January 2011 Grocery Challenge

Equilibrium

Hi Everyone, Im new to the threads and have spent hours looking at all the different help on here its great . After loosing my job, grocery shopping is a must for us now, there is only two of us but we spend a fortune every week, and i know its mainly down to not writing or taking lists to the supermarkets with us. Totally ashamed of our spending and plan to reign it right in .
Please can you put me down for £40 per week.

Oh also Is there a slow cooker thread on here ? as ive just got one and apart from stews and chilli im at a loss as to what to make in it , thankyou in advance :j

beemuzed

Hi!
This is a challenge I've just dipped in and out of in the past, but belt-tightening is to be the order of the day for the coming year. We're both retired, but need to be able to offer some financial support to our DS who is unwell and can only work intermittently. Also, we enjoy our holidays, so need to save for those as well. Anyway £350 for us for January please - two adults and two border collies! This is to cover food, cleaning stuff, toiletries and diesel. Hope to gradually bring this down. My problem is that DH loves to wander into Waitr*** and buy little extra treats!!
Thanks to those who run the thread - great work!

Emily87

HI Everyone, I'am a newbie, this is my first ever post on mse! Please can you put me down for £250 for Jan 2011. This will include groceries, tolitries and nappies/wipes etc.

larmy16

Hi everyone and Happy New Year.

I am aiming for £240 for the month of January.

My living situation may change in the next few months and I may be living alone on a vastly reduced income, so I will need this thread more than ever.

Best wishes everyone.

life_in_termoil

£3 spend today on a tray of eggs. Im back at work tonight so no more spending for me today

flowergirls

I would like to join this but have no idea what to set as a buget. There are 2 adults and 3 children aged 10,7 and 5. They normal have packed lunch at school. We also have a dog and a cat.

pavlovs_dog

flowergirls wrote: »

I would like to join this but have no idea what to set as a buget.

if you normally pay for your shopping by card, have a look back over recent statements to get an idea. I know our weekly shops normally come in at the £30-40 mark so that is where my figures have come from. mission 1 - come in on target, then i can start working to reduce it.

skilly

hi all, please can i be put down for an annual buget this time of £3,700 starting on the 1st of january .

rosieben

Equilibrium wrote: »

... Oh also Is there a slow cooker thread on here ? as ive just got one and apart from stews and chilli im at a loss as to what to make in it , thankyou in advance :j

we have a couple of slow cooker threads - The Complete Slow Cooker Collection and the Slow Cooker Quick Questions thread

welcome to all our newbies :wave: MrsMcawber will be along to add you to the list soon, good luck!

flowergirls

Our shopping is normaly between £90 - £120 per week and would like to decrease this is possible