teens are at home all day. I bought extra fruit, and am adding a couple of items to my baking list, so that they have plenty to snack on. 

Have a great Bank Holiday everyone

Money_Choices

Hi Elsiepac
Please put me down for £120 grocery spends this month.

Money Choices

PipneyJane

Hi @elsiepac.  Apologies but I've got £4.20 to roll over from May. 

Please change my June budget to £144.20.

Many thanks,

Pip

goldfinches

Hello @elsiepac and thankyou for starting this thread. It is very motivating to read along and even when I've somewhat come adrift I still find myself thinking "now what needs using up first?" so it is evidently sinking in to the little grey cells.

Could you put me down for £120 please?

Thanks a lot, goldfinches.

Tightpants24

@elsiepac thanks 😊  please put me down for £350 again this month.  DD is back from uni in mid June so I don't think I will be reducing my bills this month.  Though I have been buying click and collect from M0rri3sons so I will try to get more from the cheaper supermarkets.

pamsdish

@Sallyp2 Lots of Marmite in my Aldi and even their "own"

borollan

1st day for me … going to pot some plants in a minute and then go to the knitting wool shop. It will feel strange not bobbing in the supermarket for a few bits but thats a habit that has to go … made a list of what we NEED later in the week, surprised how little is on it