May 2015 Grocery Challenge

joedenise

Still have another week left in April but thought I'd just add myself in again for May. My month runs from 1st - 31st May. Have a couple of weekends away planned but usually take most, if not all, food with us but if I have to buy anything then it will still need to come from grocery budget.

Budget for May is £250 and anything left over at the end will be transferred to savings.

Denise

Solstice_3

Sorry for your losses Zippy and January_23. Hope you are holding up ok.

My new budget started on 17th April and is the usual £320

I'll update spends later

january_23

Thank you for your support. Been missing them and it is hard but as I said I did give myself time.

I initially put that May didn't start until the 1st but talked to OH and he said he was paid today so no budget starts today. Did change the date in initial post. Have kept the budget the same. Have a birthday this month but different budget so should be okay.

£6.41 spent in coop today.

lynnejk

Hiya everyone and a warm welcome to the new peoples :hello:

LolaLemon wrote: »

Exceptions im allowing myself: I'm wanting to change my pots and pans to better quality ones and a few cast iron pieces. so if they come up in the next month at a reasonable price, im going to snap them up! (if anyone knows where to get good quality pots and pans i'd be happy to know )

I like Dunhelm Mill. They have an on-line site if you want to have a look. You can order and collect or have delivered if you're not near a store. HTH
Lx

sheba

Hi there, a looooong time lurker and very occasional poster here, I'd like to address my ridiculous grocery spends and so, listening to the opening post where it suggests you cut down realistically, can I sign up for trying to keep to

£500

please for the period of 5th May to 2nd June.

This is to feed me, hubster, DSof25, DSof21 and his GF, pooch and puss (including pack lunches for the menfolk)

sheba

Tiny change here in that the period covered will need to be 28th April to 28th May- this is the period the cashback CC covers and I do ALL spending on that, which makes it very easy to track. T'other dates are our financial month (hubster is self employed and a subcontractor so it's by the 2nd I can finally reckon up what's what in our finances).

Happy Sunday to all- order of the day here is: Marathon (armchair cheering anyway), and then a family lunch out to celebrate lovely SiL birfday, not too shabby for Sheba. Enjoy whatever it is you are doing.
Sheba

MandM90

I fell off the wagon a little last month. I'm going to try for £160 for May. That's for two adults, one child and two cats. I'm stocked up on cat food and DD gets hot lunches at school, so not as lean as it sounds. Plus we have a well stocked cupboard. Definitely up for the challenge this month!

wealthygirl

Hello everyone,

My condolences to zippychick and january_23 on your loss.

Well last month didn't go very well and I ended up £45 overspend.

I am going to join again for this month but will stick to the same
£240 this will run from 27 April until 27 May, so I think it is doable. I am back at work so that will help.

I am also planning a lot more veggie meals as DD has expressed an interest in becoming vegan, so I am going to gradually introduce a lot more veggie food, as I also think it will be better for us healthwise.

Good luck to everyone and thank you for all the support and ideas on this thread.

craigywv

sorry for your losses xxx I going away on hols next month so have been using freezers up and have finally emptyied and defrosted one...................................nervous wreck seeing it empty!so just buying fresh stuff hoping for 100 till we go away fingers crossed.

Frugal_life

Hi all,

Followed the April thread quite a bit and would love to join in on the May thread and see how things go!

Please can I be put down for £240?

This will be breakfast, lunch and dinner for myself and the OH as well as food for 2 cats.