August 2025 Grocery Challenge

PipneyJane

JingsMyBucket said:

@Suffolk_lass @PipneyJane I was thinking of putting up a temporary September thread. What do you think? 

Please do @JingsMyBucket

Thank you.

Suffolk_lass

I think that is a good idea, if it still isn't there @JingsMyBucket

weenancyinAmerica

People keep talking about taking an inventory of their freezers. How many freezers do people have? 

PipneyJane

weenancyinAmerica said:

People keep talking about taking an inventory of their freezers. How many freezers do people have? 

In my case, only the one @weenancyinAmerica.  I have an American style fridge-freezer.  It’s packed.

- Pip

JingsMyBucket

Okay folks, I've put up a September 2025 Grocery Challenge thread.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6626674/september-2025-grocery-challenge

It's not pinned yet so I highly suggest you bookmark so you can keep track of it. I'll try asking a mod to pin it for us. 

@PipneyJane @Suffolk_lass

AnotherNewDay

AnotherNewDay said:

AnotherNewDay said:

AnotherNewDay said:

AnotherNewDay said:

Hi, I'm in for August again - overall total £115. I'm going to split that as £45 for 2 ravenous black cats and £70 for 1 human woman including all groceries, toiletries and household.

First shop of the month = cats - wet + dry food £14.48/ £45 & Human grocery + household £15.09/£70
Total = £29.57

Second shop of the month = cats - dry food + treats £7.70 = £22.18/£45 & Human grocery + household £19.57 = £34.05/ £70
Total =£56.23/£115

Small top up shop of £7.76 for human grocery and household. Bringing new totals to £41.81/£70 for grocery + household and £22.18/£45 for cats.

Overall total =£63.99/ £115

Final scores on the doors for August = £38.65/£45 for the cats and £89.48/£70 for grocery + household

Overall total = £128.13/ £115 = overspend of £13.13 - see you over on the September thread

Suffolk_lass

themsthebreaks said:

weenancyinAmerica said:

People keep talking about taking an inventory of their freezers. How many freezers do people have? 

I have two, @weenancyinAmerica One is part of the fridge/freezer, the other is a freestanding under the counter type.

I have more - a meat freezer, one for garden produce, a small FF in the toolshed where I put leftovers or home-cooked ready meals, plus the one in the kitchen for opened packets and a few bits like bread or a bag of prawns. Oh, and a freezer in the workshop that has bee frames in it (freezing kills the wax moth eggs and larvae) - so five in total, but two large, two small and a bee one

elsiepac

September Challenge is up - sorry guys, thought I'd done it already!!!

JingsMyBucket

elsiepac said:

September Challenge is up - sorry guys, thought I'd done it already!!!

Hey @elsiepac glad to hear from you! Because people have already contributed, maybe we should just pin the September thread I've started for this month and then for October you could go back to handling it? Maybe we can ask the board mods (not sure who?) if I could start doing it if you're too busy? 

carboot_karaoke

weenancyinAmerica said:

People keep talking about taking an inventory of their freezers. How many freezers do people have? 

I currently have two. One as part of my main fridge freezer and the other in an under counter one in the utility.

I did used  to have another large FF in the garage used occasionally for instance in the summer for ice lollies or Xmas to store meat. It was very handy but not a proper "outside freezer" it was our old main one. This resulted in it causing condensation and damp so we had to get rid of it.