January 2023 Grocery Challenge

BookWormNotEvenSorry

I'd like to join please. My budget is £330 which is for myself, adult son, teenage daughter and dog.

I'm sure I could get this reduced more but the amount of money I wasted last year on takeaways was ridiculous so as long as I don't go over the budget then I'm happy.

I've got 2 years to build my savings for a house deposit and know that I spend so much money on food, I want to stop the takeaways and save the money instead.

herebeme

I’m in again. Going to stick to previous target as December was a weird month and still not sure what a normal month with some degree of discipline looks like. Budget is just for me. 

£150 for the month. 
£1800 for the year. 

Both including household stuff as well as food and drink bought in the supermarket/other grocery store/corner store. 

diminua

Hi Elsiepac,

could I join for £200 again please? 

As before that's just me, but includes food and drink out unless its a special occasion like birthdays or Christmas.

thanks,

Diminua

lindsaygalaxy

Hello:) 
We are a family of 5, but I need to bring the food spends lower. I will aim for £450.

outoftheviciouscircle

Hello

Can I join please with a budget of £200 a month. There are 2 of us (adults) but I work away Monday to Friday most weeks. Breakfast and dinners are paid for during the week but I'm trying to take lunches away with me.

leftatthetrafficlights

Hi @elsiepac - once again a big thank you for running this thread!

Bit of a change for me - I'm swapping to an annual budget as I think it will be easier for the months that I have family visits. So...

Annual Target of £3000 general groceries and a bulk buy fund of £600 

patentgirl

Hi @elsiepac - once again a big thank you.Going to try Annual again did work well for me I just forget to post on thread regularly will definitely make more of effort this year to update signature and post more so please can you put me down for  Annual Target of £3000 groceries including cleaning bits entertaining at home for family but no alcohol which we want to try and cut back on.

Gettingmyshiztogether

Hello Elsiepac, a huge thank you for continuing to run this thread it has helped our budget no end and has filtered into other areas of our life. So thank you.

I am going rogue for January and am setting myself a huge challenge...  £200 for the month of January!

I have two full freezers of food and three cupboards also.

We will need fruit, veg, milk and some lunchbox items also (mainly crisps) but I am hopeful that we can stick to the £200 for the month with the use of l!dl £1.50 boxes and TGTG also.

So £200 for January please. Thank you 😄

Lanky_larry

Jumping in ifs that’s okay? Would like to budget £600 

otb666

Hopefully be a good month for second time as fridge still full of leftovers and sitting at 70/600, might have to cook a turkey every month