January 2026 Grocery Challenge

Changeyourlife25

£500 please.

I really need to get out of this funk and sort myself out, I’m gonna lose about £6k in income this year, gotta get it together 

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Soontobeoap

Hi all. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you all a happy new year.

We go away in Jan so only home for a week. We have no left overs from Christmas as we have been away but I filled the freezer before that.

Hoping to get away for under £30.00

If that is possible it will give us a good start to the year

AnotherNewDay

Soontobeoap said:

Hi all. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you all a happy new year.

We go away in Jan so only home for a week. We have no left overs from Christmas as we have been away but I filled the freezer before that.

Hoping to get away for under £30.00

If that is possible it will give us a good start to the year

Oh wow that is an amazing target, best of luck with that

AnotherNewDay

Hi,  I'm aiming for an overall total of £350 this month. £60 for the cats and £290 for 2 human siblings(M+F) - food, toiletries and household.

itsthelittlethings

Going for £125 this month. Would have been less but I’m doing Veganuary. Away for two weeks of the month.

Suffolk_lass

I'm hoping to stay under £150 for January, but as my budget is £3000 for the year it's an aim, rather than a hard target. We still have more entertaining to do over the festive period, up to 12th night, and I know I need more veg and to make curry, and trifle (an eclectic mix!). Stay frugal, chums!

Matron_Midge

I’d like to join you again for 2026 please.
I work with an annual budget (that covers all household items and food/drink for our family) of £5000 split into £400 per month with an extra £200 on bulk items/emergency supplies.
I haven’t declared for 2025 yet as I have one more shop to do on 29/12

Thank you

dollypeeps

Please may I join in?

It will be for 3 sometimes 4 adults. 

Breakfast, lunch, evening meal and snacks ( bulk buys budget will be kept separate for now but declared)
I tracked my spending last year so I’d like to go for £90 per week.

cuddlymarm

Hi guys
Can I join again please ?
I aim to spend less than this but will try for £150 for the month. We moved house in December so my tins, jars and packets cupboard is a bit bare but aim to build gradually only when really good bargains appear.

PipneyJane

Count me in, please, @JingsMyBucket and thank you for the new thread.

Our GC budget will be £180

That is for general grocery shopping for two adults, including toiletries and cleaning products.  We have a separate (£40) budget for meat purchased at the butcher’s shop.  Our month will run from 31st December to 31st January.  We’ll be away for the last week of the month, so I’m hoping to end it with a small surplus.

- Pip