January 2010 Grocery Challenge

CRANKY40

Could I just creep in and say thank you to everybody who has mentioned George and I. Your kind thoughts are appreciated, and it's good to be back.

Honeyapple

Im going to give this a proper try this year. Can you put me down for £300 for January. This is for 2 adults one 4 year old and baby, this money does not include nappies or baby forumla, we are lucky that MIL buys all the nappies for us and that DD is on prescription milk so every bit saved.

Im going to do my meal plan for the week in a minute and have a look in the freezer to see what I have, its well stocked so hopefully will have some good meals out of it.

Caroline73_2

I'd like to join in at £310. That's £10 per day for the family (me, OH, DS1 -11, DS2 -4). That includes all food, toiletries, cleaning products and take aways (got to live a bit!)

suzybloo

Hello folks - can I be put down for £280 for January please,this is to include everything. There is me, OH and DD2 who stays here half the week, I also have DD1 two nights a week, along with DGS who has just turned one two nights a week. We all take sandwich boxes (I used to go out to buy lunch everyday- but thats stopped!!) but I will bake cakes and cookies and try home made rolls for a change.
Good luck - will report on a weekly basis

Suz

taffy1969

Hi I would like to join your grocery challenge. I joined last year I think but soon fell off the wagon. 2010 will be different, just hope I haven't joined too many challenges! Please put me in for £300 for January. I would like to think I will come in under this as have quite full cupboards/freezer and going to butchers tomorrow which won't be included in January!!!!
Thanks Taffy

freakyogre

I'm loving this time of the year, purely for the reductions on fruit and veg! Since Saturday I have got a lettuce, bag of spinch, punnet of peaches, box of blueberries, bag of carrots, packet of stirfry mix, 6 tomatoes, bag of organic potatoes, bag of apples and a bag of onions all for less than £1.50 If it was this price all the time i'd eat much more healthy food (that's my excuse anyway )

Also bought some broccoli, bananas and clementines today (not reduced...pfft!) so will have a lot to keep me going next week. I won't count these though as will start from the 1st.

MrsBsBlog

Evening everyone, hope you all enjoyed the festive break.

Please may I join in the challenge, I will try my best to keep to my budget and may seem high compared to alot of peeps on here, but I want to take it slowly, if you don`t mind.

Can you put me down for £400 a month. This is from 1st January - 31st January. Now to update my siggy. Many thanks

tiptoes

Hi all Can I join in for January as like others we need to start tighting our belts:o

Can you put me down for £300 this is for food,toiletries and cleaning products (this is for myself, OH, DD 14, DS11 and one fussy puppy). This is a reduction of at least a £100 a month on our normal spend, so not sure if its achieveable but I suppose if I dont try I'll never know

dizzydolly

hello
Id like to join the grocery challenge please .
Could you put me down for £160 for january please this is to include toiletries ,dog food and cleaning stuff but not diesel,.there are 3 of us myself , ds 12 and dd 8 plus a cocker spaniel.
ive plenty in the cupboards and freezer so ill be using those up , january is a very expensive month for me as there are 5 family birthdays after that it should be plain sailing for a while (fingers crossed ).

toshvaldo

I have absolutely no idea how much money I spend on shopping. I can remember that I used to spend more than £400 a month which seems excessive for 2 adults and 2 DDs (10 and 5), but now there is only 1 adult and 2 DDs I have no idea how much I should put. Estimated guess for the first month will be £300.00please, starting from the first. Many thanks and good luck everyone.