January 2016 Grocery Challenge

mandaguin

£6.97 in M's today on fruit, milkshakes (OH's vice) and cleaning products (I don't have a separate cleaning kitty)

Takes my total to 62.47/160

I don't keep track of what OH spends on his lunches - he tends to buy sandwich supplies for a couple of days and keep them at work, and takes all the other bits for his lunch from home. I might try and track this as well next month, it's not a huge amount but still intrigues me.

barneydee_2

Well really need to tighten the old purse strings spent way to much in 2015 want to get back into frugal ways in 2016 there are 3 adults in our house so I would like set my target at £250 at the end of each month if there is any thing left I'm going topic it on to a gift card ready for Christmas

Dee x

Lemmings1

Hi please can I join,I would like my budget to be £170 for January that's for 2 adults and a 2yr old.ive got quite a lot in my cupboards and freezer and will be making lots of stuff from scratch so hoping not to spend that much

Frugal_life

Hi all,

I'd like to join in too, if that's ok?

Kinda half started this last year but both the OH and I are determined to cut out all unnecessary expenditure in 2016

Can we please be put down for £240 for our January budget? This will be for 2 adults and 2 cats and, as the months go by, I'm hoping to get this figure down.

This will run from today to Jan 25th.

Thanks!

wannalot

Good morning all. I hope everyone has had a lovely christmas! It seems weird that it is now ovrr!

Can i be put down for £100 for January please? This is a bit less than usual, but is only meant to cover three weeks from 5th january until 26th January.

Thans to our organisers here!!:T

Coxy11

Hi everyone,

Apologies for not updating the budgets list sooner - we've been out and about visiting folk.

Budgets list updated to here

Welcome/welcome back to:
cybertortoise, Purple Kitten, Lauralozzle, Little Miss Naughty, jayII, jacci45, bupkes, mandaguin, Christa27, Katkin, empy, dreaming of money, so very confused, Attempt2save, 69chick, pollys, thriftmonster, mumblingtaff, closemead, SomersetSaver, barneydee, Lemmings1 and Frugal_life

Good luck to all for January.
Coxy

jayII

Coxy11 wrote: »

Hi everyone,

Apologies for not updating the budgets list sooner - we've been out and about visiting folk.

Budgets list updated to here

Welcome/welcome back to:
cybertortoise, Purple Kitten, Lauralozzle, Little Miss Naughty, jayII, jacci45, bupkes, mandaguin, Christa27, Katkin, empy, dreaming of money, so very confused, Attempt2save, 69chick, pollys, thriftmonster, mumblingtaff, closemead, SomersetSaver, barneydee, Lemmings1 and Frugal_life

Good luck to all for January.
Coxy

Thanks for updating and for all the work you do keeping the thread going. :T :T :T

jellybeantinker1

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. I have tried and failed to do the GC over the last few years, but over the last few months I have started meal planning again and it is amazing how much it helps, both in not buying items we won't use, but also just for daily organisation when it comes to tea time and after school clubs!

Loads left over from Christmas so plenty of meals there and plenty in the cupbaords and freezer. Normally, I spend around £350 a month, but would like for January 2016 to manage on £200.

ancientmum

Hi all
Please can I join as I am hoping to reduce my hours at work next year and need to get a hold on my spending. It is just me and adult DS3 and two cats so I will aim for £160/month for food and cleaning. I think I have enough Xmas toiletries to last me a few months, thank you kind friends and family x

[Deleted User]

Please count me in. I'd like to put in for £400. This may seem a lot for 2 adults, 2 children, 2 cats and a tortoise but I generally budget for £80 per week - we get paid each Friday and I want to get into the habit of doing our supermarket shop that day so I know what we have for the rest of the week. By February I'd like this down to £70 per week, March - £60 per week and then stick on an even keel.