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August 2025 Grocery Challenge

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  • t14cy_t
    t14cy_t Posts: 1,479 Forumite
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    £100 BUDGET FOR AUGUST FOR ME PLEASE.THANKYOU ELSIEPAC.

  • Finstickle
    Finstickle Posts: 333 Forumite
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    Did the Asda order for tomorrow (I pay for delivery pass).  DD is away from tomorrow until next Thursday night so managed to stay in my expected value with a spend of £59.52 to see me through until next week (after Asda 4% discount voucher).

    Lunches and dinners meal planned for the week.  Batch cooking and a new veggie recipe should help keep me on track.

    Current total:  £161.27/£400
    Jun Grocery Challenge            £  59/£350
    May Grocery Challenge           £348/£350
    April Grocery Challenge           £250/£350
    March Grocery Challenge        £343/£350
    February Grocery Challenge    £306/£400
    January Grocery Challenge      £341/£400

    2025 Grocery Challenges      Average - 104.36% spend vs Budget
    2024 Grocery Challenges      Average - 98.67% spend vs Budget
    2021 Declutter                       369/365 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🏅🏅🏅
  • diminua
    diminua Posts: 547 Forumite
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    Hi Elsiepac

    £250 for me please. 

    That still includes all groceries and food and drink out unless it's a holiday or someone's birthday (different budget)

    thank you. 
    Fashion on the Ration 2026 - 31.5 coupons remaining (rolling over 1.5 from last year) 
    April Grocery Challenge - £134.93 of £250 spent
    Declutter 12 things (net) in 2026 - 69 out and 65 in = 8 to lose
  • K9sandFelines
    K9sandFelines Posts: 2,927 Forumite
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    Couple of small spends to add to my spends.

    £3.99 Too Good To Go bag 
    £5.18  Bread flour x 2 and 10 packs of noodles

    The 2G2G bag was disappointing from Morrisons.  For one night they'd increased the price from £3.09 to £4.99. Then this morning they'd reduced them to £3.99 so I thought I'd have a punt but much less food and some had to be thrown because of fruit flies in the packaging.  Not what I've come to expect from them. They're usually good at my Morrisons but occasionally they're poor but not this bad. DH says no more from them and I agree.
    The value of contents has been reduced from £15 down to £10, too. 

    My local Farm Foods store seems to have good fruit and veg in when I've bought from them so I might have to travel to them instead now for my cheap fresh stuff.
    You can complain via the app if it's not up to par and they normally will refund you. Morrisons seems to get awful reviews.
    GC 2026 ~ J £213.45/180 F £180.21/£120 M £158.53/£150 A £184.65/£150 May £112.58/120 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month). £24.63/30 Bulk fund Two person vegan household, with occasional visitors
    Join me on the meal plan thread : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6356309/could-we-start-a-meal-plan-thread-again-so-its-not-lost-in-the-gc/p1
    Forever learning the art of frugality
  • K9sandFelines
    K9sandFelines Posts: 2,927 Forumite
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    £150 for me please @elsiepac

    This will start from the 12th, so I'm only halfway through July still yet.

    GC 2026 ~ J £213.45/180 F £180.21/£120 M £158.53/£150 A £184.65/£150 May £112.58/120 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month). £24.63/30 Bulk fund Two person vegan household, with occasional visitors
    Join me on the meal plan thread : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6356309/could-we-start-a-meal-plan-thread-again-so-its-not-lost-in-the-gc/p1
    Forever learning the art of frugality
  • thriftwizard
    thriftwizard Posts: 4,957 Forumite
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    £106.61 spent, between the butcher & supermarket yesterday & the market today. We should be pretty much sorted for the week but I will have to do a non-perishables run early next week. Must also inventory the freezers & use some stuff up!
    Angie - GC June 26 £182.08/£450: 2026 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 24/66: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)
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