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May Grocery Challenge

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  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I'm finally getting there :D I have £25 left of my £200 budget, it's payday on Friday and I have done the final shop last Friday :D

    Next weeks shopping is done already to take advantage of a Tesco e-code and I've had to pay for it with my credit card because they don't take electron but I'll adjust all my figures and redirect money where it needs to go on Friday.

    So I'm not quite at my £160 for the month but £175 is definitely better.
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

    F U Fund currently at £250
  • Katinkka
    Katinkka Posts: 426 Forumite
    WOw. I just totted up the grocery spends from my excell sheet and thought I would have gone over for sure because we only did one shop at the begining of the month and due to illness, birthdays etc , i have found myself popping to the local costcutters and waitrose for numerous bits and bobs but have just totted it all up and it comes to £248! Which is £2 under target!

    Thanks everyone for your great tips.
    :heart2:I have a child with autism.:heart2:
  • Mint1955
    Mint1955 Posts: 685 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts I've been Money Tipped!
    How many mouths does that fee and did it include cleaning and toilet rolls etc.
    Sheila
    Living the dream and retired in Cyprus :j

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5105296
  • rchddap1
    rchddap1 Posts: 5,926 Forumite
    End of the month for me after my last big shop of the month yesterday. I still need to get a couple of bits and from my calculations I will come out at roughly £90 for the month. This means that I am £10 below budget, which is fantastic considering. I've already spent the £10 on a treat for my other half and I at the cinema (Star Wars).

    Yesterday I did a big shop at Tesco's online filling the freezer back up again. I now have enough meat for the whole of next month which is good. I would usually buy some tuna fish cakes and some fresh cod fillets from asdas, but these can wait until my next shop, which is in 2 weeks time.
    Baby Year 1: Oh dear...on the move

    Lily contracted Strep B Meningitis Dec 2006 :eek: Now seemingly a normal little monster. :beer:
    Love to my two angels that I will never forget.
  • Galtizz
    Galtizz Posts: 1,016 Forumite
    I have unstuck this thread as it can now be accessed through the Monthly Challenges Index :)
    When life hands you a lemon, make sure you ask for tequilla and salt ;)
  • Gavboy
    Gavboy Posts: 55 Forumite
    Thanks for all your tips guys, only got round to registering today despite lurking for a year and a bit and got so many people to thank! I've saved tons thanks to all you lot, you're the best!!!! :D
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    You're welcome.
    Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
    Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.
    DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    I can't itemise the various savings I've made since joining Old Style but the one thing I can do is read the bank statement I got this morning...

    It tells me that I finished the month with £166.80 more than I started with!

    Yay! :)

    I'm amazed - and dead chuffed :)
    Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
    Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.
    DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    WOW, how did you manage that?

    Come on, we want details!!
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

    F U Fund currently at £250
  • spendaholic
    spendaholic Posts: 1,550 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Name Dropper
    Well done, Squeaks! :T

    You gonna move it to Pin Money Savings?
    spendy/she/her ***DEBT-FREE DATE: 11 NOVEMBER 2022!*** Highest debt: £35k (2006) MY WINS: £3,541 CASH; £149 Specsavers voucher; free eye test; goody bag from Scottish Book Trust; tickets to Grand Designs Live; 2-year access to Feel Amazing App (worth £100); Home Improvement & Renovation Show tickets; £50 to spend on chocolate; Harlem Globetrotters tickets; Jesus Christ Superstar tickets + 2 t-shirts; Guardians of the Galaxy goody bag; Birmingham City v Barnsley FC tickets; Marillion tickets; Dancing on Ice tickets; Barnsley FC v Millwall tickets
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