January 2009 Grocery Challenge

sharronej

littlechezza wrote: »

Hi, I've always wanted to have a go a this but need some advce. Do you just keep all your receipts, also our pay day runs from 25th to 24th, but would like to give it a go from the 1st to 25th or this month, so I'll go for £150 and then next month run from 25th to the 24th, also do you include eating out and any advice on trying to Slimming World and also budget.
Thanks

HI,
I have a book and I write everything down, I know that a lot of people add their receipts up afterwards (and I do keep them) but I couldn't rely on that because it's quite likely that I'd lose some. Another good tip that I have picked up today is to put the grocery money in a tin and use from that, making sure that you put back any change so it can add up. :T

Angelraesunshine

Well i am now back after nearly 3 months but determined.

Please put me down for £300 though i have my soon to be 5year olds birthday party to cater for 20 kids in that i am hoping i should still be able to come in under budget as before my lapse i had been doing about £250's fingers crossed for everyone to have a good month xxx

30_something

Hi

New to the grocery challenge too, but I lurked a lot on the December one!

Would you please put me down for £140 this month (1 adult, 2 ever-hungry children and a cat!). My normal spend is normally £200+ so it'll be tough but I think it can be done and really want to give it a good try! We have so much food left over from Christmas anyway, which should make it easier.

Thanks to the December thread getting me so motivated, I already have 7 meals made and frozen ready for January! I had some leftover potatoes, carrots, parsnips and onions from before Christmas, which probably would have been thrown away tomorrow as it was all looking a bit sorry for itself. Instead, inspired by what I read on the grocery challenge I went out this morning and bought a couple of tins of corned beef, and made a huge pot of corned beef stew (delicious it was too!). We had enough for lunch and supper today, and the rest has now been frozen as 7 individual portions for future meals. Not bad at just £2.70 for the corned beef, and using veg I was only going to throw away otherwise, so thanks all for showing me the light!:beer:

mothershipton

hi, count me in, I started this last year but got fed up with trying to force hubby to stick to a budget. Who knows this year may be better. Id like to spend less than each month last year. So Im starting with £350. This seems like a lot for 2 adults and 2 kids (growing lads) but husband has expensive tastes.

nickynoo08

Hiya can you put me down for £100 please. We've still got a fair amount of food and alcohol left to see us into the new year. I've still got a small amount of my dec gc money left but should only need to get milk in till the 1st (she says:rolleyes: )

savingforoz

Hi, I'm new to the grocery challenge but think I'll give it a go!

I'll go for £90 for everything -food, toiletries, cleaning products, and that's just for me. :beer:

justpeyton4now

Going for £100 for January as budget says we can't do more than that. Our January started 22/12/08 and goes to 30/01/09. I'm going to need to do a big shop this week as cupboards are fairly bare from eating from them and freezer all last month.

Have done a vague menu plan and think we can do it. First month of the GC so this should give me a good idea of what I need to do. This is for food, toiletries, cleaning etc for me, DH and our furchild aka doggy.

hamish222

I have not been doing challenge for months but need to get back in swing. Can you put me down for 200 please.

Gloveman_2

Hi. Newbie here who's keen to join in. Just me on my ownsome so I would like to start with £175 please. I'm sure I can get it down as the challenge goes on though

juliejim

MrsM - can you put me down for £300 please.

Thanks

Jue