November 2008 Grocery Challenge

gilly1964

£18.81 spent last Friday at Mr T's and it looks like I could come in om budger.

£11.40 left only need potatoes, eggs and some lunch packup:j

gillaman

Whew - just made it. Declaring at £98.47 (£1.43 left out of £100.00) as my next month's shopping money gets paid in on Friday and I don't think I'll need anything until next week now. Plan to keep Christmas separate from GC as it will be a joint operation between me, my dd and my eldest dgd. We're all broke so will keep spending to a minimum but I've no idea what it will be yet.

CW18 - so very sorry to hear your sad news.

ZLS1984

When you set your budget is it just the food budget you count or for bills as well or does it not matter.

I am setting a food budget for December, this is without bills but includes toiletries and cleaning stuff.

My budget for December is £160.00.

Not sure bout budget for anything else yet, will add my budget to my siggy soon.

candygirl

My budget is for food, cleaning stuff, toiletries and dog food ZLS, but everyone's different:D

ZLS1984

Thank Candygirl,

ps how did you get ya siggy so long is it due to how many posts you have done?

fertyskids

i started my new month yesterday and did the big store cuboard and freezer shop.

Today was a NSD today!!!!!

last month i went slightly over, well hubby did!!!

will update my siggy in amo.

hugs to everyone. thanks
fertyskids

candygirl

ZLS1984 wrote: »

Thank Candygirl,

ps how did you get ya siggy so long is it due to how many posts you have done?

I think we're all allowed 5 lines, i'm not sure hun

fluffysox

A very strange month- I only did one Aldi shop and a few midweek trips to the local frozen food store for bread, milk and bits- so I spent under £60. Reasons; worked away two weekends and had flu one of the others. OH has been to Tesco twice but only spent under £40 in total on groceries. So this brings November total to £100.
I am going to take a break from the challenge for December as its hard to keep up at the moment- but I have been shopping and cooking in an OS way and this will continue.
My biggest lesson learned so far: don't shop to feed the cupboards- I can never see what is at the back anyway!
See you in January!!!!! Have an enjoyable time with families and friends over Christmas :A

philsmum

Hi everyone.

DECLARING AT £173.00 FOR NOVEMBER.

Mrs. Mac could you please put me down for £160.00 for December.
Not a good month but hopefully will be able to make up next month.

Sorry to hear of your bereavement CW18.

eveie189

Well
I suppose you could say I have failed spectacularly again this month. I have, however done a heck of a lot better than I did last month, so that's a plus. Gonna take a look at my spending diary over next couple of days and then set my target when I officially delare for this month. I need to see where we are going wrong.

Well done to anyone who is anywhere near their target this month (escpecially as we are coming to crimbo).

Katie