December 2015 Grocery Challenge HO HO HO!!!!

Hi Zippy - and all who follow.
I'm popping over from my usual spot in DFW land because I need to take a bit of control of my grocery shopping habits. I was lucky enough to become debt free this month, but am still spending way more than I need to. I'm worried that with Christmas coming up I'll just go mad and start buying loads of food now that I have a 'bit more money'. I think that being on here will make me more accountable - I'm terrible for 'popping into a shop on the way home from work', and worse when I'm tired which I am, all of the time.
I would like to pledge £300 for December, which includes all groceries for 2 adults, 2 kids and 6 cats. That seems like loads but in reality is about what I am spending at the moment. It's the one area of my budget I get a bit slack with.
I'm off now to have a good look through the Christmas index and recipes.:beer:

ooooooooooooh Christmas time groceries ............I love them,i ponder all year on what im getting been busy with online opinions got 30 quid for marks and sparks and introduced a friend to sky so have a hundred there also clubcard ponts so this year im sitting out December challenge will save my weekly grocery money for clothes in January sales.emptying cupboards and freezers out from now to mid December so minimual spends needed hoping on dairy and f and v only good luck all and I will read all your posts in hope of ideas on what to get xxx

Hiya all


Thank you Zippy and Coxy for running this thread


Gosh - it seems to have come round fast this year!!


Please put me down for £240 again for December


I'm in November to the bitter end but I'll be popping in to have a look
Bye for now and good luck with the challenge everyone
Lx

Thanks for putting me down again. I have no idea where I've come in from November due to holiday and now an operation but I'm sure I've not overspent.

My month will run from Dec 1st and is for 2 adults and 3 children 6 and under at home all day.

£400

Hope you're all well and thanks for keeping the threads going :-)

Thanks for the new thread Zippychick.

MMMmmm this is a tough one and it does include Christmas, Ive got one DD coming home for 2 weeks and my eldest DD for 5 days ...plus other christmas 'do's' and visitors ie normally 10-15 round for boxing day buffet , 8 for Chrimbo lunch this year.

So realistically I am going to aim for £500 (to include food, alcohol, cleaning products etc.).