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May 2017 Grocery Challenge

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  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,364 Forumite
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    Here we go again folks! good luck!

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  • Baileys_Babe
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    Morning, firstly can I say a quick thank you to those that run this thread, you do a great job and also to everyone who contributes.

    We have had a dramatic unplanned change to our household, we used to be a 2 adults and 2 children now we are 4 adults, 5 children, eldest is 15 and often eats the same as 2 adults:eek:

    I'm not sure how much we will spend as this is a very new situation. I am going to try to spend ni more than £700 :eek:
    This is for food and drink, toiletries and cleaning materials. This month it will not include takeaways or meals out which I will track separately.
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  • determinedbean
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    Hi, I would love to join. My month starts on 24th April and ends on 23rd May. I'd like to aim for £275.
  • elsiepac
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    Baileys_Babe wrote: »
    Morning, firstly can I say a quick thank you to those that run this thread, you do a great job and also to everyone who contributes.

    We have had a dramatic unplanned change to our household, we used to be a 2 adults and 2 children now we are 4 adults, 5 children, eldest is 15 and often eats the same as 2 adults:eek:

    I'm not sure how much we will spend as this is a very new situation. I am going to try to spend ni more than £700 :eek:
    This is for food and drink, toiletries and cleaning materials. This month it will not include takeaways or meals out which I will track separately.

    Wow, that IS a change! Hope everything is okay.
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  • YorksLass
    YorksLass Posts: 1,710 Forumite
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    I've been lurking on here for some time and would like to join in please. There are two of us, retired, and I'm aiming for £160 for 4 weeks (28th April to 25th May). In the meantime I'll be reading the top tips on here. I already have an inventory of what's in the freezer but will be doing one for the cupboard contents too and I'm sure I have a notebook somewhere that I can use to record spends and NSDs.
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  • RebeccaAnn
    RebeccaAnn Posts: 81 Forumite
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    Could I join this month please? I will be starting from tomorrow and going until the last day of May. I have a whole freezers worth of food that I want to empty out. I am going to aim for £150 this is a complete guess and includes the dogs. Good luck everyone.
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  • mcculloch29
    mcculloch29 Posts: 4,972 Forumite
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    Hello there, having lurked for the last month on the April thread, I would like to join in on this one. I am fairly frugal, a Jack Monroe, Jocasta Innes and Shirley Goode devotee, but very unwanted weight creeps on if treats sneak in to my trolley. Having to report spends should help to curb that.

    May is my birthday month and I usually host a birthday tea at some stage.
    I also like to have friends and family over for lunch or tea fairly regularly.

    So with that in mind, my food only budget is £140

    That's more than I plan on spending most months on my single person household, but allows me a birthday tea.

    I am very lucky, I regularly review items for Amazon so rarely need toiletries, I get those for free. Even cleaning items sometimes.
    So these don't really need a separate budget.

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  • JensFeet
    JensFeet Posts: 83 Forumite
    Me please!! Unfortunately I was in hospital for a month followed by a 2 week visit to my parents so have been very much missing from the boards but I desperately need to get back on track with the household budget.

    So please would you be able to add me back in for May and I will restart at £280 for the month (1st to 31st May) for 2 adults and 2 children. This will be for all food and drink and household buys and hopefully includes extra purchases for when we are away in our caravan (BBQ and beer type spends!)...

    Admittedly I have a very well stocked fridge, cupboards and freezers (STILL) and - I hope - these will see us through the remaining 10 days of April and into May. Also returning to the using up your stores thread too and improve my games of freezer tetris.

    Many thanks for all of the work you undertake to keep this thread running smoothly!
  • PennyGrabber
    PennyGrabber Posts: 1,288 Forumite
    edited 20 April 2017 at 4:40PM
    Hi all! I'm in for £100 this month, as there'll be 5 shopping days.

    Thanks to all who run and contribute to this thread.

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    Grocery challenge for family of three - me, dd(12) and ds(11), feeding dp 2 or 3 x a week too. Only food, not toiletries. Jan £87.97/£100 Feb £0/£100
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  • pamsdish
    pamsdish Posts: 2,585 Forumite
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    On post 3 @Coxy11 you list all users and budgets, if remaining the same do we need to post our budget again ?
    Do I need it or just want it.
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