Spending £10 per Week on Groceries

Ainsty

Happy New Year Everyone,

I've come back to give a final update. In the middle of December, I came down with Sciatica. It was a devil for a couple of weeks but is easing now to pins and needles so I am more able to get around and undertake my normal activities.

Checking all receipts, I'm happy to report I stayed under the £10 per week for December 1st - 24th. I never intended to include Christmas week because I had a separate stash for these days. That's the end of the challenge I gave myself. At the start, I wasn't sure it would be possible but in the end, I didn't find it the struggle I thought it would be. 

On the debt front I,

• Paid back a very dear friend who lent me cash, no questions asked. This was the main purpose of trying to stick to £10 per week.
• Was approved for 0% balance transfer card (2.99% fee). I was declined by other cards twice so I decided to go into the bank branch to see if the face-to-face approach worked and it did. The credit limit is enough to cover all my CC debt and I intend to pay it all off before the end of the 0% period.

Thank you for all your support. I'm going to try to keep to £10 per week as long as I can and will join the January Grocery Challenge on Old Style.

Good luck and thanks again.

Ainsty 

Makingabobor2

Well done. Just shows that grit & determination & a positive attitude works. Good luck for 2023  

joedenise

Well done on sticking to the £10 a week, that's brilliant.  Your menus looked healthy too which is a bonus.

FreedomBringsPeace

@Ainsty glad you are feeling better. Must be a relief if to know you have paid your friend and your debt will only reduce from here. Well done. 

Longwalker

Wow, just shows you that with determination to change a situation around, it can be done  - a very very well done

I bet the paying back your friend feels wonderful.

Sorry to hear you have been suffering with sciatica. I too have some severe pain in the neck and arm due to a fall in work, Ive Physio on Thursday which cant come soon enough, but whilst its causing huge discomfort, its no where near as bad as sciatica 

I hope you do keep your diary going , its a great inspiration 

The best of luck for 2023 xx