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May 2011 Grocery Challenge

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  • chocolateteddy
    chocolateteddy Posts: 516 Forumite
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    Count me in again just a 4 week month so £280 this month please. Children all back at school tuesday so should be easier and I am working 3 days a week and take lunch with me so no going round the supermarket - I must try and do a meal plan to help
    Thanks to MSE savings we got to go to Disneyworld Florida.

  • hannah:-)_2
    hannah:-)_2 Posts: 243 Forumite
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    Had a bit of a spend, but stocking up on things I know I'm going to use so £14.67/£100 spent so far. Feels like a lot of month left to go :(
    Official DFW nerd 187 :T Highest debt Oct 06 £23,319 _pale_ Cleared end 09. :T
    Student again now and trying to fight the debts that are creeping up again :eek:
  • freakyogre
    freakyogre Posts: 1,465 Forumite
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    £1.72 spent on milk and baking powder.

    I'll hopefully pop to Aldi at the end of the week as want some fruit and they have a good selection on their super six. I used to work about 5 minutes away from there and really miss going in my lunch break, but it's too far away now. I have a dentist appointment in the same city, so can go then.
    Grocery challenge - Nov: £52/£100
  • suze72
    suze72 Posts: 209 Forumite
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    Hi there, could I please join too?

    I would like to try to stick to £300 for the month - that's for me, OH and 2 grown up kids, and will include all cleaning stuff and toiletries.

    Thankyou
    Suze
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    DMP March 2010 [STRIKE]£9786 [/STRIKE] now £990 :)
  • Nomster
    Nomster Posts: 2 Newbie
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    Hi,
    this challenge sounds exactly what i need! As its my first month I'm gonna save all my reciepts but I guess around £100 for the month. Eak! I don't know whether I should be nervous now i've put a figure on it!!:rotfl:
  • TheThriftyScrumpers
    TheThriftyScrumpers Posts: 293 Forumite
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    Hi All
    I hope you are enjoying the long weekend. Spent some time in the garden tidying up today and planting seeds - sunflowers (free with my veg box), salad leaves and cabbages (free seeds my mum got with her newspaper) with DD. We had a great time :)

    Please can I be put down for May spends of £430. Even though I was £20 over for April I am still going to keep shaving £10 off the budget each month. I know where I went wrong (easter hols) and I am really hopeful I can keep to the budget for May.

    Good luck to everyone and a big thanks to all who run the thread. xx
    GC Mar 11 £437.08Apr 11 £459.26 May 11 £485.52 June 11 £423.79July 11 £409.22 Aug 11 £250.10Sept 11 £396.14Oct 11 £382.37Nov 11 £372.55Dec 11 £332.29 Jan 12 £375.19:Feb 12 £349.58Mar 12 £279.66Apr 12 £249.12May 12 £337.66/Jun 12 £362.58/Jul 12 £317.03/Aug 12 £354.02/Sept £439.72/Oct 12 £210.16
  • mrs_tooti-frooti
    mrs_tooti-frooti Posts: 170 Forumite
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    I would like to join and try £350 this month please.

    I have no idea how huch we spend on groceries so this will be a good starting point.

    I'm going to try and use as much out if my cupbourds as I can and the freezer as well of course.

    Wish me well everyone:o
    mrs tooti-frooti
  • katholicos
    katholicos Posts: 2,658 Forumite
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    Can I pretty-please be put down for £80 for the month of May?

    Many thanks!
    Grocery Challenge for October: £135/£200


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  • MumOf2Beasties
    MumOf2Beasties Posts: 55 Forumite
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    £215 for May please!!!
    really hoping i manage it this month, but when i started on here i was at £250 roughly a month and was already writing a shopping list and meal plan, popping on here gives me an extra little kick up the bum:p (also started driving lessons,chosen a career path booked a Haven holiday so no choice but to cut down;))

    Haven hol is 7 weeks away and i intend to have 5 days of eating out, having FUN and NOT WORRYING ABOUT MONEY with my beasties, my mum, my sister, her hubby and 2 kids:Dbliss!!!

    failed my 1st theory test by 3points:mad:so total cost will be £62 aslong i pass 2nd time!!!(£31 a pop!!!!)

    new career plan means i need a CRB which i'm having to pay for, £63:eek:

    sorry for the not very GC ramble but it is 'budget' related ;)

    good luck to all:)
    1 adult, 3 children-Newborn and ages 4 & 6, 1 rabbit
    budget of £250 is for food, toiletries, nappies, wipes, cleaning/washing products and pet supplies (litter, sawdust, food)
  • rachelww1
    rachelww1 Posts: 680 Forumite
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    After a disasterous April, could you put me down for £300 for May please. £1.50 spent today on a loaf of white bread, as DH forgot to make any for himself and the boys.
    LBM Dec 10. Total unsecured debt £41176 :eek: Nov 12 Debt Free Thanks Mum x RIP x

    2013 Savings £250
    2013 OP £3500
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