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April 2012 Grocery Challenge
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Closing April with an overspend of £120. It is getting to be a bit of a pattern. On the upside I am sure it would be much worse if I wasn't monitoring it. The tips and support on this forum are fantastic and I need to get much better at following them. OH and I had a good chat on Sat and he is fully on board so that will help. See you over on the May forum.0
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Hello!
Final spend of the month today since I get paid tomorrow. Got milk, garlic and a bag of baking potatoes from Mr S for £3.33. Decided to use £2.50 worth of Nectar points towards it (I've been saving these up but I don't know what for - the 'rewards' never appeal to me, so I may as well use them on normal shopping!). So 83p to add to total.
That means for the first time since I rejoined this year I have come under budget! Declaring £113.78/£130. :j
VERY pleased with that, and my freezer is still pretty stocked up too!
Well done everybody and see you over in May.
Grocery Challenge Jan 24 0/300
Grocery Challenge 13 -spent £1453.06
Grocery Challenge 12 -spent £1565.510 -
No spends today, so can declare!
I have £17.01 in my grocery purse, left from the original £40, so my cheapest month ever! (Only because I've been living out of the fridge, freezer and cupboards as much as possible.)
So, here we are:
£17.01 left from £40, so have spent only £22.99!Keeping two cats and myself on a small budget, and enjoying life while we're at it!0 -
Hiya
My month is finished now £249.12/£250
Good luck to all who are still in April Gc, see you over in May xxGC Mar 11 £437.08Apr 11 £459.26 May 11 £485.52 June 11 £423.79July 11 £409.22 Aug 11 £250.10Sept 11 £396.14Oct 11 £382.37Nov 11 £372.55Dec 11 £332.29 Jan 12 £375.19:Feb 12 £349.58Mar 12 £279.66Apr 12 £249.12May 12 £337.66/Jun 12 £362.58/Jul 12 £317.03/Aug 12 £354.02/Sept £439.72/Oct 12 £210.160 -
Great that the two of you will be at one on the May GC - makes a big difference.Closing April with an overspend of £120. It is getting to be a bit of a pattern. On the upside I am sure it would be much worse if I wasn't monitoring it. The tips and support on this forum are fantastic and I need to get much better at following them. OH and I had a good chat on Sat and he is fully on board so that will help. See you over on the May forum.Decluttering Achieved - 2023 - 10,364 Decluttering - 2024 - 8,365 August - 0/45
GC NSD 2023 - 242/365
2023 Craft Makes - 245 Craft Spends 2023 - £676.03/£400
Books read - 2023 - 37
GC - 2024 4 Week Period £57.82/£100 NSD - 138
2024 Craft Makes - 240 Craft Spends 2024 £426.80/£5000 -
Winchelsea wrote: »No spends today, so can declare!
I have £17.01 in my grocery purse, left from the original £40, so my cheapest month ever! (Only because I've been living out of the fridge, freezer and cupboards as much as possible.)
So, here we are:
£17.01 left from £40, so have spent only £22.99!
Big congrats.Decluttering Achieved - 2023 - 10,364 Decluttering - 2024 - 8,365 August - 0/45
GC NSD 2023 - 242/365
2023 Craft Makes - 245 Craft Spends 2023 - £676.03/£400
Books read - 2023 - 37
GC - 2024 4 Week Period £57.82/£100 NSD - 138
2024 Craft Makes - 240 Craft Spends 2024 £426.80/£5000 -
Winchelsea wrote: »No spends today, so can declare!
I have £17.01 in my grocery purse, left from the original £40, so my cheapest month ever! (Only because I've been living out of the fridge, freezer and cupboards as much as possible.)
So, here we are:
£17.01 left from £40, so have spent only £22.99!
Well done, great result.Slimming World at target0 -
Evening
Well done to everybody who has come in under target and 'don't worry, there's always May' to everybody else including me as I'm declaring at £415.63/£400 - could be worse!
A belated Happy Birthday to Nick and see you all in May!August Shopping Challenge. 26/8. Budget £250 Spent £256.81.. £6.81 over. So £0.00 a day left.0 -
Happy belated birthday Nickjw
Well .... over again (and it was the big stocking up budget this month:eek:) but I was tempted by yet more gorgeous bubble bath & shower gel when I popped into the Co*op for some crumpets and discovered they were still on offer (BOG2F):o
Now ..... need to start using some of these stocks up! Grocery Challenge £211/£455 (01/01-31/03)
2016 Sell: £125/£250
£1,000 Emergency Fund Challenge #78 £3.96 / £1,000Vet Fund: £410.93 / £1,000
Debt free & determined to stay that way!0 -
Thanks for the congrats folks! Now girding my loins for the May challenge.
Good luck everyone else!Keeping two cats and myself on a small budget, and enjoying life while we're at it!0
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