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August 2019 Grocery Challenge

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  • JennyJukes
    JennyJukes Posts: 361 Forumite
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    Came in at £78.71 which included lots of treats and lunch out (the latter of which usually goes into my entertainment budget but I was over!). I budget for £100 but aim for as little as possible. Used to spend around £160 and managed to cut it just by shopping at Aldi's and meal planning yet I have more in my cupboards and fridge/freezer! I put the underspending each week into my savings eg I spend £20 I save £5. Every little helps.
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  • pamsdish
    pamsdish Posts: 2,585 Forumite
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    A very rough guess at £200 spent over month on grocery, must do better.
    Do I need it or just want it.
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    Not planning any spends today although gardener may have his bank details so will have to pay him for the last few visits. Got 2 jobs to do tomorrow so will have to spend , 1 for lunch, the other for tea but I will be re-imbursed for them plus a small payment. Wednesday is "take car into garage to see if brakes need doing" day so ?????? and I will have to pay cleaner. May even buy a bottle of milk !!!
  • taka
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    Well I managed to come in at £118.21 out of £155. :j The leftover money was split between an overpayment of my mortgage (£31) and adding a bit to my bulk buying fund (£5.79) so I can get a few more stocks in over the next few weeks / month.

    Was kind of annoyed with myself - I'd hoped to top up the bulk fund a little bit more (to take it to a nice round £30) but I blew it by forgetting I'd bought something on the 29th and so thought I'd have enough left to get some ice cream as a treat on Saturday evening! :o :rotfl: Oh well! It is now £28 odd instead!
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  • Doom_and_Gloom
    Doom_and_Gloom Posts: 4,695 Forumite
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    We spent another £5.93 right before the end of August.

    £217.22/£200.
    £17.22 over.

    Not too bad. Within a 10% over budget which I call a win with all the bulk and expensive items. Hoping to come in budget for September but we have spent nearly half the budget for September already :o.
    I am a vegan woman. My OH is a lovely omni guy :D
  • Luciecat63
    Luciecat63 Posts: 55 Forumite
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    Declaring for August a spend of £179.48..

    I am going down to £175 for September.
    January 2021 Frugal Living limit £339.50, target £300
    Fashion on the Ration
    Declutter 2021 items in 2021.
  • dan958
    dan958 Posts: 770 Forumite
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    Totally forgot to post my results!

    I ended August spending £58.75/£80 :)
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    Had my online delivery yesterday but have already listed that. Going out for lunch today so will be around a tenner I think. Paid gardener and cleaner during week plus a little more as cleaners hubby did some DIT for me on top. All of this was expected.
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