August 2026 Grocery Challenge

K9sandFelines

I've spent £1.88 in HomeB@rgains on pumpkin seeds and barista milk

Then Ald! I spent £8.66 on tinned potatoes to make a soup, bananas, bay leaves, tomato puree, soya milk x 3, tofu X 2 and no chicken pieces.

So, £10.54 to add to signature.

Finstickle

A catch up post as the school holidays have been keeping me busy.

I think the two negative biggest impacts on my budget this month have been changing to in-person shopping due to falling out with Asda and bringing my daughter with me because its the holidays. I will likely go back to getting some deliveries soon and not brining her but I am enjoying being able to go and see what there is and choosing some different foods.

I also invested in a Ninja Creami so have bought some specific ingredients I wouldn't have otherwise, but will be saving on ice cream and other snacks going forward as it will now all be ice-cream. the benefit of the creami being that it also makes low fat ice-cream so a good option for the healthy conscious.

I've had a fair few expenses lately so need to get on top of finances so intending to be back with weekly postings and some good control from Sep onwards.

August Total

£399/£350

Nelliegrace

Grocery Budget for August for 2 Pensioners at £5 a day, £155.

I picked a bucket full of large cooking apples from the garden and several windfalls, and another punnet of blackberries. The best bits of the windfalls and the blackberries have been stewed gently to have with yoghurt.

DH shopped at Aldi for milk and a few items on the list.

Milk £1.65 x 2, cream £1.29, evap 52p x 2, super 6 offer; pears 69p, British apples 49p x 4,

£8.28 spent.

Total for August £139.44

£15.56 under budget.

diminua

Declaring at £308.03 this month.