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January 2016 Grocery Challenge

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  • JAMIEDODGER
    JAMIEDODGER Posts: 4,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Bi-monthly Iceland shop done this morning and nipped into Morrisons after.

    Total spent: £38.65/£320

    Hoping for a couple of NSD's (Sunday/Monday) after that, going to stretch it out and see how long I can make it last:D
    November NSD's - 7
  • Just been to pound land and bought quavers, cereal bars, toilet roll, soup etc do total spend so far is £12.75/ £150
    So £37.25 left for the week. Have meal planned and think I may even have some change left for this week:T yay!
    Jan Grocery challenge £96.17/£150 NSD JANUARY 1/15 SPC #60 £79.17 :j #70 Xmas pot £12/333 days:T Virtual sealed pot challenge #22 £10.40/£500 target £2500 overdraft :(
  • Another nsd here. Easily done when you live in the woods there's a slow and steady drizzle!

    We've fed the birds at the front, played in the back, and are now 'cooking' with the new toy kitchen from Father Christmas whilst nursing a pot of tea ( a real one :p )

    Next? We plan to watch a Christmas film we didn't get around to that's recorded, so just a lazy family day, but pure bliss when 'back-to-work' is looming. :o

    Hubby's off tomorrow to share the weekend too. Woop woop! Roll on 2pm when he should be home. :T
  • Islandmaid
    Islandmaid Posts: 6,626 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Bough salad for tonight's fajitas and the weeks sarnies and a kilo of coffee beans (my luxury, lasts a month) - spent £8
    Note to self - STOP SPENDING MONEY !!

    £300/£130
  • DanielleNic87
    DanielleNic87 Posts: 1,064 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I would like to rejoin for 2016 if that's ok?

    Please can you put me down for £1500 for the year.

    Baby number 2 is due in May so we are currently saving for mat leave so I can take a year off :D

    February GC £26.68/£250

  • loopy53
    loopy53 Posts: 11 Forumite
    Managed a rather effortless NSD yesterday largely because we didn't get dressed (oh the shame!). I woke up this morning all guns blazing and checked the fridge and cupboards for food to use up. My DH has done a valiant job of pretty much eating us out of house and home over Christmas so we're not overflowing with leftovers this year. We used up the remainder of the frozen party food for tea last night (not pleasant) and that's us pretty much done for Christmas stuff.

    I've now compiled a two week meal plan around our existing freezer and storecupcoard supplies and just returned from Aldi where I've topped up with a £34 spend. Hoping this will last two weeks with a £10 fruit top up at some point.

    My spending downfall is pretty much always the quick trips to Co-op (just for milk) and somehow coming out £25 lighter with a set of random items, none of which make an actual meal! I've planned ahead and bought 12 ltrs of milk at Aldi so that should knock Co-op randoms on the head for the forseeable future..Ha!

    So Grocery Spend so far £34/£200
    January Grocery Challenge £34/£200

    Save 12k 2016 #134 £22.14/£12,000

    :)
  • mummyroysof3
    mummyroysof3 Posts: 4,566 Forumite
    Damn it, couldn't find youngests last dummy so been to tesco to get some £4.98 spent grr
    Have a Bsc Hons open degree from the Open University 2015 :j:D:eek::T
  • mumtoomany
    mumtoomany Posts: 1,547 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Called in at Morrisons yesterday, just in time for the reductions, spent £2.38 on reduced fruit, bread rolls, crumpets, etc and mince pies. Also got milk.
    Frugal Living Challenge 2025.


  • mrs-moneypenny
    mrs-moneypenny Posts: 15,519 Forumite
    Nsd here, had use up pie for lunch using all the veggies left from New Years dinner with a crust on top, along with the .sliced new pots fried in butter
    SPC~12 ot 124

    In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind
  • Mumof2_2
    Mumof2_2 Posts: 2,694 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Just done online shopping order which will be delivered tomorrow plus DD got me some milk when out with DH. Did meal plan whilst doing order and have saved £14 in offers so pretty pleased with that.
    Flymarkeeteer: £168 and counting
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