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October 2014 Grocery Challenge

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  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Stoptober Survivor
    Can I be put down for £125 x
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • I'm in again this month.

    £500 for 2 adults, 3 children, 2 large cats and a small dog.

    My month runs from 26 September to 24 October this time.
  • Hi can I join in to ?

    My month is 26th Sept - 24 Oct ,I'm going to try £200 and see how I get on. I'm hoping to reduce this next month as I know for 2 adults and 3 cats it's higher than a lot of people manage. I work on a 4 week month as this is how I'm paid.

    Good luck everyone
    Sew it, knit it, glue it, reuse it , don't buy it
  • I'm in again this month, can you pop me down for 140bd please?? Didn't need my full amount this month but going to include a wee bit more this month!
    094 Sealed pot member! :beer: (7) €185 (8) €138 (9) €€250
    Saving for our first home!
  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 5,592 Forumite
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    Hi everyone,


    Budgets list updated to here :)


    Welcome/welcome back to:
    Aloofdragon, Natterjack88, dizzydolly, georgiebrown0, monz and knitwit67 :D


    Good luck to all.


    Coxy
    Cross-stitch WIP: Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 11/25 Currently reading The Cliff House by Amanda Jennings
  • thorsoak
    thorsoak Posts: 7,166 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Please may I join in? Cooking for two (most of the time) and I've let things slip - so I'm going to aim for £250 (food only) this month, then get it right down!!

    Will start at the beginning of October......
  • dingdongsaving
    dingdongsaving Posts: 596 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 24 September 2014 at 6:39PM
    I'm always lurking & miss posting on the boards and GC. Now that our little addition is sleeping longer at night I have more stamina to pop online in the evenings again...so I'm back :) our october budget (from the 1st) is £400 for the 2 of us, our ds & 6 month old dd, 2 dogs and cat.

    Oooh, I'd read the September thread and then posted on here without reading it. I've just seen lots of new people joining/returning like me! Good luck all! xx
  • lynnejk
    lynnejk Posts: 5,732 Forumite
    Rampant Recycler Debt-free and Proud!
    Welcome all the new peoples and returners.


    I'm still in September and just popped over to have a nose look at what's happening.


    Good luck one and all (three months to C* eh ;) )


    'See' you all later
    Lx
    £10day.2014=3213/2015=3421/2016=3238/2017=2702/2018=498..APR=12.03/300
    GrocC.2014=2162/2015=2083/2016=218/2017=1996/2018=450..APR=17.13/200
    Bulk buy.......APR=233.76
    GC.NSD..2015=216/2016=213/2017=229/2018=39..APR=03/15
    SPC130:staradminx61..2014=1178/2015=1287/2016=4616/2017=3843
    OS WL= -2/8 ......CC =00......Savings = £13,140
  • meg72
    meg72 Posts: 5,164 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped!
    Well October already. seems to be flying by. my challge same as ever to stay the same or a bit less than last year, doing OK so far just a titch under.
    Slimming World at target
  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 17,642 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Following my top up shop on Tuesday which came from the money I'd allowed for September on return from holiday I didn't need too much today. So 1st spend for October was £11.00/£250. Couldn't believe it came to exactly £11 - bet I couldn't do that again if I tried!

    Denise
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