How much on your Christmas grocery bill - including booze?

Lou67

We have just finished doing our Christmas grocery shopping, and have bought everything we need except pork pies and the trifle which we get from Sainsburys. All the stuff we will need is in the pantry, freezer and fridge. Creams and cheeses are in date til mid January, and so are mince pies and nibbles, so we were able to stock up with virtually everything. Also we have all the booze we want.

There are 3 adults in the house, and we spent £113.00 on everything. Even with the extras we need to buy nearer to Christmas day, it will not top £120.00. (Like I said, including the booze.)

So how much do you - and your family - usually spend on Christmas food and booze? Since going bankrupt, we have been frugal and thrifty and buy as little as poss and mostly only buy stuff if we NEED it. And each year for the last 3 years, we have a challenge to spend as little as poss on Christmas groceries and booze. This is our personal record.

Last year we spent £180 and got loads of booze. We were still drinking it til February, and half of it was not even that nice (it was stuff we bought to see what it was like.) So this year, we kept it down a bit.

My next door neighbour last year spent (on just groceries and booze) a grand total of ONE THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED POUNDS! They have one more person in the family than we do!

So what do you spend on Christmas grocery shopping? (Including booze if you buy it.)

Lou67

Sorry, this may be on the wrong board. I thought the board was about saving money on shopping and stuff, not purely about 'savings.' If someone knows how I can get the thread deleted, do let me know. I have reposted it on another board now. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=175