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May 2013 Grocery Challenge

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  • Please can I join?
    Normally I would start from payday but as I am doing a big shop tomorrow I will start my month early this time around. My month will be just over 5 weeks ending on 28th May.
    Just 2 of us - I will go for £250
  • rogue999
    rogue999 Posts: 170 Forumite
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    Hi - my month starts on 23rd - can I go for £220 again - didn't make my target in April but can see areas where I've gone wrong so fingers crossed for May.

    It's 2 adults, 2 kids (9 and 7) and 2 cats and includes all food and household goods.
  • We use £10 a day as a guide spend for the four of us. Me, OH, DS1 is 14 and DS2 is 7.

    Grocery spend includes all food, drink, cleaning products and toiletries. In May I'm going to try and use the supermarket less but shop at the markets and indie shops more.

    I'm going from 26th April until 30th May so my May budget is £350.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 17,413 Forumite
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    As I have been adept at managing on less in my food budget just lately please can you put me down for £60.00 for May.I am so pleased at how things are going. By shopping less and using stuff up better I have cut my food purse right back.Its been good for my waistline as well as my purse is fatter and my waist is getting thinner as I'm not wasting cash on buying unnessesary stuff
  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 5,592 Forumite
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    Hi everyone,

    Budgets done to here :)

    Welcome to our new joiners and returners:
    madmary, sefilby, Squeena, karens42, patentgirl, helencal, pajama, leaporlepor and prettyplease :D

    I am still in my April budget so will be over to join you officially on 1st May. In the meantime - good luck everybody!!

    Coxy
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  • loudmouth
    loudmouth Posts: 232 Forumite
    Please may I join in? 2 adults, one child and my May starts on Tuesday 23rd I am aiming at £170. Thank you
  • Please will you put me down for
    123 please
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  • Islandmaid
    Islandmaid Posts: 6,626 Forumite
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    Hi all,

    Can,t beleive this months going so fast - Inhave been rubbish at keeping an eye on spending, but I have been paying cash and still have about £20 in my purse for next 10 days.

    Can you put me down for £300 for May please.
    Note to self - STOP SPENDING MONEY !!

    £300/£130
  • Billie-jo
    Billie-jo Posts: 1,221 Forumite
    Many thanks to all who keep this challenge going and to everyone who participates.
    I am going to go for £220 again for May please - however its a 5 week month plus our daughters birthday and although she has flowers put on her grave every week they are a bit more special in May. If I do go over then I would like the total spends less the flowers to be within this £220 (does that make sense, it does to me :)) I also want to try and boost the % of money we spend on fruit & veg, it is already the largest % but sometimes only just and there is plenty of room for improvement here.

    Good luck everyone, not over on here till the first but hope those that are have a good start.
    MARCH £62.38/250
  • malamay
    malamay Posts: 793 Forumite
    Looks like I will be under budget for April, and the freezer is still full!

    We are out on a few trips this month, and have company for a week or so. I'm estimating a 'normal spend' month, so £150 should do us.
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