Shopping Challenge JULY 2010
Well in a fashion, some of us are trying to tighten our belts on our shopping Budget, so feel free to join us:D
My budget for this month is £450
I have been to Adsa and spend £96:eek: but it will last me well into the week after next apart from fresh stuff:D
This week we are having
Jacket Pots, ham cheese and salad, corn on cobblies
Tuna Pasta bake, with fresh bread from BM
Fish, rice and peas (my fav lol)
Sauage peas and Mash
Chicken Cassarolly
Jacket Pots& Beans
Burgers and Chips (all hm:D ) with prob egg!
Lunches tend to be rolls, sandwiches, pittas with ham/cheese/marmite/eggs, with yogurt and fruit
Breakfast Cereal
***** have a lovely menu planner:thumbsup:
Please join in and share your menus and copy and paste your goal for the month
Rubybubbles £450 (£96-£354 left)
Re: Shopping Challenge JULY 2010
What a great idea!
I will need to go and organise what we are having for the rest of the week and will get back to you.
I generally spend approx £500 if i am being good watching what i buy etc (this figure includes toiletries) but around £650 if i dont watch what i am doing..............
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Is this for full shopping bill including cleaning stuff etc?
I am about to do my online shop which is all except fruit - did waitrose this am and spent £35 there :rolleyes: expensive but convenient when you live out of town and this is nearest shop.
Oh well here goes!
well done the shop - £85
includes cider to take to BBQ on Friday :blush:
So that's £120 so far. Lots will take us into the week after though and some beyond that.
Living outside a village with no shops I tend to have a stocked larder and freezer at all times just in case I don't go to town.
Re: Shopping Challenge JULY 2010
Im in :thumbsup:
I'm aiming to spend no more than £450 this month.
Spent £49.29 on tesco online today for the week so getting off to a good start :thumbsup:
My menu:
Roast Pork ( had a joint in freezer already)
Spaghetti bolognese and garlic bread
Toad in the hole, new potatoes, veg
Homemade pizza
pasta bake
fajitas and nacho cheese wedges
puddings will be angel delight, fruity jelly, rice pudding
lunches will be the usual sandwiches etc with home baked goodies as I have lots of eggs/flour etc already and fruit
Spent: 49.29, left £400.71
Re: Shopping Challenge JULY 2010
yes Pixie for everything:eek: lol
Please feel free to add your name to the challenge:D
Edayhouse £500 (£0 spent, £500 left)
Miss Mople £450 (£49.29spent, £400.71 left)
Pixie Petal £ (£120 spent, )
Rubybubbles £450 (£96spent, £354 left)
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i will watch this with interest as i know i spend too much
we had a bbq last night with about 45 people here so spent a fortune about £150 on food
but we have a fridge full today although not many veg as all of the salads got eaten
not sure what my monthly budget is but i hope not to spend more than another £250 maybe £300 this month
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My mission is to stop wasting so much fruit and veg :( Occasionally the kids will go through TONS of fruit and veg during the week and the next week they won't touch it:rolleyes:
My average weekly shop is approx £80. Aldi, Lidl, Netto, Iceland.what I try to do at least 1 week in 6 is NOT go shopping. This makes me use whats in the freezer. I just go and get any fresh bits I need - normally on a daily basis but I hve to be strict though and not buy lots of other stuff.
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we never waste fruit and veg as any leftovers go straight in the guineas and rabbits cages :laughing:
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oooh think ill try this im always looking at tightening the belt so to speak
ill aim at spending £450 im not doing my shop till tomorrow so im still on full budget :clapping:
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Originally Posted by
miss mopple
we never waste fruit and veg as any leftovers go straight in the guineas and rabbits cages :laughing:
Snap :thumbsup:
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I will aim to spend £500, but that doesnt include takeaways!!!:panic:
Just off to doctor my online shop cos it will blow it otherwise!
Just done £112 on tesco online, which is good for me, away on hols at end of month thought so that wont help!
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Originally Posted by
miss mopple
we never waste fruit and veg as any leftovers go straight in the guineas and rabbits cages :laughing:
yep we have little guniea compost bins too:laughing:
welcome aboard everyone
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ajs £300
Edayhouse £500 (£0 spent, £500 left)
Miss Mople £450 (£49.29spent, £400.71 left)
Pipsqueak along for the ride:)
Pixie Petal £ (£120 spent, )
Rubybubbles £450 (£96spent, £354 left)
Tinkerbell £450 (£0 spent, £450 left)
TheBTeam £500 (£112 spent, £388 left)
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Originally Posted by
Rubybubbles
ajs £300
Edayhouse £500 (£0 spent, £500 left)
Miss Mople £450 (£49.29spent, £400.71 left)
Pipsqueak along for the ride:)
Pixie Petal £ (£120 spent, )
Rubybubbles £450 (£96spent, £354 left)
Tinkerbell £450 (£0 spent, £450 left)
TheBTeam £500 (£112 spent, £388 left)
Put me as £500 please - will be a miracle but better have a goal and then can try and better it next month :o
Re: Shopping Challenge JULY 2010
ajs £300
Edayhouse £500 (£0 spent, £500 left)
Miss Mople £450 (£49.29spent, £400.71 left)
Pipsqueak along for the ride
Pixie Petal £500 (£120 spent, £380 left )
Rubybubbles £450 (£96spent, £354 left)
Tinkerbell £450 (£0 spent, £450 left)
TheBTeam £500 (£112 spent, £388 left)
all done Pixie:thumbsup: I will be over the moon if I stay at my budget lol, as this includes all the mindies snacks and lunches too! But it does make you stop and think, do I really need the BOGOF on random things! I am also following Weight watchers, so trying not to get sucked in by oh look it's only 1 1/2 pt snack ect, and get ones I know everyone will have:D
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My budget £400 (family of 4 - don't buy for mindees)
Spent £15 at local fruit and veg shop
£73 Morrisons
£17 Morrisons again
total spenditure so far £105
Aiming to spend £100 a week on groceries so over budget by £5.
Must do better next week!
Re: Shopping Challenge JULY 2010
Hiya, I am definitely in.
Used to do this on another thread but it got soooo busy.
Off the top of my head, I am going to say £450 for the month.
I'll come back later and update what we have spent for the month already.
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Definately _ i've actually considerewd just not eating his month, then I figured I'd probably die and that wouldn't help...... I need to spend less than £400. My Tesco order is coming today and I managed to spend just £58.40 including delivery, which is a good £30 less than normal.
This week for dinner we'll have:
Spaghetti Bolognaise
Tuna pasta
Jacket potatoes with cheese and beans
Curry
Steak and chips
Chicken Pie
Sausage and Mash
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Count me in please.I used to do this elswhere to and it was great for making me think.
I'd like to start with a budget of £350.Plan to reduce this over the months.I don't feed mindees so it's just me and my 2 kids.I do provide fruit as a snack 3 days per week though.
Will do a freezer and cupboard recki later and see what I can come up with.Would like to use what we have before buying.
Good luck everyone :)
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I've had a right old bake-a-thon this afternoon ready for the kids packed lunches and after school snacks, all from stuff I had in the cupboard :clapping:
Had some over ripe bananas that I would normally bin (the guineas dont like them :laughing: ) so I made banana and coconut muffins. Also made fruity oat cookies and a fruit bread loaf. Bet it will all taste extra yummy as I havent had to pay for the ingredients out my budget :thumbsup: :clapping: