July 2008 Grocery Challenge

angelnikki · 28 June 2008 at 3:52PM

Hi Jazer :hello:

No one can really tell you how much you should be spending as everyone's circumstances are different. My budget is £375 for 2 adults and a toddler, others with the same family size are budgetting £200, so it just depends on what you are actualy spending now and how much you want to try and reduce it over time.

I think the best thing to do for the first month of the Grocery Challenge is to not set a budget (or just guesstimate) but just keep all your receipts for your shopping. Then at the end of the month you will have a good idea of what you are spending and will be able to set a suitable target for next month.

If you do it this way you'll probably find you spend less than normal anyway because you'll be more aware of it. HTH and good luck with your first month.

Nikki
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winniepooh · 28 June 2008 at 4:08PM

Hi Money savers,

Can I be cheeky and join the challenge please. I've been lurking around these boards for months picking up recipes and tips.

Anyway there are 3 mouths to feed (2 adults & 1 Child....oh and the cat) We are spending roughly about £400 per month and I really want to cut down.

Hubby makes to difficult because he likes to have meat every night but i'm going to trawl through the recipe pages and give most the recipes a go.

I would like to start off trying at £350 this month. I know its not alot but its my first month.

I do my shopping online now so I hope that will help keep a track on what I'm buying.

Anitaj73 · 28 June 2008 at 4:30PM

Welcome to even more Newbies :hello:

jackk_2 · 28 June 2008 at 4:31PM

searching_me wrote: »

i feel so grown up today... i bought home contents insurance with all the tips martin has give and cash back sites and it came to £67 the year for up to £5000... i feel so grown up i think thats the most grown thing ive done (apart from my dd but i was 17 when i had her ) i dont know why i didnt think of it before but its nice to know im covered... anyhooooo hope your days been good im having a takeaway tonight but its not coming out of my gc oh is paying for it bless him xxx
p.s just sort the last part of my finances all i gotta do is pay them... look at a big girl ive be come xxx

Hey there, excellent that you've gotten contents insurance, it's a huge peace of mind. But if god forbid anything was to happen, £5,000 does'nt seem alot. Imagine you had to replace everything in your home, could you do it for £5000?

I hope you don't mind me saying

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Jackie x

jackiegibbo · 28 June 2008 at 4:47PM

£220 for me this month please

and good luck to everyone with their challenges,i havent finished adding up junes yet but i do know ive failed badly:rolleyes:

mandy_moo_1 · 28 June 2008 at 5:00PM

oooh a new shiny thread!! my july challenge doesn't start until Monday, but angelnikki please will you put me down for £50 a week? gonna try and cut back a fiver a week, and will see how i go :eek: thanks also angelnikki for putting the recipes all in one place, its a really good idea :T

i'll post my total on the June challenge but in case you don't spot it, can you put my total spend at £225.92 out of £275 for june cos i've added all my weekly spends up to make it into a month

welcome to all the newbies, and good luck everyone xx

Nessa56 · 28 June 2008 at 5:07PM

:hello: Hi all

Can I declare £165.00 for June please.

I am going to go again for £180.00 for July also.

Am going to try harder this month though, I found it very difficult to keep up with myself and I know, I just know I can spend much less than that

Thanks

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KAAT_LADY · 28 June 2008 at 5:16PM

:hello: Good afternoon everybody:hello:

I thought I would have an NSD today then I remembered

I had to go to specsavers. I got 2 pairs of bi-focals for £ 58:41p :j I was flabbergasted, the frames cost £85 and £75, I thought it was going to be a fortune :j Its the first time being on benefits and I got so much off:beer: DH got a pair as well but they were free:j plus he got new lenses put in his old glasses for free:j . It was brilliant. We had fish and chips for lunch which was £6 will have to take that off my total:eek: .

Thanks angelnikki :A for putting me down for £200 hope it will last the month

Thanks savingfor travel will pop down to get milk as I am running out but have enough til monday then pop to MrTs:j :exclamati

Jazer · 28 June 2008 at 5:50PM

Thanks dsljfreeman and angelnikki for your suggestions.

Well, I've added up the receipts I've got for May and I spent £650

so I may struggle with £300. I think I'll aim for £500 for July and see how I get on

Jazer

craftingqueen_2 · 28 June 2008 at 6:03PM

Hi another newbie here can i join. We are a family of 7, 2 adults 5 children and 1 dog. My july food budget starts from the 1st, we have a budget of £400 for food. Family are brilliant with what i make for dinners, they are not fussy thank goodness lol. Hubby does all the cake making to keep us going all week.

CQ

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