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March 2023 Grocery Challenge
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Ah, I don’t use Sainsbury’s as there isn’t really one locally, but the Waitrose ones are definitely on one item only.
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So, I've checked and I was running by the calendar month. I was under in that case then.K9sandFelines said:I can't remember whether I was running month end to end or 13th to 12th.
So, I'm on £83 odd. If it's the month end then I'm below target.
If I've got til the 12th to go then I'll be struggling.
Off to AprilGC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 Jul £134.25/£150 Aug £119.37/£150 £70.91/£150‼️Sep £/£160 Oct (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. Soon to be, two person vegan household, with occasional visitors)Forever learning the art of frugality6 -
Abit late to declare as life got hectic. But my total for march was £296.11/250. Ouch!3
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A lot of us are struggling atm, but at least you know what it was and it would probably have been more if you weren’t tracking it.SausageDogSandwich said:Abit late to declare as life got hectic. But my total for march was £296.11/250. Ouch!KKAs at 15.08.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £232,244
- OPs to mortgage = £12,148 Interest saved £5,738 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 51 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th September
Produce tracker: £389 of £300 in 2025
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Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.3
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