December 2016 Grocery Challenge

Redshank

Right - our month starts on Monday (payday is the 28th of each month). So this weekend I'm going through the cupboards and doing a 'stock take' so I can make a plan of action for the month ahead. *gulp*

JAMIEDODGER

Hi:) I'm in for December (1st-31st) with a budget again of £400 for the month, many thanks!

Suffolk_lass

I have £420.92 for December - this is what is left of my stores fund added to this month's money, less a bit of an overspend when my hoarding got the better of me. I thought I only had £220.92 left but then realised I had included the Christmas drinks spending under the wrong budget heading. Phew!

liz3chickens

Hi everyone

After lurking on the forums for a while, I would like to join the December challenge.

My husband will be retiring in June next year and we will have a major reduction in income. Thanks to MSE, banking, savings (ha ha), insurance, utility bills etc are more or less under control BUT I spend far too much on grocery shopping.

I am setting a budget of £250 for the month starting today. We are going away for a week (paid ) and out on 25th/26th.

Starting in January, when I should know roughly what our retirement income will be, I am going to get really serious about reducing food expenditure.

Any ideas or help would be very welcome.

Rachiedabbler70

Please could I join again for December. November going well, but need higher budget for December as have eldest son home from university for a couple of weeks and feeding 7 on Christmas day so going for £275 from 1st to 31st December.
Many thanks for running the thread. :A

purpleybat

after failing last month id like to put in a figure of £200 for December, I don't want to scrimp over crimble... my sister and her bloke have requested goose! eek! ive never cooked goose.
now I'm back at work I'm finding it tough to pop in as much so find myself losing my mojo and over spending, can I get you all on speed-dial instead for a daily boost?

Florence_J

My December food budget has begun, runs from the 25th to the 19th December.

Budget is the slightly reduced £153

Baileys_Babe

Baileys_Babe wrote: »

My month will run from 26th November to 30th December, as it will be a 5 week month for us, celebrating Christmas as well as having visitors to stay for a week my budget is £420. This is to cover all food and drink consumed in the house, otc medication, toiletries, cleaning materials.

I'll be reading along and back on the 26th

November spends:
Grocery budget £217.56/280 remaining £62.44
Wholesaler budget £0/71.61 remaining £71.61
Very pleased with this.

We have meal planned for the week and done the necessary shopping, with the obligatory list
December spends to date:
Grocery budget £23.25/420 remaining £396.75
Wholesaler budget £0/134.05 remaining £134.05, underspend from November rolled into this

lynnejk

Evening all and a warm welcome to the new peoples and returners :hello:

Thanks a million for running this thread Zippy and Coxy again

Please put me down for my usual £200 for the month from 1st - 31st.

This covers all food, general toiletries, cleaning supplies etc. for the two of us.

I won't be having visitors for C day, as my DS is travelling in the USA and my darling step D is going to spend the day with her Mum and SD. We will be going to see her and the sprogs on Boxing Day - so I will just be taking a fancy dessert. So DH and I are going out for our C dinner, which will come out of entertainment fund :T

Good luck everyone for the month and hope you all enjoy the challenge
Lx

FurryBeastOz

I'm in again for December. I've made a HUGE clawback in November, and I think I can do it.:j:j

I might even make it with my hoarding budget intact. I've still got a full freezer, and we're away for Christmas. The only catering I'm doing is Hogmanay, and that's going to be curries, so I've lots in for it already.

I'll update on Wednesday, but trying to come in under £3,300 for the year.:D