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January 2013 Grocery Challenge

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  • she_who_can_not_cook
    she_who_can_not_cook Posts: 650 Forumite
    lizalloareds wrote: »
    Well I wonder how much more I will be over by the end of today, got to get something for the kids tea as normally they go to their gran's on a Thursday but they aren't going for the next 2 weeks!

    I am already over lol the last of my spends for January Roll on Feb and hopefully being on bugdet
    Gc 2013 +26 -5. -4 -7 -14 -15 -10.-8.20 +15p+30+5.80 Dec +9 GROCERY challenge 2014 Jan -2Feb -3 March -1.50 April +5.40 May +4.90 June -3.July 16.50/85

    God bless my sweet "old man" Goldie that died in the early hours of 27 th March please see him on my avatar
  • biscuitmad
    biscuitmad Posts: 843 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Hi all

    I'm upto £194.13, higher than it should be but we've stocked up on a rolls worth of toilet roll and dishwasher tablets.

    See you in feb.
  • quintwins
    quintwins Posts: 5,179 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I'm declaring £190.44/£50 for jan which is just shocking...i will do better in feb !
    DEC GC £463.67/£450
    EF- £110/COLOR]/£1000
  • Frogletina
    Frogletina Posts: 3,914 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I'm declaring £52.72

    Purchases as follows

    Pineapple and Lime juice - 3 large cartons, 4 small bottles
    White flour - self raising
    Milk - 4 pints
    Runner beans - 3 packs (fresh)
    King Edward potatoes - 3 bags
    Small potatoes
    Peppermint and Nettle teas
    Baked beans - 12 small cans
    Bananas - 2
    Baking Powder
    Mazola oil
    Chestnut burgers - 2 packets
    Eggs - 2 1/2 doz
    Carrots - organic - 3 packs
    Greek Yoghourt
    Butter x2
    Frozen ginger
    Philadelpia cheese
    Apple
    Cauliflower
    Yeast sachets
    White loaf

    This time last year I spent £76.59, but February was a really high spend so I hope not to do that this year.

    On average I spent £169 a month last year - I hope to bring that down, but it did include household items as well which I am keeping separate for this challenge.
    Not Rachmaninov
    But Nyman
    The heart asks for pleasure first
    SPC 8 £1567.31 SPC 9 £1014.64 SPC 10 # £1164.13 SPC 11 £1598.15 SPC 12 # £994.67 SPC 13 £962.54 SPC 14 £1154.79 SPC15 £715.38 SPC16 £1071.81⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Declutter thread - ⭐⭐🏅
  • Waywardbird
    Waywardbird Posts: 94 Forumite
    £6.40 over budget. Starting my new budget tomorrow hopefully be able to stay on budget in February.
    February - TLW #16 2/16
    Save 12k 2014 #134 - £614.81/£3000
  • VanyaHargreeves
    VanyaHargreeves Posts: 937 Forumite
    Ahhh man, definitely fell entirely off the bandwagon here - was probably about £30 over budget! Bad Jenny! Will start again in Feb.
    Undergrad law student. Take my advice with a pinch of salt! :rotfl:
  • flubberyzing
    flubberyzing Posts: 1,386 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    A £12.76 spend in Tescos this afternoon, and that's me for the month!

    Declaring at £40.72 out of £50.00. So well under budget! Whoo hoo!!
    Because it's fun to have money!
    £0/£70 August GC
    £68.35/£70 July GC
    January-June 2019 = £356.94/£420
  • kobrakai
    kobrakai Posts: 138 Forumite
    £24.09 over budget for us. Will still stick with a £200 budget for Feb and try to hit it this time!
    £2 Savers Club 2014 #38 | 20p Savers Club 2014 #37 | 50p Savers Club 2014 #29
    £365 in 365 days #89 £9/£365 | DFBX2014 challenge #023 £70/£6500
    Weekly Saving Challenge 2014 #30 £6/£1378
    Save 12k in 2014 #159 £80.62/£2000
  • slscarborough
    slscarborough Posts: 851 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well final balance of 371.21 so 21.21 over budget. Going to reduce my budget to 340 for next month and going to stick to it!!
  • lizalloareds
    lizalloareds Posts: 1,838 Forumite
    £4.39 spent today
    £21.14 over for the week:(

    didn't realise how difficult it would be, not giving up though,
    September GC 30th aug-4th Oct £332.74/£375 NSD 3
    Gc Jan £234.85/200 :(Feb £298.92/280:(March £298.42/£280:( April £270.49/280:) May Gc £351.08/£350 June £300.06/280 July £256.15/£240
    Aug £318.74/£280
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