July 2021 Grocery Challenge

pamsdish

Popped into town yesterday, only got a box of tea bags, just the start of a bad day, paid my c.c. early, not early enough, they have taken it again, nearly £500, vet bills, changed my energy supplier in May, finally got my final bill, they want exit fees, I AM OUT OF CONTRACT.
@Smoosh so sorry for your loss, still grieving my dog, 8 weeks yesterday.

Sallyp2

pamsdish said:

Popped into town yesterday, only got a box of tea bags, just the start of a bad day, paid my c.c. early, not early enough, they have taken it again, nearly £500, vet bills, changed my energy supplier in May, finally got my final bill, they want exit fees, I AM OUT OF CONTRACT.
@Smoosh so sorry for your loss, still grieving my dog, 8 weeks yesterday.

Keep going, it does get easier. I often have a little tear over pets long gone. Its nothing to be ashamed of. We loved them x

Sallyp2

Smoosh said:

We've been very lazy, we haven't eaten a lot of our meal plan and I still haven't done a shop. We had to have our cat PTS on Saturday after a short illness so we are feeling a bit lost. £26.18 on some bits from coop and fish and chips (usually wouldn't pay for this from the grocery budget, but thought why not just this once).

£169.72/300.

Sorry about your puss puss. It will feel strange for a while, have a cry if you need it. Pets are never just pets, they are family x

joedenise

@pamsdish - contact your CC company, they can refund the 2nd payment quite quickly.

boultdj

Sorry for your loss Smoosh, it's never easy saying goodbye to the furry ones.

pamsdish

joedenise said:

@pamsdish - contact your CC company, they can refund the 2nd payment quite quickly.

Did that yesterday, I will have to go through my bank, very unhelpful young lady at Tosco.
I paid my car insurance on my card, unfortunately filled up with petrol Sat, so have about £330 credit, will just use it for every transaction, just thought must add it to my Amazin account.

joedenise

Sorry to hear that @pamsdish.  My CC company were really good and returned the payment within a couple of days; otherwise I'd have done what you're planning and just use the credit up to buy everything until it's used up.  I always though CC companies didn't like you being in credit - maybe it suits them sometimes!

Mrs_Cheshire

Hi all, can't remember if I put my target for this month £350 that's for a family of 2 adults and 3 children. (12,10 & 5) Have done a big shop today and stocked up on loads of meat. Planning on doing a batch cooking session tomorrow (we're isolating until a pcr test result comes back).  Hopefully we'll have enough to last to the end of the month, just need to make sure I make plenty of variety. 

goldfinches

Hi all, I've had rather a spendy day today as I paid for a veg box to be delivered next Tuesday, £35 + £4 del, and then spent £12.75 at the pick your own farm this afternoon. I got gooseberries, blackcurrants and strawberries.
I'm planning to try to eat up the last of the fresh veg in the fridge combined with some from the freezer to get me through to Tuesday so that makes my current total £100.62/£124 and my average daily spend £7.74. Ouch, looks like it's a single petits pois for dinner then!

elsiepac

Hey guys

All budgets should be up to date and I've included @Sallyp2 quote in the first post - thanks for that one lovely

August thread is now up - early yes, but better early than late