March 2019 Grocery Challenge

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I'm in again!! (sorry Elsie, we must have been posting at the same time on the Feb challenge! :rotfl:)

cuddlymarm

Good morning guys
This month I’ve got a lot of expense so I’m going to try and spend as little as possible. We’re doing SW so we will need fresh stuff and I don’t want to let my cupboards run too low so I’m going to work on £100 for the month.
Have a good month guys
Cuddles

euronorris

I'm in! Please put me down for £300. My budget runs from 26th Feb until 26th March.


I have tried this challenge so many times before and failed. BUT...I have a renewed motivation, I actually have a meal plan in place this time and have created a shopping list and checked prices against mysupermarket etc to find the cheapest place. I'm actually hoping to come in under budget, but wanted to give myself a little wiggle room for extras (such as when my parents come to visit later this month.


Spends so far:


£7 Sainsburys
£14.68 Tesco
£29.94 Lidl
£10 Boots
£24.09 Farmfoods
£13.30 Morrisons
£1.25 Lidl


Total so far: £100.26/£300


Anticipate spending more today as popping into Asda, Iceland and Waitrose (believe it or not, cheapest place for a couple of items).


This seems a lot within the first week, but it includes quite a few monthly expenses, such as nappies, bulk purchase of fizzy pop, kitchen roll, butter, soda crystals etc etc.

Airthrey

I may just scrape in under my £100 budget for February. However, I'm going to be stocking up a bit in March so am going for a (to me) extravagant budget for March of £150.

Highland_Fling

Good morning everyone
March GC £100 for Highland Fling please.

MadamMim2013

Morning, thank you for the thread..
I’m in for £300 again this month..
Lots in the cupboard and am trying to buy less unnecessary stuff.

Suffolk_lass

I'm here. I have already done a £66 major shop in my March budget (which starts when DH gets paid)

sinkorswim2018

In again with a £200 budget.

VickyV

Hi all,

Thanks Elsie for the new thread!

I'm in again. It's technically a 5 week month for me but me and the 2 littlies will be bobbying off on hols for 2 weeks at the end of the month so I think I'll leave it as if it was a 4 week month.
Can you put me down for £260 again for this mo th please? I may be pushing it because I'll need to make sure dd has enough in the freezer and cupboards not to starve (she *can* cook but would rather not bother) but hopefully I can just portion off some of the meals I cook and freeze for her. We'll see.

I might try to do March as a whole month rather than splitting into weeks so I can bulk buy if needed.

Vicky x

becky170

Thanks for setting up the new thread Elsie.