November 2025 Grocery Challenge

Blackcats

I have finished the month with a surplus of £21.  It would have been more but I used some grocery challenge money to subsidise an unplanned meal out with some elderly relatives.  They needed some help with a tech issue and some support with a challenging situation so it was worthwhile.
a couple of weeks without buying a bottle of wine helped with the budget and the freezer inventory really helped with identifying "free" dinners.
I'll be heading over to the December thread when I've worked out what the budget needs to be based on what we are doing over the month.

Soontobeoap

£17.00 spent in M and S today whilst I was buying a secret Santa gifts for next week. I didn't have time to shop around. So £302.68 is my final spend for November. I did however buy lots of half price meat this month so quite pleased with that as it will set us up well for next year.

ancientmum

This past week I've been mainly eating from the freezer and storecupboard but had to get some eggs from the market at £2.25, and shops at Sains and Aldi for fruit, veg, coffee and things that were on offer came to £14 something so I've rounded it up to £16 and added to the total.  My month ends in another week.

diminua

Ending the month at £32.91 over.  

DiscountDuck

As we go into December I’m going to keep track so I can set a proper budget in January. I’ve joined Company Shop so that should hopefully help for discounted meat and things I can batch cook with, and I’m hoping to pick up some of the bargain Xmas veg deals to chop and stash in the freezer. 2026 is going to be my budgeting year! Today I’ll be buying puff pastry to use up the leftover chicken meat from the end of last week in a pie, with homegrown potatoes and some frozen veg. 

Nelliegrace

I have had to rely on DH for some of the shopping since I caught a chill standing outside with the dog in the freezing weather 
Thank goodness for the store cupboard and freezer. We had 33 eggs from the four old hens, good for November. 

DH makes the bread in the breadmaker, and makes the kefir. He managed toast and marmalade and corned beef sandwiches when I was not able to cook.

16/11 M&S, wholemeal baking flour £1.30, baked beans 45p.
£1.75

Sains, Stoneground wholemeal bread flour £1.50, cooking bacon 500g £1, milk £1.75.

18/11 Aldi. Evap x3, corned beef, cream crackers, sourdough bread mix, vinegar, milk, carrots, broccoli, mushrooms, bananas, pears, grapes.
£12.28

22/11 Local Co-op milk £1.75.

24/11 Asda. Corned beef, mixed dried fruit, popcorn kernels, milk, leeks, oranges 2 x 5, bananas, grapes, ys bakery mince pies.
£15.19.

29/11 Asda. Milk x 2, grapes, bananas, ys teacakes.
£7.10

Previous total.
£61.57

The total for November was £103.89.

leftatthetrafficlights

A few more bits to add from the weekend for November: 

lemongrass and galangal -£4.98
4x10 coffee bags - £12
Oat milk x2 - £3
Hommous x2 - £2.20
Bananas- £0.69
Oranges- £1
Apples - £1.80
Vegan sausages- £2.50
Coconut milk - £2.85
Mushrooms- £1.15
Green pepper - £0.65

Finishing November on £167.40/£350

K9sandFelines

£10.30 spent since last here, between Aldi! and W@itrose

Suffolk_lass

I did a click and collect to take advantage of £18 off £60 at Sainsbugs but most of the shopping was for an event and so I am  counting the £18 as a free extra little pot for me, along with my Morries and JL vouchers - going over to December now

oceandreamer

Spent 33.29 today stocking up on on-offer meat in Tesco.  I rounded up a few clubcard vouchers plus a money off voucher so it really brought the price down.  
£33.29/£300