January 2021 Grocery Challenge

Frugaliza

Declaring a January grocery spend of  £265. The goal was £300 so very pleased with that.  Managed it by munching our way through the freezer contents which is now empty – so not sure if we will keep on track next month. Will have to get inventive - any advice welcome!

The plan now is to shave £20 off the February goal and make it £280. The £20 projected February underspend and January’s £35 underspend will go into my new (Monzo) pot called “stock the store cupboard“ to be dipped into for whoopsies and bulk buys found on offer.

January GC £265/£300

BelleBaluu

Condolences Wishus, sorry for your loss. 

Just wanted to report, just been and done my weeks shop, plus I decided to head to Home Bargains to buy next month’s supplies (where I bulk buy cat supplies, cleaning products, etc) and I’m just over budget. Delighted, £364.27/£360. 

Another F&V box from L1dl, bags of carrots, tatties, bananas, cabbage, kiwis, punnet of peaches, bag of mini peelers and a lime and a pomelo.  Saturday morning seems to be the time in our store to get these. 

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Grocery shopping bill for January 210.46 / 160 whoops

plus 82.00 on take aways

will aim for 200 for Feb, and try to keep within 80 for take always next  month 

I am sure I would have spent more if I wasn’t accounting it all on here!

PipneyJane

Declaring at £137.70/£140, leaving £2.30 to carry over to February

Good morning everyone.  

Never work for an employer who has a December year end - January has been a horribly busy month!  I have completely lost track of where everyone is and what you are all up to.  I’ve also lost track of the spends I’ve told you about and the ones I haven’t.  All I know for certain is that there was £2.30 left in the Grocery Challenge purse when we took the housekeeping out on Friday.

Hopefully February will be better.

- Pip

leftatthetrafficlights

Declaring £246.83 for January- decided to go monthly as weekly just doesn't work for me! 🙈😂

Mrs_Cheshire

Morning all, 
I'm currently standing at £228.02/£350 reduced from £450 per month last year. 
I'll declare later as I'm going to pop to the shop shortly. I've got some coupons that expire today and I'll use the products that they're for so makes sense to save a few pence. 

Its_time

Very sorry to hear such sad news
No more spends for the month, February starts tomorrow.

Porridgecat

Condolences wishus 
Well, I've been considerably over at £414 with a target of £320, however I have learned lessons. I'm going to reduce my monthly amount to £280 next month so 4 x £70 and start putting the extra into a bulk fund as that's what's hit the budget this month. I had two big spends of £88 for cat food and £36 for loo roll, both of which should last us well over a month (although the cats do seem to be getting through their food at an astonishing rate with one of us always home)  See everyone over on the February thread. 

Mrs_Cheshire

Hi all declaring at £231.10/£350. I'm going to transfer the leftovers to my savings account to start a bulk fund. see you all on the Feb chat 

Pixiehouse55

£39.45  spent today. Making it £263.08 so far. £61.92  left to Our pay day is February 9th. So we have 8 days to go for food. Hoping we won't need anything else before then.