February 2025 Grocery Challenge

t14cy_t

please put in down for £100 again this month, this covers everything for 2 adults, 1 dog and 12 chickens and a rooster. alcohol is a different budge however! i use olio and yellow stickers as well as coupons to reduce costs.

Suffolk_lass

Optimistic_Saver said:

I’d love to join, for February, if that’s okay?

£100 for Feb please

Ooh yes, welcome @Optimistic_Saver - this is a great way to top up your savings! Do join in and update us on your progress. For me, it makes my more accountable, putting it in a spreadsheet and on here

Optimistic_Saver

Suffolk_lass said:

Optimistic_Saver said:

I’d love to join, for February, if that’s okay?

£100 for Feb please

Ooh yes, welcome @Optimistic_Saver - this is a great way to top up your savings! Do join in and update us on your progress. For me, it makes my more accountable, putting it in a spreadsheet and on here

Thanks so much, @Suffolk_lass - that’s exactly my plan and hope 😍

zafiro1984

Thanks Elsiepac I know life can get in the way at times.
Take care of yourself.

Budget for FEB  £175

I would like to come in under that if possible

Black_Saturn

My February budget is set at £600 again. I had my first shop of the month delivered yesterday, which came to £106.31 which leaves £493.69/£600 😊

I took a freezer inventory yesterday, and I’m hoping to run them both down a bit more, so hopefully we won’t spend the full amount over the next four weeks.

sams247

Hi all, please may I join?   I trust no judgement here but my food bill is one of my highest outgoings due to a food compulsion and past history.  I need to tackle this and am using therapy to help, so it will be a good challenge for me to join in with you all

I am only counting food, no cleaning, bathing products etc

Current bill (1 person) is £200 a month

Challenge is £160

February 2nd..... total thus far is £37

Soontobeoap

Welcome @sams247
.there is no judgement here just lots of trips and ideas. Good luck with your challenge

RandomOne

Hi @sams247 I have a very similar issue with food and I'm sure there will be no judgement here, everyone has been incredibly supportive to me. Feb is my first month doing this too, and my usual spend for a family of 3 has been £800 a month.
Good luck with your budget, I'm sure we will both pick up lots of advice and tips here.

Optimistic_Saver

Black_Saturn said:

My February budget is set at £600 again. I had my first shop of the month delivered yesterday, which came to £106.31 which leaves £493.69/£600 😊

I took a freezer inventory yesterday, and I’m hoping to run them both down a bit more, so hopefully we won’t spend the full amount over the next four weeks.

I have been meaning to do a freezer check for weeks now, @Black_Saturn - so am really grateful for the prompt. After reading your post this morning, I finally noted everything down. One or two surprises tucked away in there! 😁 

Black_Saturn

It’s surprising what we find in there @Optimistic_Saver 😊