January 2014 Grocery Challenge

Fru-gal_2

Done my last shop of the month tonight at aldi with the 5 off voucher. Came to 43.93. That means I am just sneaking in under budget but as I usually round up to the nearest pound I will declare at 250/250 for January.

Tbh I had hoped to come in well under this month and use things up, but these money off vouchers encourage me to stock up. Must try harder to resist next month. See you in February.

Suzexxx

Hi all

I'm not doing too good. I'll sit down and add up my envelope of reciepts later, but sure i'll be around £50 over budget this month.

Spent £39 in Ald! today and £9 in Mr A. Annoyed i couldnt get a paper with the Ald! voucher last week as i was too poorly to leave the house didnt expect to spend so much there this week tho.

A few other spends to report to: £5 on cleaning products in Savers and £16 on top up bits for my DP's days off in Mr Ts.

Suze xxx

sharronej

Declaring at 191.07 so 158.93 under budget!

Lost it a little bit in this last week - didn't need to spend anywhere near that amount I was just unorganised

thanks for the company and support ladies, see you in the February thread!

Billie-jo

Another NSD although it almost ended up not being. We were out when we decided we were hungry and very nearly succumbed to visiting a cafe. Managed to talk our selves out of it and come home for lunch.
Tea was chicken in lemon sauce with rice. Thought we had some lemon sauce sachets in but must have used them - thank goodness we had some lemons in so made my own.

LittleBill

Final-final declaration for January £99.98!

No.1 son poorly and had to by extra Paracetamol .. 25p of last 27p! *phew*

marris

spent £ 10,29 today ( included flowers for someone and leggings for me -not grocery budget but as I'm under so decided to take from here)

happytails

Sorry been AWOL past 2 days. A few small grocery spends for milk & cream.

Now at £348.87/£400

We are running VERY low on formula so going to try and make do until the morning, but if she needs it she needs it and i will be adding £8.29 to my total. We will see.

Sarah x

kayester

had to pay for DS school milk up until the end of the year £15.58 so taken out of february. dont need to worry about that again until the summer in time for september

DundeeDoll

ahem rather a fail this month but it has been an eye-opener writing everything down. Will try harder Feb

mrs-moneypenny

having veggie haggis, parsnip and potato mash and boiled kale tonight.

hoping for an NSD tomorrow so should come in under budget, i havent actually done a big shop this year ive only needed little bits so have avoided morrys as i know if i go ill fill a trolley so just been getting things as and when i need them locally.

will see if how big my lists going to be as to whether ill bother with a morry shop this weekend