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July 2026 Grocery Challenge
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week 5 of July £47.34 in Tesco and £41.38 in Lidl
So…. £88.72 /£90 for the week
However….. total for the month £526.95
Which equates to £105.39 per week
Not drastic but not where I want to be
Need to menu plan and stick to list I think
I’m blaming the roofers they were here for 3 weeks lol ….£12350!!! Not bad considering it’s a big roof and that included materials and scaffolding as well. Fabulous job, I’m well pleased.
Hoping august will be a bit kinder as we have a few tripsWe go again …….
Grocery Spends £90-£100 per week …. Payday each Friday4 -
Having spent £1.40 on milk, declaring July at £143.58.
Over to August now!
Keep reading books!5 -
£2.56 on one of my coffee bags from TGTG. Just opened it to try. Hope it's nice 🤞🏻
GC 2026 £1,339.25/1200.00
(20.49/8 = 2.52 <2/8> coffee) Sep £63.54/100 BB £17.67/20 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning, from 13th to 12th of each month).
One person vegan household, with occasional visitors
https://share.octopus.energy/lotus-okapi-493?utm_source=bau&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=referrals&utm_content=unique-link
Forever learning the art of frugality3 -
I'm late to the party again. I was just going to post on the August thread when I realised I haven't finished July yet.
Anyway, my total spend for July came to £417.50, which considering it was our wedding anniversary and we cooked a special meal with wine and a brandy after to celebrate, wasn't too bad.
The total spend for the year is £2781.08/£3600. Onwards now to August.
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£4.32 at W@itrose via the Tuck cashback app.
Oat bran, cleaning spray (YS) for the nozzle and when I got it home it didn't fit and I got the other one unblocked 🙃, and something else.
Then £1.97 at Aldi on YS lettuce, sweet peppers and food waste bags.
GC 2026 £1,339.25/1200.00
(20.49/8 = 2.52 <2/8> coffee) Sep £63.54/100 BB £17.67/20 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning, from 13th to 12th of each month).
One person vegan household, with occasional visitors
https://share.octopus.energy/lotus-okapi-493?utm_source=bau&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=referrals&utm_content=unique-link
Forever learning the art of frugality2 -
41p on washing up liquid.
It should have been 25p, but I didn't think they allow double vouchers maybe at the Co-@p.
50p members price and then 25p off cleaning products and it came to 41p. Even with the green bag it wouldn't have been 41p; but never mind it's still good quality, cf and vegan and cheap
GC 2026 £1,339.25/1200.00
(20.49/8 = 2.52 <2/8> coffee) Sep £63.54/100 BB £17.67/20 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning, from 13th to 12th of each month).
One person vegan household, with occasional visitors
https://share.octopus.energy/lotus-okapi-493?utm_source=bau&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=referrals&utm_content=unique-link
Forever learning the art of frugality2 -
50p spent on clearance vegan Tuno "tuna" at the co-@p. Glad it was only 50p, that's all I'm saying 😂
GC 2026 £1,339.25/1200.00
(20.49/8 = 2.52 <2/8> coffee) Sep £63.54/100 BB £17.67/20 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning, from 13th to 12th of each month).
One person vegan household, with occasional visitors
https://share.octopus.energy/lotus-okapi-493?utm_source=bau&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=referrals&utm_content=unique-link
Forever learning the art of frugality3 -
Realised I didn't declare:
Total for July
£544/£350
Sep Grocery Challenge £340/£350
2026 Grocery Challenge YTD Average £354/£350
2025 Grocery Challenges Average - 104.36% spend vs Budget2
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