May 2016 Grocery Challenge

Islandmaid

NSD today

Tink_04

NSD today have been doing well - meal plans all set 8 days till my new month starts so we should come in just maybe just a little over budget as will probably need milk / bread and some fruit so.ill update when im done - the meat pack was definitely a big win this month as saved meloads and.got some great meals out of it.

lynnejk

Evening everyone


Shopping today was Al*i = £22.88


Hope you all have a super Monday
Lx

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beccalouuuu wrote: »

Going well so far, have also quit smoking from Tuesday.. touch wood that is going really well, amazing how much you save just by the fact you don't need to go to shop to buy cigs!:T

Good luck with the smoking - I quit as a heavy smoker 16 years ago - I will NEVER smoke again - the urge does go away, just takes a while.

FurryBeastOz wrote: »

I think I'm going to try to cut out the Pepsi Max. It costs about £30 a month - I can easily go through 4 cans a day. I'll have to start slowly though.

I swear that stuff is addictive. I rarely drink stuff like that, but ran out of my fave coffee (Azera), which I only buy on offer. I bought a bottle of Pepsi Max for a caffeine fix and was going up the wall the next day for more - powerful stuff.

Anywho, reporting spends of £20 - I think it was £17(ish), but can't remember exactly, so rounding it up - teach me for not saving the other receipt. Still on course, but a little over.

milasavesmoney

$17 for some veggies and cheese. Signature updated. I'm over half my budget, so need to tighten up the rest of the month.

Smiley87

Up to £138.98 now. Did a quick shop in Al** to top up on fresh fruit, veg and salad and then bought some drinks from to take to a family BBQ at the weekend. Could have got it cheaper but the drinks were a panic buy because we realised on the way that we'd forgotten to bring anything! Bah! It's ok, we're still within budget and doing far better than last month - baby steps and all that!

t14cy_t

nsd yesterday, yipee.xx

Meezel

Morning

Not been around to check in for the past 2 weeks. I have posts to catch up on.

This challenge has made me think more on what I am buying. I do a weekly shop at A*di then if there is something I can't get there I nip to Morris*ns as it is close by. I only take cash with me now for shopping so any money left over from A*di I will take to Morrisons. I was walking round Morrisons with my calculator app on my phone to make sure I wasn't going to go over, I come under £5 budget this week :T

My total is now showing £280.60 x

Solstice_3

My budget is not looking great at the moment, only 1 NSD so far and I've done a bit of comfort food shopping Anyhew on a positive side I have made my own houmous which we had for lunch yesterday and today with veg and pita bread followed by fruit. Today I made pesto which I am making some pesto pasta salad out of, enough pesto to last a few meals. Also have 4 meals worth of chicken left from my YS chicken so will have some tonight with the pasta and some green salad and some for some lunches in wraps. Oh I also made scones and have enough ingredients to make them again

I've spent £194.59 out of £300 but have a full fridge, freezer and cupboards but I am feeling a bit panicked that I will still end up needing more! I will have to buy more salad stuff, fruit, bread and milk over the next 4 weeks I really hope that is all we will need! Oh and I need to go out again and buy a cucumber as we just finished the last one.

We will be growing tomatoes (already growing) and cucumber (waiting on plug). Also very small amounts (due to space and mostly just fun for the kids) of carrots, onions and lettuce. Also have strawberries and blueberries if the slugs don't eat them all. Still that won't be until end of June at the earliest.

Islandmaid

NSD here again, that's 4 in a row will blag it out to Wednesday I think, then will need cat food, so will do a weekly shop.