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August 2025 Grocery Challenge

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  • Soontobeoap
    Soontobeoap Posts: 1,369 Forumite
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    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. 
    craft stash 2023 =161, 2024 = 119  2025 = £25.96 spent,  128 made and 5 mended,
    GC 2022 = £3154.96 
          2023 = £3334. 84 
          2024 = £.3221.81 
          2025 = £2254.03/£3300
    Jan 413.77 Feb £361.32, March £192. April  £438.06 May £261.66 June £204.54 July £260.95/ £250  August £690.76 /£650  Sept £86.98/£200
    Decluttering campaign. 2024= 81 // 52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅💐DH ⭐
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,389 Forumite
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    edited 6 September at 8:04AM
    @Soontobeoap Our freezer surprise was sliced pears that we thought were chicken breast mini fillets!
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £9586.01 out of £6000 after August (158.45%)
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2226.88/£3000 or 74.23% of my annual spend so far
    I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
    My new diary is here
  • SausageDogSandwich
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    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  :D
    £429.16/400
  • K9sandFelines
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    edited 6 September at 4:00PM
    £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.



    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 £119.37/£150 SEP £23.17/£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 frugality
  • K9sandFelines
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    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!
    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 £119.37/£150 SEP £23.17/£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 frugality
  • K9sandFelines
    K9sandFelines Posts: 2,808 Forumite
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    £10.15 spent today on teabags bananas, tofu, peppers,.onions, plant menu mince, chopped tomatoes and sugar
    £2.65 from stores.
    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 £119.37/£150 SEP £23.17/£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 frugality
  • K9sandFelines
    K9sandFelines Posts: 2,808 Forumite
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    Declaring under for September. Officially over on the September thread now. 
    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 £119.37/£150 SEP £23.17/£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 frugality
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