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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 2026 £1,429.10/1320.00
(20.49/8 = 2.52 <2/8> coffee) Oct £93.63/100 BB £30.07/30 Nov 4.87/100 BB 14.71/30 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning, from 13th to 12th of each month).
One person vegan household, with occasional visitors
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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 16.10.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £209,304
- OPs to mortgage = £20,603 Estd. interest saved = £10,635 to date
c. 18 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 80 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th November.
Produce tracker: £356 of £400 in 2026
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