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May 2013 Grocery Challenge

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  • £250 for us please to cover food and petrol.

    PP
    x
    To repeat what others have said, requires education, to challenge it,
    requires brains!
    FEB GC/DIESEL £200/4 WEEKS
  • madmary_2
    madmary_2 Posts: 126 Forumite
    £200 for me for May. First time on a Grocery Challenge.

    Mary
  • lizalloareds
    lizalloareds Posts: 1,838 Forumite
    would like to set my May budget at £350
    September GC 30th aug-4th Oct £332.74/£375 NSD 3
    Gc Jan £234.85/200 :(Feb £298.92/280:(March £298.42/£280:( April £270.49/280:) May Gc £351.08/£350 June £300.06/280 July £256.15/£240
    Aug £318.74/£280
  • morning all :)

    just spotted may's challenge so popping to declare.

    Coxy11- can you put me down for £240 Please
    our month will be running from 28th april-23rd may (day before we go away)

    Good luck to all taking part, see you on the 28th :)
  • LairyMary
    LairyMary Posts: 59 Forumite
    I've been here for a while although still relatively new to the forum and with so much to see, I've only just come across this thread! It's definitely a great idea and I love the huge list of suggested meals too :-)

    I will need to some thinking and come back to post my budget!

    (I've recently planted some veg in my first attempt at reducing my grocery bills. Naturally, it will be a fair while before I actually reap the rewards but I'm very excited now that the first seedlings are appearing!)
  • sefilby
    sefilby Posts: 148 Forumite
    Hi all, WOW on to May already!
    I've been a lurker for the past two months, trying the challenge out and so far so good. So I will join this month if I may.

    Please put me down for £250 for the month.

    Thank you v. muchly x
    Christmas budget £266.38/£535 15/27gifts
    Read a book a week challenge 50/52
  • sefilby
    sefilby Posts: 148 Forumite
    LairyMary wrote: »
    I've been here for a while although still relatively new to the forum and with so much to see, I've only just come across this thread! It's definitely a great idea and I love the huge list of suggested meals too :-)

    I will need to some thinking and come back to post my budget!

    (I've recently planted some veg in my first attempt at reducing my grocery bills. Naturally, it will be a fair while before I actually reap the rewards but I'm very excited now that the first seedlings are appearing!)

    Me and the little ones (DS & DD) have attempted to be greenfingered too. We currently have tomatos, peppers, cucumber, potatos, onions and carrots on the go:eek:. Think we've bitten more off than we can chew but heyho, we can but try!!
    Christmas budget £266.38/£535 15/27gifts
    Read a book a week challenge 50/52
  • Sequeena
    Sequeena Posts: 4,728 Forumite
    Yay! OH has just had his May pay so our month will last from today April 19th to May 17th.

    Please put me down for £250

    I think I'm being a bit too optimistic this month. It's my birthday tomorrow so we will be going out for a meal then next week my inlaws will be staying so my shopping will automatically go up with them here, not to mention we'll probably eat out.

    I have a good stock cupboard but my freezers are run down for the most part (starting to wonder if I'll ever get through the 5kg of white fish though!). In our house it's me, OH, our 20 month son, 3 dogs and 2 cats.
    Wife and mother :j
    Grocery budget
    April week 1 - £42.78 | week 2 - £53.05
    24lbs in 12 weeks 15/24
  • tessie_bear
    tessie_bear Posts: 4,898 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    hi thanks to all who keep us on track

    im in for may please:p

    i am growing some cress on my kitchen window sill baby steps to self sufficiency

    tessa
    onwards and upwards
  • karens42
    karens42 Posts: 55 Forumite
    Can I go down for £200 for May please as my eldest and girlfriend moving out end of this month so can easily knock £100 of the food bill a month x
    #170 Pay off debts by xmas 2013 £1484 B/card-Done. Holiday-Done marisota-£10.50/£50.50, creation cc-£250,argos-£592 bnpl:rudolf:£5 a day in May.£41.01/£155.MAYke Your Own-17.
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