March 2010 Grocery Challenge

ChocClare

tessasmum wrote: »

Just wanted to say good luck to everyone for this month. We are not participating this time as we are doing a family storecupboard challenge for the whole of Lent, with £100 in the kitty for anything we run out of and fresh fruit/veg. Whatever is left is going into the church collection on Easter Sunday, so I want there to be some left!! We'll be back in April.

That is so brilliant! Well done you! :T

gonnabedebtfree

hi all can i join this, i really need to watch what im spending and this will be my start. can i have my shopping target monthly please and this month i will try £450 as its my first month and see how it goes. this includes baby milk and nappies.

dawn

Kornishkat

Thanks Scotdebs & Ragz for sharing what you do, I was thinking along the same lines so that's helped me make my mind up Good luck Tessamum with you storeclub challenge.

angelatgraceland

Kornishkat wrote: »

Just a quick question, do you all count NSDs only as days when you spend nothing on groceries or when you part with absolutely no money at all. For example if you pay extra money off a debt or buy somthing like essential oils or a pushchair or petrol (unusual items to put together I know lol) is the day no longer a no spend day? Just curious.

Well decide what you are counting in your budget for this grocery challenge. If its not in any of the categories included for your challenge don't count it. So-if its a new tyre for your car and car repairs are not included in the challenge then it won't count.
We all include different things but try not to stray too far from the grocery/supermarket shop. I do try to actually have days where I do spend nothing though-in any category-but paying off an old debt(or part of)I wouldn't think counted-especially if you won't be adding any more to that debt in future.

Money_Fritter

Hi Folks,

Well I did a big shop the other day, for the start of the new month, I have done a four week eating plan this time to try and get more organised and cut out the odds and sods. lol

Spent £44.46 so not a bad start.

Money Fritter

guccigoo

sorry i didnt put my total in red, my budget is £200 this month.:)

Zend

Well, saved £60 last month:j. Could you please put me down for £200 again please.

Kadeeae

Kornishkat wrote: »

Just a quick question, do you all count NSDs only as days when you spend nothing on groceries or when you part with absolutely no money at all. For example if you pay extra money off a debt or buy somthing like essential oils or a pushchair or petrol (unusual items to put together I know lol) is the day no longer a no spend day? Just curious.

My first time on the GC, but am using it more as a Grocery Store Challenge. I buy more than just food/groceries at the store so my NSD's (for now) are when I buy nothing that would have been bought or is available at most supermarkets.

That said, today was my first spend day for March. Asda order arrived with a total of £56.09 Some things will run over and into next week, or longer, but will have to get milk later in the week - bread/rolls if I don't bake as planned. Hopefully not much else.

Have even thought about getting the milkman around . . . most things are a bit dearer, but would stop me having to go into the shops for one thing and coming out with 10 on weak willpower days. Still mulling it over......:D

aliadds

Haven't spent anything today as the groceries were delivered yesterday.
Haven't even eaten today as, unusually for me, feeling a bit off colour and a bit nauseous! So a good day...financially!:)

NJW69

rosieben wrote: »

sounds lovely NJW - does it have a name please, I'd like to add it to the front page recipe index

Keema and spinach pilau?