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August 2021 Grocery Challenge

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  • thriftwizard
    thriftwizard Posts: 4,862 Forumite
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    I'm one who could currently be slack & lax, though I feel quite strongly that I'd be cheating my future self if I didn't keep the spending in check. Years ago I really had to budget hard with 5 kids at home and a biggish mortgage to pay off on one paycheck & whatever I could earn around the kids; once I got past the furiously resentful stage, this became a worthwhile & interesting challenge. Now it's a habit, but OH's retirement probably can't be put off indefinitely (though he's clearly trying to) and we still have 3 offspring living under our roof, who can't currently afford to live elsewhere, despite two of them having good qualifications & work records. So we can't "downsize" yetawhile  (Dorset word!) or save much towards the day when we only have a pension to live on. 

    In other news, I spent £35 on fresh fruit & veg, cheese & fish at the market yesterday, which I've added to my total. £74-odd left to "survive" until 31st... Allotment veg are onstream now so we should be able to do that without sweating unduly. Today's an NSD and tomorrow probably will be too, though I have spent a little from the "Entertainments" fund on beer & cider, as supplies had dwindled away to nothing.
    Angie - GC Jul 25: £225.85/£500 : 2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 26/68: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)
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