May 2014 Grocery Challenge

shiningfaery

I am back in for May, having run away from budgeting for a while going to start taking control.

So going to work to aim for a budget of £200 per month for 2 adults and 2 children (1 weaning).

Currently spending £100+ per week so for this renewed budgeting I will say put me down for £300 for May.

I run my month from 1st so will be doing my inventory and stuff in meantime and start planning my meals.

malamay

I'd like to stick at £180 please. We are going abroad for a week, but self catering so will include holiday food spends, a first for me!

Thanks to all who keep these threads going.

Mrs-s_4

First spend today of £6.85 on 2 bottles of pop and doughnuts for our trip to the park, plus bread, milk and coca cola to keep us going until Wednesdays mr T delivery.

Lily_rose_2

Can I join in for May please?? Desperately need to cut down my grocery spends.....so am aiming for £360My usual spend is £400.....for a family of 5....to include packed lunches, cleaning stuff & toiletries:eek:

Chi-me

I'm just finishing my April GC and thinking I'm going to reduce significantly. It's been doable as I'm now thinking about wants v needs and so I'd like my May GC budget to be *drum roll* £200 :eek:

meanmarie

Please put me down for €200 have been very bad so far in 2014 but need to get myself together for the rest of the year

Marie

cw18

I'm in again, but have been dithering over my budget.....

When I set my budgets for the year 'way back when' the monthly figure for May came in at £244.18

But I also set myself a personal challenge (monitored on my spreadsheet) of trying not to spend more than two-thirds of each budget, which went fine in January but got slightly blown in Feb & March (looking good for April though).

In the last couple of weeks I've done a full stock take of my freezers (:eek:) and have today started a full stock take of all non frozen/chilled foods (:eek: :eek:). Given what I've found I reckon I should be able to manage the month on no more than £65 for fresh milk, fruit and veg and a couple of 'incidentals' such as Fl0ra, but there are a few types of meat I'll want to stock up on if Costc0 put them on offer before the end of May (skinless and boneless chicken thighs and/or breasts and pork steaks) or get back in stock (NZ lamb steaks) if I can make freezer space for them. Plus OH and I are taking my two youngest GDs away for a long weekend which will mean picking up some stuff I don't generally keep in, and I've got his young niece here for a night the following weekend as she's coming to youngest GD's christening with us (though she's a good eater and I don't really have to worry about cooking anything different to normal for her - and she's only 3.5 ).

So I'm going to declare my budget as being my unofficial one (two-thirds what I'd planned to have), which means I'm signing up for £162.78 please.

lynnejk

StanwithaPlan wrote: »

Hello, I've been lurking on MSE for ages and I'm finally about to start my DMP journey so the thought of not having the option of sticking a few bits on the credit card at the end of the month is no longer there!
I shop once a weekish in Aldi so this should be doable

Lily_rose wrote: »

Can I join in for May please?? Desperately need to cut down my grocery spends.....so am aiming for £360My usual spend is £400.....for a family of 5....to include packed lunches, cleaning stuff & toiletries:eek:

Welcome :hello: new people and great to have you on board. I'm sure you'll do it Stan and admiration for budget for 5 :eek: Lily.


Hope you all have a thrifty Tuesday
Lx

just_the_two_of_us

Morning all.

I am in for May and will set my budget at £250 please - an increase of £50 to take account of the healthier eating we'll be doing with SW.

Aiming for 7 f and v a day. Hope to come under budget though as will "share" the booze out for three months not two. LOL

agreenmess

Golly May already, where has the time gone. As always I'm trying to stick to a £200 budget for me and the other half, with the two dogs, the cat and all the vets stuff which goes with them.