May 2024 Grocery Challenge

Soontobeoap

I have been thrown again. Was expecting DH to be released from hospital on Monday or Tuesday but they discharged him late yesterday. Result was a mad dash to buy lots of tempting light food as he is not hungry and needs to eat. Wizzed round Asda just gravbing things off shelves. No list! Even got to the checkout and had to buy 3 bags! Life has got in the way again! £51.00 spent. 🙁

scandimore

£98 spent on food for the coming week. Lots of nice salady stuff and a plan in mind to use up the few bits we have left. £10 spent last week on top ups I'd forgotten to order in the main shop. Would have cost about £4 from the supermarket. Am going to make a basic stocklist for future orders so I don't forget things and end up at the expensive village shop.

goldfinches

On Wednesday after walking group I spent a further £7.66 at M*rks on 3x ys limes, ys rolls and 2x asparagus. Then yesterday I spent £12.05 on yoghurt, roll, mushrooms, 2x radishes, 3x wipes of various sorts and a new dishwashing brush. Then this afternoon I spent another £12.50 on gherkins, milk, coriander, onions, cream, rolls, carrots, cabbage and mints. Aaargh, this has got to stop, I must stay out of the shops. I feel as though I have said this to myself so many times over the last few years and am never able to stick to it, perhaps I should buy myself one of those horrible electric shock collars and set it to go off at the entrance doors.

My shameful new total is £55.07/£150 which means I've spent an incredible £5.01 per day!

wishus

wishus said:

Monday - chicken cacciatore and potatoes https://cafedelites.com/chicken-cacciatore/
Tuesday - easy salmon curry https://hungryhealthyhappy.com/easy-salmon-curry/
Wednesday - someone else cooking
Thursday - couscous salad https://pinchofyum.com/couscous-salad-with-lime-basil-vinaigrette 
Friday - prawn and broccoli stir fry and rice https://damndelicious.net/2015/01/16/easy-shrimp-broccoli-stir-fry/
Saturday - cajun chicken pasta https://savvybites.co.uk/cajun-chicken-pasta/

A careful shop at the start of the week and two splurgy snacks spends for birthday treats have taken the grocery total to £80.89 for the month so far. 

Recipes from last week - all hits so far, but we have yet to try the prawns or couscous, so prawns will roll over to tomorrow. 

Pennypincin

I've £12.50 left from last week, which will go into the bulk fund.
Im pleasantly surprised though.

Daywon

Total for last week - £4.99 / £5.00 - phew! :-)

£5 target for this week again. 

SausageDogSandwich

 Morning all, definitely ended up spending more than planned with the hot weather, had big shop delivered last night aswell. I’m going to allow a small fruit allowance to top up at the end of the week and then stretch the shopping a few extra days to make up for the overspending. And I think I’ll do more veg meals next week as I got a joint of pork, 1.6kg chicken breast and burgers this week which took up a chunk of the budget. 

£219.02/385

Finstickle

A couple of weeks to report for me, 2 big shops and 2 tops ups so not too bad, although today's top-ups of decaf teabags (not available in Lidl) was £4.25!!!!

Looking at my Lidl receipts even for the last last couple of weeks (£73.80 & £64.33), the receipts are not that long!  Really seeing the cost increases come through as I am being strict on what I'm buying and it's still adding up.  I am however under half with half the month to go.  I also made some high protein ice-creams at the weekend (which DD didn't like so just me and DH on those, luckily it's raining again) and I also made some chocolate mousse cake with butternut squash which has been hit and gives a good chocolate hit.

We've a fairly chilled week this week so hoping for some good organisation and no more top ups.

Currently £147/£400

thriftwizard

@Soontobeoap, I think you should write that last shop off under Medical Expenses rather than Groceries; the words "nourishing" and "nursing" come from the same root. There are times when fretting after every last penny just adds stress you could do without... not advocating anyone should spend more than they have, just that no-one should beat themselves up for spending a little more when it's very clearly called-for for higher reasons.

Says she who's just spent £21 on extra food for an unanticipated family meal, plus general topping-up; a cancelled trip (again) over to DS3's for dinner, plus an unexpected overnight stay (and dinner, naturally) from DD1 have turned my meal plans for the week upside down again... I will count this in, as some of it was actually "bread" for OH, and some's gone into the freezer for another day (pie fish) plus we're going over to DS3's on Wednesday instead, so that's one meal less to cater for. Swings & roundabouts...

Pennypincin

£9 spent in Tesco on 2 boxes of own brand cereal, a bag of pears, bag of oranges, a bag of sweet potatoes,a courgette and 3 small bananas.
I still trying to run the freezer down, so will be trying to get minimal freezer stuff unless absolutely necessary.