December 2011 - Grocery Challenge

LittleMissHappy_2

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First shop of the month today So I'll have to add a huge £146.33 to my signature :eek: Some of this is alcohol for xmas but still! On a positive note I may be getting around £12 refunded due to wrong crisps being delivered and the box of the posh beer I got for xmas being battered :cool:

Loveshopping

Hi
Im new to this challenge as I severely need to curb the food bills as they have gotten way out of hand.
I'd like to join and say £250 budget for this month.
Im going to read through the posts and get inspiration and tips.
Good Luck
xxx

wannabehermit

Well the shopping arrived at 2 minutes to 12!!!! I do like MrT substitutions though as they 'upgrade' you for free. I ordered value liquid soap but they'd run out so sent 2 Carex ones instead, which I was really happy with until I remembered that CArex really cracks my hands, Doh! I think I had 4 substitutions so did alright really, about £6 or £7 extra at no extra cost, the only thing is they didn't have the formula that DD has and so sent Aptimil instead, which is evil stuff, so will need to get that on Friday when I go out.

[Deleted User]

Hi, jst to update spends, today i went to coop and bought 3 tubs of cheese pasta @30p each, 2 x egg mayo sandwiches @ 30p each, 2 x large bags of bananas @ 30p each and a tray of garlic jacket potatoes @ 40p for the tray, and all came to the grand total of £2.50, now that is my kind of shopping

Ches

Today I went to M&S and bought £15.35 of veg/cheese/yoghurt but as I had vouchers it only cost me £2.35.

We then went to Mr S where I spent another £17.06. Should have enough in to last the week now.

queenie68

Hi everyone i have decided to try the dec challenge

could you put me down for £200 please

there are 3 in the house plus a dog so should be able to stick to it we always put away £50 a month for bulk buys like meat for the freezer and loo rolls or whatever is on offer that we use we have been averageing about £300 a month

i have started keeping a spending diary for the last 6 months and have cut back hugely so now the shopping will be getting cut as much as possible we cook from scratch most days and bulk bake so fingers crossed it will go well last month i had 14 NSD going for better than that in dec

Brassic_Park

Spends today of £1.20 on red bull and chocolate Not the most balanced of lunches.

Still, hm spag bol for dinner, and definitely no trips to the shop across the road (if I keep saying it, it might come true?)

PipneyJane

Count me in, please.

The budget is better than I'd expected. I've just added up all the available cash. It's broken down as follows:

£120 general groceries
£110 accumulated Christmas fund (we put aside £10/month for Christmas and Easter)
£134 accumulated "meat fund" (we put aside £40/month for quarterly visits to the butcher)
£69.50 Mr T's clubcard vouchers

A grand total of £433.50! :beer:
I am stunned! Even with the prices our butcher charges, we won't spend that much this month. (I expect to pay £70 for a turkey.) Put me down for £200 or £250 if we manage to get a goose as well as the turkey.

ETA: There are just two of us, although my husband can eat for 4. (He's thin, too. Not fair.) We'll be hosting Christmas dinner but that's only one or two extra people.

Mortgagenewbie

Spent today 3.36- nice pudding cos the girls are coming round - although it was reduced!

tessie_bear

hi...spent a bit today between iceland/home bargains...not to bad though had tea out so that was nice....going to do a gammon joint for tomorrow and hopefully have a bit left for a pie the next day...need to nip out and get some milk tomorrow and maybe some bread

take care tess