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November 2013 Grocery Challenge

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  • candygirl
    candygirl Posts: 29,455 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Am declarin £128 for nov, and will attempt £150 for dec:j
    "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"

    (Kabat-Zinn 2004):D:D:D
  • 2childmum
    2childmum Posts: 240 Forumite
    Finally declaring for November - last spends of £17.77 in Lidl and £16,31 in Mr T leaves me with an underspend of 110.64!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I put an extra 100 in to account for the long 5 week month and to buy Christmas stuff - which I didn't do, but even so I am very pleased with myself!

    I'm spending it on a climbing party for my son's birthday in January.:)
    May spend - £291.40/£320.00
    June spend - £106.40/£320.00
  • mrs-moneypenny
    mrs-moneypenny Posts: 15,519 Forumite
    whoops being forgetting to do my sig

    total for Nov £468.32

    got loads extra in for christmas so dec should be light

    going to say £400 for Dec

    thank you everyone in the thread
    SPC~12 ot 124

    In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind
  • NickJW
    NickJW Posts: 680 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi All

    Late declaring to the game - had a lot going on in real life but have been keeping my receipts and reading all your posts. Belated thanks for those passing on 'well dones' for my exam pass

    18/11 - £4.88 in Mr S
    21/11 - £8.23 in Mr S
    22/11 - £7.50 in M+S
    23/11 - £2 in Mr S
    23/11 - £1 on a bowl of peppers at the market
    24/11 - £1 in Mr S
    30/11 - £1.55 in Mr S
    £50 on my share of a Mr O shop
    £1.50 in corner shops
    £1 in Bo0ts

    Total = £77.66

    Brings me over budget to £159.90. Although over, my overall bank balance is looking a lot better than it has for a long time. That's because I've been staying in to study at weekends (and buying wine to have with a nicer lunch) instead of going out.

    See you all over in December
    Grocery Challenge Jan 24 0/300

    Grocery Challenge 13 -spent £1453.06
    Grocery Challenge 12 -spent £1565.51
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