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January 2011 Grocery Challenge

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  • bramble1
    bramble1 Posts: 3,096 Forumite
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    I'd love to join this year! Right lets start off with

    £75.00

    please. Spend so far = £0. but going shopping tomorrow...
    Annual Grocery Budget £364.00/£1500
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  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,364 Forumite
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    Hi :)

    Of course you can ask questions in the thread :) One of u s will merge this later when you get some more input.

    Grocery budget shopping thread should also help

    good luck!
    Zip :)
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  • adelight
    adelight Posts: 2,658 Forumite
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    Sorry to be a pain but can I switch to £25 for this month please? :D my lovely mother has just took me to do a tesco shop and spent almost £15 on beans, spices, tea, coffee, tinned fish and pasta!
    Living cheap in central London :rotfl:
  • salski
    salski Posts: 292 Forumite
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    £40 of my £70 used for this remainder of week and all next week EEEEK! lol
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  • Kazsaver
    Kazsaver Posts: 19 Forumite
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    Hi all

    for some reason i cannot get the text to change colour or to enlarge the text any suggestions? it just shows the written instruction.

    did on line shop today for the following week, only spent 59,stocked up on some basics. find it easier to work budget doing it on line. I can still pop in now and again to see if there are any bargins

    will spend some time this weekend batch cooking for the following weeks and do a stock take of the cupboards and freezer

    Kaz x
  • sharronej
    sharronej Posts: 578 Forumite
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    Kazsaver wrote: »
    Hi all

    for some reason i cannot get the text to change colour or to enlarge the text any suggestions? it just shows the written instruction.
    Kaz x

    You need to 'go advanced' when you post and then you will see the options for increasing your text font and also the colour :)

    I really hope this question doesn't offend anyone because I'm asking it honestly and without any prejudice - can anyone tell me if Halal chicken tastes the same as 'normal' chicken? Mr T's have them for half price but I've never bought it before. :o

    Thank you
    x
  • mothershipton
    mothershipton Posts: 304 Forumite
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    can you put me down for £300. once again we have full cupboards and freezers so we will try again. I looked at last years figures and it looks like we can do it till april then desparation kicks in and a big shop happens. will try harder this year. we did only spend a little bit more than the year before and prices did go up a lot last year so im counting that as a victory!
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  • Cheapskate
    Cheapskate Posts: 1,757 Forumite
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    Hello everyone
    2011 is going to be a better year for me, OS-wise & personally, so please may I join in again? Pink, would you put me down for £350 for January? Thank you!
    We have loads of stuff in the pantry/freezer, so I'm off to make some lists so I can plan meals, to minimise my spending!
    Will read back through the thread to get some inspiration & boost my morale - thanks in advance, as I know how helpful & clever you all are! :D
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  • wssla00
    wssla00 Posts: 1,875 Forumite
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    Sharron- I would have thought so, it's just the way it has been killed that is different...? I get halal curries and nandos (because of the area I live in it is automatically the meat they use) and it tastes the same as normal chicken
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  • moonpixiewitch
    moonpixiewitch Posts: 274 Forumite
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    Please put me down for £280 for January as I am supposed to be trying to reduce my food bill :o
    Already spent some of this in Mr M and Mr S yesterday and today on "bargains" and tins . Mr M had reduced free range chickens and portions for "silly" money , so i took the opportunity to fill the freezers up for the month ahead. :D
    will update sig tomorrow :beer:
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