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April 2011 Grocery Challenge

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  • sistercas
    sistercas Posts: 4,803 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Mrs M could you put me down for £400 for April
    thankyou
    and thankyou to Pink, Rosieben too for all your hard work :T
  • My GC HK budget for April is £200.
    #Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain #We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us #If you focus on what you have left behind, you will never see what lies ahead - Gusteau/RatatouilleGC 2022: £0/£2,500 total spend
  • CherryPie
    CherryPie Posts: 429 Forumite
    First spend of the month today of £23.28. But should get a nice wee voucher back from T£sco for it. Should have about £40 in vouchers which I'm gonna use to stock up on basics.

    Bought birthday cake for my sis today but haven't counted that in. She's 38 today, but still insists on a cake!!:rotfl:

    Going to Mum's tonight, and going to make some mac n cheese. She had a wee fall on Sunday and has a corker of a black eye. So I'll spoil her a bit while I'm there.

    Good luck for April everyone, and thanks to the ladies for running the thread.

    :beer:
    My name is CherryPie and I'm addicted to grocery shopping!!



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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 17,413 Forumite
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    Hi Chums put me down for my usual £120.00 hopefully I will spend quite a bit less as I am away for a weekin April
  • silvermaid
    silvermaid Posts: 643 Forumite
    I have not done this before.
    I will aim to come in at £450 or under for April. To feed 3 of us all the time, add in 5 at least 3times a week and another 1 or 4 for a long weekend or two. That sounds a bit complicated.
    OH and me, with DD2 coming home for Easter holidays - 2nd April (that's the first 3)
    DD1, DSIL & 3DGSs (that's the 5)
    DS and possibly DDIL & 2DGDs (that's the 1 or 4) - one of the long weekends will definitely be all 4

    Added to that, when DS is here DD1 and family like to come over and eat - so we will be 12 at times

    Will just try to be as frugal and unwasteful as possible, Cheers, Silver
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  • RhiBi
    RhiBi Posts: 709 Forumite
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    I've like to join in with this as out grocery shopping seems to be getting worse! I go to get more budget things, but end up buying lots of other things which defeats the object! I'm really unsure of how much to budget though. We are a family of 6 - 2 adults and 4 kids aged 13, 10, 6 and 4. Five of the 6 of us take packed lunch to work/school and we also have 1 cat. I was thinking of trying £500 for the month, but its school holidays which seem to see us going through more food!

    I'd be grateful for any advice :)
    Virtual Sealed Pot No.07
  • tessie_bear
    tessie_bear Posts: 4,898 Forumite
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    thank u to all who start thread....rosie that recipe index is excellent

    having a lazy day today...yesterday i made biscuits 2 cakes and a pie...most of it eaten but a bit left for today....using up the chicken i roasted on sunday for tea...with chips which makes a nice change we dont have chips very often

    might have a spend in sainsbugs to morrow but will see..not sure what we need so will need to consult cupboards and see what their opinion is

    tata tess
    onwards and upwards
  • Chloris
    Chloris Posts: 720 Forumite
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    Thank you to everyone for the thread!

    £8.80 in the Co-0p. I am not looking forward to the weekly shop as we seem to be out of everything.
  • Hi,

    I'd like to join this challenge. Our household is me, husband, 18 month daughter, two cats and a dog. I can't seem to get our household spend below £100 a WEEK which, looking at other people's targets, is far far far too much for 2 1/2 people! This includes petfood, toiletries, household products and beer/wine. But it doesn't include meat or eggs as we have our own animals. I plan all our meals and make everything from scratch so I'd really appreciate any advice from other posters!
    Our meals this week are: lasagne & salad (will last two days); homemade burritos; homemade pizza & salad; steak, home-made chips and salad; baked potatoes, egg mayo and brocolli. We're invited out on Sunday. I also make bread for my husband's pieces, also some choc muffins and carrot cake for his tea breaks. DD and I have homemade soup or sandwich for lunch, and we usually have muesli or toast for breakfast. I don't think this is excessively luxurious food - the meat is all from the freezer - but when I went to the supermarket to get what I need for the week it was £100!
    I think one problem is that we live in a very remote area. Our supermarket (30 mile round trip) is really small and hardly stocks any value/own brand products. The next nearest supermarket is 140 mile round trip so any savings I make on food, I spend on diesel. But four years ago I only spend £100 a MONTH on our grocery bill, and I can't put this all down to food inflation. I usually spend £15/week on a case of beer and bottle of wine but this is non-negotiable with my husband and it's cheaper than him going to the pub. We usually have two veggie days a week.
    Anyway, enough rambling. I'm going to aim to spend £300 in April which I know is too much but it's a start! I look forward to learning from the rest of you!
  • 123budget
    123budget Posts: 171 Forumite
    have already spent £293.72 out of my £500 for April, but did a huge meat shop at Cost** and a fairly big supermarket shop. School holidays are looming but have a cupboard full of flour and baking ingredients and have done a 5 week meal plan so should hopefully stay close to budget.
    Sealed Pot Challenge 2011 / no. 1205 £110 made]Sealed Pot Challenge 2012/no 1205 target £300
    Jan g/c 355.83/£450
    g/c Feb487.66/£400
    March 411.03/£450
    To feed 5 adults and 2 dogs includes toiletries & cleanining
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