The No Spend January 2026 Challenge: Week 2

It has been the first full week back at work and today is the second food shop of the month as part of the No Spend January 2026 Challenge. So far, we have done really well. We haven’t bought anything or ordered any takeaways or deliveries. We’re still working our way through things that are in the cupboards, fridge and freezer and last week’s food shop was more than enough to fill in the gaps of what we were missing.

Additionally, the weather has prevented us from going anywhere (we were completely snowed in two days ago, although by yesterday morning some of it had melted), which has helped in the goal of spending as little money as possible.

The No Spend January 2026 Challenge - creating a budget food shop and using the contents of our cupboards, fridge and freezer.

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