December 2014 Grocery Challenge

Bobarella

NSD today for me..

lynnejk

Welcome to the new peoples and I must say you are very brave joining us for what must be the hardest month to rein back your spending :eek:


Good luck but feel that I must say don't be too hard on yourselves. I would suggest you try to keep your Xmas spend separate from your 'normal' spend and see how you go. It will give you some idea of where you are ready for January


Oh - and very good luck !!

joedenise wrote: »

... so DH is going to pick that up this afternoon on his way home from work. No sure whether to count that as another NSD as DH is spending or to include it as I gave him the money from the GC budget.
What should I do?
Denise

I think you have to count it too and make sure you get the change back, unless DH gives you the money back and pays himself :rotfl:

miss_try_to_save wrote: »

...dd1 has decided to go vegetarian how long that lasts we will see ...

Just wondering how old she is ??? My DS1 announced he was going veggie 1st December when he was 13 and he still is a veggie - twenty-three years later :rotfl:


I managed another NSD and not planning to go to shops until Saturday - fingers xd


Hope you all have a thrifty Thursday
Lx

Kerfuffle

Hi everybody,

I'd like to join in if I may. I'm going to declare a budget of $300.00 for 2 people (Hubby and myself) and 2 fish.

My chest freezer if fairly healthy at the moment so I'm going to include Christmas in this budget, and I'm not planning on spending a lot on Christmas goodies as Hubby is scheduled to work and I've put myself forward to work Christmas Day, so hopefully it will be a quiet affair.

Spent so far:-

$4.47 / $300.00

joedenise

I've added on £9.20 to my GC spend which is what DH spent on the skirt beef - he bought just over a kilo so enough to make 8 giant pasties - I just don't seem to be able to make small ones - I think I probably try to overfill them and they leak all over the place! The size I make them I can just fit 2 onto the baking sheet!

Oh, and I did get the 80p change!

Away for a long weekend so no more GC spending for a few days as spending this weekend will come from the "holiday budget".

Denise

why_not_2

Can I join please. £300 for the month for three of us.
So far we have spend £71.59 in Aldi.

Caterina

Bracing myself for another NSD if everything goes to plan.

maria3104

Have a good weekend JoeDenise. I lovede my weekend away. Ate lots of t voucher x 4s food. All free and very yummy.

Enjoy your day everyone.

mrs-moneypenny

managed £398.73 in november so slightly under budget.

going for £350 in december as i have a few vouchers and stamp cards to use

thank you again to everyone who posts in this thread, you are all brilliant.

joedenise

maria3104 wrote: »

Have a good weekend JoeDenise. I lovede my weekend away. Ate lots of t voucher x 4s food. All free and very yummy.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Thank you. My tunnel fare was paid for using Mr T vouchers - I only paid £14 in cash! It's what I spend most of my vouchers on as we go to France at least a couple of times a year!

Denise

bmma

spends to day £1.20p
total spends to date £13.41/£100.00p x