We'd like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum... Read More »
PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING
Hello Forumites! However well-intentioned, for the safety of other users we ask that you refrain from seeking or offering medical advice. This includes recommendations for medicines, procedures or over-the-counter remedies. Posts or threads found to be in breach of this rule will be removed.📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
August 2025 Grocery Challenge
Comments
-
So, just back from Lidl with DH on bikes. He had to pick up a free cake and spend £3 so he could get free veg. Annoyingly they had the large bags of potatoes, had to get the smaller one as only basket on the bike, and that proved to be too heavy, light items only me thinks.I also had to get a free cake purchased with a small bottle of Prosecco for our guest tomorrow which she will drink with orange juice already purchased. Drank the fizz I had already purchased with the neighbours last night, hey ho.
Also bought a can of baked beans and some ginger ale.
Total spend £3.11
I am going to declare for August now as will not be going shopping anymore this month.
£191.21/£200 plus £108.07 bulk which will be added in to yearly total.
See you in September
TC4 -
£11.85 spent at Aldi over two shops.
Can't remember what was on the first shop apart from tofu, sourdough and YS salad
Second shop just now I got vegan mince, vegan cheese, wraps,.orange juice and coke.
Bought most of that to make burritos as just picked up mixed beans on olio, some nutmeg and a new to me shopping trolley. Just scrubbed it and hung it to dry outside.
Hopefully no spends now til Monday, when I have to go to get bloods done at the hospital 🤞🏻. I expect not many places will be open anyway or not til normal hours, with it being a Bank Holiday.GC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 Jul £134.25/£150 Aug £47.95/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. One person vegan household with occasional visitors)Forever learning the art of frugality4
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply

Categories
- All Categories
- 351.3K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 453.8K Spending & Discounts
- 244.3K Work, Benefits & Business
- 599.5K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.1K Life & Family
- 257.8K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.6K Read-Only Boards