January Grocery Challenge 2015

gollysmissus

Hi all
Posting my final total for Jan - £141.42 - £41.42 over my target but in my defence I wouldn't have shopped till Feb but I had the a**i voucher that expired today and I spent £42.23 and a lot was for stock. So in essence I came in under budget!!!!!!!!!
Hopefully in Feb I'll come in way under budget - we can hope.
Thanks to all who encorage us and gives so many useful tips.
See you all in Feb

CC70

I'm really chuffed with my January challenge - been keeping track on a spreadsheet and diary. I overspent this week by £3, but I've had two weeks out of the month where I've been well under budget, so this wasn't a problem. Having checked the amounts I'd logged, it seems that I've saved more than I thought.


Total January Grocery Spend was £146.98/£200, (weekly average=£36.75/£50.00) saving £53.02... Ready for February challenge now, starting on Feb budget on Friday. Seeing if I can beat Jan, by setting budget at £45 per week, £180 for month (4weeks)

Smoosh

£2.45 on 1 tin of Heinz ravioli (YS), 3 tins of Heinz tomato soup (YS), a tin of butternut squash & sweet potato soup (YS), 4 Activia yoghurts (YS) & 5 petit filous yoghurts (YS).

£2.04 on chicken fajita pie (YS), chicken pasta bake (YS), a tub of prawn cocktail sandwich filler (YS), mushroom pasta (YS) & chilli beef pizza (YS).

lynnejk

Hiya everyone


Managed another NSD.


We had Hungarian goulash today (first time I've made it), with creamed potatoes and steamed veggies - it was LUSH I have already frozen half of it and the lo will be the base for shredded beef, tomato and bean soup for the freezer as well :j


Having egg and prawn salad, followed by HM potato, leek and chicken soup tomorrow. Saturday is going to be salmon (freezer), asparagus and bubble + squeak patties with hollandaise sauce.


I've just opened a full 2 litres of milk and I've plenty of bread in the freezer and fruit/yogurt in the fridge.


So I think that's my spending done for the month, but best not declare in case I've missed something :rotfl:


Hope you all have a fantastic Friday


Lx

Caterina

Another £21 spend here and there, was given a bag of Seville oranges so I needed sugar and lemon for marmalade making, then DS and I went to another shop and he wanted a couple of bits and pieces and I enede up stocking a bit more.

Also £10 spend on lunch with DH in a cafe but not counted in GC as it was a much needed time together, out of the house as the builder is banging on the wall to knock plaster off and it was maddening. It was a medicinal outing!

dumpling

Declaring today at £498.70, nearly £100 over my target but I am still happy as it is a lot less than I would spend normally. I have used up most of one freezer but I still have lots in my chest freezer so that will be my target for February. This month has felt like it has gone on for ever.

Islandmaid

Hi all,

Declaring £252.20/£300

Really pleased with that, even though we did have loads of Christmas goodies to use up.

Thanks for everyones support on here, I can,t tell you how many times I,ve read a post and thought 'Dohh - why didn,t I think of that!'

I,m off to Feb GC - see you there

NewShadow

Declaring January over with a spend of £101.15.

Not bad at all.

Just placed my Feb online order to be delivered wed. Off to the feb challenge to post.

cattysmum

Good morning... declaring a grand sum of £183.00 spend in January, good luck with Feb everyone see you over there.

BrassicWoman

Declaring at £91.87/£100, with key learning of the need for an emergency fund. £50 tucked away now.

Onto Feb!