December 2019 Grocery Challenge

StripeyTightsSpottySocks

Hi elsiepac

Please could you put me down for £150 budget please.

Dates will be 27th November to 26th December.

Includes cat food, 2 adults food, toiletries and cleaning products.

I will continue posting in November challenge so I get my final figure for this month.

Thank you for setting this up

Doom_and_Gloom

Thank you Elsiepac for running this thread.

2 adults, the OH and I, and the budget is to cover all food (apart from date night) and non alcoholic drinks. December goes 1st to 31st.

Budget £215.

PipneyJane

Count me in, please, Elsiepac. Our usual £120 for the month, please. That’s for all supermarket shopping for two adults.

Thank you for running the thread. I appreciate it.

I may be posting a bit less than usual. For some reason, on Friday, MSE blocked my work URL, so no posting/browsing at lunchtime for me. I’ve sent a message but, so far, no response.

- Pip

Barbeduk

Hi all

I used to do the grocery challenge a few years back when I was a debt free wannabe. I'm now a newly single parent of two very hungry teens so need to keep to a budget to stop myself wasting what little money I'll have coming in every month!

My December will run from 22 November - 29 December - 5 weeks. Aiming for
£250
This will be my absolute maximum - I have a very full freezer so hoping for less.

Will be spending cash to keep on track of every spend!

So pleased this challenge is still running :T:T

tessie_bear

hello thankyou for setting up the new page xx Im in for dec but still on nov at the mo see you all in a week or so

thriftwizard

December for us is a 5-week month, going from 29/11 to 31/12. So I'll be aiming for £450; this will include all everyday food, cleaning stuff & basic toiletries for 4 adults with differing diets, 3 cats, 2 cockatiels and 12 chickens. Christmas & New Year food & drink will be accounted for separately, along with presents; I have a savings account specially for this purpose, which I pay into all year. "Special" soaps, shampoo, washing stuff etc. can be purchased by the individual who's under the impression that she "needs" them!

elsiepac

PipneyJane wrote: »

Count me in, please, Elsiepac. Our usual £120 for the month, please. That’s for all supermarket shopping for two adults.

Thank you for running the thread. I appreciate it.

I may be posting a bit less than usual. For some reason, on Friday, MSE blocked my work URL, so no posting/browsing at lunchtime for me. I’ve sent a message but, so far, no response.

- Pip

How annoying about work! Budget added, and running the thread is no problem, I enjoy it!

Barbeduk wrote: »

Hi all

I used to do the grocery challenge a few years back when I was a debt free wannabe. I'm now a newly single parent of two very hungry teens so need to keep to a budget to stop myself wasting what little money I'll have coming in every month!

My December will run from 22 November - 29 December - 5 weeks. Aiming for
£250
This will be my absolute maximum - I have a very full freezer so hoping for less.

Will be spending cash to keep on track of every spend!

So pleased this challenge is still running :T:T

Budget added, nice to have you back on the GC!

tessie_bear wrote: »

hello thankyou for setting up the new page xx Im in for dec but still on nov at the mo see you all in a week or so

No worries, just let me know when you know your budget!

elsiepac

StripeyTightsSpottySocks wrote: »

Hi elsiepac

Please could you put me down for £150 budget please.

Dates will be 27th November to 26th December.

Includes cat food, 2 adults food, toiletries and cleaning products.

I will continue posting in November challenge so I get my final figure for this month.

Thank you for setting this up

No worries, budget added

Doom_and_Gloom wrote: »

Thank you Elsiepac for running this thread.

2 adults, the OH and I, and the budget is to cover all food (apart from date night) and non alcoholic drinks. December goes 1st to 31st.

Budget £215.

My pleasure, budget updated!

thriftwizard wrote: »

December for us is a 5-week month, going from 29/11 to 31/12. So I'll be aiming for £450; this will include all everyday food, cleaning stuff & basic toiletries for 4 adults with differing diets, 3 cats, 2 cockatiels and 12 chickens. Christmas & New Year food & drink will be accounted for separately, along with presents; I have a savings account specially for this purpose, which I pay into all year. "Special" soaps, shampoo, washing stuff etc. can be purchased by the individual who's under the impression that she "needs" them!

Oof that's a long month and with Christmas in the middle but I bet that saving you've been doing all year makes it a breeze. I'm going to try harder next year as I'm crap at putting money aside! Budget added

thriftwizard

Oof that's a long month and with Christmas in the middle but I bet that saving you've been doing all year makes it a breeze. I'm going to try harder next year as I'm crap at putting money aside! Budget added

Thank you, elsiepac!

sarahj1986

Hello

I’ve loved doing the November challenge so I will do December too

As it is Christmas and i buy a few extras I will budget €350 this month to see how we go