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March 2017 Grocery Challenge

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  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,364 Forumite
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    here we go again :)

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  • Doom_and_Gloom
    Doom_and_Gloom Posts: 4,695 Forumite
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    March hasn't started yet but will go from the 1st to the 31st. Please put us down for £155. Two people, just food and drink, not alcohol though as different budget.
    I am a vegan woman. My OH is a lovely omni guy :D
  • Happy_Kitties
    Happy_Kitties Posts: 1,614 Forumite
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    I'm completely new to this, so taking advice from the intro, from March 1st I'm going to log every receipt and spend and log how many typically nsd days I have ready to set some targets in April. I'm really interested to see the results this challenge brings for me��
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  • Fruittea
    Fruittea Posts: 956 Forumite
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    Thanks for the new thread. I'm still in February at the moment but I'd like to join again and go for £150 from the 1st to the 31st please.
    I still have plenty of freezer food - mostly home grown but after doing the February challenge I'm finding that meal planning and shopping to a list is making me really think about food and to make more healthier choices.
    I mainly shop with Ocado for a plant and fish diet for 2 and I really enjoy trying new and seasonal foods but this month I've decided to try out the Essential brand for my main shops and see how I go with that. I also have a veg box from Abel and Cole through the winter months and have a separate budget for wine and pet food.
    Good luck.
  • Lauralozzle
    Lauralozzle Posts: 719 Forumite
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    Still On Feb for the moment but put me down for £300 again - to cover food/toiletries/dog food/takeaways/booze

    My month starts 28/02/17 - 30/03/17
    February Grocery Budget: £190.75/£350.00
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  • Whoknowskt89
    Whoknowskt89 Posts: 262 Forumite
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    edited 18 February 2017 at 10:27PM
    Can I go for £110 for 1 and 4 cats please?
    I'm not 100% sure on my exact spends at the moment but I'm fairly sure that's about it (I do a monthly online shop and then only pick up things here and there!)
    This is to include cat food, litter and household / cleaning products, foods and drink.
    From 28th February until 30th March please

    Thanks
  • ScotinLondon
    ScotinLondon Posts: 357 Forumite
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    £140 from the 25th of this month again for me please.

    Thanks for starting the thread up again.
    SIL
  • Franalamadingdong
    Franalamadingdong Posts: 553 Forumite
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    Hi all! Wow. March already. Our budget will be £195 for the calendar month. It's based on an average single parent and child house spending £44 P/w. Divided it by 7 and multiplied by 31 and rounded up. It'll be DS's birthday, but his cake ingredients and party food come from a birthday budget.
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 9,332 Forumite
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    Theoretically my portion of my annual budget should be £250 for March but I am going to continue challenging myself to reduce my stores, and we are going away at the very end of March so I don't want to have a fridge-full of food at that point. Let's see how it goes

    SL
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  • pamsdish
    pamsdish Posts: 2,585 Forumite
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    Still in February too, March 1st £125, please
    Do I need it or just want it.
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