May 2011 Grocery Challenge

keggie

Hi,

I'd like to join in for May please.

Really not sure what we spend, hence need to join the challenge and keep my receipts! We're also making a big effort to meal plan and write shopping lists.


Will try at £350 for the month for four of us and the dog.

Thanks

natlie

Hi
First spend of the month £66.50/£350 did get 56 packets of Walkers crisps for a fiver and 3 packs of cadbury Animal biscuits (24 small packs) for £3 so thats the kids sorted for back to school until half term - except fruit and rolls/ham etc. My girls only have 18 days in school before half term ARGH! Got a bag of Jersey Royals for a £1 too - cheapest I have seen this year in ASDA £1.99 in Sainsburys last week. They are my treat today - loads of butter YUM.
Nat
xxx

Dharma_Bunny

I'm off to a bad start already! 77p on a Fruitshoot for DS.
I didn't buy myself a drink, or get any chocs or crisps, so it could have been much worse! :rotfl:

Aiming for an NSD tomorrow.

tootoo

£200 for me please. Just went over last month!

Elmo1985

ok just got in from Aldi...£44.46 from my budget for may has been spent and gone!!! its a lot for the first week especially as there was so much in already though im planning on taking my lunches to work this month rather than buying as i spend a bloody fortune.

to aid this im even going to get off the metro a stop early to avoid tesco at all costs - same walking difference just no temptations along my path lol!

oh is sorting out pots n plants in the back garden as we speak so we can start some HG veg again this year- going to make a nice chicken salad for late lunch and use up all the just about to turn salad - it will be a feast lol!x

enjoy your Sunday everyone! x

fedupandskint

Spiggle wrote: »

Now that is a challenge fedupandskint, I wish you loads of luck in your efforts. ;)All the best,
Spigs

I'm planning on not buying anything else this week until next Sat at the earliest so I can get my NSD's in too and focus on eating up what I have in. If I can stretch it further than that I'll be happy as it work out I have £6.75 left per week including this week and if I don't spend anything this week I can increase it to £9!

I think I will need your luck!

Gracie_1827

Hello everyone:wave: well I'm not getting on at all well with these challenges...but if I reckon up the total spent so far for the year and divide by 5 months budgets....I've got a grand total of £45 left to stay in budget:eek:...not a cat in ..... chance.
Anyhoo please put me down for May for £120 again and I'll see what happens.....

Bexstars

Remind me not to sit in the car and let DH "nip" into Tesco for a few bits, he walked out with 3 bags full which came to £13.03

NSD for us tomorrow, will be busy working on the garden and I shall do a weeks meal planner

susan946

Bexstars wrote: »

Remind me not to sit in the car and let DH "nip" into Tesco for a few bits, he walked out with 3 bags full which came to £13.03

NSD for us tomorrow, will be busy working on the garden and I shall do a weeks meal planner

I can SO relate to this one, Bex. I think we need to devise a husband management strategy on here. Not a 'complete' husband management strategy though - that would be beyond the scope of this forum - but at least as far as these 'nips' and 'pops' into Tesco and other supermarkets is concerned.

Sue

life_in_termoil

Can I rejoin you all please. Im failing miserably so have set myself a budget of £500 for THIS MONTH ONLY. Ive already spent £135 in Mr A yesterday but wont count that as it was from last months money lol I know i know im bending the rules abit but i need all the blumin help I can get.