May 2012 Grocery Challenge

tjp70

Today, after doing my weekly shop, I calculated how much money I have spent on groceries in May. It totalled £228.00 :eek: We are only 11 days in! Our normal monthly spend is about £320.00 -£340.00 so I am staggered I have spent so much already. However the cupboards and the freezer provide the evidence as I cannot physically get anything else in them. They are groaning under the strain.

So my plea to you is to help keep me on track. I do not need to buy anything more until next weekend, and then, it will need only to be fresh fruit, veg, bread and packed lunch items.

I am very good at meal plans, but not so good at sticking to them. Keeping an account here should keep me focused.

Thanking you all in advance.

System

tjp70 wrote: »

I am very good at meal plans, but not so good at sticking to them. Keeping an account here should keep me focused.

Good idea!

Aldahbra

Another NSD

Florenceem

NSD here.
We had HM salmon quiche, HM chilli wedges and roasted vegetables - mushrooms, onion and red cabbage for dinner.

TheThriftyScrumpers

Why don't you come and join us over on the Grocery Challenge thread?

tjp70

Today DD has a friend round for the day so tonight it's a 'healthy' meal of pizza, chips, coleslaw & cucumber. DD has already mentioned that she wants to do some cooking so whatever she makes will be pudding.

I bought so much yesterday, I couldn't get everything in the freezer so there are some items sat in the fridge. Last nights meal should have created some space in the freezer so I should be able to juggle it round a bit.

I do feel incredibly foolish. There has been no need to stock up, but I have! Oh well. It's done now. Let's just hope the freezer doesn't break down!!

tjp70

TheThriftyScrumpers wrote: »

Why don't you come and join us over on the Grocery Challenge thread?

That's a good idea. Thank you. I shall investigate.

tessie_bear

hi...we have a nice free range chicken to roast for tea today....i was going to cover it in bbq sauce but dont think i will bother i will just roast it and see how we go

i plan to make a chicken and mushroom pie for lunch on sunday and maybe chicken fried rice if there is enough chicken left

off to lidl later to see what bargains they have
take care tess

thriftwizard

Well, you are not the only one! I've taken the month off from the Grocery Challenge because I underspent my target quite dramatically in April, so I thought I wasn't doing too badly & could relax a little. BUT so far this month I've already spent £250 of the £350 I'm "allowing" myself! Mind you, like you, my freezer's full and following a visit to our local mill, I now have £40-worth of flour, which will last us 6 months. So perhaps I should creep over there, confess all & try a bit harder...

thriftwizard

Oh dear. I was allowing myself a month "off" after underspending in April. Not a good idea - so far this month I've spent £250 of the £350 I "allow" myself for groceries etc! But the freezers are full and I now have 6 months-worth of flour in the cupboards after a trip to the mill, so we won't starve. FWIW I'll probably have to go a bit over £350 as cat food stocks are getting low (we have 3) so perhaps I'll set a target of £380 in total for May.