March 2013 Grocery Challenge

Islandmaid

Hi all

Hopeing to come in under budget for Feb so will stick to £300 for March, is a longer month with a birthday (OH) in it so fingers crossed freezer pretty full

january_23

pinkladyof66 wrote: »

How do people do it on £80 !!!!!

Gonna keep all receipts in a box cant wait to get going !

I think most of us who do it on low amounts have a lot in that we need to get through. Example OH and I had a budget of £50 for January (went over slightly) and February (looks like we will go over a bit) but had a large freezer full of food and cupboards ready to burst. Our freezer now is probably only 1/3 full and cupboards are empty of most items. We also use coupons where possible to keep costs down. Recntly OH got a 2L bottle of milk for free using a coupon, we have 2 coupons for a 4 pack of toilet rolls for free and we have some for things we buy for 50p off a product coupons.

£80 could be for just one person and not a couple or family.

You can't really compare your budget to others though. People have a different circumstances, include different things in their budget etc. As long as your budget works for you and you aren't getting into debt due to it that is the important thing.

Keeping the receipts is a good idea. I also log each spend in a little book. Works for me, may work for others.

January

Billie-jo

Thanks to all who run the thread.
Still over on the Feb thread until the last day but will have come in under budget as still have a decent amount left and not so much month left. (makes a change) :j

Can I try for £240 for March please - this is only a £10 reduction but I have mum's birthday as well as Mother's day this month and will be using money from the GC to pay for them - well thats the plan anyway. :rotfl:

Good luck everyone for March.

medusasmummy

hi all,
just popping in to declare before it gets too long and i get lost.

coxy- can i remain at £250 this month please.

our month doesnt start til 1st and a shopping trip is planned for the 4th or 5th hopefully with a £5 aldi voucher in tow! (voucher will hopefully be in thursday 28th daily mirror, or daily record fingers crossed)

next week im off to a$da as part of febs budget and im going to get a few offers for march whilst i'm there to save on petrol and to snap them up before the offer expires.

newlywed

Hi, please can I join again?

Inspired by blogs such as mortgagefreeinthree I think I can cut our food bill.... with the ultimate goal of reducing my hours at work due to illness.

Please put me own for an ambitious £250 starting from next week. OH will be in for a shock to the biscuit cupboard!!

meg72

rock_queen wrote: »

Hi I would like to join you lovely people. It will be my first challenge and I'm looking foward to it! Can you put me down for £300 for March. My month will be starting this Monday and finishing on the 25th. It will cover 2 adults and 2 dogs (food and household items) Have got my grocery purse ready!

RQ

hello and welcome,your first challenge, how exciting,had to smile picturing you standing therewith your purse in your hand ready to go.Good luck, Joining this thread was the best thing I ever did, hope it will be the same foryou

Chellie1964

Can you put me down for £400 for March please. Won't be starting March until 2nd but am starting to plan. Thanks

tessie_bear

hi did a cheeky shop in the market today and got lots of fruit and veg and got chilled to the bone...its freezing here

off to lidl to have a look at the weekend bargains tomorrow also going out for lunch tomorrow and sunday so that should be nice and help the budget...win win

take care tess

JCD_Capulet

Hello everyone! I'm new to the grocery challenge but I absolutely love the idea. The past eight weeks I've been budgeting £200pcm for food alone but I really need to work on getting this down and being more disciplined with myself in the whole cooking from scratch.

Could I be put down for £140 budget please. Can't wait to get started!

Florenceem

My March GC does not start until Monday - Pension day.
I am having lots of work done on the house so need to save every penny. Mr F says - we will have a nice kitchen but no money for food to cook in it. :eek: