February 2009 Grocery Challenge

highland_fling_2

good morning all
would like to declare at £146. Have a couple of pounds left for fresh bread etc. Sorry but I will not be able to catch up with everthing that is posted on this thread anymore as it is toooooo long. Suppose that is a good thing as more people are trying to control their grocery shopping, but I am also worried that I might miss something. Just don't have that much time to sit at computer.
Anyway will pop in and out when I can. Would like to aim for £150 in March. Good luck to all.

laineyc_2

Morning. I managed a no-spend day yesterday. I have bought bread and milk today. I need some fruit but will get that tomorrow.

jintyb

MRS M can you put me in for £160 for March pls? Im into week two of march as pay day for me is the 20th. So far so good.........fingers crossed!!!:D

*BigBird*

Morning all. There is currently 78p left in my Feb budget, to last til Saturday. I really shouldn't need anything else til next Monday though - only thing that might run out is fresh milk, but there are 2 cartons of longlife in the cupboard so they will have to do! I'll not declare til Saturday though, just in case...

Mrs M, can I go for £300 in March, please? I have a visitor for 4 days next month, but we will probably eat out for 2 of the evenings she is here which I won't count as part of the GC budget. I've done a meal plan for next month and made a list of all of the meat we'll need, so I will set about sourcing this free range and local at the start of next month.

You know, I don't think I've ever been this organised! I'm a changed person since discovering the Grocery Challenge

prophecy_grrl

Hi all

I'm declaring £186.94 for February :j

As I've come in under budget agaian, I'm going to try for £180 for March please Mrs M.

Good luck all, see you on the March thread

OrkneyStar

Hi there,
Just to say I won't be on for a bit so good luck for March everyone.
MrsM keep me on annual at £2500 for now,
thanks.

SAVVYMUMMY_2

Hi all, just popped in to update siggy as i`m still on the feb challenge. I have £18.51 left of the budget to last until Sat.:j really happy with this.

MrsM can you put me down for £350 again for March.

Happy at the moment with this amount, although would like to bring it down a bit further. I will see what I have left at the end of March and then maybe think about bring it down a bit further. good luck to everyone in the new month and catch u all later on Sunday.

MRSMCAWBER

annual
Mrsmcawber €1680 - [strike]€92.67[/strike]£172.67
Orkney star £2500
Mags50 £3000
Nykmedia -£1200 £346.55
Mummzyof2 £1200
Mummy2mygirls £3000
Angelatgraceland £6000
JennyBee £1440
mama67 £1820
Taka £1320
Savvystudent £1500
Free in three £2500
Turbo5019 £2000
Sylvan £3000
Penny2myName £1080
Perrywinkle £3600 - £104.28
gillst £2400
Yummymummy05 -£2800
jtb2412 £3640 -£643.46
Hamish222 £3000
Monthly
01001011 £75
415Sanfran
Aeshna
Alisean221
Allegra £170
Always Happy £200
Angelnikki
Angelraesunshine
Annie123 £
Aril
AuntiH £350
BADPENNY
Baileys babe £300
BarneysMom
Beki
belfastgirl23
bexbex
*Big Bird* £300
BigSpender2
Boodle
Booklover
Brummiebabe
Bunnygirl007
Butterfly72
Butterflybecks
Candy Girl
Carolt2 £150
Casperthefriendlyghost
CazzieDevil
Changing me £240
Cheapskate
Cherry Pie £95
compingirl
Coolmum66
Coxy11 £375
Cranky40
Crazyaboutsaving £250
cte1111
CurlyTop
CW18 £128.50
Dazzle21
DdraigGoch
DebtFreeIn2009
Delaneyjae
Dizzycow £300
DreamingofMoney £300
Dumpling
Egon
Elaina79 £320
Eliza bunny £117
Elsie52
Essex-girl £300
Ess-Six
FairyElephant
FallenAngelShelly
Fatcattaff
FedupandSkint
Fedupnow £164.81
FlatEric £100
Floxxie £200
Fluffysox £130
FlyladyFlower
Frazzmunch
Galaxy863
GC81 £200
girl least likely to £250
GlitterBall
Goldfinch68
GreenandThrifty £100
Greent £450
gtx
Guns n banjos
Hamish222
Hannamint
Hayley11
Helzbelz_57
HiglandFling £150
Hollysan
HugeDebt
Huxley £250
Ifonlyitwaseasier £115
Inamess200 £375
Indebted £320
Isochick
Isthatreduced
jackiegibbo
Jackie
Jackie W £250
Jane2112
Janeryan £200
Jayne C £250
Jaycee1972 £180
JayJay14 £130
Jessie18
Jinky67 £150
Jintyb £160
Joanie
Johnswife £300
JulieJim
JulieMK £120
Justpeyton4now
KAAT_LADY
Kalojac
Katholicos
Kayharcombe
Kdalwayskint £120
KeepingPositive
KezLou £150
Kunekune
Kindlesgirl
Kippaxmum
Kippers
KITTY
KiwiSaver $600
kj*daisy
Kookgekje
kunekune

MRSMCAWBER

LadyMay
Laineyc £450
Lainz £84
LauraDora
Laurasbump
Liberty9515
Lifebegins
Lillibet dripping
Lingojingo
Little Anna
Little_belle
LittleEmms £130
Little_Miss_moneysaver
Littlemissthrifty
LoopyLinz
Loubob
Lucycat
LucyLocket01
Mad mittens £80
MaisieM £150
Mari
Marri_Lou
Meanmarie €300
millieJo
Millyscarlett
Miserly_mum
Miss-keep-counting
Miss Liquorice £105
Miss-Spent
Mommyof4
MoneyFritter
MoneyMission
MoneyQueen £75
Moniker £275
Mooloo
MotherShipton
Mr+Mrs T £250
Mrs Bartolozzi £250
MrsGibbs1503 £280
Mrs Money Penny
Mrs-MoneyPenny £400
Mrssnowy
Msgnomey
Mudgekin
MummyEm
Mummygems
Mummyof4 £200
Mummyyof5 £500
Mumofjusttwo
Nancy888
Natty68
Natzini
NewlyFrugalMumOf3
Newlywed £350
Nickynoo08 £150
Nimbo £100
nmlc £350
Northern Star £168
NotenoughCash
Old McDonald
Oliego
Orchid-96
panambi £200
patent girl £300
Penguin83
Penny grabber £150
Penny Pincher
Philsmum
Phoolgrrrl
PinkJen
PinknFluffy
Pip-Squeak
princess leia £250
Procrastinator
Prophecy-grrl£180
Prudence41 £100
PurplePrincess
Purpleskies
Puss14
Queen of string
Rach £140
Rachel021967 £450
rachelmk £160
Radish72
RavyLesley
Reb £230
Redmel1621
Reverbe
Rockie4 £180
Russet red £340
S4aRainyday
Saffouri
Sarahc44
SarahSarah
Sashanut
SAVVYMUMMY £350
SAV3R £375
SazzleDazzle £70
Scip789
ScotSaver £240
SeaBright
Searching Me £150
SexKi11en
Sharronej
Shelly1977 £80
Shelovestobuystuff
Sistercas £400
Slowcoachme
Smiler34 £220
SmlSave
Snowedunderitall
Sparklymessygirl
Starflower £275
Steele
SunnyAngel
SunnyDay
Sunny Donny £175
Sunny girl £400
S_Wales_Saver £250
The Bees £350
Tigger888 £300
Timetobedebtfree
tjp70 £230
Toonie
TootiFrooti
Tracey.32 £150
Trazy£100
TrixieB
Tripletmam
Turnaround Sue £250
Wendy Witch £230
Wmf
Wyrdsister
xx_Jo_xx £300
Youareeallyhelpingme
yummymummy05
Zend £200

Weekly

Elly2

SAV3R

I haven't posted this month but have kept up with reading most of them, I would like to declare for Feb £336.62, pleased with this as I am under again (2 months in a row).

Don't want to go back to my usual £400 month so will try £375 for March please.

Off now to try and start a meal plan for March, we should really have enough meats in the freezer after the trip to a wholesale butcher.

Good luck to everyone and see you on the March thread!