February 2015 Grocery Challenge

skintmum2012

mrsninja wrote: »

The voucher I have was in a leaflet I picked up in store. It has the store name on it so it might just be local or maybe other stores do specific vouchers too?

Thank you I shall keep an eye out going in there for the beef at the weekend

Trying_really_hard

mrsninja wrote: »

Hi, newbie here so sorry if I get anything wrong.


The main thing is my DH money goes into the joint account on the 20th of each month and then mine goes in on the on the 24th, so I'm hoping I can count 20th Jan to 20th Feb as my Feb challenge please?

Hi Mrs Ninja - I think you can count whatever days you want for your "grocery month". Mine also happens to be 20th - 20th as that's pay day for me and when my money hits the joint account.

Businessgirl

Mine only starts on the 30th, but I am pre-planning so please can you put me down for £60

My month runs from the 30th to the 27th - so exactly four weeks this month.

January has been very tight and has taught me that with planning I CAN eat well and live well on MUCH less - I have been averaging on £10 a week and eating well.

My amount includes food, household and toiletries for one person - though I have to admit one reason I can keep it so low is because I have a lot of toilettries and store cupboard stuff saved up as well as a constantly rotating freezer full of batch cooked food.

This does not include any extra's such as entertainment or travel etc...those are separate budgets.

Thanks!

nearlytherenow

Hi can you put me down for £250 again this month please. Think I'll be over for jan but going to stick to this as it's a shorter month.

Im also going to attempt to ban myself from supermarkets for the month. Lidl weekend offers are ok so I can pop there but otherwise online shopping only in an attempt to stop impulse buying.

Wish me luck!!

skintmum2012

another £1:30 on milk today I did get the Aldi voucher today though so i am food planing tonight

Wooftastic

My month won't start until 1st Feb but I'm full of enthusiasm from the January thread so I thought I'd sign up nice and early! I've managed to stay within budget for January so I'm going to try reducing it by £5 a week for February. My February budget will be £220 for 2 adults and will include all groceries and cleaning products.

cw18

I work calendar months, so won't start logging spends on here until 1st Feb

But my budget for the month will be £228.60

Coxy11

Hi everyone,


Budgets updated to here


Welcome/welcome back to:
skintmum2012, cutiepieabf, dizzytina, superrhinos, charmed1318, newpennypincher, Kim317 and mrsninja


Good luck all
Coxy

LegalBlonde

£450 please. Same as last month which was my first proper month, last month I got to £520.£70 over isn't too bad just need to cut out the small trips to shops

New start today as pay day. Trying to keep bank looking good as hoping to get mortgage later in year. I've a big shop on it's way to start me off right. Food total is £139. In theory this is two weeks worth but isn't working out like that!! A lot of stuff though I only need once a month. Going to try to keep track as I go along this month. Thanks for all the tips and inspiration

Islandmaid

Hi all,

Just popping in from Jan GC, which I,m still on for another week.

Can I try for £250 for Feb - its a shorter month so fingers crossed...

We are getting a new kitchen in Feb, so the need for very basic meals is needed

Also remembered that Council Tax is not taken for 2 months, so will chuck that money straight off the CC, hoping to pay off £200 pm (£1450 owed 0%)

Good luck all xx