May 2009 Grocery Challenge

tessie_bear

good evening....just got back from asda....they have muller light yogurts and rices for 20p each...lots of baby products which seemed reasonable i got 2 packs of pampers for a tenner ...they also had toiletries for £1

im going to have a go at making naan bread to go with a curry on thursday...iv never made it before but hopefully it wont be too difficult (famous last words)

yippee:j i am going to lakeland tomorrow....cant wait i love that shop...ill post any bargains (whims) i find...i always come out with something

thankyou to all who look after the thread....the recipe index is looking very impressive

take care
tess

Mrs._Irwin

Kenco Rappor is nice for the price.

Spent £3.58 at the local shop as I hadn't anything I could prepare quickly for all of us. I need to get more organised! :mad:

tattycath

ooh just noticed all those helpful links at the beginning of the thread. My month budget is due to start on 1st of May. So for the first time in ages I'm going to try and work out a menu plan for the month...well at least for a couple of weeks to start with-it should be so much easier with the recipe links-thanks for that

Cheapskate

Hello folks

Not been here since posting April target, & budget's gone down the pan again! MrsM - please will you put me down for £450 for May - & will attempt to keep within?! Thanks.

We are me, DH, DS2 (17) & DS3 (almost 2), & bean #5 due October - need to get on top of expenditure BEFORE new arrival! Got quite a lot in freezers/pantry, plus have borrowed mum's breadmaker, so hoping the first couple of weeks in May will be fairly inexpensive. Just had a load of rubharb (sp?) & got an old dustbin to cover roots to get a 2nd crop, so a couple of free puds this month, plus loads of brambles in freezer, mint growing outside, spuds growing, too, got other seeds to plant (some were free) for salads/veg etc for later in the summer - even saving just a few quid here & there might help - spending's got rather out of control again!

MRSMCAWBER

Hi Tessie

This is the naan bread recipe I use and its gorgeous -and sooooo easy. I use tzatziki in place of the yoghurt (as I always have that in) and its lovely
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=12802037#post12802037

lainz

ooh shiny new thread, been keeping up but not posting, can I declare April at £98.58 - bit over - but no panic, can I be put down for £42 for May as I'm going away for just over 2 weeks as of Friday, thanks to keeping track of my spends I saved some money up and after a few ups and downs this year when my mate in Oz sent me an invite for her 30th, I had a look online and was able to get a really good deal (I had to pay more in taxes than the flight :mad:) so I'm off to see her and be there for her birthday - she's chuffed to bits.:j

searching_me

hello hope everyones good and well ...
done the first shop of the month yesterday came to just under £40 which quite pleased about spent a couple of quid on some toast and a drink at work today ... also found out im gonna be on maternity allowance not SMP so have to tighten the purse strings x

Solwaykid

Hi all, I don't know where else to post this but I won't use it and somebody else may for their GC.
Single use £7.50 off a £50 plus Tesco home delivery. Code XX-4TQR

frugalswan

A new thread, a new start for me, and a chance to finally get under budget. Although I've got my hen party costs to factor into my main shops this month, I'm hoping to get everything as reasonably as possible so I can still come under budget Here's hoping I can make this

Best of luck everyone

x Frugalswan x

focus888

Pink-winged please can i change my pledge, i think i put too big an amount and i want it to be more of a challenge. So can i change it from £150 to £100 please? thank you