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November 2013 Grocery Challenge

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  • candygirl
    candygirl Posts: 29,455 Forumite
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    Can I join again with a target of £150 for November :D
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  • candygirl
    candygirl Posts: 29,455 Forumite
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    Faete wrote: »
    Hi,

    I've only just found this site and I'm really excited by all the help and encouragement to make the most of our money.

    I spend around £100 a week on a main shop and lots of little top ups during the week. I'd like to try and limit my spending to £350 for November!

    Fae xx

    Love your signature, adore Oscar Wilde:D
    "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"

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  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 4,874 Forumite
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    Hi everyone,

    Budgets done to here :)

    Welcome to:
    want2Bfrugal, MollyMischief, gakko1986, JulieGeorgiana and Faete :D

    Coxy
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  • Picklepud
    Picklepud Posts: 97 Forumite
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    Hiya can I join in please have been MIA for ages but need to get sorted and we are cooking healthier and trying to waste less only buy what is needed (learning curve needed) so would be a great time to start 4 of us at the mo as 1 son away in uni 2 dogs and 1cat if I can be put down for £400:D
    Determined to do better
  • Nelly11
    Nelly11 Posts: 190 Forumite
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    First spend today out of my 25.00 weekly budget, 2.23 for milk no plans to spend anymore until saturday maybe. Feeling remarkably calm about the challenge - check back with me on the 23/11/13:D:D
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  • Cambs85
    Cambs85 Posts: 50 Forumite
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    My first shop for November was today. Just got some reduced veg, wholemeal rolls and toilet roll. £5.72 spent. Sains order is arriving tomorrow and we will be all set for November. Bad start tonight though as our freezer has broken! Had to throw away loads of food. Boo!!

    Sorry, should have said budget for November is £250 please
    GC Sept '13: £249.05/£250, NSDs: 9/7!! :j
    GC Oct '13 £236.00/ £250, NSDs: 13/9!
    GC Nov '13 £5.72/ £250, NSDs: /10
  • Bubbletea_2
    Bubbletea_2 Posts: 5 Forumite
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    So happy with how it's going! Hubby popped into Tesco on the way home from work for milk and bread.. And came home with milk, two 7p loaves and two 7p packs of pitta bread from the reduced bit! Usually there'd be junk that I'd insisted we needed along with any reduced cakes he saw... and probably booze but not today :)
    Grocery Challenge - November 2013 - £110/£200
  • beth2242
    beth2242 Posts: 133 Forumite
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    Hi
    Please can I join this challenge if its not too late? My Nov pay came in on 25th October to my month started that same day and will end on 27th Nov. Please can my budget be (for 3 of us)
    £200. Unfortunately already managed to spend £76.37 but week one is almost over and the fridge and cupboards are well stocked. Really need to stop spending!!
    Good Luck everyone!
    GC- June £0/£150

    OD     £0/£1500 OD £6.23/£900
    Debt paid-£6.23/£2400
  • MummyBobble
    MummyBobble Posts: 217 Forumite
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    Well, plan for an October spend of £200 didn't happen... (DD's 16th birthday, with food and Butter Beer for four at Harry Potter World didn't help :eek:) Hopefully a less spendy month coming up as we need to be making room in the freezer for Christmas dinner :xmastree:

    Only the three of us (me, DD and DS), so what we need gets bought early and stuck in the freezer (all ready to cook in foil trays so I don't have much cooking or washing up to do, a throwback to the Christmas Days when they were little and I spent hours putting together Playmobil houses, pirate ships etc!).

    So November's plan is to take out £50 in cash each Friday and NOT use cards to pay for any grocery shopping. Starts tomorrow - wish me luck!
  • couponchaos
    couponchaos Posts: 64 Forumite
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    Can I please be put down for a target of £100 this month. Have spent £16 in tesco will update sig. Thanks and good luck everyone.
    :j Good things come to those who coupon. :j

    GC August £122.75/150 September 188.76/200 October £97.40/ £120 November £90.20/£100
    December £136.20/£180 January £98.50/£120
    February £91.50/ £100
    March £97.50/£100
    May £129.20/ £130
    June £135/£150
    July £40/£100
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