Living off of your stockpile: June challenge. MORE WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!!

[cody82414]

Is anyone up for a June challenge to live off of your stockpile and spend as little out of pocket as you can?

I participated in a contest in March, and would like to do something similar if there is interest.

These were the modified rules:

We are going to do a one month challenge contest by living off your stockpile and only buying the bare necessities each week. Post your weekly results here.

Each week I will try to chime in with our family's weekly "living off stockpile" issues/results/recipes/receipts.

Anyone else up for the challenge?

Exceptions:
1. Rolling RR, Catalinas, ECBs, existing gift cards.
2. Finding Items for free.
3. Finding items for less than $.10 on the dollar.


Can you do it? It's a contest, so we need prizes!

Prizes:The winner and 1st runner up, found by spending the LEAST amount of money for the month of June, will get an envie filled with coupons in the mail from me!

Also brokenchina has offered to add a BIG envelope full of coupons and refund forms to the winner.



FAQ

Q. What about fresh fruit, veggies, milk and bread?

A. Buy all your necessities each week to go with what you have in your pantry/freezer. This is all about cleaning out your stockpile. Here is an example: Say your usual weekly food budget is $150, and you would like to spend only $50 per week on the bare minimum, like veggies, fruit and milk. You would be saving $100 a week for the month of June.

Q. Can we roll ECBs, RR, and Catalinas?

A. Of course! Only the out of pocket expenses count as what you have spent for the week. Here is an example: We have $40 in ECBs and $12 in Catalinas. If I go to the store and use my ECBs, only the amount of money I spent on items after coupons and ECBs count toward my weekly expeditures.

Q. What does $.10 on the dollar items mean?

A. We can't resist a sale can we? Of course not, that's probably why we have stockpiles in the first place! So if your local grocer is having a sale on an item that is normal $4.00 and with a sale price and coupon discount you can get the item for $.40 or less, than it doesn't count towards your weekly expeditures.

Q. How is the winner of the stockpile challenge figured?

A. The winner of the stockpile challenge is the person that spends the least amount of out of pocket expenses for the month of June. Each week anyone participating will post their weekly out of pocket amount. I will mark it down in a spreadsheet. At the end of the month, the person with the least amount of money spent for the month of June will win. We don't want you to starve! Complete nutrition is a must especially for small children. This is going to be fun and hopefully we will all learn some valuable information about ourselves about sustainability and ingenuity.



So? Are you in???


Members currently involved in the challenge:

Name -- Totals So Far through post 436 -- Personal Goals
* PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I AM OFF ON YOUR TOTAL OOP*

cody82414 $53.37 For my family of 6, for the past ten months I've spent $405. each month for food, hba, and house stuff. $80 a week of that is for food. I am hoping to take it below $315. total for the month. (-20%)
Cynthiabutterfly$141.85 regular grocery budget is $60/week. If I can save even $20 a week I'll be happy
jennspen $273.12
momymilr $60.34
Lucky1307 $67.40 For our family of 4(me, BF, DS 13 and DS 7) with pets(2cats, 4 kittens and dog) I spend around $250-$300 for all household. We are hoping to cut that by 40%
lananpnut $59.36 We usually spend $75/week :)
mama22qts $219.00
Domestic gal $109.02
b2karen $325.61 I usually spend around $100 a week on groceries/HBA.
thickbluebug $-.63
cina409 $20.20 My budget is $125 a week so I am going to stick to $25 a week this month.
wiccanstitcher $75.36
FireMomma1
sweetsurrender $70.20 Our usual OOP for the month is about $500
latte $297.80 aiming to keep my spending down to 250-300 for the month
tambro $795.21 Trying to spend no more than $640 for the month of June
doulas3babes $-61.86 My family (5 of us - me, dh, 3 kids), including 3 furbabies, manage on $200/mos. for all groceries, cleaners, hba, wipes, otc meds, dog/cat food, etc.
Ggbwg $230.48
sladog I usually spends $70.00 a week with 5 people DH, DS 11, DS 08, DS 1 AND MYSELF I AM TRYING TO CUT DOWN TO $50.00 DOLLARS
coupondink $-37.16I spend $50.00 a month

[Cynthiabutterfly]

I was not ready for the March challenge, but I am ready now. Sign me up!

BTW, our regular grocery budget is $60/week. If I can save even $20 a week I'll be happy.

Right now my freezer is stocked and so is my pantry, and I need to rotate and cook more.

[jennspen]

Count me in!

[momymilr]

I'll play!

[Lucky1307]

I'd like in please. I can't seem to get our "budget" as tight as I want it, so maybe this will me only buy what we need.

[lalanpnut]

Sure, I'll give it a whirl!! We usually spend $75/week :)

[cody82414]

bumpity!!

[cody82414]

Anyone else want to take on the challenge?

For my family of 6, for the past ten months I've spent $405. each month for food, hba, and house stuff. $80 a week of that is for food.

I am hoping to take it below $315. total for the month. (-20%)

[mama22qts]

I'm in!

[Domestic Gal]

I am definately in. I was planning on doing this anyway as I have to clear out some stuff.
Will keep me motivated more with every one else in on this.