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February 2026 Grocery Challenge

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PipneyJane Posts: 4,947 Forumite

23 January at 5:05PM edited 23 January at 5:07PM

Count me in, please, @JingsMyBucket.

My budget will be £180 plus whatever is leftover from January.

That’s for two adults for (virtually) all meals and covers everything purchased at the supermarket. Our month will run from the 30th - pay day - until the 27th (February’s payday).

- Pip

"Be the type of woman that when you get out of bed in the morning, the devil says 'Oh crap. She's up.'

It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it - that’s what gets results!

2026 Fashion on the Ration Challenge 24 spent out of 80.5 coupons (66 plus 14.5 from 2025)
12 coupons - yarn
12 coupons - 3 M&S thermal bodies
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itsthelittlethings Posts: 2,126 Forumite

23 January at 6:57PM

£275.

£19.70 in Tescos for the week (eating freezer meals).
£17 veg delivery.

Credit card 1700
Overdraft 230
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JingsMyBucket Posts: 1,195 Forumite

23 January at 8:48PM

Budgets updated to here.

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RedLipstick Posts: 241 Forumite

23 January at 11:10PM

Did my shopping today as I was out anyway, it's pretty wet outside so will save me leaving the place tomorrow. Got a fair bit of food, will top it up with some fresh fruit during the week, still lots of extra stuff in the cupboard to go through but needed some basics like pasta, rice, and veggies. Got more chicken thighs while still on promo price as well.
£23.97/£200

Mortgage: £173,700 Sep 22 £157,700 Feb 26

MF Date: Sep 52 Mar 52

CC Debt: £15,250 Nov 25 £9,200 Feb 26

NSD: Jan: 17/31 | Feb: 12/28
2026 Challenges:

MFiT-T7 #5
DFbyXMAS #7
Sealed Pot Challenge #022
2026 Grocery Challenge: 20/01 - 19/02 £132.79/£200
2026 Grocery Challenge: 20/02 - 19/03 £31.85/£200

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diminua Posts: 509 Forumite

24 January at 12:28AM

Hi JingsMyBucket

Could you put me down for £250 for February please?

thanks,

Fashion on the Ration 2026 - 57.5 coupons remaining (rolling over 1.5 from last year)
February Grocery Challenge - £239.07 of £250 spent
Declutter 12 things (net) in 2026 - 32 out and 23 in = 9 to lose
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oceandreamer Posts: 783 Forumite

24 January at 2:05PM

Thanks for the new thread JingsMyBucket

£200 for me again in February please.

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Pennypincin Posts: 543 Forumite

24 January at 5:58PM

£160 for me please.

Decluttering campaign 2023
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jivjules1 Posts: 71 Forumite

24 January at 9:45PM

£350 for me please

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JingsMyBucket Posts: 1,195 Forumite

25 January at 11:02AM

I've got y'all covered.

Budgets updated to here.

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JingsMyBucket Posts: 1,195 Forumite

25 January at 11:04AM

I'm going to try again for:

£300 for February 1 – 28.

We don't have any parties coming up this month so I'd like to keep us on track.

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