March 2013 Grocery Challenge

WelshWoofer

I'm back in after an epic fail in February - already £5 over budget with about £10 of shopping still to get on the weekend
I seem to be going a bit bonkers in Mr T's these days so am going to try to alternate the shopping in March between Mr T and Aldi - I'm a veggie and Aldi don't really stock a lot of veggie stuff.

So, for me and the dog I'm budgeting £140 for the 4 shopping weeks of March - that's £35 a week. The dog stuff normally comes to about £6 a week so that's about £30 a week for me for all food and drinks (including packed lunches), household stuff, toiletries and anything else you get with a normal weekly shop.
Let's hope I can do better next month

threepenny_bit

I would like to join please. My budget for March is $200 including my Husbands birthday/Easter Sunday meal for 9. I have a turkey in the freezer and just bought a coupon for a $35 ice cream cake but paid $18. This will be his birthday cake

[Deleted User]

Hi, can you put me down for £60 again please. My month started from 15/02/13 to 15/03/13. I have so much i need to use up, but do need store cupboard things. This includes, all food, drinks, toiletries and cleaning products. Ile try and stick within this budget this month. Ive spent £8.18 so far on YS veg , YS cheese, YS bread, YS flour and YS soap powder. Fruit from A**i super six, Store cupboard bits from HB and A**i, sandwich bags from HB and 2 boxes of chocablok ice lollies (i know hardly moneysaving) but i had 2x50p off vouchers, so cost me 40p a box. Also bought 2pints of craveldale milk which was free. So im starting well this month... long may it continue.

tessie_bear

hi...still ahem powering through feb...things are on hold at the moment as it is half term and we have been out a bit

thankyou to all who keep us going....much appreciated
tess

agreenmess

Golly March already,

Thankfully on holiday for the last two weeks of March (at the other half's parents) so will be looking at a spending of no more than £100 this month. Wanting to use alot of what we already have in and really wanting to get back to the old style way.

malamay

meg72 wrote: »

I find I usually spend more when staying with familywhodonot let me contribute togrocerys as I dont feel right about paying nothing and buy a present or two to say thank you.

I spent £600 on airfare.. my sister WILL pay for me to eat! It's our arrangement, as she doesn't visit me and thus has no large spends on travel. I do bring gifts for the kids, and help her around the house though.

I think it largely depends on who you visit, and what their situation is!

And.. it is swings and roundabouts. I think my parents are visiting me in the next few months, so my budget will go up a bit then.

Solstice_3

First spend to report on day one of my March GC. Always get my veg/meat box on pay day and then 2 weeks later so that was £33.19 for 2 weeks worth. Popped into Asda and spent [STRIKE]£21.37[/STRIKE] £14.09 some stuff I have been waiting on payday to get, things that aren't important but needed like marmite Got my two purses now, one for groceries and one for "other stuff" mainly bus fare, coffee money and entertaining DS money

Anyway couldn't be bothered to go to Aldi and bought veg in Asda, but only a few things needed for tonight. Have a £1 off if you spend £3 on fruit and veg voucher to spend in Co-op so am thinking of picking up a couple of things tonight at work.

EDIT: Just replied to a post over on February and realised I need to start putting things through in two transactions to keep other and grocery separate (learning curve here lol) so have changed my Asda total removing my other purchases. Means I have more grocery money and less other money (yay/boo lol)

january_23

Thank you to the people who do this. This challenge really helps.

We are still in February as that budget finishes 28th. However I want to make sure we do March so I'm going to state our budget now.
March budget is going to be £140 and runs 1st - 31st.

January

she_who_can_not_cook

Hi I will be staying on the same budget as last month and stay at128 I hope this shows on the kindle

Kitchenbunny

Evening! My Challenge is still ongoing for February, but come 1st March I'll be over here. My budget is still an annual one, and I think I'm on track so far.

See you in a few days!

KB xx