December 2012 Grocery Challenge!!!!! REALLLY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

angelatgraceland

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Pernicious wrote: »

Hi everyone,

Can my target of £200 this month be added to the list please?



I am also setting myself a mini challenge of no more than one takeaway a month! Sounds easy but it's actually pretty difficult for us Even having oven pizzas in started off well until I found myself eating that & then still ordering a takeaway a day or 2 later, not very good for my waistline at all! So if you'd like to join me in the mini challenge please feel free It would be good to get some other people on board as then I might be embarrassed into sticking to it! :j

The mini challenges are in some ways the most important in reducing your spending. it is these little extras which drain your account! Could you set aside a day a week for treats? Like maybe the oven pizza? The takeaway once a month maybe on payday so you have to wait for it? This would teach you to regulate these items without depriving yourself. You would have something to look forward to and it could all be a part of a greater meal plan!:money:

armchairexpert - so sorry for your loss. It certainly makes you see what is really important in life at times like this. Sending (((hugs))) to you and your family

pamsdish wrote: »

So i will start my December spends today, should be officially tomorrow.

Popped into Sainsbob as near there unusually, my nearest is 12 miles.

I only wanted the yoghurt really, but didn`t have the nerve to go to till with just that

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Don't be embarrased! Next time just buy what you really really want! this is how we empty our accounts! It's a supermarket ploy to get us! I just march up to the till with one item and declare "Here I am! Last of the big spenders!"

quintwins

Can i have £300 for dec please.

Hopefully won't spend it all , i'm hoping to eat out of the freezer until the week before xmas when i'll do an online shop for lots of nice bits.

Coxy11

Budgets done to here

Coxy

pamsdish

Don't be embarrased! Next time just buy what you really really want! this is how we empty our accounts! It's a supermarket ploy to get us! I just march up to the till with one item and declare "Here I am! Last of the big spenders!"

I suppose the other things will be useful, except the roses, I will sit and ration myself with those through the winter nights

Make-it-3

Hi all,

Just declared for November (over again) but feeling positive and reckon I can nail December. Very impressed with the lean Christmas budgets you are all going for (have most of you stocked up throughout the year?).

My December looks somewhat different - its a 20 day month for me as we are off to OH's parents for the duration after that. I will be trying to run down the fridge/cupboards as a result.

So I'm going to go for £120 (which is for 2 adults, 1 toddler and 1 cat).

I've got a £6 off £40 shop voucher for next week so need to plan carefully if I'm going to use that.

xshootingstarsx

Can I please be added to the list? My budget is £200 (two adults) for December.

Thanks

liz-paul

Can you please put me down for £550 for Dec, this is my usual £450 plus MIL usually gves me money as we host Xmas day etc.... Thanks

tessie_bear

hi...been to tesco today but wasnt very imoressed...spent a fiver it isnt a shop thats close to home so dont go in often....also went to the coop and got some bargains they have great yellow sticker action in there

going to have some reduced pork for tea and lots of veg as i got quite a lot reduced....with chocolatepudding for afters

have done meal plan for next week and am going to really try and keep the spends to a minimum in the run up to christmas..will need milk fruit etc but i think i have enough frozen meat to keep us going...will see how it goes

off to the german market in brum on sunday so looking forward to that...never been before
take care tess

CRANKY40

Week one for December's spend is £44.65.

VickyV

Hi again,

Sent the OH to paper shop for 2 copies of Daily Mirror (it will now be saved to wrap around fruit cakes or line the cat litter tray ) for the Aldi vouchers! That's 90p more off the budget but since I'll be saving £9.10 on the shopping I don't mind too much!

The budget does seem to dribble away but hubby's agreed to go in for 12 NSDs with me next month! He likes the idea of saving but he's not quite reached the 'look after the pennies' stage yet! I'll get him there - some work to do on me too, which I never realised until I started using these boards. Some of the peeps on here are a real inspiration! :T. So thank you!