May 2013 Grocery Challenge

K9sandFelines

Officially on the June thread now; saw out the last day of the month with a NSD. Thanks to Mr T delivery saver (valid til the 10th) and Mr S sending me three vouchers for free delivery. I should make it through without the extra expense, and the option to use Mr S if i want to, but not because i am tied to it due to delivery saver. Took advantage of the nice fruit and veg at Mr S (seems to last longer and currently better offers on what i like) and offers at Mr T, so got both coming tomorrow. Lots of savings in both, due to promotions and Mr T vouchers.

See you all in June.

meg72

Declaring at 50.00 for this month. Went to market yesterday for fruit and veg 6.00 on 2 punnets Strawberrys, 2 punnets grapes and 10 nectarines,half for DD and 3.00 salad stuff and a cabbage.

On way to bus I spotted a small chest freezer outside a secondhand shop, really good condition and 6 months warrenty for 50.00. I have been looking for one for ages. Its being delivered this morning so I am
scrabbling around trying to find a space for it

Plan is to batch cook ready meals for June, using up what I have in as have my eye op on the 11th and want to be prepared.

she_who_can_not_cook

DollyBongo wrote: »

Morning All!

Declaring May £237.82 which is £42.18 under budget but still seems a heck of a lot considering boys were with their dad for three weekends. Feeling a little frustrated!

Will be moving over to June now. See you there

Have a lovely weekend
xx

Dont feel bad any reduction in the food budget is a good thing

meg72

DollyBongo wrote: »

Morning All!

Declaring May £237.82 which is £42.18 under budget but still seems a heck of a lot considering boys were with their dad for three weekends. Feeling a little frustrated!

Will be moving over to June now. See you there

Have a lovely weekend
xx

Why are you feeling frustrated, check your figures and give yourself some credit, In march you were saying your budge was around 400.00, you have decared at 237.82, in just 2 months a
massive 163.18 saving. Well done and keep it up.

cattysmum

Good morning sorry a bit late this month with totals , right then coming in over budget for May at £234 so £34 over budget, Im not to concerned as it was a long month for me and we had a few days out. Ok popping over to june now. Bye

cw18

Finally processed all my receipts from May - missing a couple (one I don't think had food on, the other I've guesstimated the total), and had to try and recall everything I'd spent at a food festival back on 4th (don't get receipts, and realised a week later I should have made notes - so at the one on 26th I used the note facitility on my phone to keep track.... lesson learned)

Because of the food festivals I always expected to go over this month, and I have. My budget of £211.50 became a spend of £271.89 - but I do have a lot of the stuff left (eg. sausages in the freezer, bottles of expensive cordial tucked away for holidays in the coming months). However my budget for the year to date is £1030 and I''ve still only spent £1005.19 of that - so I just need to monitor closely between now and the end of September (2 weeks and 2 long weekends away all with OH, and one of the weeks also with his almost-3-year-old niece).

AimingForBetter

Bit late in the final update for May but we're a bit over target at around £340 give or take a few pence (can't find one of the receipts).

Not too worried as main shopping is done on a fortnightly basis so doesn't work exactly with the actual month hopefully will work itself out in the end.

Off to update sig then over to June.

AFB

tessie_bear

hi just calculated my spends for may so am now moving on to june...bit higher than i would like but i am now on a mission to use up stocks so will see how it goes

good luck in june

Tales17

Late checking in but managed to come in under budget by over £20, first time this year! Woohoo!