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May 2014 Grocery Challenge
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My month is over now and I've come in under budget again I'm so pleased
Just placed my first order for June £38 so will be under budget again this week!
See you all on the June thread Wife and mother :jGrocery budget
April week 1 - £42.78 | week 2 - £53.0524lbs in 12 weeks 15/240 -
Hubby announced yesterday that he wants to go away at the weekend. It's going to be a great weekend and we had nothing planned so seems a perfect opportunity!
This does mean that I wouldn't get the shopping done at the weekend so had to go today. Spent over £50 in farmfoods to use the £5 voucher. Just hope the fresh stuff lasts for week next week!
Really pleased with the grocery spends this month still got about £80 left and only one shopping trip to go! I hope!Grocery challenge-
J- 52.40/£200 M- 187.56 A- 212.93 M-193.44 F-201.31 J- 240.62 D- £149.27 N- £210.69 O- 196.80
S- 213.68 A- £213.03 J- 249.66 J-206.29, M- 252.91, A-£250, M- £250
debt free as of feb 2015. Now saving for deposit for new house! Moving in June 2015!!!0 -
Did a couple of shops today. Li*l took £2.93 and Morry £11.55 so £14.48 in total.
Had smoked mackerel, avocado, watercress salad and new pots for tea. Really good and made a nice change
Hope you all have a great sunny weekend
Lx£10day.2014=3213/2015=3421/2016=3238/2017=2702/2018=498..APR=12.03/300
GrocC.2014=2162/2015=2083/2016=218/2017=1996/2018=450..APR=17.13/200
Bulk buy.......APR=233.76
GC.NSD..2015=216/2016=213/2017=229/2018=39..APR=03/15
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OS WL= -2/8 ......CC =00......Savings = £13,1400 -
I ended up going in after all yesterday, as Lovely Daughter remined me that she wanted a food processor for her birthday - caught one of the last 2 at Li&l's! Got a few bananas and Pretzels as a treat for her as she was quite upset after her exam
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win - Gandhi0 -
update on spending £177.44/£250.00
3 NSD'S:hello::coffee:Penny Pincher in training
Keep Calm Keep Vegan:):staradmin
year's food budget £1,9200 -
£8.56 spent yesterday on lolly ices in Morris*ons and YS bread and Quorn SF burger requested by DD1 in the C*-*p.GC 2025 so far £1461.52/£1710 Dec 13th - Jan 12 = £55.52/180 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month.Two person vegan household, with occasional visitors)Join me on the meal plan thread : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6356309/could-we-start-a-meal-plan-thread-again-so-its-not-lost-in-the-gc/p1Forever learning the art of frugality0
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I've blown my imaginary budget which should see me at £1,000 spent this year by end of May as I've just been running around like a mad thing, I have failed to plan and had three takeaways in 2 weeks, mind you we did split one meal between us! And yesterday I was treated to a lovely free v posh Indian meal. For anyone who read my link I posted earlier about our experience of hospital care, I was on the news a fair bit earlier this week, quite a couple of days x0
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£3.40 spend yesterday on bread, milk and a coffee cake (had extra points voucher for the cake and it was on offer.)GC: £40 a week. Sticking to my budget, but never remembering to post in the relevant thread.
Probably buying toiletries that I don't need, as I can't resist a "bargain."
Missing Baby O 01/04/14 - 24/04/14 (HLHS)0 -
Yay NSD for me 😃
I'm determined to keep a better eye on my money and what I do with it !!
Lisa xDFW
January £0/£11,100
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Few YS bits bought in coop chicken breasts 99p, 6pk sausage rolls for lunch tomorrow 36p and 2 packs of 17p doughnuts for pudding
£11 in lidl on weekend offers.
Will update siggy now I'm C, Mummy to DS 29/11/2010 and DD 02/11/2013
Overdraft PAID OFF
CC PAID OFFGC Sept £141.17/2000
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