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Oh gosh! Some mega spends at the start of this month! Already spent 259.62/400 and 19 days to go! Thankfully I think we can get through the next 7 days without buying very much at all. I hope. I can't believe we've spent so much. I'm not even sure what we've bought! :eek:
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Hey, After a successful challenge last month, I'd like to join in again this month please. £400for the month. Managed it last month though it was tight. This month will be harder as we have two birthday celebrations as well! My month is 28th July to 25th August. Good luck all!
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Lots of lessons learnt during my first month. Declaring at 397.81/400. Chuffed! I've tried my very hardest and it's worked! Here's to August!!
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Another week has passed by at lightning speed! Have slightly reduced my spend this week based on the last two! First time I've taken our food budget out in cash for a long time and it's clear that it burnt a whole in my pocket at the beginning of the month and I'm now trying to be very careful. We also entertained this…
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End of week two and another major week of spending:eek: We have entertained twice this week though - not full on dinner but drinks and nibbles/ cake, which adds up faster than I think it does! I'm starting to see why we've not done a month under £400 for a long time. However, despite some big spends in the first two weeks,…
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So, first week down and some quite big spends, but have bout all the nappies, formula and meat we should need for the month, I'm also quite please with how little we have gone to Tesco Express, which used to be almost daily as it is opposite our house! But with the rate I've spent this week I am starting to see why we…
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Hi there, Please could I join in this thread too?! At the moment our food bill is astronomical compared to what it used to/ could be. We are two adults and a baby. Baby has formula and nappies (obv) which is raising the spends. Our set budget is £400 per month, but I rarely come in under this, though I would like to be a…
