May 2021 Grocery Challenge

t14cy_t

so sorry for your loss PAMSDISH. its a very hard time for you, sending virtual hugs.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

JingsMyBucket

pamsdish said:

Thank you all for your sympathy, very much appreciated, not been out today, dreading meeting fellow dog walkers.

You poor thing. Take as much time as you need and avoid places that are full of memories if need be. Whatever coping mechanisms help for now. 

Pixiehouse55

GSDMum said:

Pleased I made it to Friday without venturing to a shop. We did run out of fresh milk though with about 200mls having to be thrown away due to it curdling in a coffee, funnily it didn't smell 'off' though. I've got a backup of cartons containing UHT milk for such times, keeping me from running to the shops and temptation. 

Today's market day! £26.30 was spent on fruit and veg; £4.40 of that was on a kilo of cherries - couldn't resist! It's a real treat, and no doubt we'll be munching away on them while watching the telly tonight, another treat was English strawberries, the 1st of the season, they were just over £1 a punnet!  Three pounds of new Jersey potatoes made today's trip a bit expensive.... but it'll be all worth it! 

In Aldo a further £15.20 was spent on dairy; milk, cheese, butter, and eggs. Was pleasantly surprised to see their filtered milk was only £1.15 for 2 litres, some 50p cheaper than other supermarket brands. I normally buy 2 x 2 litres of 'normal' fresh milk, and 2 litre of filtered, using the filtered last. 

I've no plans to visit a shop till 26th May, some 12 days away, despite me forgetting to pickup some onions. I've got one onion left, and that will just have to stretch 

We're off cruising on Monday and so I'll not be worrying about shops. Nothing glamorous.... just us taking our narrowboat on a trip to Rugby  Boat's now fully provisioned! 

How exciting!! We are retiring In July. Selling up buying a narrowboat and cruising the canals. With our 2 dogs.  It's been a long wait ,  10 years to get to where we are now.. How long have you had your narrowboat GSDMum?  Hope you have a fab time. 

GSDMum

Pixiehouse55 said:

How exciting!! We are retiring In July. Selling up buying a narrowboat and cruising the canals. With our 2 dogs.  It's been a long wait ,  10 years to get to where we are now.. How long have you had your narrowboat GSDMum?  Hope you have a fab time. 

We waited about 4 years for the time to be right. We've lived aboard for 5 years now, and we don't regret a moment. There are over 3k miles of canals in the UK and we wanted to do every mile, but I'm afraid we're having to miss a few  We're toying with the idea of now returning to dry land for health reasons, but I'm not too sure if we want to leave our floating home. 

If you need any info or help with your new life, please do message me! 

BrassicWoman

I haven't posted for a couple of months as I have been trying a food delivery service, seeing if having everything prepped would help me make healthier choices.

It kind of was worth it to get me out of a cheap pizza rut. I've had proper veg and protein every day, and not thinking about what is for dinner is nice. But I still craved sweet stuff every day. I'm feeling more positive about life, maybe because of food, maybe because the world is about to get slightly less crazy? Anyway - it's been a nice break, but back to normality now!

After that I'm sitting at £1365.71/£2400 for the year. Which leaves around £150 a month for June onwards. Still feels possible.

pamsdish

JingsMyBucket said:

pamsdish said:

Thank you all for your sympathy, very much appreciated, not been out today, dreading meeting fellow dog walkers.

You poor thing. Take as much time as you need and avoid places that are full of memories if need be. Whatever coping mechanisms help for now. 

Unfortunately the field I walked Maddie in is directly behind my bungalow, practically every dog walker has to pass by.

K9sandFelines

K9sandFelines said:

Please count me in for £340 for May, thanks @elsiepac

Hugely underestimated how much i would spend last month, plus had to stock up from scratch after moving house. Also, had some bulk orders. Really want to be stricter this time round so fingers crossed

Will try my best to check in; but i either forget or dont have time; and then before i know it, another month has gone by.

Good luck everybody

Doing really well so far.
Not had much opportunty for Ys; but i am salvaging food waste from work and have had a few bits from Olio since moving here. Despite being in a big city previously, nobody was using it nearby.
Also, using Shopm*um, Clicksn*p and Check*utsmart. Made a booboo last week, but had a few good items. Aswell, as money off on the C*-*p app.
Can anybody explain Greenj*nn to me please? Cant figure it out, even though i did use it years ago when there was nothing listed. Is it just pointing you in the direction of good offers? 
However, had a £14 odd spend in a little oriental supermarket. Free for me to get there with monthly bus ticket for work, but had to cover DD2s busfare. I would walk, but am suffering with leg pains atm so the bus is the better option.
Ill try and check in again before payday/month end.
Good luck all. 

GSDMum

About a year ago I registered for Asda online shopping, though I'd never ordered a delivery. Today I received an email from them with a digital token for £10 off my first order so long as it's over £60. Having just done some research on pricing between Tesco, Sainsbury, Morrisons, and Asda, and discovering Asda resulted in the cheapest supermarket, I didn't need encouragement to create my first order. The order has a 1st June delivery slot, therefore technically I've started planning for my June budget. 

June looks to be starting well!  

Pixiehouse55

GSDMum said:

Pixiehouse55 said:

How exciting!! We are retiring In July. Selling up buying a narrowboat and cruising the canals. With our 2 dogs.  It's been a long wait ,  10 years to get to where we are now.. How long have you had your narrowboat GSDMum?  Hope you have a fab time. 

We waited about 4 years for the time to be right. We've lived aboard for 5 years now, and we don't regret a moment. There are over 3k miles of canals in the UK and we wanted to do every mile, but I'm afraid we're having to miss a few  We're toying with the idea of now returning to dry land for health reasons, but I'm not too sure if we want to leave our floating home. 

If you need any info or help with your new life, please do message me! 

Hi and thanks for the offer to message you, very kind.  I'm 58 and hubby 65 we will travel the canals as long as we can, not sure if we will manage to get round all of it!!. Speak soon x

t14cy_t

spends of £11 yesterday in iceland and morrisons, lots of ys bargains to restock the freezer with! community larder yesterday too so well stocked everywhere again!! well under budget this month so far.........