May 2013 Grocery Challenge

Welsh_Poppy

Hello, Just finished my April budget so can you pop me down for £100 for May For 2 Adults
NSD and plenty in stock so need to comprise alist.
Just back off holiday so no idea what we have at the moment.

WantToBeSE

Thanks Zippy and everyone who continues to keep this thread going

Can you please put me down for the same again, £60 a week.

There MUST be a way of making it easier to live on £60 a week? I know that my weekly bottle of £8 wine has to go, so last month i changed it to a £4 bottle instead :rotfl: Well, it progress

In all seriousness though, i dont understand why i find it so hard with myself, my 2 boys (9 and 13), to eat on £60 a week?

Tenyearstogo

First weekly shop of the month and I (over)spent £85.90, I forgot tinned tomatoes and pasta. Spag Bol won't be the same this week:rotfl:

I should only need to do small shop next week though.

[Deleted User]

Hi folks, my first shop of the month and £50.40 spent in Lidl. I have stocked up on things that can go in the freezer - milk, bread, rolls, mince, bacon, chips, gammon joints, pastry etc as well as loo rolls, veg etc.

madmary_2

I did my first shop this month at Aldi. I spent £41.72 and got £5 off using the Dly Mirror voucher so £37.72. I got loads of pasta, rice, tins of things, stocking up really. I have one more voucher left which I need to use by Thursday, so this week I'm going to be over budget but hopefully I can claw back for the remainder of the month. I just wanted to use my vouchers.

Mary

getting-sorted-sarah

madmary wrote: »

I did my first shop this month at Aldi. I spent £41.72 and got £5 off using the Dly Mirror voucher so £37.72. I got loads of pasta, rice, tins of things, stocking up really. I have one more voucher left which I need to use by Thursday, so this week I'm going to be over budget but hopefully I can claw back for the remainder of the month. I just wanted to use my vouchers.

Mary

£41.72 - £5 = £36.72 - you're short changing yourself!

madmary_2

getting-sorted-sarah wrote: »

£41.72 - £5 = £36.72 - you're short changing yourself!

Yes that's a typo! My spreadsheet has it right!

Mary:o

bargain_hunter_2

Can I go for £270]for may please ?

Five week month for us so will have to be stricter.

WinterGhosts

Ok, had a re-think and have decided to up our budget slightly as I think ths is going to be harder than I first thought with the OH being particular with his bread and cereal selections!!

So can you put me down for £160 for the month but I really hope I can come under that as we're struggling for money atm!

Florenceem

WantToBeSE wrote: »

Thanks Zippy and everyone who continues to keep this thread going

Can you please put me down for the same again, £60 a week.

There MUST be a way of making it easier to live on £60 a week? I know that my weekly bottle of £8 wine has to go, so last month i changed it to a £4 bottle instead :rotfl: Well, it progress

In all seriousness though, i dont understand why i find it so hard with myself, my 2 boys (9 and 13), to eat on £60 a week?

Are you spending on take ways or snack foods?