January 2010 Grocery Challenge

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Coxy11 wrote: »

Hi,

Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but in todays Daily Mail there are two vouchers for money off at MrA - £5 off at £50 shop, and £10 off a £100 shop. HTH someone.

Coxy
xx

There are similar Asda vouchers are in the Metro newspaper too (so freeeeeeeeee)! :j

natsing

Did Appallingly in January spending £200- £70 over budget!! :eek::eek:

Would like to try again in Feb with £130 for the month please

PennyGrabber

miecherox - i go through phases when i'm a bit addicted to supermarket shopping too.
First thing, don't panic, as rosieben said well done for owning up to the issue.
I agree with what rosie says - if you have the money at home, and only take a certain amount out with you and not your cards, then you can't buy extra. If you need only milk, then take what it will cost, about £2. While you're there, if you see offers etc, then you can remember that for next time, and allow yourself to take that much the next time.
Also, if you do a monthly menu plan, you'll know what you're eating, and what you'll use from the storecupboard, and what you need to buy. A monthly internet shop is helpful here - if you do an online shop then return to it the next day, you can usually take off a load of the things you added on through impulse!!
If you do all of these things, you'll find that you can start trusting yourself a bit more. Plus, if you have something in mind that you need to save for, eg a holiday, then anything you don't spend on food can go into that pot, which will make you feel even better about yourself!

Sorry for the ramble, but I feel for you as I was there too!!!

PG x

LINKYPIE2009

MrsM - please put me down for £300 in Feb.


January was £40.55 over budget - so let's try again....

xx

pierre94

hmmmm..its worth a shot.... i'll compete in it...

Mumof2_2

Please can you put me down for £390 in February. Many thanks!

RuthG

Another NSD for me today, so well within target. My month doesnt end till Saturday though, so still plenty of time to mess it up.

Ruth

empy

Good afternoon, Well a flipping nightmare this month I have gone over budget by a minimum of £62. 88, thats just the reciepts I have kept, : ( explains why I never have any money, I need to break this cycle of frivilous spending! so drastic action I am going to draw my grocery money out of the bank and pay with cash only now!!! not too sure what the budget will be for Feb yet, hoping to do a store cupboard challange and try and be in budget for Feb.

empy

dreamingofmoney

Hiya All

Could i please declare at £270 for Jan and could i please set my FEB budget at £300 again.

So sorry i don't post much, but read with interest everyday, so for my bi monthly post, many thanks to you all who post

Dreamer

elizabunny

Welcome miecherox you have come to the right place for help and support. I find it best to keep out of the shops as much as possible, it helps me to avoid those impulse purchases that are so hard to resist. I would go as far as to say, I don't do a regular big shop in MrT, MrS, MrM or MrA. I tend to shop at L*dl and my local butchers and sometimes at the local Co-*p, so I sort of tick over, but it really does help me avoid the sort of bogofs that I wouldn't necessarily need. In the summer I rely on my garden for as much fresh veggies and fruit as possible, hard work but worth it and you can freeze/store loads for the winter. We are just using up the last of our HG onions and they were really nice. Good luck !

No cooking today! Tea with DMiL, so a day off. Also NSD for me today.

MrsMcC please can I declare at £132.22 for January, this will come out of my total for the year, as I am on the Annual Grocery Challenge, thank you.