January 2010 Grocery Challenge

Fivenations

I've lost the envelope with my receipts so cannot declare for Jan but I know I went over my budget of £24O as I forgot about birthdays.

poppy-glos

last shop today, bought snacks for tonight (but small amount!), 5 tins of coconut milk for the storecupboard (55p each in coop) and fr chicken for tomorrow and then rissotto and curry during the week.

Declaring now £232.34 for january.

Also another learning point today, we all know it but writing it to remind myself of it,that perfect planning prevents pathetic performance (my dad used to say p*** poor instead of pathetic), ended up spending five times the amount on something non food today because i didn't plan for it, although i knew it was coming so should have done!

I'm off now to make a list of storecupboard and freezer stocks, and to menu plan for next week. I've offered dd a choice of planning two meals but she is too busy playing she has said i can choose, so i will..

lynzpower

Im joining in again for Feb ( If I can start now)

Im set at 160pcm for 2 inc dog food, this is now reduced to 130 for feb.

Have started off by getting some 30p veg in morrisons this morning and I have made a butternut squash soup and a ginger cake. We will have HM pizza for tea as the slow cooker stewq not ready. That will be tomorrow.

We have planned in a wekes menu with only having to buy milk- I go to iceland for this so shouldnt need anything else.

She says!

Aril

Hello
Am declaring £180.51 for January so made it woo hoo!
Aril

Spirit_2

January was a bit hit and miss - so £436 instead of £350.

Well done to this that made it.

signs_of_recovery

I'm declaring 300. Definitely over my estimated 200. I should have accounted for my son's birthday. Dear oh dear.

purpletent

I have spent £383 out of £360 for Jan.
I am really hoping to make my £360 budget for Feb.
Well done to those that reached their targets. I am not disappointed. I think I have done well seeing as this was my first month on the challenge!

Trinny

Hello again

I didnt realise you all declare your spends -

I just scraped in under £170 - less than a quid under , but under none the less:T. Its taken 3 months to get below £170! Still just posted on Feb - going for £160 in Feb

See you on the flip side

Trin

carrieon

Just in case i've been missed. Could i please be put down for £160.00 for february please Mrs M. Thankyou.

mark55man

reporting in at £497 out of £550. so Yay for me, especially as I have previously struggled at £600. Trying to keep the cost of meals at 50p per head has been enourmously helpful, but some work to do on rest of the budget

just popping over to February to set next budget