April 2021 Grocery Challenge

thriftwizard

I'm off into the April budget with a supermarket spend of £47.80. More than I'd like, but I didn't have time to scoot around several different shops or go down into the city to L!dls. There'll be more spent tomorrow when I stock up with fresh stuff at the market. Feeding 5 adults with 2, possibly 3 different diets - omnivore, pescatarian & fusspotarian - full time, and another 3 on high days & holidays - outdoors, of course!

goldfinches

thriftwizard said:

I'm off into the April budget with a supermarket spend of £47.80. More than I'd like, but I didn't have time to scoot around several different shops or go down into the city to L!dls. There'll be more spent tomorrow when I stock up with fresh stuff at the market. Feeding 5 adults with 2, possibly 3 different diets - omnivore, pescatarian & fusspotarian - full time, and another 3 on high days & holidays - outdoors, of course!

@thriftwizard - and there I was thinking how boring it is cooking just for oneself for an entire year, thankyou for reminding me about what I'm not missing. I feel for you trying to feed a fusspotarian (great word that should be included in the OED forthwith). 
I tried to spend money today but the items on my list were out of stock so I shall have to make do until Saturday now which will probably do wonders for my budgeting.

zafiro1984

I'm trying for minimal spends this month. Hopefully just one spend at a supermarket plus a couple of veg/fruit boxes. 

t14cy_t

no spends yesterday but did manage to get 3 packets of bahlsen biscuits free from a checkout smart. very posh bikkies!! happy good friday everyone. xx

pamsdish

£42.63 This morning in A1di, this includes a litre of whisky and a whole salmon.

Suffolk_lass

goldfinches said:

thriftwizard said:

I'm off into the April budget with a supermarket spend of £47.80. More than I'd like, but I didn't have time to scoot around several different shops or go down into the city to L!dls. There'll be more spent tomorrow when I stock up with fresh stuff at the market. Feeding 5 adults with 2, possibly 3 different diets - omnivore, pescatarian & fusspotarian - full time, and another 3 on high days & holidays - outdoors, of course!

@thriftwizard - and there I was thinking how boring it is cooking just for oneself for an entire year, thankyou for reminding me about what I'm not missing. I feel for you trying to feed a fusspotarian (great word that should be included in the OED forthwith). 
I tried to spend money today but the items on my list were out of stock so I shall have to make do until Saturday now which will probably do wonders for my budgeting.

Loving fusspotarian!

Suffolk_lass

Went to the market this morning and the bank blocked my card after the second transaction (the traders come from a one hour radius around the town). Third place no contactless, fourth place no go at all!  I can see how it looked after a year of online click and collect or credit card shopping but not very convenient for me 🙄🙄🤔. Fortunately we got there with another bank card!

Treated us to a rib of beef from our (no-)entertainment budget but otherwise, spent £16.50 at the fishmonger, £10.50 at the baker and £12.14 on fruit and veg. We should be good until mid-April with luck

Tightpants24

pamsdish said:

£42.63 This morning in A1di, this includes a litre of whisky and a whole salmon.

Love the image of this as being the only 2 purchases made 😆 

snowbird20

my budget for April is $400USD and I've spent $35.72 to top up a few things.  I still need eggs (none in the delivery this morning).   I should be able to do $300 really because we will be out of town for a week this month.  

thriftwizard

Another £65 spent at the market this morning, on fish, a couple of pasties for my fusspot (who doesn't eat fish despite spending several months up the Andes helping with fish & potato farming) cheese, fruit & veg, plus a big gammon for later reference. I did get a massive bargain with a huge tray of blueberries for £3; a few going over but the vast majority absolutely fine. I've frozen two big trays-full and will turn most of the rest into blueberry & lemon jam & ice cream tomorrow.