April 2012 Grocery Challenge

tjak

Thanks for running the thread - I will update my signature as I go along.
Ended up doing a smaller than usual store cupboard shop last week in order to use up a £7 off £50 voucher at MrT, so well stocked and shouldn't really need anything until end of this week.
Just need to meal plan properly to use it ...
good luck all for April

rising_from_the_ashes

Great to see loads of new people joining us

A couple of quick things, I've noticed a few people asking .....

How to add a signature:

Choose the "User CP" option



The Control Panel will open down the left hand side of the page - loads of stuff in here as seen below:




To make text different colours:

Choose



Always at the bottom left of a thread - there's loads more options for text, icons etc than in the "quick reply" option.

Other currencies:

If you use Euro's (or anything else for that matter!), it's absolutely fine to keep your spends in this ..... don't worry about conversions for us - this is your challenge!:)


HTH:)

[Deleted User]

Hi can you put me down as usual for £100.00 for April and I shall do my best to come in well under budget as I am 'fiscal fasting ' as well

sistercas

woohoo April GC :j:j

im in for £450 but i will keep a record in my siggy

thanks to all who help keep this thread going , zippy, rosieben, helen jelly, pink :T:T:T:T

im still on march GC until saturday, NSD today , will need another shop before sat though, with an active DH and two teens with voracious appetites , food doesnt last long at chez cas :cool:

CherryPie

OK. I went AWOL in Feb & March, but as I have been told I'm facing redundancy at the end of May, I'm back.

Setting my budget for £100, which I'll keep track of in my signature.

As the sun is splitting the sky just now there will be more salads, which my waistline will be happy about!

Good Luck everyone

:beer:

XSpender

I'm in for April for £380 (will keep a note in my sig). I have already spent an embarrasingly large amount of my budget:o. I made a schoolgirl error last week shopping in Mr S instead of the usual Ald1 to make use of vouchers I had.

I am still planning to eat up the contents of my freezer and cupboards but my biopsy has been brought forward so might not get as much eaten up before that as I was planning.

One of my mini targets this month is to make packed lunch for DH and I 12/15 of the days we are at work and have achieved 2/3 so far:)

S-I_am

Sorry to hear your news Cherry Pie. Hope you're able to find more work soon. And all those others who are looking for work too.

My month doesn't start until April 1st but as I've nothing left in Marchs budget our food combinations for the remainder of the week - using up whatever is in the cupboard - will be a little unorthadox to say the least

old_and_happy

Right! Finally going to give this a go

Think I'm starting with a tight budget, but we're going for £150 for the month. That's 2 adults

Florenceem

First day of the month for me - NSD. Setting a budget of £100 - 2 adults and a big dog.

tessie_bear

hi...sausage and mash for tea today so thats quite easy...nsd planned today and plans to make a cake but well see how that goes

i seem to have a bit in for the easter holiday but still need to decide on a joint for easter sunday....might go for beef...um decisions

have a nice day tess