December 2013 Grocery Challenge

LibertyBelle

Hi

Well never done this before so be nice! But I subscribed to the thread last month and it was quite useful. So my monthly average is apparently £128 but I've been spending up to £400 at times.


So, er, I guess I should see where £240 gets me and go from there?

joedenise

LibertyBelle wrote: »

Hi

Well never done this before so be nice! But I subscribed to the thread last month and it was quite useful. So my monthly average is apparently £128 but I've been spending up to £400 at times.


So, er, I guess I should see where £240 gets me and go from there?

Welcome to the challenge. I think £240 would be a good starting point as you seem to be spending varying amounts. I started this challenge because although there are only 2 of us we were spending far more than we could afford. We are now very comfortable on £250 and even had a good carry-over from last month towards christmas stuff.

Had a small shop today of £2 on fruit & veg from market; £1 on mushrooms from Mr T and 99p on a bottle of soy sauce from the 99p shop and a few bits from Ald! for £1.79, so a total of £5.78.

Spent far more than that overall though as have also been spending some money from the Christmas budget on a few stocking fillers and presents for a couple of friends (we only buy for our 2 closest friends now).

Denise

First_Trouble

LibertyBelle wrote: »

Hi

Well never done this before so be nice! But I subscribed to the thread last month and it was quite useful. So my monthly average is apparently £128 but I've been spending up to £400 at times.


So, er, I guess I should see where £240 gets me and go from there?

Welcome to the Challenge.

Don't worry to much on your start figure, as long as your comfortable with it. It is probably easier to pick a bigger amount and cut it down gradually than try to stretch yourself too far to soon. This is my second month and I'm still learning how to curb my old spending habits.

LibertyBelle

thanks I'll go with £240 then!

BTW, I'm saving for a deposit so trying to cut down and boost income

Ladyluck1

Another £8.20 spent today in morrisons

Coxy11

Hi everyone,

Budgets (finally) updated to here Sorry RL is getting in the way, will try to update more frequently

Welcome/welcome back to:
Fru-gal, wilf55, Pinkylds, xxlouisexx56, jennypennysaver, apardion, Rachel021967, cocalls, Jacksmummy, Storytime, huston_kw, Mumof2 and LibertyBelle

Good luck everyone
Coxy

marris

spent £24,30 today in Mr Morrisons ( treated myself to a bottle of countreau - £11 and also got a bottle of bucks fizz -£1,69 for a present). will update my sig.

Soworried

My spends for the last 2 days add up to £12.88. Most of this was on onions, mushrooms, cabbage and cauliflower and peas. Plus some fruit.

I will update my spend.

zafiro that was awful of the other driver x

Florenceem

NSD here again.
Will have to spend soon - out of dishwasher salt and low on eggs/cranberry juice.
We had roast potatoes roast parsnip, pastie, asparagus, carrots, onion + gravy for dinner.

First_Trouble

Just had my grandad's cheese and potato pie for dinner with some sweetcorn lovely. Would have taken a picture for you all but can't figure out how to do it. Have got the left overs for lunch tomorrow. That's if I can stop myself for going back for seconds