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July 2023 Grocery Challenge

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  • Soontobeoap
    Soontobeoap Posts: 1,314 Forumite
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    Thanks again @elsiepac.

    CAN YOU PLEASE PUT ME, DOWN FOR £450 IN JULY.
    I have completely run down the freezer and cupboards, which is scary seeing how much I spent this month! 😱. 
    The gluten/dairy free twins will be staying with their big brother in the last week and we have a big family get together to cater for. My sister is coming  for 3 days too. Her first holiday since her DH passed away so we are hoping to make that special. Hoping to come under and carry some over to August as that is a big month for visitors too. I am hoping to do some hm cooking for the freezer. My baking cupboard is still quite full. 
    craft stash 2023 =161, 2024 = 119  2025 = £25.96 spent,  128 made and 5 mended,
    GC 2022 = £3154.96 
          2023 = £3334. 84 
          2024 = £.3221.81 
          2025 = £2043.99/£3300
    Jan 413.77 Feb £361.32, March £192. April  £438.06 May £261.66 June £204.54 July £172.64/ £250 
    Decluttering campaign. 2024= 75 and half/52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅💐DH ⭐
  • MissRikkiC
    MissRikkiC Posts: 1,409 Forumite
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    In for £400 please @elsiepac

    Couple of reflections from June. We ended the month not feeling as food broke as we usually do, I was still reluctant to shop mind. 

    As a direct result of this, I didn’t run out and order a £100+ shop the moment I got paid and instead just reverse shopped for the next few days totalling £30ish. The reduction in anxiety I’ve felt for doing this has been huge. 

    We have meat products in still from last month but not as many tins or pasta as I’d expected therefore feel this is evident that we are a lot more vegetable and pasta dishes in June. Likely due to the veg boxes we have (and had because I forgot to cancel!) but also because we’ve been so time poor this month so have opted for quicker meals.  

    The children having their ‘tea’ at nursery, not only irks me because of the difference in what I’d make vs what nursery give them but also because it still doesn’t save me any money as we’ve managed to max out the budget and beyond anyway! 

    I made a couple of mistakes last month in ordering a years supply of shower gel, missing the nectar price on beer (£9 worth!!) plus the additional veg boxes so clear that I need a bit more focus on this budget. However equally as mentioned I’ve been more time poor than usual so kind of makes sense. 

    Looking forward to July and the garden produce helping out. 

    Follow here for the daily life of an ADHD mum with 2 children and a new mortgage to pay

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6570879/life-in-our-forever-family-home-and-the-mortgage-that-came-with-it#latest
  • £270 please for July

    Haven't wrapped up June yet as run full calendar month but already over in June. Determined July is going to be better somehow! The allotment is now providing as much lettuce as we need, the courgettes have started and even had a few new potatoes but only because I couldn't wait and dug two up for a look-see. We still have beetroots, parsnips, and green beans from last year in the freezer too. 

    In January I started keeping my till receipts and cross off food items as I use them to see where I am spending on things I haven't used (therefore spending unnecessarily). The aim is to use up everything within a month of purchase. Surprisingly not too much unused but we have got very empty shelves which I'm not comfortable with so this month I am going to make a start on building up our stores again and have allocated an additional £25 per month for this which I will record separately . My aim with this is to have an almost no spend month in October apart from fresh things that won't store. 

    Good luck for July everyone and thank you @elsiepac for running the thread.

    TVOL


  • Cocobeans
    Cocobeans Posts: 48 Forumite
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    After I totally lost track in June I am back for July! We are away at the end of July and have money put aside for that so am going to aim for a budget of £275 for the month.  This is for 2 Adults, 8 year old and a dog.  DD has recently become vegetarian so we all eat veggie meals at home now. We have a small allotment which should help with the budget! 

    Spent £11.33 on a few bits today and have a big Morres shop booked for tomorrow using a £12 off an £80 shop voucher. 

    Spent £11.33 / £275

    Budget £275

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