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May 2014 Grocery Challenge

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  • Sequeena
    Sequeena Posts: 4,728 Forumite
    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 :j
    Grocery budget
    April week 1 - £42.78 | week 2 - £53.05
    24lbs in 12 weeks 15/24
  • Frizzle_2
    Frizzle_2 Posts: 1,104 Forumite
    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!!!
  • lynnejk
    lynnejk Posts: 5,732 Forumite
    Rampant Recycler Debt-free and Proud!
    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 :D


    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
    SPC130:staradminx61..2014=1178/2015=1287/2016=4616/2017=3843
    OS WL= -2/8 ......CC =00......Savings = £13,140
  • Happygreen
    Happygreen Posts: 2,949 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    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 - Gandhi
  • bmma
    bmma Posts: 607 Forumite
    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 £1,920
  • K9sandFelines
    K9sandFelines Posts: 2,778 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    £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 Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 July £76.30/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. One person vegan household with occasional visitors)
    Forever learning the art of frugality
  • MrsCautious
    MrsCautious Posts: 1,621 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 17 May 2014 at 12:44PM
    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 x
  • Luiem
    Luiem Posts: 87 Forumite
    £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)


  • mumofthetwins
    mumofthetwins Posts: 1,111 Forumite
    Yay NSD for me 😃
    I'm determined to keep a better eye on my money and what I do with it !!

    Lisa x
    DFW
    January £0/£11,100

    NSD
    January 1/31
  • Ladyluck1
    Ladyluck1 Posts: 749 Forumite
    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 OFF
    GC Sept £141.17/200
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