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October 2018 Grocery Challenge
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ive been on the missing for a couple of months for various reasons but would like to return.
am cooking mostly for 3 adults this month and my sister scoffs endless fruit and nuts so can I be put down for £250 please.
this is for everything apart from booze.
I'll still be on the September thread until the 2nd October, as I'm stretching out my September budget just a tad. But then I'll be over here!
£0/£70 August GC
£68.35/£70 July GC
January-June 2019 = £356.94/£420
Looking forward to another Grocery Challenge success this month!
December GC £32.58/£130
November GC £101.14/£135 :: another month under budget! :: another m
Emergency Fund £104.77/£1000
Spend yesterday £51.27. and the next delivery booked for weekend....should not need to enter a shop for anything other than junk before then. Off to check my price guarantee to see if I've got anything back. Boo hiss that this will be disappearing soon. Ha. Ha.
Mortgage Jan 2018 =77224, 68787 remaining
EF = 266
Last month was my first month GC since moving to the USA (I've been here 2 years... tut!) and I made a wild guess that was totally off. We spent $275. I will get that down to $250 by keeping out of the more expensive supermarkets and shopping at A!ldi.
What did surprise me was how little I enjoyed it, after five or so weeks abstinence, I was expecting to savour every morsel. I think the freshly made, home cooked meals even my lack of culinary skills can produce are far more tasty and soul satisfying. And that is due almost entirely to the fabulous collection of recipes and tips at the top of the thread.
My ankle is less sore this morning, so hopefully I’ll get around to cooking chicken and chorizo gumbo I’d planned for yesterday!
Just dawned on me, that this post might not be appropriate for this thread, if so, feel free to remove it!
Sue
NOVEMBER 2018 £350 (5 week month) spent £344.93.
Nannyg
Saving £1 a day 53/360
Emergency fund 114.34/1000 - slowly increasing!
My month starts on 28th
Spends 0/25 weekly
Nannyg
Saving £1 a day 53/360
Emergency fund 114.34/1000 - slowly increasing!