January 2010 Grocery Challenge

beemuzed

I'd like to hop back on board this month please - need to keep a tighter watch on the money before it drifts away! Two adults plus a dog, but with family/friends staying most weekends in January!:D
Setting the bar fairly high at £350 for this month as I do spend more on entertaining!

Genuisscuffy

Hello, not done this before but here goes... I would like to try for £400 for January please.

candyblue

Can I join you please? I have never done this challenge before so my overestimate (hopefully) is £200, as I dont get paid until 15th of month and have no money left I will be making the most of what I have already got in and leftover Xmas foods.

I hope to get this budget down a lot especially as the year progresses and we get lots more veg off the allotment

rosieben

Welcome to all new GC'ers :hello: Helen will be along shortly to add you to the front page list.

I've decided to go annual with my GC budget so Helen, would you put me down for £960 annual please.

Rebekah24

Think I got missed...hehe

£30 for January, including toiletries, cleaning stuff etc..just for one!

stay_calm_keep_knitting

Hello all! Can I join too please? Lurked for a long time but going to bite the bullet and do it properly this year!

Can you put me down for £80 for January? It's just for me and I'm really hoping it will be less than that but my cupboards are a little bit bare so will need to include some stocking up as well. Thanks!

BigMummaF

rosieben wrote: »

I wasn't as organised as I'd like to have been this christmas so I'm joining in this thread - thought it might be of interest to others here. I rarely venture outside the OS board and I think I've been missing a lot of good stuff on the Christmas/Occasions board
....mrT have just delivered and some really nice subs with price matching, I'm impressed! ....

Did you have to post that link Rosie; I was hoping to reduce my poota time as a NY Rezzie :doh:Have been musing on soaking some dried fruit in whiskey & mixing into melted dark choccie for a gentleman's b'day gift..does that sound OK?
I've still not made up my mind how to do the GC--read cw about a dozen posts back & replace with BMF:rotfl:-- so until I do, I'll pledge to do the best I can.
The January No Spend Day Challenge is up & running if anyone would like a lookie.

Linda32

Hello, can I join please, will go for £240.00, my weekly budget aims at £60.00 and I'd like to know how that fairs, new week starts tomorrow so ideal time :T

rosieben

BigMummaF wrote: »

Did you have to post that link Rosie; I was hoping to reduce my poota time as a NY Rezzie :doh:Have been musing on soaking some dried fruit in whiskey & mixing into melted dark choccie for a gentleman's b'day gift..does that sound OK?
I've still not made up my mind how to do the GC--read cw about a dozen posts back & replace with BMF:rotfl:-- so until I do, I'll pledge to do the best I can.
The January No Spend Day Challenge is up & running if anyone would like a lookie.

sorry BMF, but you know you love it really! and the whisky soaked fruit in dark choc sounds lush, great idea, shame I dont live near you :rotfl: I'll be joining in the NSD thread again for jan, need to report my progress for dec, will do that tomorrow.

sashanut

Hi all:j

Can you put me down for £240 for Jan 10 please??? I'm hoping to come under that, but if I set the bar higher then I'm more likely to succeed IYSWIM......lol thank you!!