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November 2025 Grocery Challenge
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Got paid so starting early. Bought some oat milk in bulk to be delivered, it’s a bit expensive but I got a discount for taking a subscription (will probably cancel) and 6 free matcha oat milk so it was worth it.
£20.19/ £250.Credit card 1891
Overdraft 0
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I've been overtrading in recent months but have been keeping an eye on my spends and this challenge! Despite life being quite stressful - normally a big trigger for me to spend in the supermarkets on food I have been keeping to my £250 budget! I class this as a win.
There is myself, my adult son (who lives here half of the time) and a little well feed pooch - I eat meat and strive to do a low carb and very low fat diet which means it doesn't always come cheap.November budget £250.
Thanks everyone for keeping me on the straight and narrow recently - reading along has kept me motived!
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I'm going to stick with £40 per week or £160 per month please.Decluttering campaign 2023
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Decluttering campaign 2024
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Hey @Working_Mum @PipneyJane @leftatthetrafficlights @itsthelittlethings @otb666
I've updated the budgets to here 🙂
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Thank you for our new thread, @JingsMyBucket! I think I'll leave my target at
£450
please! I was too ambitious last month, to start with. As it's a 4-week month and there are just 3 adults to feed, I should manage that, although I have no idea as yet how many of my lovely offspring & their families are planning to descend on us for a meal here & there or "a few days"!Angie - GC Dec 25 £376.31/£500: 2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 40/68: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)5 -
3.50 in Tescos on blueberries, 3.40 in Sainsbury’s on tinned mackerel, £6.70 at an organic veg stall at lunchtime on a squash, some Swiss chard, onion and garlic.
£33.79/£250.
Credit card 1891
Overdraft 0
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£41.32 in Aldi.
£75.11/£250.
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Away this weekend Grandchildren sitting so will put my target in for November and sort out all October figures when I get home.
Hope you are OK @elsiepac. Thank you for keeping us on track for as long as I have done this challenge. Hope you are OK.
£250 for me please @JingsMyBucket Thanks for taking this challenge on. I would spend so much more without it.
craft stash 2023 =161, 2024 = 119 2025 = £35.96 spent, 144 made and 5 mended,
GC 2022 = £3154.96
2023 = £3334. 84
2024 = £.3221.81
2025 = £3249.18 /£3300
Jan 413.77 Feb £361.32, March £192. April £438.06 May £261.66 June £204.54 July £260.95 August £690.76 Sept £227.37 October £198. 75. November £302.68/£250 December £227.69/ £200
Decluttering campaign. 2025= 107/52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅🏅🏅🏅💐DH ⭐🏅6 -
@JingsMyBucket please add TheBees to the November challenge with a budget of £350 please
Hoping to retire earlier than 67!6 -
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