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November 2019 Grocery Challenge

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  • elsiepac
    elsiepac Posts: 2,561 Ambassador
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    edited 19 October 2019 at 8:25PM
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    I'm in for £250.

    Current planning (although this is subject to change) indicates a ~£50 stock up shop which includes replenishing
    • Tinned tomatoes and passata
    • 8 spices/spice mixes
    • Other stores including jarred roasted peppers, baked beans, siken tofu, mustards and coconut milk
    • Various tinned beans
    • Toothpaste
    • Loo cleaner
    • Kitchen rolls
    • Dishwasher tablets
    • Laundry tablets

    I also need to spend ~£30 on 2 medicinal items that I'm on my last ones of that aren't prescription.

    This leaves me ~£170 for the month, which is a 32 day-er, so £37 a week or £5.30 a day.

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  • Crowdpleaser
    Crowdpleaser Posts: 1,277 Forumite
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    Thank you Elsiepac!

    I'm going with 325 again please!
    My month goes from 25th october to 22nd November. Includes all food treats cleaning supplies and hamster stuff for 2a 2c and 1 hammy


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  • thriftwizard
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    Thank you, elsiepac! I can bump my target up to £450 this month, to include all food, toiletries & cleaning stuff for 4 adults (plus guests at weekends) 3 cats, 2 cockatiels, and 12 chickens of varying sizes. It's a 5-week month, and some festive stocking-up is called for, but That Will Have To Do!
    Angie - GC April 24 £532.07/£480 - oops: 2024 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 10/68: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)
  • PipneyJane
    PipneyJane Posts: 4,073 Forumite
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    Thanks for the new thread, Elsiepac. Count me “in”, please, with a budget of at least* £120, to cover all groceries - excluding meat and big bulk purchases - for two adults. Our month will run from November 1st to 30th.

    - Pip

    * As usual, if there is any money left over from October’s budget, I’ll roll it into November’s.
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  • Vanlady
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    Please count me in again Elsiepac.
    £210 and 16 NSD
    (Although I may need to increase it depending on Oct challenge outcome).
    That's for 3 adults, but quite a often 2 and occasionally 4. (2 small eaters and 1 greedy oink).
    For all food plus toiletries for 2 ( dd buys her own) and cleaning stuff.
    The fluffy princess has her food bought from the vets so is from a different (probably larger:p) budget.
  • elsiepac
    elsiepac Posts: 2,561 Ambassador
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    Was just doing some recalculation and realised I had it slightly wrong, plus shaved a bit off my stock replenishing - so actual figures are:

    £250 total
    £75 for stock plus the medical items
    Remaining £175 over 5 weeks = £35 per week exactly

    Now to stick to it!
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  • jam2019
    jam2019 Posts: 70 Forumite
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    Please count me in - going with £40 again for November
    Grocery Challenge
    2020: £739.83 / £880
    2019: £166.20 / £220
  • [Deleted User]
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    I'm in! ;)

    I'm trying to eat out of the cupboards and freezer as much as possible this month so I'm expecting some weird and wonderful meals will be had!! :rotfl:

    I'm meant to be on an annual budget but to be honest, it's been such a strange year for a multitude of reasons that I've totally lost the plot and have no idea where I am with it anymore! :o
    All I can do is keep everything to the bare minimum until the end of the year then get back to a proper budget for 2020! ;)
  • ditty1234
    ditty1234 Posts: 2,035 Forumite
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    Hi Please sign me up for£300 again.
    Failed miserably in October.
    LBM Jan 2019 - £25.928/Active debt £14253, 54% sorted
    Housing fund Jan 2024 £2000/6000 36%
    EF Jan 2024 £0/1000 0% Emergency fund is for worn out things like vacuum cleaner, dish washer, and washing machine.
  • MandM90
    MandM90 Posts: 2,246 Forumite
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    £190 for me please!
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