January 2012 Grocery Challenge

beemuzed

Sadly dropped off the grocery challenge wagon several months ago - but really need to get back on board please! I'm going for £220 for January and then try to gradually drop it a bit every month. Thanks to everyone who keeps this thread going - much needed, much appreciated. Won't be starting before January 1st, but thought I'd best get my thoughts in gear now and start planning!

hollysmum22

hi please can i join my budget is 150 for the month for 3 of us thank you

Chloris

Hello to you all. I would like to join in again please. Can I be put down for £350 for January. I am going to try to limit my shopping to 2 days a week to stop over spend, increase creative thinking and be more time efficent. Well it is new years resolution time after all:rotfl:.

Thanks to all the lovely people who run the thread. x

flippin36

Can I please try for £250 please. Thats for 4 of us plus a dog. It will be tight but we have plenty left from Christmas, we also have been given a big bag of dog food from someone who's dog died. I've also stocked up on nappies, toiletries and washing powder - so in theory its do-able. In January we tend to be super frugal

Mission: to go early in the morning so I can concentrate on prices/deals. Take a calculator and list with me every time, put unneccessary things back if I go over budget, go on a diet, go vegetarian twice a week.

. Good luck everyone and happy new year.

rising_from_the_ashes

Firstly .... a huge thank you to Zippychick, Helen Jelly & Rosieben for looking after us all - this is one of my favourite challenges - I just wish I'd found it sooner!:D

mmmm and the first month is a 5 weeker - that'll put my annual budget in a negative right at the start!:eek:

A quick question for anyone on annual budgets - how you do keep track?

(Budget already on first page so not coloured/bold)

I've set my annual total at £1680 which comes out at £140/month - but obviously there will probably be overspends in the 5 week months & hopefully underspends in the 4 week ones.

If I don't have some sort of breakdown into a monthly figure - I know I'll be totally lost by about March time:o

I'm thinking along the lines of keeping track monthly against the £140 and then updating the annual budget at the month end and putting a + or - figure in backets at the end to show how I'm doing.

Does this sound like it would work?:o TIA:)

Natterjack88

I did this challenge a couple of months ago- but only lasted a couple of weeks before losing count on what I had spent. But I am back and 2012 is the year for change! I want to be debtfree, lose weight and hopefully have another baby (my lo is 6 months old lol!)

Anyway can you please put me down for £150 a month as I have no idea what we spend! Thats for me, oh and lo.

mooomin

I'm going for £200 again this month, although this month has been ongoing since the 16th :eek: I don't get paid until the 20th of January.

I'm currently sitting at: £81.39/£200 which for me is very, very good

stardrops42

Just want to say a huge thankyou to everyone who helps to run this challenge and can I join please;)

Really need to try and reduce our food bills as they are just :eek:

Can you put me down for £240 for January please. This is for 3 adults and a little doggy

I think my budget may be a tad optimistic but we'll see:o

TheThriftyScrumpers

Hello!
Thank you for the lovely new thread. I am still running my December challenge until the 31st but I will set January At £350 for the thrifty scrumpers please. Good luck everyone!

gunsandbanjos

Been MIA from the GC for too long. Put me down for £300 for January please.