July Grocery Challenge

squeaky

Take a look under "Shopping" in the MEGA Index sticky at the top of the board. There's a thread or two that might inspire you

Edit: With more to come! I've done about a third of the threads (700ish) so far, so keep watching for new ones.

BoltonMinx

:j In budget so far...:j

Have to say the best part of doing this challenge is nothing has been chucked away :cool:

Normally, by the time the new shopping has been delivered, I would have chucked some stuff out because we didnt use it and it had gone off. Thanks to "old style" and my slow cooker, nothing has been chucked, its all been recycled into casseroles or stews and, today the over-ripe peaches and bananas went into a banana bread using the bread machine which I'll freeze and pack for lunch when I run out of fresh fruit or fancy something sweet n sticky.
Ahhh life is sweet when you save :T

So, overspent again last week by almost a tenner! :eek: BUT thanks to all the BOGOFs and freebies *ahem* I mean misprices, I only spent £52 this week on shopping, and that included £10 worth of BOGOF's for the store cupboard. Which means next week, I only really need a few bits n bobs. In fact, for the first time in ages, I may have to pop into the shop as I wont qualify for free delivery and it will be so ickle I can get it on the bus home :rotfl:

Im so pleased I took up the challenge, thanks squeaky :Afor starting it up

Adrift

Hi
I'm not going to make my target which was £200 for everything this month. I was going to do it pay day to pay but changed my mind. I find it easier to do it by month.

So far I've spent £183.09p. As we're going on the train for a day out on Thursday I know we're going to go over the £200 mark as just the train fare is £12. Actually that's pretty good for 2 adults and child, we've got a special local group ticket. We're going to take a picnic which will keep costs down. I've made some pizza cut it up and popped it in a box in the freezer. Will take the box out on Thurs morning and take it with us. By lunchtime it will have defrosted and kept our other food cool at the same time. Not sure what else I'm going to take, might have some crisps as a treat

Oh well onward and upward. Have put a few of my books up for sale.

BWS Adrift

Jet

I set a budget of £200 based on my food and cleaning product and toiletry shopping for last month of around £250 but I've already spent £208 and I've got 2 weeks more shopping to buy!

Now admittedly, this month means I will visit Asda 5 times rather than 4 times as last month, but even so, I'm not doing very well.

I cook most of my meals from scratch, never buy ready meals and don't eat much meat.

Is it possible to post my meal plan for the week and my shopping receipt on here for you to analyse, I'd love some feedback on where I am wasting money.

squeaky

If you're happy to do so I don't see why not

Jet

Thanks.

I might regret asking after it's taken me 3 hours to type it all out. :rotfl:

squeaky

Indeed you might!

LearningToSave.

jet.....
i'll be looking forward to seeing your menu planner.
i'll be starting the challenge properly next month (well 28th this month as thats hubbies payday)...i've had a few false starts before but this time we need....no HAVE to stick to it and planning a menu and shopping list from that is where im struggling the most.

starlorna22

I'd like to start the grocery challenge next month, but just wanted to ask - loads of people have mentioned using coupons and vouchers at the supermarket. Where do you all get these from?

squeaky

There's a board called on-line and off-line vouchers that can help you out, then there's the grabbit board which you can watch for new offers, tesco seem to regularly hand out reduction codes if you shop there on line... loadsa stuff