May 2011 Grocery Challenge

SilverBird_2

My GC budget for May is £200.

RhiBi

I just popped to Asda and spent £12.74, and then to Lidl and spent £17.57. I've taken out cash and am only buying groceries using cash this month, and I'm hoping that will really give me some restraint. I've got meals planned for the week now so I'm hoping for a few NSD's although with the kids hobbies on Thursday and friday, those are impossible!

Sparklyfairy

My target for May is £188
many thanks & good luck to all!:j

cookiemum

Please can you put me down for £300 for May. After my disaster in April am determined to be within budget this month.

Already spend £77.92 but I am taking out weekly cash and keeping to a strict meal plan so fingers, toes and everything else crossed I should do it!

Good luck

hex2

We voted and CBA to go shopping so we went to the village co-op instead. £5.62 spent on cereal (60% free so same pro rata as Aldi own), carrots (on offer), cold meat (£1 on offer), bananas and RTC half cucumber. Probably saved the same again in fuel and parking and no impulse buys. Got some cash out, and paid cash, the rest will now go in an envelope.

Really pleased to see that the village egg shop is re-opening selling eggs, good bread, deli and decent cheese. This is brilliant! We also have a hardware shop that does household stuff so I can actually focus my money away from the supermarkets again.

crockpot

Well hoping for a NSD but HM pizza for tea and did not have any tomato sauce! Decided best to call at local shop and get it instead of driving to supermarket cost me £0.89 instead of £0.28! but saved me petrol, time and I could not be tempted to buy anything else!

Might try an online shop for beg of week, when delivery cheaper and we have had an eat up over the weekend.

happierdaystocome

Hi all

Can I join please as I really need to get a grip of what we spend on food, I'm going to use this first month to see what we spend on food and so wont be setting a buget.

There is OH (who eats like a family of 4 on his own and needs to have meat with every meal) myself, DD15 , DS12 and one dog. Oh and I take it in turns to cook but what tends to happen is I cook and he provides take aways.

4weeladdies

Had to go to Ald! on the way home from the school run as we'd completely ran out of fruit & bread :eek: I had 3 of the boys with me (the oldest is on his school residential trip until Friday) and it felt like I said no to them about a million times in the 5 mins we were in there :mad: I did well though and really did say no to everything they asked for, only bought what I went in for :ASpent £11.57 & came out with a big bulging shopping bag (one of the huge re-usable bags too!) so was very proud of myself

Feeling good this month so far, the fridge is looking a bit bare, but I've got loads in my freezer so shouldn't need much in the way of shopping before the weekend. Having spag bol for tea, the sauce for which has been lurking in there for a wee while now

Hope you're all keeping motivated :j

laineyc_2

I am still on the challenge. However, I have not been very well for a week so I have not been in control of things. Too much food has gone to waste. But thankfully I am feeling better so I will get back on top of things. I am away this weekend but there is pleanty on the freezer for dh to feed the masses with.

SavingJane

Pops head round the corner

I got off the rails somewhere but hey what matter's is I've jumped back on the track right?????

Can I say £250 for may for me please, should be able to stick to it this month

Not been to the shops in May so far as got a shop last week of April so we shall see how we go.

Jane