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April 2021 Grocery Challenge

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  • pamsdish
    pamsdish Posts: 2,585 Forumite
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    £5.29 in A$DA, went for ny second jab and was nearby.
    Do I need it or just want it.
  • thriftwizard
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    edited 28 April 2021 at 8:54PM
    Declaring at £469.64 for April, which is - ok. Unambitious, but OK. It was the first full month we've had DS3 back, and I really didn't know what he was likely to cost us, but his diet has improved no end since he was last with us for any length of time. He's eaten most things without demur, and been happy with a cheap L!dls Margarita pizza when he really couldn't face what the rest of us were eating - usually fish. Phew!
    So, onto May, which for us is a 5-week month; I've kept it at £500 for 5 adults & we'll see how we go. Payday is actually Friday but for practical reasons I'll have to start the accounting tomorrow, otherwise I'd need to go in two directions on Friday as there's no butcher at the market then.
    Angie - GC Jul 25: £225.85/£500 : 2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 26/68: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)
  • t14cy_t
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    bought milk and used a voucher so £3.25 still left in this months budget. not spending until saturday. £150 for the 2 of us has been abit tight this month but all stocks are high as usual!! when i see my family indoors properly we will have a good swap around of food!! see you all in may GC. xx

  • t14cy_t
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    lol. been given loads of bread, bread rolls and a bag of avocados so making bread puddings tonight. will pop in freezer when i get some more wriggle room in there. 
  • flossyblog
    flossyblog Posts: 259 Forumite
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    Total groceries came in at €201.63, making it €48.37 under budget for this month.  
    Included in the budget  household and cleaning items  came to €8.94. for 2 boxes of kleenex tissues, 2 packs of bin liners and a pack of freezer bags No toiletries bought this month.
    Grocery challenge year budget €3K Jan €190 Feb €225 Mar €313 Apr €202 May €224 June €329 July €518 Aug €231Sep €389 Oct €314 Nov €358 Dec €335  Total spent €3628
    2021Frugal living challenge year budget €12.250 Total spent €15.678

    Jan €438 Feb €1200 Mar €508  Apr €799 May €1122 June
    1595 July €835 Aug €480 Sep €957 Oct €993  Nov €909 Dec €2698

  • Well I managed to keep under my target for the month £408/415.  I am surprised because it includes Easter treats and having DD home from uni until the middle of the month.  Have set the bar lower for May.  
  • ancientmum
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    I spent £15.83 over several shops this week  bringing my April total to £93.52 of a £100 target.
    Grocery challenge 2025: £650/1500 annual budget
  • Finstickle
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    the budget is blown!!
    not by too much, but as expected i did go over (only 2 days to payday so hopefully no more)
    £570.74/£550

    That's 2 high months in a row and now my mum is staying with us for a couple of weeks.  My OH hasn't been as strict with his workoputs lately so I have been able to swap in some non-meat protein in the form of beans etc.  Will do that as much as possible but still need to keep his meat consumption pretty high and will struggle to feed my mum cheaply.
    She doesn't like curries which are my go to cheaper & easier meal, she doesn't do middle eastern or african flavours, she doesn't do vegetarian etc.  all the cuisines that I actually cook alot :# 

    The lack of snacks and alcohol was definitly making a difference as having had a couple of weekends socialising I'm seeing the difference in my grocery spend - i will take the socialising though!!

    I also went to Lidl without a list on Friday as i needed to use my £10 voucher, but did mean i ended spending a fair bit in Tesco locally yesterday.
    That sounds rather difficult to navigate to me what with the change of ingredients and the short stay etc. I've always found the difference in preferences and so on the hardest part of catering for others, you have my sympathies. 

    I spent a meagre £1.75 on bananas this afternoon which makes my new total £78.07/£120 and my average daily spend £2.89.
    Thanks goldfinches
    June Grocery Challenge         £0/£250
    2024 Grocery Challenges      Jan - £390/£350  Feb - £431/£500  Mar £499/£500  Apr £729/£700 
                                                   May £413/£450

    2021 £pd Average                  £16.41
    2021 Declutter                        369/365 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🏅🏅🏅
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