March 2025 Grocery Challenge

Quantaqa

Thanks for the new thread @elsiepac . 

Please put me down for £200 for March.

This is for 2 adults, all groceries including loo roll and cleaning and laundry bits.

carboot_karaoke

Good morning, Everyone

Thank you @elsiepac for running this thread.

I've had two low spend months so far this year so, i'm going for the hat trick    £500 is our official budget but hoping to come in under this amount.

This is for food, toiletries, and cleaning products for 4 adults and 2 children. 

sams247

Thank you for doing this

I overspent in February but I want to up my budget this month as I am going to spend a week with my grandbabies and I just know that'll blow the budget!

Please put me down for 

£180 for this month

JingsMyBucket

Thanks @elsiepac for running the grocery challenge. This month I’m roughly aiming for:

£350 for March 1 — 31. 
£65/week x 4.5 weeks = £292. Add in £58 for bulk/restock.

We’re 2 adults with no pets or children. We’ll need to replace some meat in the freezer this month and I’ll keep an eye on the Easter meat sales. Also, Lidl’s Italian week starts today and I usually stock up on items that are harder to get in my part of the country. 

Doom_and_Gloom

Thank you @elsiepac for doing this thread.

Our March starts on the 1st.
Our March budget is going to be £248. So if you can change it to that on the list that would be amazing. Thank you.
The month goes 1st to the 31st.

This is for two adults; my OH and I. Includes all food and drink (except alcohol, that has a different budget), cleaning products, toiletries etc. Although this is a little more than I'd like the budget to be I think for now it is better to leave the budget as it is (£8/day).

February isn't finished quite yet but it looks like we should be with in budget, just!

Hoping that we stay within budget for March. 

£0/£248.

£248 left.

RandomOne

Thanks for another GC @elsiepac

After blowing my Feb budget, I'd like to try for £500 for March please. I am determind to crack my food shopping bills! 

Working_Mum

Thanks @elsiepac for starting March's GC.

I read along for February and would like to join in for March please. I am a divorced mum to two grown up children (S26 and D23). They still live at home but often spend time at their partners houses during the week. They both work at fabulous restaurants so their food needs from home are quite limited (a certain yoghurt for my son, Qu0rn for my D). We have a gorgeous cockerpoo who eats for England but never puts on any weight (lucky thing!)

Food at home is a real area of weakness for me - I have been working on it (for a few years) and can now cope (just) with the sight of an empty fridge or treat drawer! I looked back through my budgeting book and my monthly food bills last year ranged from £330  through  to £650! 

I am planning to retire in 2 years so have been practising working to my fixed income figure. So I set a budget of £260 for food etc February and came in at £224.51 which I am thrilled with and I don't feel as if I have gone without!! 

This thread definitely helped keep me focussed. Thank you everyone.

((WM))

£250 for March - it's a five week month at £50pw. 
£60 for dog food, laundry products, toothpaste and deodorant.

K9sandFelines

£150 for the month please @elsiepac, and thank you.

otb666

£550 monthly 23rd til 23rd for 3 adults 2 tortoises

Pennypincin

£160 for the month for 1 vegetarian adult.
My month runs from the 14th to the 13th.