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January 2019 Grocery Challenge

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  • piglet27
    piglet27 Posts: 175 Forumite
    Declaring for January £200.78 I am extremely happy with that as, I've basically halved the usual amount spent over the last year.

    However we have used 90% of freezer stores and all pantry except for carbs (grains, pasta, rice) We also did one week of no spends at all which went much better than expected.

    I am much less confident about February due to needing meat and fish as we have non left at all.
    GC Jan £200/£200.78 Feb £250/£156.07
    #161 £2019 in 2019 £132.01
    2019 Frugal Living
  • NeverendingDMP
    NeverendingDMP Posts: 2,197 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Declaring for jan. My payday to payday method was a total bust but if i cheat and look at 1st -31st jan then it was 429.20 out if 433. Going forwards im doing calender months.
    Jan 18 Joint debts 35,213

    Mortgage Jan 18- 77224 May 25- just under 65k

    June 25 Debts in my name only £5170. DH can't keep track...
  • VickyV
    VickyV Posts: 247 Forumite
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    Hopefully the last spends for this week/month. £1.70 on bread and restocking the milk lake. Will update sig.
    Vicky x
    Grocery challenge:December 2022 £151.96/£400 . Advent decluttering challenge 47/240.
  • thriftwizard
    thriftwizard Posts: 4,863 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Well, declaring with a sneaky £10.35 added to January's budget, though it could as easily go under February's, at a satisfactory but not entirely accurate £334.06/£400. Will try to get the family to declare their "little" spends - a loaf here, a tub of yogurt there - in Feb!
    Angie - GC Jul 25: £225.85/£500 : 2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 26/68: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)
  • lantanna
    lantanna Posts: 4,471 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    £21.5o spent in Lidl today. Steak and salmon for the weekend.
  • VickyV
    VickyV Posts: 247 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Declaring for this week at £28.71/£65. Really pleased with that! I think next week may be more spendy, I need to get some stocks back up.

    See you all over in Feb!

    Vicky x
    Grocery challenge:December 2022 £151.96/£400 . Advent decluttering challenge 47/240.
  • Legittrying
    Legittrying Posts: 15 Forumite
    Went over by £3.56 but lowest month I’ve had for a LONG time

    £203.56
  • pamsdish
    pamsdish Posts: 2,585 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Happy with January spends, from my annual budget, quite a bit of bulk buying included, not a lot of day-day food required.
    Do I need it or just want it.
  • Graciefields
    Graciefields Posts: 78 Forumite
    Wow, I've done it again! £65/£125. I had a little help from £20 of Morrisons vouchers. Thanks for all the tips and encouragement. Another £60 toward my bulk fund.
    Barclay Card £3600 [STRIKE]HSBC CC £2587[/STRIKE] ZERO
    Total CC Debt [STRIKE][STRIKE][STRIKE]£7755[/STRIKE] [/STRIKE][/STRIKE]     COLOR="Red"]$[STRIKE]7151[/STRIKE][/COLOR] £6487
    November 2018 GC £25Pw/£100Pm Nov Grocery Challenge £83.56/£100 Dec GC £95.64/£125Jan 2019 GC COLOR="Red"]64.86/£125[/COLOR] Feb GC COLOR="DarkRed£100.43/]£125[/COLOR]March GC OR="Red"]145.00/125[/COLOR]
    April GC £130/£125 Aug GC £72.71/£100
  • ma-ri-ella
    ma-ri-ella Posts: 980 Forumite
    in for another month . ive written it all down but not added up as i was over at half way . biggest problem areas have been medicine / flu /cough remedies which wasnt budgeted for but has been quite high (first time ill in a few years though so could be worse) ive also went for more convience foods and eating out as feeling to ill to cook or make anything with effort.


    Anyways feb shall be better .
    £365 a year spend challenge - this has included food/clothes/beauty?? who knows where I am
    20,000 step a day challenge
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