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October 2009 Grocery Challenge
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Yeah, yeah, Yeah - I just done my finance and we spent 210.38 (I put it off as I was dreading the totals) this is the lowest it's been since forever (budget was 240)0
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Declaring over for Oct at £517.83 - but this did include goodies for OH's 40th (inc balloons etc and a Waitrose cake), a Halloweem outfit for. DS1 and some other stuff bought in supermarkets which *could* be taken out, so not too disappointed. Actually, I'd be under if I took out the clothes - woo hoo! so... now declaring Oct under at £490.33 - yippee!!!!
Nov - am aiming for £450... not doing well so far!! Oops! :-D
greent xI am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £200 -
*clears throat* Okay, so my second month on the grocery challenge was a bit of a disaster budget-wise. I've come in at £416.94 from a budget of £350! Oops! Perhaps I was a little unrealistic with my budget. Mainly, though, I spent because we had the money, and hopefully it'll mean I don't need to spend as much in November - which will be good because we're going to be a bit short of cash!
Anyway. I'd like to declare at £416.94 for October please!I'm broke, not poor. Poor sounds permanent, broke can be fixed. (Thoroughly Modern Millie)
LBM June 2009, Debt Free (except mortgage) Sept 2016 - DONE IT!0 -
I would like to aim for £200 for November please.
Declaring £148 for Octoberbusiness mortgage £0))''(+ Barclay's business kitchen loan £0=Total paid off was £96105 PPI claimed and received £13527
'I had a black dog, his name was depression".0 -
Declaring £143.10 for October. OVer the moon. Will post new target in November thread.It's what is inside your head that matters in life - not what's outside your windowEvery worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory. - Ghandi0
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Aiming for £300 in November
Spent £10 fruit at lidl and £16.00 at HB & milk & bread. Gonna get 3 milks today to see us through the rest of the week! Dont think we need much else this week except some chicken & veggies. Have started writing down spends in my work diary!0 -
I came in at £206.79:mad::mad::mad:
blooming kids and their trips to the shop:rolleyes::heartpulsOnce a Flylady, always a Flylady:heartpuls0 -
Sorry, have been very remiss this last couple of weeks, which is probably why I have come in over this month :mad: Admittedly, I knew it was going to be an odd month - but on the plus side, I have to say that writing everything down has shown me how it's those "tiny" quick shops which tip me over. That and my DD's birthday :rolleyes:
So, October has been and gone at £313.05. I'll do better in November (but think I'll go back to £350 as it's obviously more realistic for me...).0 -
Been a bit busy recently. Still, I kept all my receipts, and made a note of anything I spent that didn't get a receipt, so I've been able to catch up with my spending diary.
October's GC comes in at £209.24
My budget was £52 pw plus £40 for special occasions, so £208 + £40 = £248.
I actually spent £187.01 + £22.23 = £209.24 so I'm really pleased with that.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
Hello everybody,
I'm declaring an October spend of $341.91.
I actually spent more than this if I include what I spent for my daughter's 21st , Halloween, and Christmas Wrapping paper, but I'm not going to as I need the boost, and by rights these should come out of the 'Special Occasions' budget, if only I had one.:rotfl:
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