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January 2009 Grocery Challenge
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Can I declare £293.70 for January, please Mrs M. A whole £6.30 under budget! Not as good as it could have been, but better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, as they say
See you over on the February thread.You can do anything, make anything, dream anything. If you change the world, the world will change.0 -
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Can I declare £145 for January please. I've used the remainder of the £180 to go to Mr A in the next town [we had to go that way to pick up the small person] to stock pile whoopsies and regular items that come in at less than Mr T. So am well on the way meatwise for Feb:j
Aril
Aiming for a life of elegant frugality wearing a new-to-me silk shirt rather than one of hair!0 -
I am declaring at £49.44 for January! Just 56p under target!Because it's fun to have money!
£0/£70 August GC
£68.35/£70 July GC
January-June 2019 = £356.94/£4200 -
I'm declaring £133.65 for Jan - was still under (just!!) this morning but a trip to a fruit shop and some time to kill in Netto finished me off.
Off to the February thread now so will see you all over there.
Good luck for Feb everyone.0 -
can I declare at £321.26 for January - the grand total of £3.74 under budget0
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Can I Declare £37.10 for January.
Well under budget for the year at £1200. :T :TSealed Pot dec 08 - dec 09 so far £27.67, Live off £4k Spent £330.20 GC £1,200 for 2009 Spent £50.78 PaD so far £650.07Debts: L/woods £154.00 C/One PAID O/D £649.90 Next £299.95 O/D PAID Gas £72.60 Electric £155.73 Mum £640.00 Orange £490.320 -
My total for Jan £299.04 over buy £59.04.Save £4500 in 20140
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Hi Can I declare 220.54 for Jan pls under by 4.48......its a start!!0
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The end of the first month...hooray!!!
Im going to declare £144.35....£5.65 under....
This did include a couple of takeaways when we were under one a week by week budget, so something to cut back if needs must!!! Will contine for Feb with the same amount of £150 as my cupboards are quite bare, and I started January with a full cupboard and freezer so fingers crossed for next month!! Well done everyone we made it!!!!:beer:DFW 1108 Proud to be dealing with my debts:love: 2014Is Going to be the Year...for love...:smileyhea0 -
Can I declare £366.52 for Jan please, £16.52 over budget but I did stock up with bargains in Somerfield so expect to come in under budget in Feb...ha ha famous last words.
Thanks to all on this thread, it is helping me no end, my family can't believe how much hm food I give them now.Be kinder than necessary because we do not know the battles that someone else may face
A103, A210, U211, EA300, Y163, AA316, DSE141, A300 = BA (Hons):T
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