May 2015 Grocery Challenge

MelBell2015 · 23 April 2015 at 10:20AM

Morning, sorry to hear your sad news 😞
Please can I stay at £400 for May please (23rd April to 23nd May)
Many thanks 😊

MovingUp · 23 April 2015 at 2:26PM

Sorry for your losses. I hope you give yourselves time to come to terms with what has happened.

I would like to join for this month. There is just me and DH. I would like a target of £200.00 for May. This is to run from Friday 24th April until (and including) 24th May. This is to include all purchases from a supermarket.

I also have a budget of £200.00 for fuel. This really depends on how much I have to travel for work. I know this isn't really part of the challenge but I would like to keep track of our spending.

Good luck everyone!

Lotti1982 · 23 April 2015 at 7:42PM

Please can I join you, my month runs from 29th April to 30th may. A five week month and the first month I have my 20yo nephew living with us, moving back to England without his parents so I have no idea where to start but I'd like to aim for £250 for 3 adults a three year old and baby who will be starting weaning soon. This will include food, toiletries, household products and nappies etc.

Hope we can do it, if nothing else this thread helps me keep track of what I'm spending.

miss_try_to_save · 24 April 2015 at 12:31AM

hi all can I please do this months challenge I would like to do £450 for the month as I have dd2 s birthday and oh still in charge of shopping but im hoping it will be about £400 as usual this is for 2 adults and 2 young adults one on a special diet as she has ibs and a cat and dd1 who comes over every now and then for food and who is a vegetarian as usual it will include everything for the month it will run from the 30th April to 27th May

nmlc · 24 April 2015 at 7:44AM

Morning

I’ve been AWOL for months – and trying to keep to a budget but not doing that well, so would like to re-join and set my budget at £475 please. Today is payday for me so I a good day to start again. Also will do this based on 4 weeks. I’m trying to do all my food shopping in one place unless there’s a good bargain elsewhere that would be silly to miss.

Many thanks
nmlc x

Sorry I've tried to enlarge and colour the budget amount but computer won't do it.

russetred · 24 April 2015 at 9:40AM

Just popping on with my updated total. Condolences to you both on your loss.

LolaLemon · 24 April 2015 at 10:09AM

I am going to actively join this if i can, my month is the 15 th - 14th.
I am setting my limit at £60/w plus £5/w pocket money ,to spend on anything i feel i *need*, this also includes lunches for work, so once the £5 is gone, i can starve if ive not brought my own (im being harsh on myself just now, i need to save like a maniac haha).
£325 for the 5 week month.
This is to cover 1 adult and 1 growing child who eats like an elephant just now. And one cat.

Its a bit higher than i would like it to be, but im being realistic, this is my first proper budgetting month in a good few years, but more so, i shop in a supermarket extra mostly and if i buy anything from there that is not food, it is going to have to come out of the food budget, so should hopefully make me more aware of what im spending.

Exceptions im allowing myself: I'm wanting to change my pots and pans to better quality ones and a few cast iron pieces. so if they come up in the next month at a reasonable price, im going to snap them up! (if anyone knows where to get good quality pots and pans i'd be happy to know

)

Looking forward to reading how u all do this.

K9sandFelines · 24 April 2015 at 11:36AM

LolaLemon wrote: »

Exceptions im allowing myself: I'm wanting to change my pots and pans to better quality ones and a few cast iron pieces. so if they come up in the next month at a reasonable price, im going to snap them up! (if anyone knows where to get good quality pots and pans i'd be happy to know )

Looking forward to reading how u all do this.

I changed mine to the GreenPans from HomeBargains which I find great. They do sell them in other shops if you dont have a HB nearby, but they will likely be dearer.

Want to try for £320 this month please.I know that's going in the opposite direction, but I have just bought a new to me chest freezer so need to allow for items to go in there and other gaps in m y other two freezers.

Condolences to all who have lost loved ones.

Doris65_2 · 24 April 2015 at 12:24PM

Hi All

I'd like to join please, really need to get on top of food spending, keep thinking I'm doing ok then all the little shops add up and I've blown it!!!

I am setting budget at £200 for month (24th April to 26th May)

Thanks

Dx

[Deleted User] · 24 April 2015 at 1:18PM

Hi everyone. Thanks Zippy and hope your ok. My month won't be starting 'till 1st, but I've costed up and finished with April as im going to be doing the 5 day living below the line challenge.

I wanted to try this month going on weekly, as I usually take out a weeks money, but don't know how you would like me to do that. Will I tot up the weeks and report them at the end of the month or report them weekly. My budget will be £20pw starting 1st May, running Friday - Friday.

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