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May 2021 Grocery Challenge

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  • K9sandFelines
    K9sandFelines Posts: 2,777 Forumite
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    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?
    Ok, never mind; I've figured it out 😊
    GC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 July £75.94/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. One person vegan household with occasional visitors)
    Forever learning the art of frugality
  • pamsdish
    pamsdish Posts: 2,585 Forumite
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    £5.44 in M0rries
    Do I need it or just want it.
  • thriftwizard
    thriftwizard Posts: 4,862 Forumite
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    £6.20 in W8rose this morning, which just bought 3 items; kale (mine's bolted now; ah well, free seeds for the coming season!) spinach & a 1l pot of Greek yogurt, which 3 of us eat regularly. Spinach is absolutely necessary, or I'll get whistled at by two very cross cockatiels, who think a morning treat of a couple of a spinach leaves is the only way to start the day! (Though dandelions are just about acceptable too, but we're running out again.)

    Sooo - can I get fruit, veg & cheese at the market tomorrow for under £35? I can do meat & fish from the freezer, and we're still being inundated with eggs from The Girls, but I may need milk too, before the month is actually out. It'll be a very close thing...
    Angie - GC Jul 25: £225.85/£500 : 2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 26/68: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)
  • thriftwizard
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    edited 20 May 2021 at 7:08PM
    Another £1.99 gone, on milk & mushrooms from the corner shop. This is how the money goes! I was doing a stir-fry for tea, but someone had eaten the mushrooms that should have been the main protein element for the girls - there's a handful of raw cashews in there too, but they are more expensive - so I had to run up there & get some, and thought I might as well pick the milk up too, so I don't have to darken W8rose's doors again this month. But of course, as the milk is there in the fridge now, it'll just get used up faster... I'll try to keep a pound or so back tomorrow, but if anything pushes me over, it'll be a little thing like that. Probably!
    Angie - GC Jul 25: £225.85/£500 : 2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 26/68: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)
  • pamsdish
    pamsdish Posts: 2,585 Forumite
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    After committing to no spends the rest of May, purchases have rocketed, £16.28 on grocery, £14.99 on a nice wisteria, think I will aim for minimum June, especially as I have a c.c. bill just under £500 for vet.
    Do I need it or just want it.
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