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January Grocery Challenge 2015

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  • redmel1621
    redmel1621 Posts: 6,010 Forumite
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    greent wrote: »
    Please can I be removed from this challenge this month - sorry x Due to a massive unexpected change in personal situation I'm not in a position to carry on this month. Good luck to everyone else :)

    I hope you are ok. Best wishes.

    Mel x
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    Nothing is going to get better. It's not.
  • NewShadow
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    greent wrote: »
    Due to a massive unexpected change in personal situation I'm not in a position to carry on this month.

    Hope all's okay GT xx
    That sounds like a classic case of premature extrapolation.

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  • Bobarella
    Bobarella Posts: 10,824 Forumite
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    Hi All
    Logging a £8.72 spend today. Which got me 2 whole YS chickens at £2.60 each, a YS loaf at 71p which was lovely Warburton instead of supermarket own brand for the same price almost. 2 packs of hot dog rolls for 13p each. 2 stew packs with 1 kilo of veg including carrots, onions, swedes & parsnips for 78p each & a YS guacamole for 46p. Oh and a pack of YS cinnamon bagels for 68p. Plus a pack of normal priced loo roll.
    Won't be shopping tommorow so have 17 days left to go.
    Bob
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  • miss_try_to_save
    miss_try_to_save Posts: 182 Forumite
    hi all a £14 spend for me today went for milk and came back with reduced cakes and reduced paninis parsnips cheese x 2 honey sweet chilli satay s and other bits from the fresh counter its silly I no I don't need it but it looks so nice note to self stop buying stuff you don't need I made the mistake of using my card and not cash really mad with myself
    oct 2015 grocery challenge £183/£2360



























    0/£600 aug 2016 grocery challenge













  • DawnW
    DawnW Posts: 7,755 Forumite
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    I spent £26.88 in Sainsburys this morning, bringing me to £115.01 spent in total on groceries, cleaning products, pet food, toiletries, booze etc since 27 December. This leaves me with £134.99 to last till 31 January. Aiming for a NSD tomorrow :)
  • frugalk15
    frugalk15 Posts: 23 Forumite
    £4.56 on nxt yrs Xmas puds lol totaly gutted my fridge freezer full of food has deforosted over the weekend I could cry! So much food wasted :( sad times.
    grocery budget Jan....£26.38/200
  • cw18
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    what caused the defrost? are you in an area that's been hit by power cuts?
    Cheryl
  • CountingPennies
    CountingPennies Posts: 1,893 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Hope all is ok greent xx

    Another NSD here. Got the sickness bug so also saved on food :o

    CP xx
    Slimming World Challenge 2017 0/30.5lb

    Grocery challenge 2017 JAN: £5.56/£350
  • NewShadow
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    frugalk15 wrote: »
    fridge freezer full of food has deforosted over the weekend

    If it was only in the last 38 hours or so and its still cold you might br able to cook a lot of it and refreeze?
    That sounds like a classic case of premature extrapolation.

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  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 17,677 Forumite
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    Needed a few bits today and spent £15.03 - would have been a bit less but DH picked up crumpets which weren't on the list!

    Denise
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