January 2014 Grocery Challenge

Coxy11

Morning everyone,

Budgets updated to here

Welcome/welcome back to:
hex2, Mrs-s, frugaldances, WantAnOrange, CariadsNewStart, bmma, Upsy Staffordshire, Living proof, crafty witch, rememberwhen, abbylou, debbiedeejay, Nikkiclaire, tinks112, fingersxed, Ali-OK, Tiffany Aching, Mystikia, Dincanada and blissfullydebtfreewannabe, JackieO and Bluegreen143

Always a busy thread in January - usually twice the amount of postings than any other month of the year. Some great advice to be had with recipes, storing food and using up leftovers.

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! Here's to lots of money saving in 2014.

Coxy
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just_the_two_of_us

Hi all - lots of newbies welcome. Thanks for this thread - so helpful.

Please can I try £200 budget January from 1st to 31st. Overspent by £68.50 in December on an already increased amount :eek: so trying to claim the overspend back. Got lots of stuff in cupboards however and just done a Mr T large shop and bits in M n S, Mr Ald*, Mr T, Home Bags, Freezer shop - Jusrol short crust 3 for £1 - local butchers and anywhere else you can name!! Glad it stopped raining.

Not going anywhere this evening - so all the best to everyone for the New Year - a new start for the Grocery Challenge:)

Coxy11

Hi again,

Forgot to say, first spends for me today. Components for a pudding to take to friends this evening, alcohol, pop and tumble drier sheets - £27 exactly.

Sig updated.
Coxy

downshifted

Happy New Year to you all!

I didn't even try to budget for December! However, I am starting the new year (like many others I see) with good intentions and resolution.

I am going to try a different approach - £50 per week for all food/cleaning for two adults and a small dog - I am hoping I can get a grip on weekly expenditure more easily than I did for monthly. So starting on January 3rd that is 4 weeks to the 31st - so £200 altogether for January. I know it is a lot compared to some - but food is a great pleasure for us and we eat low carb :-)

£200 for January please

debbiedebt

Happy New Year to you all.

Please can I join in with £180 for January for 3 adults + daughters boyfriend 3 or 4 days a week + one very small dog.

Thanks.

BlueDaisy

I NEED to join this thread
Budget for January is £250 - and I actually hope to come way under that, (there is only 2 adults, 3 cats and 2 big dogs). But still need to do meal planning and such. Great thread wish I had found it earlier. Going to look through all the recipes and ideas for inspiration.

bmma

NSD today x

lushlifesaver

Afternoon all (and a very happy new year for later tonight!)


I'm not officially joining in this month as it's a funny one for us. Bf is away 11 days in what is left of the Jan GC month and then a further 14 in the Feb GC month so it kind of messes with my systems and planning a bit as I'm never sure where I'm at :S


Wrote a long post and scrapped it as I'm sure no one really wants to read my ramblings at working out my GC budgets! Just wanted to wish you all luck and I will still lurk for all the handy tips and recipes etc

Katey1980

Hi, this challenge is a new one for me - I spend waaay too much on supermarket shopping! Would like to join in with a monthly budget of £250, with a view to reducing that as I get into the challenge.

Good luck everyone, and happy new year!

K x

ArthriticOldThing

Hi. I would like to join this thread please? Desperately need some way of keeping on top of grocery spending. There is now only me but can't seem to get head out of 'family of 4' spending. Will try for £60 per month for January. Still have full cupboards as was ill all over Christmas and did not eat much at all.