December 2019 Grocery Challenge

K9sandFelines

Don't know if i had chance to post at all this month, but i have currently hit a spend of £310.14. I can't remember whether this is over or not; so i am off to look at my sig.

Merlin's_Beard

£113.72/£100 for December.

That gives me an annual total of £1212.03/£1200.

Which I can definitely live with.

Thanks to everyone who gives advice, cheers on, commiserates and shares recipes and tips. I'll see you next year!

thriftwizard

Never mind the 9 on Sunday - now down to 6! - we ended up with 9 this evening instead, which threw my plans into disarray somewhat. So £13 was spent at the supermarket, and £4 at the market, which has taken me to within a whisker of going over budget. That said, we shouldn't need to buy anything else now 'til next weekend, but we'll be living on turkey until March...!

Suffolk_lass

I think I will have just tipped the wrong side of my annual target when all the little totals from the debit card have hit the account next week. I think I am about £5 overspent overall against £3000. I can live with this but did we really need chocolate from the SM at the last minute? No we did not.

scotmumof3

Hi everyone hope you all had a great Christmas
I have totalled all my receipts an have come in at £203.67 so I overspent by £3.67 which I am totally fine with. I am going to go for an annual target starting the 1st of January which I think will help me stay on track so I am aiming for [£2750 for the year

Doom_and_Gloom

We spent £8.57 today.

I'm having tofu vegetable stir fry with noodles for dinner tonight.
OH is having beef enchiladas for dinner tonight.

We shouldn't need to shop tomorrow so our month/year should end for this month as
£211.09/£215.
£3.91 left.

Tomorrow for dinner I will be having kimchi fried rice with stir fried vegetables and steamed edamame.
OH will be having the left overs of the beef enchiladas for dinner tomorrow night.

thriftwizard

Oooh, I've managed to coast through on the free turkey & assorted leftovers, so can declare at £447.35/£450 - I made it! OK, by the skin of my teeth, but I did it!

Payday tomorrow; we're having a murder mystery dinner party with friends; there'll be 11 of us, but we're all contributing courses; I'm just doing the canapes & have plenty of resources for those!

PipneyJane

Afternoon All

Since my last post, we’ve spent £3.05 on YS pies and salad for lunch on Sunday. We’re now in Normandy for the week and, although I’m buying food, it’s coming from the holiday budget. Therefore, I am declaring for December at £117.70/£129.90, leaving £12.20 to roll forward to January’s challenge.

Have a joyous evening tonight and a wonderful 2020.

- Pip

ancientmum

I've just done the last shop of the year, and come in under budget, mainly I think, because I have not had DS3 home so often. My month goes from 8th - 7th, but I will not need anything until next year. I'm going to do it a bit differently in 2020, so Happy New Year to all, and see you in January.!

jam2019

Total spend for the month of £19.23 - managed mostly by being at my parent's for Christmas and not needing to buy anything for the last week or so. I think I'll be trying to do a yearly rather than monthly spend for 2020 - looking forward to seeing everyone over there!