August 2025 Grocery Challenge

Naturelover22

Two more shops to add, only 1 receipt though.
A*di £6.86
energy drinks, crackers, bagels, greek yogurt, 
YS doughnuts

I'm going to say another £10 spend will no receipt
cat food, cat litter, butter, some other bits.

August total £318.68 out of £310

For 2 adults and 2 senior cats.

Summary

I preferred buying the cat food in bulk as we did not have the worry of running out and getting to a shop for a more expensive smaller box. I liked using a gift voucher to cover this with discount from work, will do again in September.
We have scraped through and had a few too many takeaways when we did not have energy to cook, need to prepare for these days and have freezer better stocked with ready made food. Other commitments also meant that what we had planned did not end up working out timewise and the same with lunches, I spent too much on convinence food from my treats budget for basic lunches and still felt hungry!
See you in September 😊

Pennypincin

£5.09 left from this weeks/months budget.
I will transfer it to the bulk fund.

Finstickle

A bit late finishing up the month of August - a few spends to note.

£12 - missed Lidl receipt
£60.58 - shopping whilst on holiday

Total for August - £387.91/£400

Soontobeoap

Finally totted up the last of August receipts. £130.07 more spent on food totalling £690.76 last month. Now all Grandchildren are back home with parents we hope to get back on the straight and narrow. Good luck with September everyone.

Soontobeoap

Just realized what a mess my freezer and fridge have got into over the last 6 weeks! Pulled out cooked Sweden to have with our roast and it turned out to be mashed potato!! I have been stuffing little bits of anything and everything into freezer so as not to waste anything. No time for labels! First thing tomorrow is a freezer inventory and then aeal plan from what we have. 

Suffolk_lass

@Soontobeoap Our freezer surprise was sliced pears that we thought were chicken breast mini fillets!

SausageDogSandwich

Bit late but I went over this month, probably due to kids holidays and a few days away at the end of the month. Also having not a lot of self control doesn’t help 
£429.16/400

K9sandFelines

£10.81 spent at Aldi!
£0.85 spent at Am@zon
£4.85 spent at Her@n
.... and £1.50 at Iceland 

Totals £18.01

My youngest daughter bought me some YS items too from W@itrose, even though I only asked her to get me some frozen sweetc@rn. She went home with a few bits in exchange that she had ran out of, to keep her going. Those bits she got me, will help me stretch things that bit further too.

Edited to add £5.03 today and £3.30 from stores.

K9sandFelines

£8.15 to add to signature.
Spends at W@itrose.

Tofu burgers (YS) , marg for baking (YS), and whatever else I bought last time! Can only remember cucumber and chicken pieces!

K9sandFelines

£10.15 spent today on teabags bananas, tofu, peppers,.onions, plant menu mince, chopped tomatoes and sugar
£2.65 from stores.