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July 2025 Grocery Challenge
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Evening all,
I have just sat down with a cuppa after a very busy day hosting +20 people for lunch.
I pulled out all the receipts to see how things stand. A further £95.29 spent in all, £25.19 on entertaining the rest on groceries. High ticket items included Toilet roll £6, Chicken Breast £6, Water melon £3.
New totals
Grocery Budget £389.87 / £450
Entertaining £103.32 / £120
Total £493.19 /£570
This leaves just £76.81 for 11 days 😯 I'm going to have to be very strict over the next week or so. On the plus side we do have a lot of food in atm, trouble is l also have two hungry children at home
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budget is now £109/£200. happy with that.collected lots of unwanted chicken wings yesterday fom olio, so they are marinading in the fridge ready to pop into the freezer for future use!5
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Ive £28.67 left from last week's budget, which I will transfer to the bulk fund.
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I have an Asda delivery this afternoon, mostly basics and lunches, which came to £48.34. This leaves me with £23.40/£320.00 for the rest of the month. There are two Tuesdays left, so will need £10 for the Local Pantry visits, giving me the princely sum of £13.40 for any necessities which might crop up.6
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£1.68 (lucozade) +£0.85 (washing up liquid)+ £1.68 (cereal) + £6.64 (washing up sponges x 12) + £1.70 (protein bars) = £12.55
£8.50 Bread and Butter thing
£21.05GC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 July £85.95/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. One person vegan household with occasional visitors)Forever learning the art of frugality4 -
off to a community pantry today with my grandaughter. £57
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£580.04/£600
Hi everyone!
sorry I haven’t been here, I’ve been dying a death.
still under budget just about, another 50 something spent, most on a te5co whoosh order and a few bits in the local shops .
I was really unwell over the weekend and let the kids loose with my card to go buy snacks 🫣😆
Thankfully we are still under budget, I might go over this month but I’m realising we have so much meat left from those 2 big orders I did at the beginning of the month , next month will be way under I hope.I’ve also been absolutely smashing it with the other challenges and should be able to pay off my smallest debt this month (unrelated- sorry if it’s not allowed I can edit )
I’ll try pop in more frequently now I’m better.GC July 🌽🥑 £580.04/£600
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Changeyourlife25 said:£580.04/£600
Hi everyone!
sorry I haven’t been here, I’ve been dying a death.
still under budget just about, another 50 something spent, most on a te5co whoosh order and a few bits in the local shops .
I was really unwell over the weekend and let the kids loose with my card to go buy snacks 🫣😆
Thankfully we are still under budget, I might go over this month but I’m realising we have so much meat left from those 2 big orders I did at the beginning of the month , next month will be way under I hope.I’ve also been absolutely smashing it with the other challenges and should be able to pay off my smallest debt this month (unrelated- sorry if it’s not allowed I can edit )
I’ll try pop in more frequently now I’m better.GC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 July £85.95/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. One person vegan household with occasional visitors)Forever learning the art of frugality5 -
K9sandFelines said:£1.68 (lucozade) +£0.85 (washing up liquid)+ £1.68 (cereal) + £6.64 (washing up sponges x 12) + £1.70 (protein bars) = £12.55
£8.50 Bread and Butter thing
£21.05
I'm hoping to head straight to the Bread and Butter thing now, I only really need peppers if they don't crop up there. I might pop my head in Icel@nd for them. Although dearer, I have credit on my Jam doughnut app for in there stillGC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 July £85.95/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. One person vegan household with occasional visitors)Forever learning the art of frugality5 -
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