July 2022 Grocery Challenge

Suffolk_lass

otb666 said:

245/600 bought a dominoes as been a tough week MIL passed away with covid

@otb666 my condolences for your loss. I think people have stopped realising this thing is still taking people.

I wonder if you can have spelt flour as well as GF? My friend with coeliacs can. Making up a bag of bases you have made yourself and frozen might be the way to go if you are keen on pizzas

pamsdish

otb666 said:

245/600 bought a dominoes as been a tough week MIL passed away with covid

So sorry too, case figures rising again, supposed to be milder now we mostly jabbed, but not for the vulnerable.

Took dog walk near local C0-0P and they had courgettes, £1.25, made a delicious ratatouille, froze 3 portions, then had a moment of weakness and had a late fish&chip supper, £7.10  a fact I bitterly regretted at 1 a.m. must remember that reflux next time I am tempted.

Doom_and_Gloom

Thank you elsiepac for doing this thread. As I keep saying it really does help keep us accountable, even if some of us blow the budget such as we did in May and June 😑.

Our July budget is going to be £250.
The month goes 1st to the 31st.

This is for two adults, my OH and I, and a chinchilla. Includes all food and drink (except alcohol), cleaning products, toiletries etc and all chinchilla items (food, hay, sand, treats etc.). Really hoping to come in budget however I know tracking the spends is better than doing an impression of an ostrich and not doing so.

Yesterday were shops to Mr. S and L!do.

All together so far we are at £55.61 spent. 

£55.61/£250.
£194.39 left.

Elisheba

£68.99/£100 spent today.

£61.75 of that was in A!Di getting food for the month. Got everything I wanted except frozen carrots. Also bought UHT milk to see if having milk in this month saves me money. Might need some more fruit and veg, milk and possibly tea towards the end of the month but that should be it. 

I spent £7.24 in H0meBarga!ns on 4 shampoo bars which should last me till Christmas hopefully, some elastic to tighten the waist on some PJs, and some Epsom bath salts which can potentially help muscle cramps. Wanted to try them and see if they are any good with period pain as I get terrible cramps.

Part of my food shop was treating my self to two massive punnets of British strawberries which I've been craving. There was 30% off them both as they are almost out of date, but apparently if you rinse them in a citric acid solution it prolongs there life by a week or so! I keep citric acid in to clean the toilet bowl, so I'll try that, and might try my hand at some small batch strawberry jam as well so nothing goes to waste.

Kaylataste

otb666 said:

245/600 bought a dominoes as been a tough week MIL passed away with covid

I am so sorry for your loss,thinking of you all.

newlywed

Main food shopping delivery is twice a month so started off with £154.95.  Also have a butchers delivery next week of £25.50.

but fridge and freezer are packed full

elsiepac

Budgets updated to here

As always, please shout if I've got anything wrong!

Welcome to all the new joiners!

VOTE PLEASE - looking at all the comments about that average spend thing in the first post - would you guys prefer I remove it?

newlywed

@elsiepac isn’t a challenge thread meant to give us something to aim towards.

Soontobeoap

@elsiepac regarding the average spending post. I think it was me who bought it up just as a query so that I could relate my spends. Concensus seems to be that is just average food spends not cleaning or personal hygiene products which makes complete sense. My vote is to keep them on first post as it gives us something to aim for. 

DizzyMissIzzy

I’m going for £180 again, and keeping my fingers crossed

Can I also vote to keep the average spend info on the page. It’s really interesting and something to inspire.

No spend for me so far this month yet, but out with my sisters tomorrow so might change before my Mr T home delivery due on Tuesday.