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March 2013 Grocery Challenge

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  • raphanius
    raphanius Posts: 1,338 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Photogenic Combo Breaker
    a bit of a late entry but my march total is £213.24/£200 over budget again :o
    Wins: 2008: £606.10 2009: £806.24 2010: £713.47 2011: 328.32
  • bargainbetty
    bargainbetty Posts: 3,455 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Massively late, but I'm declaring at £126.90 from a budget of £200. Heading over to the April thread, as this challenge really does keep my focus on my spending.

    Still got a no-shopping list to work through too, so hopefully April will be a cheap one.
    Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps....
    LB moment - March 2006. DFD - 1 June 2012!!! DEBT FREE!



    May grocery challenge £45.61/£120
  • Debtbusterintraining
    Debtbusterintraining Posts: 105 Forumite
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    Help I can't find Aprils grocery challenge!
    LBM Jan 2012 £32355 now £23984.01
    GC Feb£289.64/300 Mar £284.92/300Apr £215.53/300
    £2 Savers £124/100
    NSDs Jan 9/8 Feb 6/9mar 8/9 Apr 5/9
  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 5,802 Forumite
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    Debtbusterintraining wrote: »
    Help I can't find Aprils grocery challenge!

    Here it is:
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4514215

    Coxy
    Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 20/25 Currently reading Finding Hildasaay by Christian Lewis
  • Sligo
    Sligo Posts: 210 Forumite
    I'm declaring March at €651.46/€560. It went astray on me. Looking at a frugal April! See you over on the April thread!
  • january_23
    january_23 Posts: 172 Forumite
    We spent another £2.39 in March.

    Total £138.99/£140
    Came in under budget!

    January
    2 adults groceries: June £35.79/£200
    # 3 - Saving for Xmas 2015 £1 a day. £122/£365
    TTC #1 since 06/08/12
  • K9sandFelines
    K9sandFelines Posts: 2,835 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    new_leaf_88 wrote: »
    Can anyone send me the link for the April challenge please I cannot find it.

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/....php?t=4514215
    GC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 Jul £134.25/£150 Aug £119.37/£150 Sep £170.48?/£150 Oct £98.79?/£180 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. Two person vegan household, with occasional visitors)
    Join me on the meal plan thread : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6356309/could-we-start-a-meal-plan-thread-again-so-its-not-lost-in-the-gc/p1
    Forever learning the art of frugality
  • slscarborough
    slscarborough Posts: 851 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Final total of 327.41 - very pleased!! Have signed up the Tesco delivery saver when it was half price for six months and seems to be working wonders.
  • forever_saving
    forever_saving Posts: 565 Forumite
    Late with my total. Declaring £292.60 for March. Just under so happy with that. My early mornings in aldi have paid off, getting the 50% reductions. I have even got my Dad going there on some mornings. My Mum is really pleased with the savings they are making.
    See you over on the April thread.
    FS
    Jan GC £298.62/£300 Feb £298.01/£300 March £331.06/£300 April £69.96/£300
    Learning to accept the things i cannot change
  • Baileys_Babe
    Baileys_Babe Posts: 6,358 Forumite
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    Very late declaring my March spends £495.56/£432.27 (£310+£122.27), massively over not happy, having a look at the spreadsheet £202 of that was on eating out & takeaways and as we were away for a few nights and each day we ate out it has made me realise we really I should have a different budget which we use in future when away.

    Off now to sign up for April to see if I can do better.
    Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
    79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases

    One     income, home educating family 
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