December 2023 Grocery Challenge

leftatthetrafficlights

I'm in again - my month starts tomorrow...I'm still on an annual budget and will post in last month's thread once I update the total. 

ETA: currently running on £1794.37/£3000 

nannygladys

I'm in until the end of December on £20 a week, with £50 Xmas food money extra, to the £20 a week. It should be enough for me and I'm hoping to take advantage of any cheap veggies they usually offer just before Xmas to freeze for next year!!

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the new thread @elsiepac.  I am in again, please put me down for 

£180 in December

Thanks

thriftwizard

Thank you @elsiepac! Please put me down for an unambitious 

£400 

for December. Yes, there are only 3 of us here for most of it, but we'll have DS3 (the fusspotarian) back for anything up to 2 weeks, plus DS1 & DDiL for several days and my mother & brother on The Day Itself. The festive food comes out of a separate account that I tuck money into all year round, but there's bound to be a few extra expenses to negotiate! It's also technically a 5-week month for us.

PipneyJane

Count me in, please, @elsiepac, with a budget of £140 for the two of us.  

Thank you for running the thread.

- Pip

AnotherNewDay

Hi @Elsiepac please can you sign me up for £95 for the month? That's for one adult woman early 40s and 2 v hungry cats, covering food, household and toiletries

elsiepac

Budgets updated to here

[Deleted User]

My month started on 25th and we've spent just under £60 on a bit of a stock up shop.  I need to do a check of the reciepts when I get home and update.

LadyWithAPlan

£200 grocery + £100 bulk please as plan to pick up post Xmas YS meat etc. 

I will start on the 1st Dec. I will be away for Xmas week at various family but I do now buy my parents FR turkey - so thats £50-£80 depending on the deal I can get (Mr Ald or YS Waitr*e) but thats a gift really 

I will do a traditional food party at mine at some point so  need to get that organised - I spend £199 in Nov (inc £53 HF) plus some food abroad (was away for 2 weeks!) so £200 sounds OK as I have a full fridge at present.

I have one more HFRESH to get -  £24  using  £10 off before I can access my £30 credit from them. 

Tx @elsiepac hope your 2023 is ending in style.

Soontobeoap

I was going shopping on Friday but today was more convenient so have started a couple of days early. This month is a funny one. I always work towards the Christmas festivities and then "suddenly discover 5 extra days" we are away from 22nd - 27th December so we wont have any left overs to finish up either.

I did an evening of research last night looking for best prices on branded items. £55.00 spent at Sainsburys. It was £68.00 before the nectar prices were calculated. And another £6.00 spent in Aldi. I also finally reached 300 nectar points which will reward me with 1000 extra for after christmas