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    Default 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

    My budget for this month is £450


    I have been to Adsa and spend £96 but it will last me well into the week after next apart from fresh stuff

    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 ) 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



    Please join in and share your menus and copy and paste your goal for the month


    Rubybubbles £450 (£96-£354 left)
    Last edited by Rubybubbles; 04-07-2010 at 02:24 PM.

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    Default 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 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

    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.
    Last edited by PixiePetal; 04-07-2010 at 03:07 PM.
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    Default Re: Shopping Challenge JULY 2010

    Im in

    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

    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

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    yes Pixie for everything lol


    Please feel free to add your name to the challenge

    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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    Default Re: Shopping Challenge JULY 2010

    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

    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

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    Default Re: Shopping Challenge JULY 2010

    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by miss mopple View Post
    we never waste fruit and veg as any leftovers go straight in the guineas and rabbits cages
    Snap

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    I will aim to spend £500, but that doesnt include takeaways!!!
    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!
    Last edited by TheBTeam; 04-07-2010 at 07:07 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by miss mopple View Post
    we never waste fruit and veg as any leftovers go straight in the guineas and rabbits cages
    yep we have little guniea compost bins too

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Rubybubbles View Post
    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
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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 £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 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

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    Default Re: Shopping Challenge JULY 2010

    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!

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    Default 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
    Familiarity breeds contempt - and children Mark Twain

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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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    Default Re: Shopping Challenge JULY 2010

    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

    Had some over ripe bananas that I would normally bin (the guineas dont like them ) 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

 

 
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