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May 2010 Grocery Challenge

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  • purplevamp
    purplevamp Posts: 10,327 Forumite
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    Today DH did the weekly shopping, armed with a list, and stuck to it...apart from buying some radishes, 4 pears & 2 bags of potatoes for 30p each. I wouldn't have minded about the potatoes but we've still got a bag and a half left from 2 weeks ago!! But he did manage to save £3.10 so I'll let him off...as long as he eats the radishes and pears in time :cool:

    So that was £62.31 so far. Hopefully we'll have at least 3 NSD's due to the bank holiday.
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  • flips_2
    flips_2 Posts: 3 Newbie
    I would like to join this month, please could you put me down for £100 for May?

    I spent £10 today but we have so much in the cupboards and freezer that I shouldn't need to spend anything for the rest of the week
  • positivelypurple
    positivelypurple Posts: 410 Forumite
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    Did our first shop of the month yesterday and not pleased at all to have spent £78 :eek: I've had another look through and we didn't buy many 'extras' at all. And I forgot coffee :mad: The f&v will have to last the whole week as there isn't any extra for a mid-week top up.

    Not going to think about it too much and will try and stretch out what we've got.
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  • huxley
    huxley Posts: 296 Forumite
    Hi all:D will pop on a bit later to put on total spends so far:o just been catching up on posts. Hopefully we are not doing too bad, but life in our sty seems to be going from one hic-cup to the next lately!dh ,ds2 and i are meant to be working at allotment today but seeing as it is tipping it down at the moment not sure what will get done! Best go and put breadmaker on and put chicken in oven and prepare rest of dinner so that if it does brighten up and we get to lotty im prepared for quick roast when mil comes for her dinner:D Good luck everyone
  • debsleypig
    debsleypig Posts: 85 Forumite
    Could you please put me down for £250 in May?

    That is for 4 of us, me, hubbie, 3 year old son and 9 month old daughter (oh, and the dog).

    Really want to cut down on grocery bill. Not sure how well I will do this month, as it is hubbie's and son's birthday in May. Plus I have 3 kiddies parties to take son to. But really want to crack on with this.
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  • cookie9
    cookie9 Posts: 764 Forumite
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    After the expense of last month and I need to build up my savings could you please put me down for £80

    Freezer has a few meals in it. Mother gave me sausages left over from bbq so think some form of sausage casserole in slow cooker today. Will have a look at some of the recipe ideas to see if I can keep to budget this month.
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  • natlie
    natlie Posts: 1,687 Forumite
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    Hi went shopping yesterday

    spent:

    £15.99 in the farmshop
    £17.24 in Lidl
    and £4 in Farmfoods

    thats our shopping for the week apart from getting milk now and again
    Nat
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  • summerlou
    summerlou Posts: 75 Forumite
    edited 2 May 2010 at 8:23AM
    went shopping last night spent 36,00 so hopefully just have to top up with milk this week. actually enjoying this challange.hopefully be able to get some debt paid off thanks again
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  • looie
    looie Posts: 706 Forumite
    First shop of May and I have spent £5.40 in Mr S and £37.68 in Mr T. Took advantage of the lidl voucher in the Mirror in Mr T and I was surprised they took it really when some people have had theirs refused.

    We are having a roast chicken dinner today which I have half prepared I shall finish it when we get back from the allotment. Only going to do a couple of hours as I don't think this afternoon is going to be very nice :(

    Take care everyone and have a nice bank holiday weekend :D
  • franby64
    franby64 Posts: 944 Forumite
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    edited 2 May 2010 at 10:30AM
    Morning all

    Spent £12.56 yesterday on milk, apples, bananas, noodles, biscuits, squash and coke. The coke is for the kids but I will only be buying 1 bottle at the weekends from now on - too £££!

    Just done a freezer list and I've got a fair amount of stuff in there so now I'm going to mealplan until 18/5 - my next delivery - and try not to spend more than @£100 before then. This should keep me on track and gives about £6.25 a day as a rough guide.

    Well done everybody on the gardening - we've got spuds, onions, peas, beans and tomatoes started but while I love planting things I'm not very good at getting good crops off them so thats this year's aim!

    Have a good weekend.
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