June 2026 Grocery Challenge

Sallyp2

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82024530#Comment_82024530

sending hugs - gastro issues are never pleasant or comfortable. Try loose green tea - its caffeine free so easier to digest

RedRose61

Get well soon @JingsMyBucket. Lot’s of rest and take care.

dollypeeps

First GC shop for June

Lidl £41.21

Aldi. £5.65

Tesco £ 31.85

Total spent £78.71 against £90 (£10 in cash in purse)

The above total includes club card savings and Lidl app savings too. However, like most on here, I’m not a fan of the updated Lidl app and said as much to the cashier. She was in agreement. I can see myself shopping more at Aldi and Tesco. All 3 are relatively close and so they price match.

I used cheddar gift card to pay in Tesco. I loaded it up with £40 (still have £8.15 left) as I’ll most likely buy bread rolls early next week and got an instant cash back of £1.80

Hopefully I can keep this GC up as it certainly makes me accountable.

I bulk buy all my household items, like cleaning, laundry and paper items separately. I try to do 2 large shops. January and June.

I’m trying to put any surplus grocery funds in an account so that eventually I’ll have enough to bank roll the household item spends.

Personal care items will be next to be looked at.

Have a smashing weekend GCers xx

Nelliegrace

Grocery Budget for June for 2 Pensioners at £5 a day, £150

I shopped at Aldi this morning.

Milk 2 x 4 pints at £1.65, cream, lower price £1.29, butter/ rapeseed oil spread £2.18, flour 70p, mixed seeds 99p, super 6 offer; 6 British apples x 4 at 59p, medium oranges 99p, and mushrooms 69p, 7 small bananas 88p, wonky grapes £1.37, wonky blueberries £1.19, cauliflower £1.19, broccoli 79p, 50% off green beans 74p.

£19.10 spent

We had our members’ free coffee at Dobs this afternoon and stopped at Asda for a few things on the way home.

Basic muesli 1kg x 3 at £2, a courgette 70p, basic range assorted mixed peppers 700g £1.97, (at Aldi the budget ones were all 3 green to 1 small red pepper,) Greek style yoghurt 1kg £1.70, (at Aldi they were out of stock of all of the economical larger pots,) I got Y.S. cod in breadcrumbs 400g for £2.70 for dinner tonight.

£13.07 spent.

Total spent £37.47

C_J

Feel better soon @JingsMyBucket!

Greying_Pilgrim

Sending get well fully, and feel better soonest, wishes to @JingsMyBucket

Greying X

Soontobeoap

Get well soon @JingsMyBucket

. So this week I have been trying to follow my meal plan but as potatoes were becoming a bit ropey I changed.ot up a bit and we had corned beef hash today. ( Risky as DH doesn't like corned beef!) However he yummed it up so that's good. Tomorrow we will have little roasted squares with egg and bacon and lamb hot pot on Monday. That should finish them.off and not waste any. Sunday is my birthday meal in Lymington. That leaves the chicken noodles and scampi for Wednesday and Thursday . Friday will be savoury mince and rice and Saturday is fish cakes. Tuesday I am over on the mainland for a girly lunch and DH will probably have beans on toast.

Suffolk_lass

Wishing you a swift recovery @JingsMyBucket - shout if you need me to do anything x